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Resolutions - Solutions or Illusions?
I am going to run you through the SMARRT goals method I use with my clients for any changes they want to make
Lesson #4: Be Innovative
“It’s not a business,” says Lucas. “It’s trying to create something interesting that you’re proud of, and try out creative ideas that may seem really off the wall, may work or may not work.” From his films to his technology to his business strategies, Lucas has made a career out of taking risks and being innovative.

Lesson #1: Out with the Old, In with the New
“I am all for titillating trivialities,” Luce once said. “I am all for the epic touch. I could almost say that everything in Time should be either titillating or epic or starkly, supercurtly factual.”

Henry R. Luce Quotes
Henry R. Luce Quotes
Lesson #2: Take the Risk for Your Customers’ Rewards
“I can't overemphasize that we have the right kind of client-relationship people who really have the interests of the client at hand first – not second, but first,” says Schwab. “We are willing to risk short-term revenue to do the right thing for the customer and ensure long-term success.”
Guerrilla Marketing And Karate
The karate master learns everything necessary to slam his hand through the wooden boards. He doesn’t even think about the boards, only about seeing his hand on the other side of them. Their being shattered is not part of his vision. The board is merely an illusion. His hand beneath the cracked boards is the only reality the karate master will accept. Theory is what helped him earn his black belt, but he never would have earned it if he had not taken action.
How to Stop Your Overheads Killing Your Profits
Many business owners falsely believe that the more work they have, the more money they make. Because they are ‘busy’ and get more help to manage the workload they think they must be making more money which is not necessarily true.
Stress Buster! Live in the moment.
I became aware of living my life in the moment a few years ago when I read "The Power of Now," by Eckhart Tolle. After reading that book I never thought about my past, present and future the same way. That book opened my eyes to time I wasted living in the past and in my future and throwing away my present as if it is worthless.
How to Lead the Masses
A Leader's Guide to the Galaxy - Part 2
Book Review: Predictably Irrational
As a marketing strategist, I’m always looking for information to help understand human psychology. Predictably Irrational (by Dan Ariely) is full of wonderful insights on the surprising differences between logical thought and emotional consumer action.
Your Midlife Crisis, Transition, or Transformation?
If nothing else, midlife is the time for making critical decisions. How you choose will determine how successful you'll be.
Prosperity
“The volume of your life shows the degree of your conviction.” Randy Ek
Increased Productivity Starts with 1 Day Off a Week
Today's most dedicated business owners - and many employees too - readily admit they're doing something about their business every day of the week. When probed about their interest in time off, they say yes. However, they're also waiting for things to slow down before they do. It's not going to happen. Rather than waiting for things to slow down, commit to at least 1 full 24-hour period each week and watch what happens to your productivity. It's said that tasks take as long as the time given to them. Give them less time. Read the full article if you're not convinced.

Implementing Wealth Strategies
You always follow through with all the wealth strategies you learn and like, right? If you said no, you're not alone. I don't and most of my clients don't either. Actually, it's probably not a good idea if you want to keep balance in your life.

How To Organise Your Financial Future
Some time ago I spent a planning day with a new client to determine exactly what she wanted to achieve in her business over the next 12 months, where she is now and the exact steps she needed to take to reach her goals. On questioning Sophie about her income and expenditure, she told me 'my accountant handles that'. She had no idea what was happening with her finances, only that there seemed to be enough money when she needed it. This was not an empowering answer! Sophie's head was in the clouds or should I say buried in the sand. You cannot allow someone else to 'look after your financial affairs'. No one else is going to look after your money better than you do.
Reality Never Lies
Often, the fastest, easiest and least expensive route to adding value and improving your bottom line is with the help of a qualified consultant or coach. Thousands of entrepreneurs and business leaders have learned that an extra set of eyes and ears, another perspective, and an objective point of view can quickly make a huge difference.

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Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
This is a guest post by Scott Shane as a follow up to his entrepreneurship test. He is the A. Malachi Mixon Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of seven books, the latest of which is The Illusions of Entrepreneurship: The Costly Myths That Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Policy Makers Live By. Many entrepreneurs believe a bunch of myths about entrepreneurship, so here are ten of the most common and the realities that bust them:

A Magical Selling tale
When I was a little girl I believed in fairy tales, magical kingdoms and a world where all your wishes came true if you wished for something hard enough. It didn’t take long to discover that life has a cruel way of shattering illusions and the adventures of life can cause a cynical hardening of aspirations in the face of adversity.
Diversions, Distractions, and Drama
If the name of the game is 'Life', then 'uncertainty' is how it's played. All the other illusions are merely debilitating distractions along the way.
The Boomer Survival Guide
If the name of the game is 'Life', then 'uncertainty' is how it's played. All the other illusions are merely debilitating distractions along the way.
ILLUSION AND THE DEATH OF QUALITY
Illusion--the belief that things are different than they really are--may be the biggest of all barriers to organizational success, high productivity, and ever-increasing levels of excellence. They may be the most devastating of all organizational enemies, but they seldom get addressed in a meaningful way. This article discusses how to identify, expose and shred illusions that keep your organization from flourishing.
CONNECTING IS NOT ENOUGH: Busting the Myth
This article originally appeared in The National Networker It’s time to shatter a few illusions now. I’m sorry but networking groups do not produce referrals. That may disappoint a few people who have spent a lot of time and money joining groups in the hope of generating new business. Hours spent at breakfast meetings, lunches and chatting over canapés when you could have been watching The Apprentice…..all wasted.
5 Ways Your Money Story May be Holding You Back from Living Your Most Joyous Path
Isn’t it wonderful that you inherited your beliefs about money, received societal programming, cultural conditioning, and then created experiences to illuminate the illusions that were shared with you? It’s wonderful because the illusions that you inherited are there to support you in creating healing opportunities so that you can return to the universal truth about money and your divine birthright of infinite wealth and abundance on all levels. In other words, you were not created to be in discord with money. Just as you are a part of creation, so is money. Any misalignment with this truth is simply illusion and keeps you from being at peace with all of creation, including yourself.
Positive Word of Mouth Marketing
“First, much of modern-day marketing is about creating illusions of products, variously known as product image, positioning, brand identity and other buzzwords. There is nothing wrong with that, since much of life is about creating legitimate illusion. For instance, all art is illusion. A painting is only smears of paint. But what smears!”
Ilusions in Regression Analysis
Soyer and Hogarth’s article, “The Illusion of Predictability,” shows that diagnostic statistics that are commonly provided with regression analysis lead to confusion, reduced accuracy, and overconfidence. Even highly competent researchers are subject to these problems. This overview examines the Soyer-Hogarth findings in light of prior research on illusions associated with regression analysis. It also summarizes solutions that have been proposed over the past century. These solutions would enhance the value of regression analysis.

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