30th April
2010
"Nothing is more practical than for people to deepen themselves. The more you understand the human condition the more effective you are as a businessperson. Human depth makes business sense." - From Leadership: The Inner Side of Greatness by Peter Koestenbaum A philosopher, a behind the scenes sage for CEOs at some of the world's largest companies, Peter Koestenbaum poses the truly big questions. How do we act when the risks seem overwhelming? What does it mean to be a successful human ...
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Business
29th April
2010
More and more people today are looking for a way to earn money outside of the traditional JOB. The main reason for this is that with our modern life there is a growing need to earn more money than a job will provide. How many people would actually be spending more each month than they earn. A large majority of people if you believe all the reports on credit card debit. Are you one of the people that are ahead at the end of the month? Well done if you are. Another concern is that job security ...
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Marketing
28th April
2010
If you owned a convention business the more people you can get through your doors the greater your chance of making money. The same goes for a website, the more visitors you get the greater change you have for a sale. So how do you get people to visit your website? Well first they must be able to find it. One good way is to write articles. This is done by joining an ezine site. First you register with them, and then submit your articles. You don't have to be an expert. If you have products to ...
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Marketing
27th April
2010
You can either choose to dwell on what happened and get stuck in the past or you can choose to start using your energy to build your future. Either choice is okay. But ask yourself which choice is the most empowering? Should you choose to start to create your future here are some tips that can ease the process. 1. See yourself in the future. Ask yourself: "How will I look at this circumstance six months from now? A year from now? Then, "how much will I (or anyone else) really care?" Know that ...
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Business
26th April
2010
So you have entrepreneurial aspirations, but you're stuck in a job working for someone else. You wake up, commute to work, work hard, pay your bills and then come home exhausted. You repeat the pattern for another four days, becoming increasingly tired as the week progresses. By the time Friday night comes around you are absolutely shattered requiring every second of your weekend just to recover! And just as you start to feel as if you have your life back, your alarm clock goes off on ...
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Business
25th April
2010
My clients and many of my readers are small and home-based business owners, and one of the biggest struggles they face is getting new customers. Getting new customers is costly and requires a repeated effort. Once you have a customer it is easier to retain them as long as they are receiving value and benefit from their relationship with you. I recall a woman I dealt with years ago while I was serving as an executive member for our police association. The legal name of the association was ...
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Business
24th April
2010
When I first got involved in my first network marking business I was told that profit from product sales should be put back in the business for the purpose of promoting the business and sponsoring people was what was going to make me rich so to speak. So after have some success with product sales I started marketing my business. I did my list of 100 and then the cold contacting like we are all told to do. I then spent some money on advertising but had even less success with that. My sponsor ...
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Marketing
23rd April
2010
Succession Planning isn't just about preparing for boardroom changes or grooming your son or daughter to take over when you want to retire. It's much more about how those managing others create seamless changeovers, preparing who you have, for opportunities that might present themselves. And it's about making managing people much more effective, creating spaces for whoever you are, with people management responsibilities, to focus on your job, not theirs. Through empowering them, you generate ...
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Business
22nd April
2010
Sustaining Growth in Your Business What gets measured gets done. How do you keep your business growing? How do you ensure the health of your business and your personal income against threats from competition, market cycles, commission payout changes, regulation of all kinds, and the human threat of complacency? The answer isn't to run faster on the same treadmill. The laws of physics say you can maintain a steady speed and still accelerate by changing direction. Since you're already ...
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Business
21st April
2010
1. Submit articles to e-zines and web sites for publishing. Include your resource box at the end of the article to get free advertising. 2. Combine your articles into a free e-book. You can place your business ad in the e-book. Give it away to visitors and allow them to do the same to multiply your advertising. 3. Create an article directory on your web site. People will visit your web site to get the free information. 4. Submit your articles to print publications that pay for submissions. ...
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Business
20th April
2010
1) Web Site This is for sure the most important part of your online business, this is how you create your presence on the Internet. Being in business online and not having a web site means you have no place where your customers can find you. After getting your web site up, you also need to make sure that it's as easy to navigate as possible and that the information provided is well written so the visitor won't lose time trying to figure it out. If your web site is hard to understand it's ...
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Business
19th April
2010
Copyright 2005 Empower Business Solutions How many hours do you work a week? When was the last time you took an uninterrupted holiday? Do your staff have a better job than you? Now ask yourself, Do I Own a Business or a Job- with Overheads? Are you happy about the answers to these questions? If not, read on. In Empower Business Solutions experience, too many owners, after investing their time and money, have not got a fair return from their business. Sure they are making ends meet (well some ...
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Business
19th April
2010
Education
18th April
2010
When I first got involved in Network Marketing I never anticipated how the negativity of others would affect me. A lot of people would also have the same experience, and it usually comes from friends and family. What are you doing that for? You will never make any money? You will loose all your friends? The problem is that people still judge Network Marketing now the same as it was 20 or more years ago. If everything else in our life has changed don't you think the Network Marketing has also? ...
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Marketing
17th April
2010
Whether you're a new business owner or if you have been running your business for several years, one of the biggest challenges you face at one point in time or another is overwhelm and imbalance. How many nights have you dragged your weary body to bed only to lie awake for hours with nagging thoughts of what you haven't done or don't have answers to? How many of your children's' ball games and school functions were missed because you had business commitments? How many evenings did your partner ...
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Business
16th April
2010
How do you answer the seemingly easy question, 'What do you do?' Do you talk about YOU? Do you talk about your products/services? Do you talk about your industry? Do you explain the process of how your products/services work? If you answered yes to any of these questions you are missing an enormous opportunity. Every time someone asks you 'What do you do?' and every time someone reads your marketing materials you have the opportunity to: * Interest potential clients * Increase the potential ...
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Business
15th April
2010
There are many valuable reasons to plan for the future - not least because it reduces the inexperience when people leave the business or organisation - yet there are other reasons too. Succession Planning provides many valuable assets to your business. Yet it is easy to do, with a game plan. Here are some reasons why the business leader will find it a useful issue to put some focus on.
  • Personal Development A manager starts to learn new skills. Far from the chaotic living from day to day, this
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    Business
    14th April
    2010
    What you need to understand about Network Marketing is that it is different than a traditional business. Most people trade hours for money, by that I mean they work for someone in a JOB or they are self employed. Some of us have been earning money this way for a very long time. There is nothing wrong with that as long as you are happy doing that. What it does do though is that it develops a mind set that you need to see an immediate benefit for the hours that you work. This is how things worked ...
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    Marketing
    13th April
    2010
    You may not realize it, but you already have a gold mine of endorsements waiting to be created. Everyone who is serious about building a business and creating credibility uses this idea. What is it? Testimonials from your satisfied clients. Whether you are just starting out or have been in business for years, testimonials are a proven way to communicate the value your business delivers. Think about it, don't you want to know what other people think about a product/service before you buy? I ...
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    Business
    12th April
    2010
    In business, individuals often secure the services of a success coach like myself to 'fix' certain areas of their professional life. The desired fixes typically range from a desire for a promotion and/or a salary increase, to on-the-job performance enhancements, to improving one's personal productivity, to boosting one's level of enthusiasm about their job. Having coached literally hundreds of executives on how to improve their professional life, I recently came to the realization that many of ...
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    Business
    11th April
    2010
    Why Do a Business Plan? To Grow (Explode) Your Business That's Why When It's In Your Head It's Not Going to Happen Before becoming an executive business coach, in my previous career as an electrical engineer I discovered some key practical things about business planning that showed me how to explode the growth of a business. When I was in college if I was asked to design something my designs always worked'.on paper. When I got out of college, my boss would frequently come to me and ask if I ...
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    Business
    10th April
    2010
    Networking ' it's the latest business trend. Or is it? Actually, business owners have always engaged in the art and science of networking. Only years ago it didn't have a name. Business owners would get together, shake hands, and smile and chat about themselves and their businesses. Same thing with 'coaching.' I've been a sales trainer for 40 years, but it wasn't until five or six years ago that someone said, 'Milt, you're not a sales trainer, you're a coach.' I always thought coaching was ...
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    Business
    9th April
    2010
    When I first got into network marketing I was always looking for "The How". As a logical person I thought if I knew how that was how I would be successful. The problem I did have in the beginning was that I was told it's not about the "how" its about the "why" By that I mean "your primary motivation factor" what really drives you to do this business. Well for me it was to earn enough money to get out of debit and replace my current income so I could give up my job. I kept asking my upline what ...
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    Marketing
    8th April
    2010
    People who first investigate ways to set up a part time home based business usually look at how to generate an income from product sales. This can be profitable if you choose the right products and business. There are a couple of things you do need to consider. How popular is the product Does it have a good name? Is it of good quality? Does it have a money back guarantee? What is the profit margin? Is it a consumable product? Another thing you need to consider is what do you think of the ...
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    Marketing
    7th April
    2010
    Don't you find that there are so many decisions you need to make each and every day regarding the direction of your massage practice. Especially if you are a solo-preneur or own your own massage business. As a business owner myself I know at times it can seem overwhelming, wearing all the hats of massage therapist, marketer, salesperson, office administrator... and the list goes on. Yet there is one key decision that will chart the course of your business and will ultimately determine your ...
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    Business
    6th April
    2010
    The thing you need to know is that Network Marketing does work, and it can work for you. It is a great way for anyone to earn a great passive income and gain Financial Freedom. To achieve this you must have the right mind set to make it work for you. The reason why it does not work for a lot of people who get involved is they did not have or were not willing to develop this mindset. Remember this is not a regular job and it must not be treated as such. Most people do not give this business long ...
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    Marketing
    5th April
    2010
    Everyone wants to be successful in life. The definition of success may vary from person to person and it mainly depends on their education, upbringing and surroundings. However, one dream is common among all of us and that is to be happy and satisfied in life. In order to identify our goals and determine an action plan for their achievement, we need success coaching. Success coaching means hiring a coach who is professionally trained to help you get out of problems and set a direction for you ...
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    Self Improvement
    4th April
    2010
    "This Could Only Happen In The Gym... or On the Toilet!" About five months ago, I began a program espoused by a trainer who believes in body exercises without weight lifting. In the four months that I used this type of program, I gained just over an inch on my arms. This was quite amazing since in the previous four years, despite diligently working out on my own, I enjoyed '0' growth. That's right'NO growth! However, a month ago, I hired a trainer and we started working together where I ...
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    Business
    3rd April
    2010
    In the glamour world of running your own business consultancy you may think that the glory prize is best actor. In fact the real success goes to best director and here's why. Firstly, independent business consultants (IBC) have often worked for medium to large organisations in which they held functional roles for example, HR manager, marketing director or IT project manager, which contributed to the bigger picture of their organisation. They then decide that they want to have more of a say and ...
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    Business
    2nd April
    2010
    As youngsters, many of us were taught basic telephone etiquette. These lessons taught us the basic components of conducting a phone conversation - politeness, attentiveness, respect, and common courtesy. Unfortunately, it seems these lessons have been forgotten by many of today's companies. For many, the philosophy seems to say that it's easier to forgo these practices and, instead, choose to deal with the customer service consequences later. It seems the true cost to the bottom line is of not ...
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    Business
    1st April
    2010
    If you really want to achieve the success you are capable of in your business, this one concept could help. Being specific about your desired outcome is important whether you are setting the objectives for a marketing campaign or deciding what car you want to drive next year. Without this clarity, you lack direction, it is hard to make decisions and the results end up being average at best. On the other hand, clear objectives provide the basis for great results. So the ability to set good goals ...
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    Self Improvement