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How businesses can beat the credit crisis
The credit crisis is hitting businesses around the globe and at a time when you see World Governments pledging financial support for banks then you know that there is a REAL problem. No one knows quite how long this crisis is going to last or indeed how bad things will get, but one thing is for sure confidence is a low, property prices are falling, properties are being repossessed and people are being made redundant. With the picture painted and that part out of the way, I want to reassure my readers that I am not trying to reap doom and gloom here although a reality check is never a bad thing. When times are tough there are certain things that businesses can do to get through and this article is dedicated to that end.
Talking to Directors
On Saturday, I called a director at a company I’m on the board of to get a reality check on something that is going on. Ten minutes on the phone solved three things: (1) I was able to road test my idea with someone I respect and (2) I incorporated his feedback into my idea, and (3) we were calibrated.
Frequency in Marketing
Take a reality check to determine how clearly you understand what your prospects are thinking each time they look at your advertisement.

The VC Version of Kick the Can
I got an email this morning from an entrepreneur that I know that has been trying to raise an early round from a "seed VC investor" for the past few months. He's put together (and closed) a decent angel round and left it open for this seed investor.
Patience in Marketing
Take a reality check to determine how clearly you understand what your prospects are thinking each time they look at your advertisement.

How to Use Twitter as a Twool
I may get more value out of Twitter than anyone else on the planet because I use Twitter as a tool—specifically as a marketing tool—for my website Alltop and my book, Reality Check. If the concept of using Twitter in a commercial manner interests you, keep reading. If it doesn’t, then you can continue to send and receive tweets about how cats are rolling over and the line at Starbucks.
Own Your Success
When you don’t fill a program or get a new client signed on how do you deal with it? Are you blaming the economy or too much competition? Or do you look at what you could do differently to convey the value of working with you?
Is $100,000 a Lot of Money to You?
Your salespeople must be able to understand the value proposition of their offering from every possible angle in order to make it fit their prospects' and customers' different worlds. Do they?
Quick Tips to Decrease Stress
Life has been busy, busy, busy but good. Lots of new projects in the works and great new clients. It's definitely been a time to chunk down tasks! Yes, even I, "the life balance guru" need reminders. Living in a state of overwhelm is not healthy. I always say, you can live that way for a sprint but not a marathon! Here are some basic steps to use to move from overwhelm to calm - or at least calmer!
Set Your Goals and Hop Back on That Bandwagon
Falling off the bandwagon is difficult on everyone. This is very true when it comes to your business as well. Knowing how to set goals and why you need to set them is an important part to becoming secure on that ever-going journey towards a well established business.
Time Management Does Not Work, Manage Yourself Instead.
When you feel like there is not enough time in the day to get everything done it is time to take a reality check. Let us face it, we all have the same 24 hours in a day. It is how we choose to use that time that is causing pause. Pause to think about how to manage ourselves better. When we do not manage ourselves properly we feel stressed out and out of control, dashing madly from one activity to the other. It is at this time in our lives when we make unnecessary mistakes that can be costly.

Top Online Business Opportunity For Real Estate and Mortgage Professionals
Real estate market down in your area? Taking longer to get fewer deals to close? Income is not what it used to be? The solution is a simple and easy way that real estate and mortgage professionals can start earning real income right away.
Laughter isn't just the best medicine - it's easy to take too!
In his book ‘Anatomy of an Illness’, Norman Cousins tells the story of how he ‘laughed his way out of a crippling disease’ that doctors believed to be irreversible. Cousins was an author, diplomat and editor of the literary magazine ‘The Saturday Review’. In 1964, he contracted ankylosing spondylitis – the connective tissue in his spine was disintegrating. He was told that there was no record of anyone ever beating the disease and that adrenal stress could have been the cause behind it.
A Reality Check
Entrepreneurs are notorious optimists - they almost have to be, to take the risks required to start their own ventures. I'm an optimist too, but I temper my sunny outlook with a large dose of realism. (It doesn't always save me from making dumb decisions, but it helps.)
How to Give your Startup Idea a Reality Check
I’m sure you all realize that there could be quite a distance between a great idea and a great startup. But many people don’t have a clue on how to bridge the gap. So, trying carefully not to rain on his parade, I suggested to my friend that he consider the following steps as a reality check before spending his life savings (and mine) to roll out a solution:
The Amazing Power of Deliberate Focus
Isn't it amazing how masterful we can become at denial, procrastination, and avoidance, constantly making excuses for why we aren't accomplishing the goals WE SAY WE WANT! A lot of energy gets wasted in this department. Usually there is far more talking and not enough doing. Far from criticizing, I believe many people generally have good intentions. Though it's maddening when I hear someone say it... I just don't have time... I honestly believe they think they don't have enough time or can't have it all.
Recession Reality and 15 Simple Strategies for Growing Your Buiness
Good businesses principles work regardless of a recession, in fact they probably work even better during a recession because customers are more tuned in when purchasing. Bad business principles are routed out and killed during a recession. This happens to also be good for people who conduct business in the right way.

The Franchise Sniff Test
Does your potential franchise make sense? Here is an informal reality check to determine if the franchise is a good fit for you.
The Positive Side Of Recession
Economies rely on a degree of overconfidence. There is a gap between present realities and future expectations without which there would be no enterprise, no investment, no credit, no commerce, and no currency.
Your Ideal Client Profile & Ways to Best Reach & Connect with Them
Your Ideal Client Profile & Ways to Best Reach & Connect with Them
Guide To Online Income Success With An Internet Business
Earning an online income with your own internet business can be fun to daydream about. It can also be a daunting task once you start actually looking into it. You will be able to earn an online income in a much shorter period of time if you get some guidance along the way.

10 MORE tips to help you negotiate your price
When you present the quotation, some clients go quiet for a while before responding. Others react as if they’ve never seen or heard anything so preposterous. It is up to you to take control of negotiations, learn how to with these ten tips.
Do You Ever Give Up Coaching Employees
Do you ever give up coaching employees, is a thought provoking question to address. Taking in to account that we are all human and the real effects coaching can have this article addresses that very question in detail.

Other reality check Related Articles

Talking to Directors
On Saturday, I called a director at a company I’m on the board of to get a reality check on something that is going on. Ten minutes on the phone solved three things: (1) I was able to road test my idea with someone I respect and (2) I incorporated his feedback into my idea, and (3) we were calibrated.
Frequency in Marketing
Take a reality check to determine how clearly you understand what your prospects are thinking each time they look at your advertisement.

Patience in Marketing
Take a reality check to determine how clearly you understand what your prospects are thinking each time they look at your advertisement.

Checking and Giving References – Both Sides of the Coin
To Check or Not to Check - that is the question many employers ponder. The answer, you should always check and do your due diligence, but do it correctly.
Who’s Responsible? Lessons on the Law of Self-Determination
Although, many of us were originally taught to think otherwise, the reality is that no one creates in your reality and you don’t create anyone else’s reality. Each of us creates all of our own reality. It’s terrific news because it’s the foundation for intentionally creating the life we dream of having.

Tips on Buying a Business- What Can You Afford?
What can you afford when it comes to buying a business? Let's do a reality check here. Unless you have some incredible experience at a top level in an industry and some kind of solid personal collateral to back you up, forget those that say you can buy a business with no money. It's not true even is you get Seller financing or bank financing. Somebody is putting up the money and your history is what gets you those people who will agree to back you. And if none of your money is involved then these are mid-market to large business transactions that require loads of experience to be considered. So unless you have that kind of experience and people to back you up with their money, you need to take a reality check and think about what you can afford. This article is a sneak peek at that thought process.
How to Void a Check
It's a good idea to be cautious with your checks at all times, this includes voided checks. Maybe writing "void" on the front and back 25 times, shredding, then burning the confetti you just made and burying the ashes in the outback with only a small hand written map to find your way home isn't the most optimum way to go about disposing of them though. Voiding a check is necessary from time to time. By definition voiding a check is not the same as a "stop payment" on a check. Voided checks are often used when setting up a direct deposit for an employee or as proof of a bank account. Still properly knowing how to voice a check is important in business as getting it wrong will mean basically handing a blank check over someone else.

Check Mark Thinking Gives Executives False Sense of Accomplishment
Achievers can fall into the trap of check-mark thinking. They view corporate change as a to-do list. Mission statement - check, Vision - check, Told them what I expect - check, Metrics in place - check. The busy executive then moves on the other things because he or she thought they had "done" everything on the list. Then they begin to see things start to unravel and quickly blame others for not executing properly.

The Franchise Sniff Test
Does your potential franchise make sense? Here is an informal reality check to determine if the franchise is a good fit for you.
Change Is Good. Heads Up For Sales Communication Training
You’ve heard all about the end of one-directional sales pitches. Now comes the reality check. Get the heads-up with 5 insider tips right here, right now.
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