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This week I received an article by a very successful entrepreneur Alexandria Brown.
Here's what she says:
Over the past several years I've immersed myself in learning. Because my business is marketing, I have mostly attended and spoken at marketing seminars. But I also make plenty of time to ... Views: 925
There are tools that you can use for having abundance in your life that you might not be aware of. They include: astrology, recording dreams, meditating, requesting Benevolent Outcomes, and expecting great things. Here’s how I’ve utilized them.
When I was 17, I decided I wanted to ... Views: 751
In recent decades the role of entrepreneurs have made a significant impact in accelerating the pace and development in both the developed and underdeveloped countries.
There is growing realization that both quality and quantity of entrepreneurs, is of utmost significance for achieving ... Views: 1542
How many ebooks, products, or ecourses have you bought lately that tell you how to "manage" your business? I'm guessing that NONE of them tell you how to "manage" your business, but rather they tell you how to market your business, get more clients, and increase your income.
Building a ... Views: 623
One of the best time-saving strategies I've implemented is my client conversion system. You know the drill; a potential client comes along and emails/calls you asking about your services. You spend time responding, maybe even putting a detailed proposal together, and then you never hear from ... Views: 873
One of the biggest struggles my one on one clients face is how to get my team all of the website copy, images, and other items we need to complete the project. But how can you pull together a website when you're running your business and working with clients every day. There is hope! But since ... Views: 510
You've probably heard of Facebook as a social bookmarking site, but did you know you could also start a business there? In fact, it's ideal. Think about that for a minute. Literally millions of users come to the site every day, and each of those users belongs to various groups and networks. They ... Views: 6870
While it's true that I'm a firm advocate of using systems and processes as much as possible in your business, it's a fact that those same systems and processes can occasionally fail us (usually due to "user error").
What do you do when a system or process you've established doesn't work as ... Views: 483
Napoleon Hill tells us:
"No two minds ever come together without, thereby, creating a third, invisible, intangible force which may be likened to a third mind." One of the hottest trends in business these days is the "Mastermind Group" - chances are, someone has told you about their mastermind ... Views: 557
Small business owners have always struggled to get more traffic for their websites. You can have the greatest product, the best deals and the most important information, but if you don't get any traffic then it doesn't matter.
Viral Marketing can be the entrepreneur's best friend. Also known ... Views: 963
We live in the most intriguing decade of all times- the decade of online entrepreneurship. A decade that presents a tremendous amount of opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs from all walks of life, with an unprecedented zero barriers for the daring average person.
In a decade, where ... Views: 2254
Many may not know but one of my websites http://www.VAnetworking.com recently had a mention on the Dr. Phil website as one of the top ways to make money online by becoming a Virtual Assistant. It is amazing how traffic from a television show like this can boost your service sales overnight. I ... Views: 751
Attention Business Owners - Vitamins and Minerals are Available for Your Business Health.
Just like supplementing your body for maximum health, your business also needs supplements for its optimum health. There are a set of vitamins and minerals that if taken on a regular schedule will get your ... Views: 469
Building a successful business does not happen overnight. It can take years to reach the point where you achieve what you want. I know, I speak from over 30 years of business experience that took me from being very naïve in running a business to now being one of the top in my industry. ... Views: 1194
You’ve probably read plenty of advice on what you need to do to find and follow the path to right livelihood. Well, I thought it might be time to offer a little counter-intuitive advice on what not to do. For example…
Do Not Automatically Trust the Experts
Even so-called experts sometimes get ... Views: 837
You've heard the expression that some people see the glass as half full while others perceive the same glass to be half empty? I had the opportunity to see this difference in perception in action.
One summer, my father and I drove to the airport to pick up my some family members visiting from ... Views: 952
BE - DO - HAVE
Most people are taught to define success by what you HAVE. You HAVE a great job, or a beautiful wife or a lot of money, etc. People who base success on the HAVE often find that they can lose their success just by losing the things by which they define their success.
What you ... Views: 926
Having a business of your dreams is all about the energy. I have coached many people that had no clue of HOW they were going to do things, and in some cases, they had some real gaps in skills like marketing and selling. But, when they really understood that this is an ENERGY game- first and ... Views: 1269
As a solopreneur there is always an endless list of projects that we want to work on or need to complete in order to grow our business. If we don't plan properly and build in time to work on these projects we can very quickly become overwhelmed, and in the end we don't complete anything.
This ... Views: 604
Everybody has a dream. A fantasy, if you like.
Usually it takes the form of something we would
like to have, or something we would like to
happen to us. How we respond to this dream
will decide whether we are successful, or whether
we remain as we are.
We could continue to dream and say ... Views: 591
Being in your own business is like being in a love relationship. And in a way, it is a love relationship, with love for the business idea, the possibilities it offers, and for ourselves as its creators and its partners. And just like in a love relationship, we go through stages, with changing ... Views: 655
Have you ever noticed how hard it is to fill a bucket that is full of holes? Imagine for a moment how silly it would be to try and keep the bucket full of water when the water just keeps pouring out the bottom.
Well that is what most of us do when we try to leap forward in our growth with a ... Views: 664
As my friends and I hovered in the lobby of the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, the reality was sinking in that American Airlines had cancelled all of our flights and we were stuck in Nashville for one more day. As we mentally reviewed the checklist in our heads of all the rescheduling, rebooking and ... Views: 798
Looking for a place to grow your Multi Level marketing business? Are you running low on funds for advertising. Are you running out of people to build relationships with to pitch your product or your service to. Things just got a little easier. Welcome to the world of Yuwie. Yuwie is an ... Views: 516
Say good by to my space. Everyone is trying to get a little bit of the market share that Myspace is basking in. Recently Facebook,a social network, sold a few percentage points of ownership for several million dollars. Just Google to find out the exact numbers. Truth of the matter is, there ... Views: 609
Do you want to make your online business succeed? You will learn how to make sales and earn more revenue online.
If you do not already have a web site, create one at web.com. If you do not have anything to sell, look for a drop-shipping business online that will deliver merchandise you ... Views: 523
Entrepreneur Lost: A candid confession of a true entrepreneur once lost in achievement and entrepreneurial grandiose.
Who are Entrepreneurs and how do you become an entrepreneur?
Is there an entrepreneur definition?What does it mean to be an entrepreneur, a capitalist,an industrialist? ... Views: 1245
Standing on the edge of the rock over looking the lake I wanted to jump, but I was scared. My two teenage boys, Evan and Luke, had coerced me into climbing to the top of a 40 foot rock which stuck out over Tygart Lake in WV while we were there boating with a friend. The teenagers made the jump ... Views: 749
Do you have what it takes to be a successful Entrepreneur? Statistics show that 80% of small businesses fail within the first three years and you do not want to be one of those statistics.
Answer the 19 questions below YES or NO to see which of the Entrepreneur Success Indicators™ you have ... Views: 1066
Man has made it to the moon and then safely landed back on his home planet. It was hailed as a milestone accomplishment in space exploration. What made it possible?
The invention of the electronic computer!
The computers on board the spacecraft and those at NASA control center made the ... Views: 576
I remember attending a meditation workshop with Mark Epstein, a well-known 'Buddhist psychologist.' He told a story about a meeting he had with Ram Dass, spiritual teacher and author, where Ram Dass had asked Mark Epstein about his work with his patients. As Mark talked about his work, Ram Dass ... Views: 1241
You are working your buns off every day, with the pedal-to-the-metal and yet, the realization has sunk in, you can't squeeze any more in. The experts however are telling you that to make more money you have to fit in these tasks:
• Set up a blog and post 3 times a week
• Systemize your ... Views: 772
Imagine what it would be like if you could run a profitable six, seven or eight figure business and enjoy as much freedom as you desire? For many, the moment you decide to grow your business you simultaneously think of all the hard work ahead. You begin to question the dream and wonder if it’s ... Views: 836
There I was. Depressed, frustrated, and overwhelmed. Despite my best efforts to have a smooth running ship and organize my event, I realized I had a significant breakdown in my process. I admit, it wasn’t the end of the world, but come on, I teach this stuff! It was one week before we went live ... Views: 750
We all want to save money on our taxes. If you are self-employed here’s a strategy to increase your deductions:
If you drive only one car for business then you can only get up to 100% of those costs as a deduction HOWEVER, if you drive two cars for business you can take advantage of a higher ... Views: 860
Do you remember the day you worked for a company -- large or small, it doesn't matter -- and dreamed of owning your own business?
"I will be *the boss*", you thought.
"I will come and go as I please and make my own hours", you thought.
"I will be able to spend more time with my friends and ... Views: 497
From time to time, every entrepreneur (I don’t care WHO you are) becomes the actor, desperately trying to decide whether or not to spend money on the growth of his/her business, when to spend it and on what. It feels as if we are walking on a tightrope, fearing that one slight wrong move in any ... Views: 979
Most of the time I am extolling the virtues of entrepreneurial couples, or at the very least, discussing how to successfully solve problems that come up for families in business. The lifestyle can be extremely rewarding when you work with the ones you love. As I have said often, "Who better to ... Views: 1476
As they journey on the path of entrepreneurship, many successful businesspeople would identify their intuition or gut instincts as their compass and mentor. Without it, they wouldn’t have achieved the “unachievable.”
“Don’t let the noise of other people drown out your inner voice. And most ... Views: 703
What are the best policies and procedures when it comes to managing your properties? Are you getting tangled up in the words? Every time there's a hiccup in the business people run like flies.
If you’ve made a lot of money on the lease purchase (and not sure how to circumvent this) you should ... Views: 547
If the seller says they will sell for what they owe, understand that you are taking over their debt. One of the things you want to make sure that you do is to cash them out and only pay what they owe at that time; keep in mind that is all you can pay.
Remember, you'll pay the bank directly; ... Views: 529
If you’re thinking about making the seller the trustee, you don't want to do that. Why you ask? Because the seller is out of this, their business is none of your business and vise versa. We know what you might be thinking, what if I can avoid the due on sale clause by making them the trustee ... Views: 651
While we, as real estate investors, generally think of purchasing developed land for investment, there is an entire other sector of the business which is worth exploration – raw land. Are you aware of the fact that approximately 85% of the land in the United States is still in its raw and ... Views: 506
Frankly, instead of asking, “Who wants to be a millionaire”, I must ask, “Who doesn’t want to be a millionaire”. I think there is hardly anybody these days who doesn’t want to be a millionaire and that too in a shortest time possible. If we carefully try to see the Internet world these days, ... Views: 607
As a solopreneur being able to follow-up with your clients and potential clients is crucial in growing and sustaining your business, and keeping a steady flow of new clients coming on board. However the downside is the time it takes to follow-up with each and every one of your contacts – after ... Views: 661
Setting up an online business website is the perfect solution for stay at home moms or dads, students, the recently retired or anyone else who is looking into working from home. But then after a few hours of reading sales copy you begin to suspect that maybe most of those work at home plans are ... Views: 450
Your office is a busy place; people come and go all day long, clients, fellow workers, maintenance people etc. People that you most often times, you see on a daily basis and are free to enter when needed.
However, do you realize that by doing some common everyday things that you may be ... Views: 960
Ever had one of those million-dollar ideas?
You know, the kind of lightbulb-over-the-head ideas that you just know without a shadow of a doubt will change not only your life but also the lives of everyone you share it with?
And yes, as its name suggests, will net you millions upon millions of ... Views: 976
Every experience is an energy exchange. If you're focused on only what you can get from a prospect, your fear of not signing on the prospect or being withholding about the amount of time you're spending with this person, your energy will be resonating at a very low level. This makes all the ... Views: 942
One of the biggest mistakes most entrepreneurs make is becoming emotionally controlled by factors that are totally OUT of their control. Such as: an impossible prospect, market trends, someone else's ultimate decision, attempting as 1 person to do the work of 5, unexpected cancellations, delayed ... Views: 806