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Lesson #4: Learn to Expect the Unexpected
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| “Whatever future you’re building, don’t try to program everything,” says Omidyar. “Five Year Plans never worked for the Soviet Union – in fact, if anything, central planning contributed to its fall. Chances are, central planning won’t work any better for any of us.” |
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Pierre Omidyar Quotes
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Lesson #4: Micro Managing Can Mean Mega Success
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| If there is one thing Armani does well, aside from designing clothes of course, it is micro managing. “My work is my life,” he says. “Even though it is good to take a holiday, after two vacations it is boring.” |
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Reflexology
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| Ask Anna Wintour what makes a good article for Vogue, and she'll answer you in a heartbeat. She won't think about it or consider the question carefully... she just knows, by reflex. |
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Board Meeting Rules
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| Following are some board meeting rules that were recently presented to me and my fellow board members by a CEO at one of his first board meetings at a newly funded early stage company. I thought they were brilliant. Feel free to pass them out at your next board meeting. |
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The promiscuity paradox
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| Marketers of all stripes are discovering that acquiring a reputation and permission to market to people isn't as expandable as they might hope. |
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Pre-written emails to the rescue
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| Email is awfully invasive, no way around it these days, but it’s also awfully effective for all types of communication and response. |
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The non-optimized life
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| When you measure an activity, you can improve it. Computers make it easy to optimize just about every portion of your life. |
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The economy seems to be recovering - how do I adjust my sales strategy?
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| The short answer is - go back to basics. Treat your company like a start-up business by getting hungry and enthusiastic and don't think yesterdays successes always guarantee today's. |
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"Leading Works Better Than Selling."
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| Our research found that that harder one pushes to make sales, the harder it is to grow a territory. This article covers several reasons "leading works better than selling." Also, borrowing an effective sales strategy from top performers can change your whole mission on a call. It ensures your efforts are magnified with top performers' work values. And replicating top performers' practices of dealing with common sales challenges can help you, like them, outperform counterparts and trends with 31 percent annual sales growth compared to 5 percent for the status quo. |
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Why Entrepreneurs Need To Exercise Differently Than Other People
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| Most entrepreneurs are aware of the importance to stay in shape, but the challenge is that entrepreneurs typically adopt the same approach to exercise as they do to business. To support your fast paced and intense working life the temptation is to do a high intensity workout at full pace. This is a mistake. Adding high intensity, fast-paced exercise to a high intensity, fast-paced life only serves to amplify the imbalance in your life leading to an increased risk of illness, injury or burnout. I call this being an "Exhaustedpreneur". Exhaustedpreneurs are entrepreneurs whose bodies can't physically keep up with the demands of their work and life.
The solution is about exercising in balance. I call it Exercising Right For Your Engine Type... |
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That Inner Smile makes the Entrepreneur a Success
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| “The most attractive thing anyone can wear is a smile, something money can’t buy and shops don’t sell! Looking good comes as much from within, Confidence, happiness and joy, that inner beauty”.
Positive attitude comes with a smile! Negative thoughts are infectious. Once you wear a long face, it affects all around you, It is very easy to slip into negative thinking. Optimists have failures too, but they tend to blame the failure on factors that are external to themselves, temporary and specific to this instance. For the negative person however, they claim it is their own fault, and it always happens to them. They take Murphy’s Law to heart, “if it can go wrong, it will”…They look on the glass as always half empty. There are also people who have learnt the behavior of negativity. |
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Work Life Balance
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| In the thirteenth century, Dante listed the Seven Deadly Sins on the pathway to Paradise: Gluttony, lust, greed, envy, pride, anger and sloth. Now, almost eight hundred years later, people are still committing these seven sins in Work Life Balance. So let me share with you the Seven Deadly Sins of Work Life Balance ... and how to avoid them. |
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A Change In Mindset Comes Before a Change in Ability
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| People regularly attempt self-improvement and helping others with little to show for their effort. Advice, training programs, diets, and how-to books routinely fail to deliver their potential. The reason for their poor results however is not what many people blame. It is usually not because of the content of the training program, the nature of the diet, or the advice of the book. |
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Sales People..."How's It Going?"
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| Bosses would like to be your friend, but when they ask how it's going do you know what they are asking for? |
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How to Make Your Website Successful: 5 Web Usability Tips that Will Boost Your Conversion Rate
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| Discover Why Some Websites Are Successful and Others Fail Big Time. This Article Goes Over the 5 Most Common Website Mistakes and Explains How to Avoid Them.
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How To Differentiate Yourself From The Competition
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| Most marketing messages fail to accomplish their objective which is to differentiate you from the competition. This is how to stand out in a crowded marketplace. |
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Keys to Effective Office Communication
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| Building and maintaining strong relationships on the job can be a challenge. These tips are intended to help you make wise decisions when communicating with your co-workers. |
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Resolving a Bad Relationship at Work
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| The average full-time worker with two weeks of annual vacation spends up to 250 days or 2,000 hours each year on the job. Unfortunately, many employees spend this time interacting with co-workers they don't get along with, making their work situation almost intolerable. |
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Keys to Confronting Well
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| Most people fear confrontation. The thought of speaking up – especially during a conflict or uncomfortable situation – can be almost paralyzing. However, the ability to effectively confront tough issues by clearly stating what you think, feel, and want can be one of the most valuable interpersonal skills a person can possess. The ten keys listed below can help prepare you for those difficult conversations. |
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A Strong Identity
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| The best negotiation is when you are not even negotiating. This is a true story from the life of Sam Maitin, the good artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. |
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Leaders - Sometimes Their Own Worst Enemy
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| Leaders are often tempted by the tendency to pretend that "all is well" and the challenges are for others. Such could never be further from the truth and this mindset can prove to be their worst enemy. Learn how to combat this temptation in your journey for excellence |
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Do you want results, or a process? Differentiate the tools and the objectives.
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| Remember the old adage, a person whose only tool is a hammer tends to see all problems as a nail. Yet for most of us, results are more important than a shiny bright smooth process, yes? If you don’t think so, skip this article. |
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The Importance Of Software OWNERSHIP
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| When discussing free vs. proprietary software or open vs. closed source there is a third option that is often not mentioned but which may be the only way ahead for our business in the long term. Instead of depending on a community of open source developers or proprietary software companies to provide our mission-critical information systems we may have to develop and maintain our own software if our business is to have the information system it really needs. |
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Why We MUST Reinvent The Wheel
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| "Don't waste time reinventing the wheel!" How many times have we heard this from software vendors trying to convince us their product is exactly what we need? Of course the wheels on offer come in many different shapes and sizes and we'll be lucky to find one that fits properly and performs well in our business for the next 5, 10 or 20 years. Unfortunately in the real world every business is unique and ours is no exception. This means we really have no option but to "reinvent the wheel" if we are to make the most of what computer technology has to offer in the long term. |
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Food Pleasure or Pain?
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| Whenever January comes along we start the year with renewed vigour and optimism that this year we will stick to our resolutions and will do better than before!!!! That is fine until the first birthday, wedding, or celebration comes along and we have to face the fear of choosing to keep our best laid plans or choose the wine, starter, main course and pud!!!! The balance of the scales is there for just a moment…..then temptation, and our self talk kicks in, one night is not going to hurt…..I will be good tomorrow, how many times have we said that!!!!! |
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Your Autoresponder – The Key to Seven Profit Centers
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| Your autoresponder – integral to your internet marketing and crucial to building that all important “list” but did you know that its use can also open up seven profit centers for you? Well here are a few suggestions: |
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Investing for Entrepreneurs: Navigating Emotional Mindfields
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| This is a dizzy market, maybe even ill, but it isn't terminal. Learning how to manage one's own emotions while investing is an important part of success. And, the most crucial factor here is practicing ‘realism over optimism,’ instead of the reverse.
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Overcoming the Classic Home Staging Catch 22 Clients or References which comes first
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| New home stagers always face this dilemma; if you can't get clients without references and a home staging portfolio, how do you get references and photos for a portfolio? The Staging Diva® explains
how to work around this classic 'Catch-22'. |
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Sales Training – Four Poor Sales Skills Not to Ignore!
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| In selling, the most analysis many salespeople consider is, “Did I make my goal?” There are mile markers along the sales road to watch and listen for that could minimize potentially costly sales mistakes. |
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How Not to Beat Yourself Up
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| The extremes of hyper-responsibility and hyper-irresponsibility are two sides of the same coin. Holding the middle ground often means detaching with love. |
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Follow-up a Great Question with Dead Silence!
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| Ask a great question... and just listen... don't fall into the temptation of answering your own question or guessing at the answer. |
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Stress-Free Selling® - How to Talk About Competition
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| Before I answer this, let’s look at the alternative…
If you approach this by talking about what your competitors are or are not, you are spending time talking about your competitors! Now you've got your customers and prospects thinking about them and not you. Ouch. You want them focused on you not your competitors!
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Get Listening
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| Ever heard the saying "He/she will make a good salesperson because he/she has got the gift of the gab"? Nothing is further from the truth. The best listensers are the best sales people. |
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You’ve Submitted the Proposal…Now What?
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| Submitting the proposal isn't the final step in acquiring new business. There are important steps that should be taken after the proposal is submitted. And these steps can be the deciding factor in whether or not you get the job. |
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The Joel Roberts Way to Make Profits from Problems
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| Joel Roberts used to be with KABC radio in Los Angeles. He went from radio to marketing, and he now trains people on how to become direct marketers.
His list of clients speaks for itself; it includes Harv Eker (Secrets of the Millionaire Mind) and Stephen Covey (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People), and he is also the official media coach for Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Chet Holmes says to focus on the market data - focus on the problem. Chet’s advice is to build the pain until they can’t stand it any longer and they have to take action.
Joel Roberts has a similar but unique perspective. He answers the question: How Do You Get The Attention Of The Mass Media? |
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Time, Money and Life-Balance, Part 2: Money!
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| Do yourself a favor and master the art of money. Avoid or get out of debt. Spend less than you make. Save the difference and invest over time. Treat money as an honored guest in your life, one who will quickly flee if you do not treat her well, but one who will stay and enrich your life beyond measure if you treat her with skill, care and respect. |
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WASTING YOUR TRAINING BUDGET
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| Until organizations move from “quick fix” training interventions to a willingness to define exact outcomes and engage in a long term process to reach those outcomes, most of the training budget will continue to be wasted. |
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Tune In - Give the Gift of Listening
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| Think of a time you were conversing with someone. As you talked with them you noticed the lights were on, but nobody was home. You may say they were in la la land or daydreaming. When was the last time you got the blank stare from someone? We have all probably experienced chatting with a friend or having a discussion with our spouse only to realize they are off in another world. |
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3 Simple Rules To Growing Your Network
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| If you want to grow your business, you must grow your network and to grow your network, you need to understand and follow only 3 simple rules. |
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Why Transformation Efforts Fail
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| Why change initiatives, whether they were intended to boost quality, efficiency, sales or profitability, or reverse business spiral usually only generate lukewarm results or fail. |
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Manage Your Business from the Rockies, not the Prairies
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| Management is about getting the job done, day in, day out. And it's so easy to get wrapped up in the thick of things. In this article, Martin Haworth, a 27 year sharp-end management veteran and now a Management and Business Coach, explains how getting above it all can reap real benefits... |
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Receiving Thanks and Praise - The View from the Other Side
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| Receiving goods and services from suppliers, whatever shape or form they are, still means some human interaction, most of the time. Yet we are becoming much more demanding as customers... |
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Small Business: Working From Home - Fundamentals
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| If you run a small business, especially if you are just starting out, working from home can be a great way to run that business. It can save time and money, make life more flexible and solve all sorts of other issues into the bargain.
The big difficulty most people face when working from home is being able to separate their work life from their personal life. So here are my two top tips to get you focussed on the fundamentals of working from home. |
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Other temptation Related Articles
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The Dangers of Discounting
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| Before you succumb to the temptation to win new business by offering a discount take a moment to consider these seven problems associated with discounting. |
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Online Income Opportunity – Focus And Momentum
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| Temptation to join or try the many enticing offers that come your way on the internet either while surfing or by email is huge, but that is the quickest way to blow your budget and guaranteed to divert your focus from your online income opportunity. |
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Follow-up a Great Question with Dead Silence!
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| Ask a great question... and just listen... don't fall into the temptation of answering your own question or guessing at the answer. |
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Big Isn’t Necessarily Better
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| The temptation is strong for writers to devote all their time, energy, and money to pursuit of the biggest, most impressive publicity prize when they’re promoting themselves and their work. But you can utilize practical marketing options that may ultimately bring bigger payoffs. |
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6 Things to Do With Your Tax Refund.
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| So…You’re getting a tax refund this year? Avoid the temptation of wasting your refund. If you have accumulated your tax refund over the last 12 months treat it like a savings program and here’s 6 things you should be doing with it………… |
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5 Reasons To Not Join Multiple Network Marketing Companies At The Same Time.
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| The temptation to join more than one network marketing company is easy to succumb to. However, you will find it nearly impossible to operate multiple business opportunities simultaneously. Only work one networking business at a time and give it all you have. |
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Breaking Through the Frustration of An Entrepreneurs Addiction to Work
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| Giving up is not an option for an addicted entrepreneur. Many entrepreneurs have succumbed to the temptation, however. Ancient wisdom tells us that anxiety is fear of the future and frustration is actually a good emotion. Frustration in thought is merely indecision. Should I do this or do that? Should money be my end goal or something more spiritual? |
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Leaders - Sometimes Their Own Worst Enemy
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| Leaders are often tempted by the tendency to pretend that "all is well" and the challenges are for others. Such could never be further from the truth and this mindset can prove to be their worst enemy. Learn how to combat this temptation in your journey for excellence |
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Writing great adverts to promote your online business
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| There's a real temptation when you're setting up an online business to exclude traditional methods of promotion: methods which have been tried and tested over the years, long before the internet was the great driving force it is today. The temptation is to plough your entire promotional budget into Search Engine Optimisation or buying banners. If this is you, it might just be time to think again.
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Can You Build Your Network Marketing Business Sending Out Spam Email?
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| Are you tempted to send out unsolicited email (spam) to everyone you have an email address for? You may feel as though you are doing them a favor by sharing your network marketing opportunity through email messaging. Resist the temptation. Not only will you not get the desired results but you will be thought of negatively as a spammer. |
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