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Spawning an Empire: McFarlane Draws His Biggest Success
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| “I guess we’re all just wired different,” says McFarlane. “I just got to the point where I got tired of people telling me what I can and can’t do in my life.” |
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More workers seek to reinvent themselves as old jobs fade
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| The economy is inspiring people to consider new careers. Some want to use their skills in new ways. Others are making big changes.
Five years ago, Steve LaRose decided he was no longer content to sit behind a desk working as a computer programmer for somebody else.
The Eden Prairie resident, now 52, had been programming for 18 years. But he decided to venture out on his own and pursue a career built around his longtime passion - woodworking. And today, LaRose owns a branch of Kitchen Tune Up, a company that restores or replaces kitchens and woodwork in existing homes. |
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Public Speaking: Its Many Benefits Can Grow Your Business
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| Smart professionals well understand the value of relationship building in developing and keeping new business. What better vehicle to further such cause than an event at which you are a featured speaker? Speaking multiplies the benefits of networking by initiating face-to-face personal connections. By addressing a topic which illustrates something you know about, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how fruitful public speaking can be. New prospects and clients will come out of the woodwork... or at least the folding chairs! |
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State of the market: Around the block
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| At present we are witnessing a multitude of purchasers and vendors alike who are extremely distressed by current market volatility. Whilst we understand that some people don't like change we need to look at the current situation from the bigger perspective. |
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Entering the ‘go-go’ zone with your eyes wide open
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| The Go-Go zone is that place a business can find themselves in that sounds like heaven. In reality, it is more often hell. It is the place where you have more business than you know what to do with, where it is all you can muster just to get orders processed and shipped. Keeping customers happy gets left by the wayside. This article is my effort to help you understand the pitfalls of this seemingly idyllic situation, and help you prepare for it if and when it occurs. |
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Changing Your Mind for True Wealth: How Do You Know When You've Really Done It?
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| You already know that it's smart to invest, look for different strategies, and let go of your old safe ways of thinking around money. Blah, blah, blah. |
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Public Speaking: Its Many Benefits Can Grow Your Business
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| Smart professionals well understand the value of relationship building in developing and keeping new business. What better vehicle to further such cause than an event at which you are a featured speaker? Speaking multiplies the benefits of networking by initiating face-to-face personal connections. By addressing a topic which illustrates something you know about, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how fruitful public speaking can be. New prospects and clients will come out of the woodwork... or at least the folding chairs! |
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More workers seek to reinvent themselves as old jobs fade
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| The economy is inspiring people to consider new careers. Some want to use their skills in new ways. Others are making big changes.
Five years ago, Steve LaRose decided he was no longer content to sit behind a desk working as a computer programmer for somebody else.
The Eden Prairie resident, now 52, had been programming for 18 years. But he decided to venture out on his own and pursue a career built around his longtime passion - woodworking. And today, LaRose owns a branch of Kitchen Tune Up, a company that restores or replaces kitchens and woodwork in existing homes. |
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Who’s Buying Up Our Houses?
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| As a real estate wholesaler I am encouraged to Euros, GB Pound, Yen, Rubles and the like come into our market as it strengthens our position. We have a clear advantage. We are here! We should also have some insight into our local markets and this will help us to “bird dog” deals to wholesale to foreign cash buyers. And once the market starts a solid climb, local cash home buyers will “come out of the woodwork.” |
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Our Fate is in Our Own Hands
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| A few years ago a friend had Ned, a small independent contractor, do extensive renovations to his home. Being a very fussy craftsman and cabinet maker, Ned did an especially superb job on the extensive woodwork involved in the renovation. About a year after completing the renovations, Ned bumped into my friend at the local hardware store. "The recession finally caught up to me," Ned told my friend. "I've had to lay off my crew and try to wait out this slow period."
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