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All of the internet freaks nowadays know the necessity of online business and hence they are getting more into online business in comparison to the offline market. In terms of online market, there is a new business model called affiliate marketing where you are provided with the commission for ... Views: 1446
Many entrepreneurs dream of doing what they love and getting highly paid for it. Not me. I was so off-my-rocker excited about the process of coaching that I left my first coaches training session and went directly to educating people on the power of coaching. I probably seemed like a newbie ... Views: 1445
I have an extraordinary friend I often secretly call “Superwoman.” That’s because at 65 years old, she has most active lifestyle of anyone I know. She ziplines, kayaks, bikes, hikes and canoes, rain or shine, sleet or snow, 52 weeks of the year. She heads several fitness groups in her area and ... Views: 1445
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Maintaining Market Focus - by Alrick Robinson | The Small Business Survival Guide: Insights into the First Two Years
The small-business operator can start out as or evolve to be a hustler, mainly because he is usually more informal in his decision-making and can do things more quickly. The expectation of being nimble or flexible can divert attention from his main focus and create confusion in the minds of ... Views: 1444
It felt like a wake-up call the first time I heard the seminar leader say, “Casualness breeds Casualty.”
He was referring to how we treat our goals and the people on our team. When we don’t give them our intention and attention, they fizzle instead of sizzle.
I’ve never forgotten that ... Views: 1443
It’s been said that women are the Mothers of Invention. Nothing could be truer as we see an increasing number of women as entrepreneurs in today’s workplace. At a website for entrepreneurial women, www.entwomen.com, they state “a laptop, a bathrobe, and a cup o’Joe – what else do you need?” ... Views: 1443
Do you ever just feel the world has opened up for you? Like everything is going your way? Like you broke through that barrier that’s been holding you back? Like your on-top of the world?
Well if you have, that means you’ve had an experience to contrast that feeling with, which means you’ve ... Views: 1442
Our tax season will be upon us very soon. The IRS says it will be ready for the onslaught of returns beginning January 20, 2015. Many people look forward to getting their W-2. They proceed to file their taxes and claim their long awaited refund. I do not get excited by receiving such ... Views: 1442
In my book, Marketing Your Small Business For Big Profits, I talk about the importance of separating yourself from the pack. Finding your unique benefits and promoting them.
It is a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) and it lets everyone know why they should use you over all the others that ... Views: 1441
It’s time to reframe how we think about closed business. That’s the key to the second of three steps you need to take to build your spiral pipeline for sales and prospecting.
This step involves participating post-sale: staying on the ground and being available even after the sale is closed. ... Views: 1441
We all have habits, some good, some bad. Or shall I say, some that move us forward toward an inspiring future and others that keep us stuck in the past. Habits are where the intersection between life and business becomes even more blurry than usual (and those of you that read me regularly know I ... Views: 1439
You know, I often hear employees make comments or pose questions such as:
This company sucks.
Management sucks.
Why do we do things this way?
This is the way we have always done it.
Why can't we do things differently?
This company is just a big bureaucracy, nothing gets done.
We are so ... Views: 1439
“The market is changing, and not for the better,” Grant said, at the start of our coaching session. “We used to get a ton of leads from our website, and now we’re lucky if we get one a week.”
The business world is in the midst of a revolution – and lately I’ve been hearing a lot of anxiety ... Views: 1438
For more than a few years, I’ve been a slave to email. I was very aware of it and sought help. I got some relief, but email still felt like it was cracking its whip on me.
By the way, if you’ve got the email thing down, I don’t want to hear about all the different strategies I can use to ... Views: 1438
Gréti is an albino corn snake. My son received her as a gift two years ago.
Because we really love animals, Gréti became a family member.
Calm, silent animal who gives us profound learnings.
In the days I had the pleasure to watch her shed. I saw how she slowly deliberately came out of ... Views: 1438
As a women if there has been one predominant challenge in my life it has been overcoming my childhood training in how work like a man in a man's world. I decided in my 20's that trying to be a man in man's world is not fulfilling for me as a woman.
So I sought a way that would fulfill me. I ... Views: 1437
Man, oh, man! Why do business owners get so serious about each action step they take?
Nothing in business is set in stone. There are no guarantees that if you do something well once, that it will keep on working. You could have the best product or service and you may not make enough ... Views: 1436
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Coaching Tools: The Inquiry Process - by Germaine Porché, Executive Coach, Leadership Consultant, speaker and author, Eagle’s View Consulting
Our commitment is to give you as many tools as possible to use with your clients. Some of the tools may be new to you, and some may be familiar tools used a little differently. We invite you to start with the three Ps (Prepare, Polish, and Perfect) to plan, design, and implement the best ... Views: 1436
Too often when looking at a sales team’s success, managersonly look at the actual sales (the closing of the business). Of course, this is important—but the sale is a lagging indicator. If you have no sales closing today, it indicates that your team has not been performing well for months. By the ... Views: 1436
When prospecting or getting to higher-level people, most sellers suffer the rejection and futility of cold calling because they hate to ask people they know for help.
Resulting Problem
People lose motivation and waste time making cold calls. They get nowhere slowly. Even worse, the ... ... Views: 1435
The term of “branding” has been around for a while especially in the marketing world. We know that branding isn’t just for ranchers and cowboys anymore. The Circle K ranch branded their cattle for ownership identification. Likewise, large companies established brands over the years for name ... Views: 1435
Have you ever noticed how we respond to the word “gossip”? Like a magnet draws iron filings to it, we are drawn to people and situations that feed the darker side of our humanness. Just the mere mention of the word and our ears perk up! Gossip has such a strong attraction for people that ... Views: 1435
Through out the years of growing up around some of the most profound concepts about the rapidly changing world, I have felt the tug of inner peace disturbed when certain ideas are repackaged and mystically appear in the glassy eyes of the newest fad guru.
"You just tell the universe"....."Hum ... Views: 1434
Have you noticed that some of the most successful business people are also the most generous? Take Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc. You’ve seen him in Time Magazine, on The Amazing Race, AT& T commercials, and featured on TED. TOMS’ simple promise is to give a ... Views: 1434
A well developed business plan will greatly improve your chances of success. When writing your business plan, touch on all aspects of your business. This will include type of business, marketing, advertising, budget, and sales projections. Include anything you can think of that will have a ... Views: 1434
Today’s economic landscape has been a bit unsteady to say the least. We’ve all heard about it and certainly have seen the effects of it on our bottom line. No matter if you’re a CEO, manager or a one-man-band business owner, today’s economy has sent tremors through us all in different ... Views: 1433
I received a card this week from a friend that contained this quotation from Helen Keller: “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” It got me thinking about the ways that I am adventurous in my business and noticing that when I’m adventurous, that is when I am the most successful. ... Views: 1432
When you have a goal or desire that is important to you, do you ever go into mental overdrive before you see the results? I know I have. I watch my clients do it, too.
You can go into overdrive in several ways:
*Think about every scenario possible that could go wrong
*Think about ... Views: 1432
"As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it."--Mahatma Gandhi
Coming off of the incredible historical high of January, the energy of a hope and vision are building in everything we do. I can see people reaching out to one another to help and create connections in ways ... Views: 1432
Making your site and your products visible in social media sites could definitely give a big boost to your promotional activities on the net. We are all aware that these media sites are the in-thing these days. It is very appealing to many no matter from what part of the world they come from. ... Views: 1431
What's the best way to attract massive prosperity? If you knew, you'd already be doing it right?
You have the formula right under your nose and may not know it.
The answer is similar to this riddle …
Q: How do you eat an elephant?
A. One bite at a time.
The same is true for ... Views: 1431
There will always be a need for marketing lead generation campaign. No matter what the industry or market you are in, you need to take a more active approach in gathering B2B sales leads to your business. This business necessity makes it more important for you to maximize your business’ ability ... Views: 1430
One big reason many people fail building business credit is that their business isn’t setup credibly in the credit issuer’s eyes. The perception lenders, vendors, and creditors have of your business is critical. Before applying for business credit a business must ensure it meets or exceeds all ... Views: 1429
You work long hours; work fills your waking day. Solving problems, supporting clients and colleagues and it takes all of your conscious thought, your energy and your time. At the end of the day you fall into bed. You slip into unconsciousness or your brain is on hyper drive. You spend the ... Views: 1429
The powerful leverage a person can access through partnering with a coach
"A decision is not enough"
A new year begins and for some it has already ended.
You have given yourself new tasks to do, take on new challenges and decided that this year things will be different and you are committed ... Views: 1428
It's true but nobody really cares about your deal ! Startling but true. Have you ever watched the Dragon's Den. If so you then you know that although the the group are interested in whether it's a viable project from a monetary point of view, contestants often blow it with their arrogance and ... Views: 1428
For those planning to start their own business, getting into a joint business venture is an attractive option. In a joint venture, there are two or more companies or even individuals who join together in at least a temporary partnership. What these businessmen do is put their resources together ... Views: 1427
As much as you may want to experience and enjoy the freedoms that come with being a business owner, there’s one thing that might be stopping you: perhaps you haven’t fully stepped into your entrepreneur “spotlight” yet. What do I mean by the entrepreneur spotlight? Being in the entrepreneur ... Views: 1427
A Business Coaching topic that comes up quite often is the proposition of starting a new business or ending the future of a current business can be an excruciating event in the life of an entrepreneur. A quote common among entrepreneurs is " Failure will never overtake me if my will to succeed ... Views: 1426
Having to market your business, whether online or offline, is the bane of existence for most business
owners. Too many times you get pulled in multiple directions, trying this and trying that, with no real
plan or schedule in mind. Mired down by the details, marketing is often pushed to the ... Views: 1426
Why is $250,000 the magic number?
There has been much debate with regards to how to close the budget deficit. With President Obama's fix saying that federal income taxes should be increased for households making more than $250,000.
The questions is, how did this become the threshold ... Views: 1425
An Excerpt from the Book Wings to Fly: Your Daily Lift Off to Soar to Greater Heights
There are three possible types of direction exerted on you at any one time.
In “Wings To Fly” your daily lift off to soar to greater heights I discuss the three types of influence that can determine ... Views: 1425
Writing articles is one of the best and most cost effective ways to promote anything in the online arena. It is through this that you can create product awareness and attract interested parties to your website. In this article, I am going to offer simple article writing secrets to help you ... Views: 1425
If you want to be successful, look around at successful people. How do they achieve their success? There are typically five factors that lead them to their success.
First, they dreamed a dream. One of the requirements of being successful is having the desire-–something that drives you to ... Views: 1425
By The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online.
In this day and age discrimination should already be banned in any company. However it is actually being practiced, though in subtler tones. For example, you may have noticed how your manager prefers to work with men than women. Those who get ... Views: 1424
My aunt ended her five-year battle with cancer recently. While I was teaching hypnotherapy in south Florida, I visited her at home and knew it would be my last time with her. I am thankful I had the opportunity to sit with her and share my love and respect for her.
So, after two days of tears ... Views: 1424
Are you a problem person or a possibility person?
One of the things I love about being a business coach is that I get to probe into how my clients think. Part of my job is to find out what propels them forward and what holds them back. Time and again, I see a direct correlation between what ... Views: 1424
1. Do what really interests you!
(This seems like a simple idea, but many times we do work for many other reasons)
2. Decide for yourself what kind of work best fits you.
(There is no shortage of people who will tell you what to do, but this decision should come from you since you will ... Views: 1424
There is no doubt that we are more connected today than at any time in our history. It is possible today to be connected to hundreds and even thousands of people at a time and to constantly keep everyone in our network up to date on our activities. Today’s technology makes it possible to never ... Views: 1423
Ken looked puzzled when he asked, ”Why are you crying?” I had not even noticed that my eyes had pooled with tears and one was slowly making its way down my cheek. He and I had just spent a day practicing, designing and training for his new workshop. I have been coaching Ken by phone for months ... Views: 1423