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Meeting Paul Newman and other Celebrity Tales…
Yes, it’s true, I had the total pleasure of meeting Paul Newman back in the fall of 2004. I had just been laid off for the second time and was basically a “professional audience member” for the now defunct Jane Pauley Show. Jane and I hit it off ever since I met her at her first taping and invited me to keep coming back. Every time I was in the audience she always had a great show. So I kept coming back. I was Jane’s “Mrs. Miller, ” who was a “professional audience member” for The Merv Griffin Show. When Paul Newman was on, I got my front row seat. …
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How 2 Days of personal strategic planning will set the stage for 2009
When was the last time you spent two whole days on your personal strategic plan for your life and your business? Well I can tell you, I just came from doing that, in none other than Martha’s Vineyard. Wow, what a workshop- I attended a Group Vision Day on MV and it was truly amazing. This time the drive going to Martha’s Vineyard, seemed to go quicker than the last. I made it to Wood’s Hole in 4 hours, so early, I had 2 hours to kill before the ferry. So I waited in the stand by line and got on the earlier ferry- the freighter ferry- now that was…
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How you can raise prices- right now- promise…
I know what you might be thinking- “how could I possibly raise prices right now with what’s happening in the economy?” The “sky is falling” down on Wall Street and banks are imploding. In fact my little brother works for Lehman Brothers and still has a job- for now- thank goodness. But the real deal, is you can’t get sucked into the negativity and mind set that all businesses are going to go under. This is actually NOT TRUE. There are many businesses who are making tons of money. The fact is, you just might have to dig a little deeper and change the way you’re marketing or change the…
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Back To School Night & Second Chances??
You see I hold on to things for so long until it's "perfect." Which of course takes a long time to get done. So what I need to be doing is simply get it done, so it's good enough- then send it out, or post it, or whatever I need to do with it. Then at some point I can give myself a second chance. I can always go back to it and upgrade, or update it to make it even better.