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Golden Goggles
Last week I had the privilege of presenting Michael Phelps with the Male Athlete of the Year award. Along with former Olympian Don Schollander, I enjoyed reviewing some of the great moments of the Beijing Olympics. Of course, Phelps and his eight gold epic is one of the greatest achievements in the history of sport.
Avoid Burnout: Do the Limbo Regularly
Too often we approach life and work as a lone athlete rather than seeking support and objective feedback from like-minded colleagues, friends and advisers. Many roles, many goals and many distractions can steal your joy and wear you down. Take a cue from the old game of Limbo and learn three simple steps that can hep you turn intention into action while also helping you avoid burnout.

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Top ten ways for business owners to avoid summertime burn out
Wow - it seems like the weather just got warm, but before you know it, the summer will be over. Have you scheduled your summer vacation yet? I know, it's hard to even think about taking time off when you're running a business. You may feel that you don't have enough hours in the day to get your work done, much less to consider being away from it; but if you don't, you may find yourself headed towards summertime burn-out.

Summer is Ending...Are You on Target to Boost Sales?
How are your summer sales? Are you moving forward or have you become a victim of summertime sales slowdown? Sure, customers and clients go on vacation, you go on vacation, and life in general slows down during the summer. But to boost sales this fall, you need to do some work now�even if your sales are up. (You want to increase sales, don�t you?) Here's the one thing small business owners must do before summer ends...
Take A Look At The Most Exciting Summer Franchises
It’s Summer. We’ve faced the bitter cold of winter, passed through that awkward and wet transition called spring, and now we’ve finally arrived: summer has officially returned to us. It didn’t take long to get here either, it doesn’t seem like we should be so far into this year already, but lo and behold, here we are. With summer now officially upon us, and the natural energy of the season working itself up to high gear, now is the best time to consider one of the many excellent and exciting business opportunites perfectly suited to this time of year, the season of fun, sun, and travel.
Better Together
During the Beijing Olympics, beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were undefeated in their second gold medal Olympics, with an amazing record of 108 consecutive wins. Watching the advancing duo during the Olympic coverage, I heard commentators mention that when either woman was asked during interviews which one of them was better, they responded, "We're better together."
Build Prosperity and Strong Relationships With L.O.V.E
I had the honour recently of interviewing Evelyn Tian. Evelyn is a Singaporean woman living in Australia. She shared a story that started with volunteering to pack and send envelopes for the 2000 Olympics Committee here in Australia 10 years ago. That simple act of giving lead to an amazing trail of events that lead to her becoming the African Attache for the Olympics and Para-Olympics. This started Evelyn on an incredible journey to Africa for 6 months where she worked with disabled women and children, introducing wheelchair sports and fund raising for home made wheelchairs. She is now working toward helping disabled orphans in Africa.
Hottest Small Business Opportunities For The Summer
Thinking about starting a summer business? Embarking on a business journey during the summer is a great idea for students, graduates, moms and retirees. Here are a couple of hot small business franchise ideas that would thrive during the coming summer days.
5 Lessons We Can Learn from Michael Phelps
23-year-old Michael Phelps is the record-breaking Olympic Swimming Champion. He is the first person to win eight gold medals in a single Olympics; the Beijing 2008 Olympics to be precise. Overall, he currently holds 16 Olympic medals; the other eight remaining are six gold and two bronze medals at Athens in 2004. What an inspiring and incredible achievement!
Finding a New Job in the Summer
Finding a new job in the summer seems intimidating to many people. The prospect of job hunting, only to be rejected, keeps potential workers from realizing some of the best opportunities available. Summer is often the best time to make a career change.

Your Reward - Sales and Marketing Training
Summer is your reward for your super human effort. Make this summer the beginning of the best 25 years of your life.
Those Summertime Blues
With summer comes a host of issues: Summer jobs, Heat Illness Standards, work permits, etc. Betsey helps walk you through them.
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