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Little Known Leadership Tip
When leaders transition to a new position, they often make a critical error of being too outspoken about possible improvements based on the environment in their presious position. This can undermine relationships dramaticlly at the very time when it is critical to be building good will with the new team.

What Seven Crucial Areas Should You Look At In A Home Based or Online Business?

After reading books The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris and The Sovereign Individual: Mastering The Transition To The Modern Age by James Dale Davidson and Lord William Rees-Mogg, I had a vision of what I wanted in a business that would allow me to travel and work when and where I wanted. I wanted simplicity, high compensation, and ultimately freedom, both financial freedom and time freedom. If you're considering a home based or online business, there are seven critical things you should consider in your evaluation. Thinking about the following crucial aspects of a home based or online business will save you much time, money, and stress as you take on a very rewarding career or better yet, adventure.

Leadership Transitions
There are some interesting dynamics when leaders transition to new positions. These times are awkward, and often the organization suffers for a while until the new leader is fully up to speed. This article contains some things to think about when moving leaders to new slots.

Adjusting to a New Leader
When a new leader takes over an organization, all kinds of things chaange immediately. There is a process going on, but sometimes it is hard to see it. This article discusses some of the dynamics going on in most leadership transitions.

Change Management
In order for a company to be a success, change is necessary. Without change, of course, companies cannot better themselves, provide more opportunities and prosper. Change, of course, can be negative, but improvement requires change and improvement is what all companies should strive for. But what about the transition that comes with change?

Here is why I enjoy being a Internet Marketer

This article touches on the the the transition that one has to make from whatever your livihood was prior to your committing to become an Internet Marketer. The shift in you mindset your consciousness overall the impact that it has on you to be around other marketers who are achieving results and it sparks you to want to assume your place amongst them. To truly take what is awarded you and treat it as a award.

Can You Make a Good Living Being a Life Coach?

Running a coaching and consulting company dedicated to helping women achieve breakthrough in their lives and work, I meet thousands of folks each year who want to reinvent, many of whom are considering launching a coaching or consulting practice, or other small business of their own. They long to transition into coaching for solid reasons, and many come with great, top-level experience. This article will explain some points to consider if you are contemplating a career move to becoming a life coach.

Getting Support in Times of Change

As a coach and a psychotherapist, I’ve worked with hundreds of people each year who are going through dramatic change of some kind or another, and are in need of support from their families, friends, colleagues and others. We often discuss what healthy support is, and how it feels when we receive support that gives us the strength and confidence to persevere. What does helpful support look like?

Naming and Claiming Your True Niche
In overcoming many challenges in finding my true niche, I am now focused on helping others do the same. Throughout these many years, I’ve observed what it takes shine in your chosen area – how to be one of the best in your selected niche, and be confident enough to market yourself powerfully and rise above the competition.

Monday Prayer for Work
Monday Prayer for Work Lord, Help me to always give 100% at work….. 12% on Monday 23% on Tuesday 40% on Wednesday 20% on Thursday 5% on Friday

Can Your Son or Daughter Really Run the Business

How can you turn the business over to your children without creating chaos--- This is probably the toughest question any business owner that has family working in the business will ever face. However, the answer is simple. The answer is..... It depends. It depends on how well you (the owner) have prepared yourself and your child for this transition. Have you planned this out? Has your successor been trained, developed and prepared for the transition? This is pretty easy if you only have one child in the business and he/she just happens to be the next Jack Welch of wholesale distribution. This child has worked outside the business for someone else for a minimum of five years. They have completed their MBA and they worked their way up in your organization starting in operations or customer service.

Family Succession --- The Final Challenge

Increasing Your Success Isn't As Hard As You Think It Is

As a career coach and researcher of working women’s work-life issues, I’ve embarked on a national research study on Women Succeeding Abundantly, in order to learn first-hand the essential ingredients in thinking, beliefs, choices, and behaviors that create and maintain “knock your socks off success” in women. I want to learn from women who can raise their hands today and say, “Yes! I feel tremendously successful on my terms, and am able to live life joyfully and with great gusto."

Managing the Transition: How to Face Employee Resistance Head On When Introducing Workplace Changes
3 Ways Leaders Can Face Employee Resistance Head On to Make the Transition Easier for Everyone Involved

Occupation Alert: Transition Advisors
In the early 1990s, we forecasted growth in personal services, like personal trainers, life coaches, nutritionists, etc. Another example of these personal services is the new category: transition advisors.

Ontario Collingwood – The Perfect Weekend Destination

Collingwood, Ontario, is a quiet area known for its old style villas and museums, as also its picturesque locales. This semi urban seaside region is perfect for families, the elderly, or people who want to live away from the big city noise and chaos, but not its amenities. Many of the buildings in this district are heritage properties. Collingwood also offers good urban convenience to the residents - programs aimed at young people, sustainable development, education opportunities, and a lot more. For people who want to start a business in the area, Collingwood offers support in form of grants, assistance, and mentorship. The Greater Collingwood Small Business Enterprise Center, for example, has been built to support entrepreneurs. The Economic Stability & Development Services Board also facilitates easy transition from employee to entrepr

Lesson #3: Follow Your Heart
“My parents wanted me to be a lawyer,” Lopez jokingly recalls. “But I don’t think I would have been very happy. I’d be in front of the jury singing.”

A Guide to Franchising Abroad

Since there are a variety of cultures, customs, and societies around the world, it can be difficult to grow your brand internationally. Nevertheless, a plethora of franchises – such as SUBWAY, Papa John’s and The Zoo Health Club -- have made the transition and effectively developed abroad. While larger companies have more success because of their brand awareness worldwide, smaller companies can also thrive internationally with an innovative concept and strategic plan.

After the Honeymoon
Here’s some information about what happens after the honeymoon is over when the shiitake hits the fan. There are three parts to each section: the problem, how you got to this point, and what to do now.

100 Ways to Succeed #95
NON-LINEARITY RULES. NON-LINEARITY = LIFE. IF SUCCESS [OR FAILURE] IS DETERMINED ALMOST ENTIRELY BY THE UNPREDICTABLE [LITERALLY], THEN WHAT?

If you could change your life
...would you? Getting into Stanford Business School changed my life. In college, I trained to be a mediocre engineer (I didn't set out to be mediocre at it, but I sure was). I was on track to become Dilbert.

DMA Retail Marketing Conference 2010
DMA Retail Marketing Conference 2010 highlights how marketing industry is in transition.

8 Must Haves to Make Every Conversation Authentically Compelling
One of the main things that hold people back from deliberately making change is uncertainty around how to communicate change to others. Our communication patterns, like everything else, evolve over time and are prone to habits. This article helps you check in with how you speak with yourself and others and see where you can upgrade and feel even better about how you “talk your walk.”

Entrepreneur Profile: Sospeter Amenya

Sospeter Amenya of BenCro Transition Designs is a Kenyan social entrepreneur whose work mainly involves designing websites and developing custom software to help in various aspects that are aimed at creating more opportunities for the impoverished society. We at the Youth Interactive Portal for Enterprise (YIPE) recently got a chance to interview him regarding the importance of determination to venture into enterprise as well as his future aspirations.

From Boomer to Bloomer - A New Life Phase for Baby Boomers
Baby boomers are starting to reach what we used to call the age of retirement. Now they are looking to create a new life-cycle with its own stages of birth, growth and maturity.It's time to rename their generation baby bloomers.

Life Before Downsizing: Six Secrets to Managing Change and Creating Opportunities for the Future
The same types of changes are happening in the workplace. This is no longer the world of working twenty years for the same company. Organizations are adapting to the local, national, and global marketplaces. How do you prepare yourself for these changes? The following techniques will enable you to master career change and create opportunities for you.

How Tech Firms Miss Marketing Opportunities
Many tech firms put a lot of emphasis on their technology and not enough on the service that goes with it. By doing this they’re missing out on a chance to differentiate themselves and including sales-talk that’s meaningful to the end-user.

The Power of Support
It may sound like a paradox - being ‘in need’ of support to claim your own life or ‘leaning on’ others in order to stand on one’s own - and life is about paradoxes. What I observe and have experienced is that opening to the support that is there for us allows us to move forward with an ease and grace that might not have been present otherwise. The foundation of life is all about love.

How You Can Get Your Salespeople to Do What They Don't
Please read this article the way I intended to write it. First, what it is not. It is not an article about how I lost 40 pounds. Nor is it an article about why I lost 40 pounds. Instead, please read this as an article about how to get people to change.

Sales Coaching is Like Baseball - How Do You Rate?

Really? Whiffle Ball in the back yard? Sandlot? Little League? Babe Ruth? High School? American Legion? College? Cape Cod League? Independent League? First Round Draft Pick? Signed by a Major League Team? High Minors? Cup of Coffee in the Bigs? Utility Player on a Major League Team? Every Day Player? All Star? MVP? Hall of Fame? When it comes to coaching, most sales managers have done the baseball equivilent of Sandlot - they messed around at it and had some fun.

Evolve Your Strategic Mindset
Get your mind right and your business will follow

Sales Training is not a luxury – it’s essential
Keeping you and your sales team ‘match fit’ and actively engaged in the market place selling effectively is paramount to your survival and success in today’s market. Yet too many businesses, large and small, do not train their sales teams in the vital skills needed in the much more consultative, value add, less product focused market of today.

What is the SBA Recovery Loan Queue?
During the transition period, a lender or CDC has the choice of submitting a loan application as a non-Recovery Act loan (where all fees as well as the lower SBA guaranty levels apply) or as a Recovery Act loan.

Thinking of promoting your best sales performer to sales manager? Think again!
Many businesses have made the mistake of promoting their best performing sales person into the role of sales manager. Their logic – well they are great at selling, they’ll be great at sales management. Sadly most of these situations end in disaster.

Taking the Leap Whilst Between Gigs
Change being forced on us, exposes us to the opportunity to take leaps of faith in God, yourself, your society, or any combination of these, that aren't necessarily available to us when we're comfortable ensconced (or gently shackled) into a comfortable routine.

Evaluating the Success of Your Training Program
It's important to get your staff up to speed with EMR by offering training. This training is most effective when you evaluate the success of the program by testing your staff's new skills.

When Does the Foundation Become an Anchor
When do the products and services you offer switch from being the foundation of your success to an anchor that prevents you from moving forward?

Forget the Recovery - It's a Transition
Stop waiting for the "economic recovery" and start making the transition to the new economy.

Real Estate Marketing To Online Marketing- Learn From Top Sales Expert
Explaining how to make the transition from Real Estate Sales & Marketing over to Online Marketing, working from home, using your already developed skills learnt from your previous profession and becoming an industry leader in one of the fastest growing trends in the world.

Successful Transitioning from an Individual Contributor to a Supervisor Role
The time has come. You were an employee in an organization and now you are being promoted to a supervisory position. How can you make the jump from one role to the other and still be successful? As a supervisor you now have more roles and responsibilities. Here are some tips for transitioning from an individual contributor to a supervisor.

Green Rush
The the economy is dead - long live the eco-nomy.

Outplacement…the Key to Talent Retention?

90% of organisations indicating that they have been negatively impacted by the current economic climate (HDA Outplacement Survey 2009); how have these organisations successfully navigated through these difficult times to ensure that those leaving the organisation are sufficiently supported into their new roles; while also ensuring that the ‘survivors’ remain engaged, motivated and ultimately retained? The majority (80%) offered outplacement support (HDA, 2009)!

Telemarketing: When to Use it.
Telemarketing can be a powerful tool to generate and nurture leads, process orders, keep data current and improve the efficiency of all your sales and marketing activities.

Monetize Your Message: HOW to profit WILDLY in the new world of Speaking - Part THREE
The step by step plan of how to profitably implement all you learned in parts one and two of this article series for aspiring and experienced speakers. Become Profitable as a speaker - again - or for the first time!!!

5 Tips for Keeping Balance While Working at Home

Although working from home has tremendous advantages, it comes with obstacles as well. One of the biggest is not being able to switch off. When you walk out of an office at the end of the day you can forget about work (at least some people can). At home itâ€™s common to feel there's always a bit more you could do before you call it quits for the day. Here are some tips to help you find balance while working at home:

C-Level Selling - Asking Sales Questions Is Easier Said Than Done
It’s easy to tell a sales person to ask questions and listen more. However, doing it is very difficult. Here are 5 steps to make the process easy and productive for closing sales.

Business Development or Business Survival
When the economy is strong businesses focus on business development. When the economy is weak those same businesses worry about survival. Why is that? In this article Iâ€™d like to share some ideas about what you can do to make sure your business is always growth focused rather than survival focused.

You're a Manager. Now What?
Congratulations....you’re a manager! Now what? You’ve gone from being managed to doing the managing without benefit of the “how to” book and no...manuals rarely work. As an executive coach you know I’m going to say experience beats any book. So how do you make that transition?

Front Line Leaders in a Merger
During a merger or acquisition, the first line leaders in an organization are particularly vulnerable. This article highlights why that is and gives some antidotes to the problem.

Want to Escape the Rat Race?

Do you get anxiety on Sunday nights dreading getting up in the morning and going to work? Are you sitting on your couch on the weekends wondering how you got here? Do you think, "I just can't do this job one more day?" Is your future summed up by "I finally have 3 weeks of vacation?" Well if you answered "yes" to even one of those questions, you may want to explore becoming an entrepreneur. I know what it feels like to want to escape the rat race first hand and have worked hard to find an alternative to allow me to live a life I enjoy. This guide will put you a bit ahead of the curve in learning how to escape the rat race. Learn how to do this the right way and take your life back!

From Go Fast Kids to Calm Kids

Making that transition from holiday mode to classroom. How excited do kids get with the start of school approaching? Getting kids to go from the freedom of school holidays to move to that place of being settled and ready for school can be a challenge for some parents. Many children now days are identified as being ADD and ADHD I call these kids â€œgo fastsâ€ and the transition from holidays to school can be a bit more of a challenge for these kids. Being a â€œgo fastâ€ kid is fine, they are full of excitement and life, but it does not always suite the classroom environment. So how do you handle the transition time as they move into the structures of a new school year and a classroom environment?

How to Use Scripts to Ensure Consistency in Customer Service
Is your first reaction like that of my clients - scripting doesn’t work, scripting is too artificial, scripting doesn’t take into account different personalities? I’ve heard just about every excuse as to why scripts won’t work; but, as I wean my clients onto the idea and they see their bottom line increasing, converts are made. Here’s how to get started.

Are you changing for good?
This article details the six stages to changing your life as outlined by the authors of "Changing For Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward." These stages will help you overcome obstacles, tackle bad habits, and create new good habits.

Leadership Strategies - The Bigger Game Competencies from A to Z
For athletes to get to higher levels of achievement, they have to raise the bar to advanced self-awareness. They do this by accessing their potential, which they put into action through training. It is progression from where the athlete comes to the game with her/his existing competencies and then enrolls in coaching and training to expand to her/his bigger game possibilities.

Take the bite out of cold calling with these helpful strategies.
Few things strike fear into the heart of an entrepreneur than cold calling. But these cold calling strategies will help make the entire process more successful and enjoyable.

Building an Entrepreneurial Legacy
True story of a successful transition for a man from a corporate employee to a multi-business entrepreneur with his own children as fellow entrepreneurs. Read about how a professional broker assists with the process of buying a business, selling a business, and acting as effective intermediary through a real-life case study.

Your Prosperity Bill of Rights
Increase your prosperity by adopting these powerful money beliefs for BIG effortless success.

Small Business Survival Tips For THIS Economy
Has the turbulent state of the economy got you and your business down? Why not change your perception and start CREATING instead of REACTING. Your business can not only survive in THIS economy, it can thrive! You can be "tougher than the times".

Psychological Tricks For Writing Sales Letters and Marketing Emails
Advanced techniques that will make your sales letter copy mesmerizing and motivating.

Coping With Job Loss
We’ll all be retiring eventually, but what if you lose your job before then? What if your company is down-sizing because of the economy and your specific job causes you to be laid off? Here are some helpful tips to guide you through the frustration and helplessness you may be feeling.

What are YOUR chances of Rags to Riches
You’ve been lied to. You’ve been misled and if you’re like millions of people, you are just starting to realize that! Don't make the same mistakes that millions of people seeking "get rich quick" are making every year.

Ten Techniques to Stay Confident During a Job Search
During a transition and job search what you really need is confidence. If you have been laid off or out of work for a while, confidence often erodes. What can you do to bring back the energy and self assuredness you had before you became unemployed? Here are 10 useful tools.

Smart Women Know How to Work the Puzzle
This article is about taking quiet time for reflection about what we want our life to look like moving forward. A woman’s life is a bit like a puzzle with many pieces that weave together to create a meaningful life. The key is to create a puzzle that fits your life—that offers the most meaning and fulfillment both personally and professionally.

Strategy to Understand your Competitor

Many entrepreneurs are clueless about what the competition is doing out there and fail to position themselves to deal with them. The more you understand about the playing field in your industry, the more likely you will do well in your business. By knowing your competition, you will learn from their mistakes as well as mirror their successes… in your own way. In this 90-Day Workbook, on how to create UnReasonable success in your business, Helps entrepreneurs step-by-step in understanding potential risk involved when lauching their business .

Sustainable Issues And Business Opportunities
With all the news of our planet being in such an environmental crisis, it is enough to make one's head spin. Here is how to select an issue and build your business, product or career around creating solutions for it.

Retirement - How to make the most of it

Retirement is a time of huge change. It pays to plan for it in advance to gain the most from this new phase in our life. For some it can be a stressful time, and we might struggle with the lack of structure and changed pace of life. Being at home for longer periods, can create tensions in our relationships too. To avoid the retirement blues and look after your relationship as you transition to retirement, read and put into practice some of the 6 practical tips in this article.

Whats Your Prosperity Quotient

You might ask "why wouldn't I want to live prosperously?" The first question you need to answer for yourself is what does prosperity mean to you? Prosperity means different things to different people. Spend some time this week considering your positive and negative beliefs toward wealth and reframe the negative ones so that they are in alignment with what you see as being important characteristics that you wish to embody.

Full Time Income For Part Time Hours: Fact Or Fiction
Is it a dream of yours to work from home? Would you rather work less and make more money? What about early retirement?

How to Make a Solid Transition to the Role of Manager
This article will provide newly appointed managers in virtually any organization six approaches which will help them be successful right from the start. The information provided will also help current managers recalibrate their thinking about what the role of manager truly is.

House Arrest

More and more companies are sub-contracting their work. You’ve probably heard about people being laid off from their employer only to be hired back as a sub. These are interesting times. This can be a win win. Employers may have individuals who are only 70% productive yet they are paying for 40 hours of work. Many talented individuals are wasting their time sitting around an office cubicle with nothing to do. Once they are free to work from their home they can prospect for business from other companies, something they could not do while working full time. This may actually improve their income. The company benefits because now they can react to the cycle of business better controlling their expenses and profitability. Don’t you wish you could do that with excess inventory?

How to Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever
A new year, a fresh start. For some businesses they will make the leap into a new year with planning and insight. For others the new year brings stress and the unknown. How do you make the New Year a fresh start for your business. Find out in this article.

Find Out What They Like: My Marketing Song
When I try to define what marketing is, I find myself thinking about this song from Thomas “Fats” Waller’s Ain’t Misbehavin‘ Musical. While the song is about how to attract a man, the meaning behind the song can apply to your small business marketing.

Repent! The End Is Near!
As we come to the end of the year, we might wonder, 'What do I do when I come to the end of a midlife relationship?'

Entrepreneurs, Thinking Of Starting A New Business – Making That Leap From Your Comfort Zone
To many people, starting their own business is a dream – so how do you move from your dream to reality? Making the move from your regular job with the regular income is a big step. Have you really thought this through? Do you really understand all the changes that you will need to make? Let’s examine how to make the journey as safe and quick as possible.

Got a great business idea and not sure when to make the leap from that nice safe job to your new business?
That leap from being paid by others to relying on your own business for an income is a frightening one – make sure you are going about it the right way.

It’s Time For The Small Business Owner To Get Back In The Game

There is no doubt that market conditions have deteriorated over the past few months regardless of the industry. Business leaders and owners have acted quickly to cut unnecessary personnel and expenses to protect the bottom line. That’s a good thing for the survival of the company even though it doesn’t do much for the overall economy. There is an important bi-product of this activity. It forces the owner or executive to get more involved in the day to day activities of the business and in the case of a small company, forces them to “go back to work”.

How One Ordinary Salesperson Could Get Extraordinary Sales Results
You’d be very surprised if you knew the difference between you and the top producers. If you’re an average or above average producer it isn’t as if there are huge differences between the way you do things, and the way top producers do things. Yet, those small differences in approach have a huge impact on your results.

Downsizing - Some best practices
No-one likes to have to let people go - but once the decision is made, there are certain steps that have been found to ease the transition for staff.

How To Go From Mid Level Manager To Top Level Manager In 12 Months
These articles come in a six part series: 1) The essence of managing 2) Re-engineer yourself to be a manager 3) How to go from employee to supervisor in 6 months 4) How to go from supervisor to entry level manager in 6 months 5) How to go from entry level manager to mid level manage in 6 months 6) How to go from mid level manager to top-level manager in 12 months

How To Go From Supervisor To Entry Level Manager In 6 Months
These articles come in a six part series: 1) The essence of managing 2) Re-engineer yourself to be a manager 3) How to go from employee to supervisor in 6 months 4) How to go from supervisor to entry level manager in 6 months 5) How to go from entry level manager to mid level manage in 6 months 6) How to go from mid level manager to top-level manager in 12 months

How To Go From Employee To Supervisor In 6 Months
These articles come in a six part series: 1) The essence of managing 2) Re-engineer yourself to be a manager 3) How to go from employee to supervisor in 6 months 4) How to go from supervisor to entry level manager in 6 months 5) How to go from entry level manager to mid level manage in 6 months 6) How to go from mid level manager to top-level manager in 12 months

The Best Leaders Don't Have to be in the Office

If you want to run a successful business, one of the first steps is to learn to implement systems so that you don't need to be at your business all of the time. Your office should be able to run without you. In fact, there are very few successful entrepreneurs that are also micro-managers. As a business leader, your focus should be on growing your business, not the day to day operations. For many that is a really hard transition. So, take it step by step. One great place to start is by making sure that your business can function when you are ill or away on business trips. Here are three tips to help you kick that process off.

A Leadership Guide To Managing Change
Leaders play a key role in managing change. Effective managers help find and crystalise future direction, set expectations for behaviour and performance and priorities, walk the talk and influence the direction of future systems and procedures.

Pursuing A Home Based Business
Most of us have at some time dreamed of running our own home based business. The attraction is obvious; we can take back control of our own lives, have more time for family, less time traveling, and schedule work at times that suits us rather than someone else.

Regain Control of the Sale

Do you ever feel like you’re losing control of the conversation with a potential customer that keeps going off on tangents? You quickly realize that you better regain control of the conversation quickly… or you are going to lose the sale! You might find yourself in this situation when you have a potential customer that bombards you with questions, stories, and off the wall scenarios. At first, you think "Wow" this person is extremely interested! Thirty minutes later you realize… wait a minute… we are nowhere close to getting this deal. Here is a technique that you can master and never face the above scenario again!

More Than Muddling Through
Midlife crisis is the 'default' condition: the way things will happen if you do nothing at all. Want to avoid it? You can!

Smart Women Take Risks in 2008
Remember Risk? I wrote about taking risks recently and it really hit a nerve with many women. If you set a goal that’s achievable, it will create positive change in your life over the next 90 days, and you will be more fulfilled on your journey in 2008.

IS THERE ANY VALUE IN YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION FIVE TIPS FOR COMMUNICATING THE REAL VALUE OF YOUR SERVICES
By John Doerr Are You Different? In the course of my work with all manner of professional service firms, I hear a very common lament. “We are becoming a commodity. The prospects just seem to buy on price. We are really good. How can I possibly separate myself from the crowd?” My usual response is, “What can make you special? Why are you different?”

Opening Statements Are the Keys to Successful Calls
The opening statement is the most essential part of your call. The point you need to communicate in the first few seconds The purpose for your opening is twofold Stupid Questions Get Stupid Answers

Don't Drop Those Weights Just Yet
Here are a few pointers so you can actually keep the goals you set.

Selling from Good to Great
Here’s what you can do to take your selling from good to great!

Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business

The attraction of an Internet home based business is very strong for anyone. You are your own boss and you eliminate the need for the daily commute. But perhaps the strongest attraction could very well be the strongest distraction as well, your family. If you have a big family with lots of small children, they can eat too much of your time and distract you from your work. Pets and homework could get in the way of your daily schedule.

Finding Your Efficiency Zone
Everyone one of us has an efficiency zone. That is the mental state in which we find ourselves accomplishing a great deal at a rapid clip, although it feels natural and comfortably paced. It is a state in which our true productivity potential is released.

Smart Women Know When to Let Go

This article is about realizing that in order for things to change in our life, we ourselves need to change. A wise mentor told me once, that “change does not always mean success but success always means change.” We need to let go of the things that no longer serve us and create the space for something new. New growth and learning, new relationships, new career. Whatever you want to manifest in your life, you will need to make changes along the way.

How Should I Present Myself By Picking The Right Name for Your Business
This article explains how to name your business, keeping in mind that your business name needs to work from a marketing standpoint.

Am I Cut Out to Work For Myself?
ot everyone is cut out to be a self-employed business person. To work for yourself, you are required to be an innovative and motivated individual and need to have a professional attitude.

Don't settle, find a job you love!

Are you happy where you are career wise? Do you genuinely enjoy the work you do? Many people express their unhappiness at their current job, but very little spend the time researching why. Do you enjoy what you do but maybe not the environment or people you surround yourself by? Or, do you wake up day in and out dreading the day and work ahead? Once you determine the source of your unhappiness you can create a plan to move forward.

Is the Government of Canada's Shared Services Strategy a Threat to Small Business (Survey Result 1)
Many key stakeholders both within and external to the Government of Canada (GoC) see a shared services strategy as a threat to the Small-Medium Enterprise community? Do you believe that the current GoC shared services is a threat? If yes, why? If no, why?

Smart Women And The Tug of Transition
This article is about using some simple tips to start considering entrepreneurship or starting your own business.

Barrier to Growth Is Change Stressing You Out by W Vito Montone

Change is on my mind. It is everywhere inside our own businesses. I mean EVERYWHERE. I recently remembered that I want it that way. But... there are definitely times that I forget. How do I forget you ask? Simply, I let stress slip in. But that’s not change’s fault. Somehow change has acquired a bad rep. We try to keep things calm, even, familiar...stress-free that’s the ticket. It’s all change’s fault. Right?

The 3 Cold Calling Phrases That Get Results
How can we possibly avoid rejection and still stay “real” while cold calling? Well, the truth is that the more genuine we are, the less likely we are to be rejected.

Business Exit Planning - Can Your Business Survive If You Could No Longer Manage It Tomorrow?
An exit plan better prepares a business owner for the inevitable transition of the business. Think and formulate an exit plan that considers not only the planned exit options, but also the unplanned exit possibilities.

Search Engine Optimization: In-house or Outsource?
Have you ever wondered “can’t I just perform search engine optimization in-house?” The answer is a resounding “yes, you can,” but there are many things to consider prior to starting your own in-house SEO program. If everything does not line up at the moment, it may be a wiser decision to bring in an outsider to optimize your website properly. Let’s look at some common considerations.

Succession Planning - A Bigger Solution Than You Might Think
Succession planning is the process by which a company, in effect "hires from within." It refers to the way a company identifies employees and prepares them for moving up within the company confines. Here's more about the benefits of Succession Planning.

What's REALLY Holding You Back?
If you’re spinning your wheels to get your business going and if everything you do feels like a struggle, it may be time to dig deeper for the source of your troubles. The causes may be hiding in the shadows and with just a little bit of attention, will be brought into the light.

WRITE A NEW STORY

'Write a New Story' is a great metaphor for many things in our lives. Sometimes it's about creating healthier habits. It could be initiating important changes in the way you contribute to your key relationships - or making a decision to move beyond an existing situation. Either way, what's most important is recognizing the choices we have and acting on those choices with honesty, wisdom and compassion. As we know, the outcomes that develop are stronger-decision making skills, more confidence, courage, personal happiness and fulfillment of purpose.

Dreams Come True Series I: Passion Ignites Your Higher Purpose

Many of us had inspiring dreams as we were growing up. Often we abandoned these precious dreams, leaving them sadly behind. Some of us are living those dreams, yet still desire to accomplish special goals that express our unique talents. As years go by, we know that our skills can be used for benefiting others, and for creating a world filled with art, beauty, love, inspiration, passion and compassion.

Dealing with the Stresses of Balancing Professional and Familial Obligations - You can make it easier!

We all wish that we had more time. Life is so stressful these days. Things can be especially difficult if you haven’t been able to swing that flexible work arrangement job that you’ve been dreaming of. If you are spending 50 or so hours away from your home per week you need to find life balance by finding ways to decrease your stress or at least find some ways to live with it! And the motto here is, “just do the best that you can!” Here are some tips:

Managing a Telecommuter Successfully
If you are the kind of leader who likes to keep a close eye on your direct reports, managing a telecommuter may be a real stretch. It is doable though, and there are great rewards to be had for providing a family-friendly environment. And, the changes you make will make you a BETTER manager overall!

Change Management

People sometimes think that if you’ve been in the business world for ten plus years, you’ve got all the answers. You know what it takes to manage your employees, manage your financial accounts, and run your business smoothly. And while that very well may be the case, no business person can ever think their job is done. In fact, change management is one of the most important aspects to running a successful business.

Recovery
Recovery is a part of transition-- often the most frustrating part. We hate to admit to ourselves that there is anything to recover from, that we must stop (or at least dramatically slow down), reassess what is going on, and take better care of ourselves. After all, if we had been taking great care of ourselves, we probably wouldn't be in a state of intense transition right now.

How to Change Careers and Still Pay the Bills
Many people wish they were doing something different with their lives but stay stuck in the same old job. Whether it's making the transition to working for a new company or working for yourself, career changers know that it takes consistent small steps to see lasting results. Learn what those steps are and start your transition today.

Defence Loan and Technical Assistance (DELTA) Program
SBA's Defense Economic Transition Assistance program is designed to help eligible small business contractors to transition from defense to civilian markets.

It's not a recession
It’s a transition from the industrial economy to the networked economy. This transition started 10 years ago with the dotcom boom. Over the last 10 years we have seen many industries collapse under scrutiny of the digital spotlight.

What to Do When You're in Hot Water
I've said all along that the midlife transition is essentially a spiritual one. It's a transition from being externally-focused to becoming interiorly-focused. 'Maturity' in this perspective means shifting your focus from the superficial to the essential in your life.

3 Simple Questions to Lead People Through a Change Transition - by William Bridges
William Bridges focuses on the transitions and the psychological changes that lie behind significant organisational change. Bridges draws the important and frequently overlooked distinction between change and transition. Bridges sees change as situational and transition as psychological. He poses these 3 simple questions...

New Managers - How Coaching Can Help
New managers face a variety of adjustments as they transition into their new role. Coaching can help them make that transition.

Unemployment to Entrepreneurship
Do you have what it takes to move from a highly paid employee to a successful and sustainable entrepreneur? The transition is not necessarily difficult if thought through and managed, but it is a transition nonetheless. What can you do to ensure your entrepreneurial success?

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