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Are you singing the recession blues?
Well, I sure hope not because, as an entrepreneur and business person, you need to focus on how to increase your business. You need to get your head out of the sand and not use the excuse that the economy is in a recession, and that’s why your business isn’t doing well. I just went and saw the most motivating and inspiring marketing mind ever. His name is Dan Kennedy. He’s so many light years ahead of businesses because of how he thinks. It’s a little bit scary. He’s the one that’s said many times, if you’re smart and you know how to market and who to market to, you…
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7 Fascinating Discoveries on the Road to Recovery
As I’ve been laid up these past two weeks, can’t walk or drive, and trying to keep up with the frantic pace of my business, I’ve noticed some fascinating discoveries: 1) I’m truly amazed at the human body and how fast it heals after the operation on my foot. (Photo- Here’s my view for the past 2 weeks of my feet 🙂 ) 2) I Love my clients, my family, my success team, and my support system- they have been there for me and wonderful while I’m trying to heal. (You know who you are- please accept my eternal gratitude for being in my life.) 3) I was shocked at…
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Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone- Taking Risks…
For most of my life, I think I played it pretty safe. Yet, when I look back, there were times when I threw caution to the wind, went for a job as Director of International Marketing that I thought was out of my reach, and ended up getting it and literally saw the world. Then again, I also was laid off several times in a 6 year period and totally took a leap of faith and started my own business. ( I just finished writing about this experience. I have a chapter in an upcoming book that will be out this summer- more to come!) But to me, these things…
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Now for something a little different…
Have you ever gotten a new technology “toy” to play with and find yourself using it a lot because it’s so easy and fun? And yes I did use the words toy, easy and fun all in reference to technology. This certainly could be an anomaly because most technology certainly isn’t easy or fun, especially when it comes to computers. Yet, there is a very cool shining star in stores right now that’s my favorite new, fun and easy technology toy. It’s called a Flip. Some of you may have already heard about it. In fact my favorite tech editor David Pogue from the New York Times just did an…