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How to Find the Right Words Every Time
Creating images in a reader’s mind is what writing is all about. But oftentimes, finding the right words to express the meaning we want our readers to gain can be tricky. Writers toil over their words and nothing seems quite right. And this problem can have several different causes.

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Mind Metaphor
If you could direct the fundamental functioning of your mind, how would you do it? What metaphor might you use to describe the workings of an "Ideal Mind"?
Moving from a Chiefs and Indians Management Style
I've ummed and ahhed about the title for this topic, not wanting to cause offence. So if I do, I don't mean to - the term "Chiefs and Indians" is a metaphor, not a culture statement, so bear with me, it will become clear.
Money DOES Grow on Trees
Money grows on trees?! Yes, it does. Well, this is just a metaphor. But the point is that money is as abundant as fruit on trees. Some of you may be thinking, "Yeah, right!" If you are, then you better listen up. ;-)

Monkey Management
We've all heard the expression "getting the monkey off your back". In a management context, the "monkey" is a metaphor for issues/projects that small business managers or owners take off the backs of their employees and place on their own.
Forget Spring HOUSE Cleaning Clean Your Life
Using the metaphor of "spring cleaning" Eileen McDargh guides you through the process of cleaning your life.
Are You a Green Thumb Leader?
Leaders have much in common in gardeners. They both must seed, feed, and weed. Eileen uses a garden as a metaphor to teach us how we must be aware of how the cycles of business affect our leaders and how they can use those cycles to benefit their employees and the bottom line.
Unpeeling Your Marketing Onion
One metaphor I use to describe what a marketing strategy is (and how I work) is a small business onion.
Landscape Your Way to Success with a Metaphor
Metaphors are a powerful tool to reach desired outcomes. Make one up. Use the metaphor as a blueprint to build your dreams to have more money, better relationships, and higher levels of success. It doesn’t cost anything. It will only take a few minutes to develop. So simple, yet so powerful!
Leading With Trust is Like Sailing Downwind
This leadership metaphor about the nature of trust comes from the sport of sailing. I am not a sailor myself, but it is easy to observe the difference between sailing into the wind and sailing downwind. In fact, you can do either, but the techniques, effort, and results are dramatically different. Here is a list of some distinctions.
“Funnel” or “Incubator?”
Friendly violent debates are really a lot of fun. They’re also the best way to practice selling complex ideas. Fortunately for me, there are lots of folks ready, willing and able to have no-holds-barred, free-for-all arguments about my allegedly brilliant ideas. One of my favorites involves the traditional “sales funnel” metaphor.
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