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Attitude, Balance, Blogging, Challenges, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Goals, Implementation, Marketing, Motivation, New Year, Outcome, Overcoming Obstacles, Procrastination, Productivity, Questions, Risk, Taking risks
Are You Hard Wired To Fail?
Do you ever set important goals and then find yourself really struggling and not being able to meet them? I used to have MANY sleepless nights when I first started my business. I would freak out about where my next dollar was going to come from or how I’d finish a project or what to do about x, y and z, it was endless. Worry was taking over my life. Until I was able to read some terrific books on worry and learn about ways that really helped stop me in my tracks and enabled me to push past my worry and fears to create more success for myself. The…
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Balance, Challenges, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Motivation, Overcoming Obstacles, Procrastination
THE Way To Turn Your Annual Income Into Your Monthly Income!
Being addicted to learning is sometimes a hard road, especially when you’re an entrepreneur like me who LOVES to go after those shiny objects. I’ve been doing a tremendous amount of travel over the past year, attending a ton of events and feeding my learning machine addiction. Yet the one thing that’s eluding me after 6 years of being in my own business is “HOW” do I push my business past the 6 figure mark? I’ve been incredibly successful over the past 6 years, yet I still want more for my business. I want to reach that 7 figure mark and I want to do within the next 3 years—is…
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Attitude, Balance, Challenges, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Goals, Implementation, Motivation, New Year, Overcoming Obstacles, Procrastination, Productivity, Risk
Avoid Focusing on Set-backs and Seek out New Opportunities
Avoid Focusing on Setbacks There comes a time in one’s personal and business life, where a setback comes in and rears its ugly head. When it does come, because we know at some point it will, a person has two choices. They can either sit there or focus on all the negativity that comes with it. Or they can come to terms with the reality of the set back and push forward. It is as easy as A.B.C. stands for Ambiguity. A trait that is tied to most entrepreneurs which holds the meaning: The possibility of interpreting an expression in two or more distinct ways. When facing a setback, especially one that leaves a person in a negative situation, the best thing to…
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Balance, Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Implementation, Marketing, Motivation, Procrastination, Productivity, To Do List
It’s All In the Balance
When life is hectic, especially right now with the holidays, time seems to slip from our hands and balancing life, work, kids, and other things is hard to do. Yes, I can tell you to take a breather but that might make you hyperventilate. So instead, I am going to ask you to stop and take a moment to read these seven tips on how to balance everything. 1. Don’t overbook. This may seem unusual to people who try to crowbar as much as possible into every workday. The problem is things rarely go according to a prearranged agenda. That means a lot of time falling through the cracks chasing down…
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Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Marketing, Motivation, Procrastination, Productivity, To Do List
How to Get Motivated
Now that we have kicked the procrastination habit, seemed appropriate to talk about staying motivated. What is motivation? This simple but complex word can bring both disappointment as well as accomplishment. It drives you to take action but can also drive you to not want to do anything. Motivation is a word that everyone struggles with at one point or another but how long this lasts is up to you! Are you finding it hard to keep motivated – especially with the holiday season upon us? Do you find yourself going strong and then BAM! Something comes up and it takes a lot to get your motivation back on track. The…
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Giving Thanks…
What amazes me every year is how fast the year really flies by. I’m not sure if it’s always flown by this fast or maybe because of my age I’m just more aware of it now then I ever was…hmmm… I do know that I LOVE this time of year, it’s my favorite, the leaves changing, the evenings or cooler and crisper. Time to dig out the turtlenecks and the winter coats and gloves. And then there’s Thanksgiving, the holiday where we stuff ourselves until we’re feeling happy and once it’s over the year is basically done. I just kiss the year goodbye because Christmas is around the corner… [This…
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Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Marketing, Procrastination, Productivity, To Do List
How to Really Get Things Done, Check Things Off Your List, part 2
Last week, I gave you three tips on how to avoid that ugly 15 letter word called: PROCRASTINATION The next three tips I am going to give you is an important part of checking things off your list, so you can actually get things done. Tip#4: Do the Hard Things First When you are writing your priority items down (Tip #1), avoid putting those “Tasks” that you loathe last. In fact, I bet one of the reasons you have procrastinated and are behind is because there are tasks you don’t like to do. So, for example, if you HATE balancing a financial spreadsheet, put that down first. Remind yourself…
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Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Procrastination, Productivity, To Do List
How to Really Get Things Done, Check Things Off Your List part 1
Stress, Guilt, Anxiety…three things that occur when you look at your to-do list at the end of day and hardly anything is checked off. Immediately you think “What happened?!” In the back of your mind though, the answer lies in a 15 letter word: PROCRASTINATION Just saying that 15 letter word, makes me cringe because we all experience a time where PROCRASTINATION slips into your life. Are you at that point in your life? Have you been stuck in a rut of procrastinating? If so, continue reading because I have the solution to get you unstuck. And, if by chance you are one of those super-human people who never procrastinate,…
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Part 2 of : Am I the Type of Person People Want to be Around?
Last week, I shared with you my thought process of examining myself with the question “Am I the type of person people want to be around?” This week, I am going to finish with the last two parts. As I explored these two subjects, I made a promise to be completely honest with myself. So, I encourage you to do the same. In order for you to truly evaluate yourself, remember complete honesty is key. 1. What kind of presence do I leave with people? Defining someone’s presence is a hard quality to explain. Basically, it involves how you are in regards to socially, self-confidence, and body language. Believe it…
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Am I the Type of Person People Want to be Around?
In my last blog, I encouraged you to pay attention and be aware of whom you’re hanging out with. As I wrote and posted that blog last week, the thought came to mind “Am I the type of person people want to be around?” I am going to share my thought process as I evaluate if I truly am the type of person someone wants to be around. 1. Do I personally encourage others? Believe it or not, there is a real and fake way to encourage others. Can you identify a real encouragement versus a fake encouragement? Encouragement One: (You and someone that works for you – you tell this…
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You are Who You Hang Out With…
Have you ever heard this before? I didn’t start hearing this until after I hired my Executive Coach, 12 years ago. The concept of hanging out with people and becoming more like them was a total foreign idea to me. I had really paid no attention until my coach and I started talking about it. And it’s funny, once I started paying attention to it I got it and knew I had to make some changes in my life… There were some very negative people in my life who were totally zapping my energy, (My coach called them “Negative Norberts.”) not too mention the ones who were more like time sucking…
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Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Marketing, Testimonials
The positive side to negative testimonials
When it comes to customer testimonials, there will come a time when you receive a negative testimonial. Now if you are new in business or even a veteran, the way you respond will determine whether it can turn positive. The worst thing for a business to do is to post only customer testimonials that are positive. Nothing in this world is perfect, so portraying perfection will turn potential customers away. There are three simple steps to remember when dealing with negative customer testimonials. Remember, how you handle these negative customer testimonials will speak volumes about your business character and integrity. 1. Never Over-React By you posting this negative customer testimonial,…
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Blogging, Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Marketing, Testimonials, Website
Creativity + Testimonials = Results
In a fast pace world of marketing, one of the best ways to stay ahead of your competition revolves around one word: CREATIVITY. So today I am going to show you how combining a little bit of creativity with your testimonials yields great results. No matter where you are using your customer testimonials, you want to present them in a way that pops out to the reader. Be honest – how many of you have visited a website selling a product and you find at the bottom of the page a BUNCH of writing and small pictures? Now be honest again – because it is in a format that seems…
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The four types of testimonials that get results…
In my previous blog, I gave you a simple overview of testimonials. Today we’re going to dig a little deeper. In fact, I am going to let you in on a secret that most people don’t know: There are four types of testimonials and each are used to overcome different objections that potential customers may have. 1. Benefits: Apprehension to trying a new product/service is a normal reaction, especially in this tight economy. Many people have to watch how and what they spend their money on, so often they stick with what they know. With this type of testimonial though, people are not only seeing others buying your product/service but…
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Clients & Customers, Coaching, Communication, Entrepreneurs, Implementation, Marketing, Testimonials
The Best Way To Get New Clients —
Testimonials are THE best way you can sell yourself and sell your business AND ultimately get new clients. And the beauty is you are not the one doing the selling, your customers are. And believe me there is no better way than to have other people sell you. Why? Having testimonials will build your credibility and your believability. They create support for you and your business. And if you have a great product or a service you totally deserve these kudos from having testimonials. What are testimonials going to do for you? Let’s say you have a prospect that is hesitant to buy or they’re nervous about giving you their hard-earned money. A…