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Are you working in clutter in your office? Have you actually moved to a different working space just so you can spread out, breathe, think and function effectively? When there is chaos on the inside, there is chaos on the outside. For me, I always know I am facing a challenge of some kind when…
Did you think it would be ‘easy’ having your own business? I was driving through a small business area of town last week and commenting to my friend that many people just have absolutely NO idea what it takes to have a business and to succeed in business. There are so many misconceptions about what…
I am often surprised when I get the question: ‘what is a list’?! It’s interesting how much we assume as entrepreneurs when we are talking to each other. Back ‘in the day’, we used the term database – and that’s all it is. It’s your rolodex – it’s your contact – it’s your network. In…
It was so obvious – I didn’t fit in! I was in Baltimore to speak at a business conference. When I arrived at the Hilton, I had no idea what I had stepped in to. There were hundreds and hundreds of others at the front desk of the hotel – but it was clear they…
For many people, the day after Christmas Day is often a ‘let-down’. It seems like the hurry, the pressures, the deadlines, the joy, the gifts, the food – all that which leads up to Christmas just goes away after midnight – poof! Well, the very same thing happens in our business. When you have been working…
Have you ever turned down an opportunity because you were afraid? This has happened often in my life because of my fear of water and, no doubt, this translates into many areas in the life of an entrepreneur. Well, this past week, I had a situation come up which included a ‘water experience’ – and,…
“What is it you do?” This was a question I asked repeatedly of the entrepreneurs at our Increase Sales and Profits workshop this week. “And why do I care?” Yes, I am that blunt when it comes to understanding the introduction being made by entrepreneurs at networking events, or workshops, or even when meeting at…
“Why does it always feel so hard?” One of my clients said this to me last week when we were talking about what it takes to grow a business. Have you ever felt this way? Then I say to you – you’re doing it all wrong. Yes, growing a business can be hard work –…
That statement caught me off guard on Saturday when I was in a department store with one of my neighbors. She quickly grabbed my arm and steered me to a different section in the store, in efforts to avoid the front cash register area. I asked what that was all about since I had been happily browsing…