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Tao is a Chinese word which, loosely translated, means "way." The letter "t" is an approximation of a Chinese sound that does not have an exact English equivalent. The most accurate rendition would be a combination "t" & "d" sound, as in "Tdhow." Many pronounce it "Dow", as in "Dow Jones" (ie., ... Views: 2249
This article examines sponsorships and advertising as methods for making cost breakthroughs and generating extra revenues. Let's start with sponsorships.
What do I mean by a sponsorship? It is any way to combine recognition with providing access to desirable prospects and customers for ... Views: 2247
* I wrote this article several years ago and this approach has made an incredible difference in my business ever since!
I was staring into the faces of the two colleagues who had become dear friends after spending the last several days together. I was bemoaning to them (through the tears ... Views: 2244
Winston Churchill’s Famous War Cry
Is Fully Applicable for Today’s Entrepreneurs
Arguably, the courage and moral leadership provided to the western world by Winston Churchill was the key instrument essential to keeping World War 2 from ending early, and ever so badly for the cause of ... Views: 2243
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Have you already found yourself locked into a business web site that in a very short time made the hair on the back of your neck stand up? Too late? You’ve already been there? Want your money back?
Those intermittent spurts of suspicion, while using any web site, that keep ... Views: 2241
Is apprehension preventing you from becoming a successful businessperson? Understand where your anxiety is coming from - and find out how to overcome it.
What's holding you back from business achievement? Is it a lack of skill to do something profitable and worthwhile? I doubt it. Chances ... Views: 2239
Why You Need to Crack Your Brain’s Neural Code For F-U-N!
“I never win anything, got no friends, and hate school. Nothing is fun.” It was my 12 year old son blaming “me”, for his experiences with people, the environment, and his lack of F-U-N.
• 1. I bit my tongue to avoid exposing my own ... Views: 2239
Mediocrity Is A Learned Habit
For most people the idea of having a good job, married with kids, drive a nice car, and retire after 30 years of service to a company is the American Dream. In retrospect it is for most Americans. After doing an evaluation of my own experiences and changing them ... Views: 2236
For some, true freedom is defined as being “able to do what you want, when, with whomsoever, wherever and however you want”. Others described it as "being able to wake up when you finished sleeping!”. The most common road taken to such freedoms as described above is by becoming an entrepreneur. ... Views: 2233
The other day someone asked me what the goal of a sales call should be. And it got me thinking about baseball.
Even if you're not a baseball fan, stick with me here. I'm talking about how to implement your sales game plan to gear up for a long, successful season.
Actually, I'm more of a ... Views: 2232
All people are plugged into the binary computer technology by virtue of the presence of that system on the planet. How does this affect the world? Well in order to understand the consciousness necessary for the invention of quantum computing and the information highway the observer must ... Views: 2227
by: Geoff Ficke
As a young, struggling college student in the 1960’s I became entranced with the life, philosophy and writings of the great American thinker Eric Hoffer. Hoffer’s life story was almost mystical, his thinking so lucid and the concepts he presented were so fresh that I could not ... Views: 2226
They say you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with – make those five people incredible.
Leaders who cultivate potential leaders multiply their own success and effectiveness. Having strong leaders around you will help you carry other loads and grow the business. ... Views: 2220
A telesummit is primarily a list-building event, where a host interviews a collection of experts on a specific topic over a designated period of time, while a virtual audience tunes in for free.
While most telesummits end up being a huge win-win-win for the listeners, the guest experts and ... Views: 2218
by: Geoff Ficke
Since the beginning of time, until the middle of the 19th century the production of goods was conducted on an artisan, piece by piece basis. Over these many centuries the center of the individual’s universe was the local environ where commerce and enterprise were conducted on ... Views: 2215
I'm excellent with numbers, but reading long documents full of important details is another story -- my mind tends to wander before I absorb all the information. Instead of letting my business suffer, though, I built a relationship with someone on my team who truly loves reviewing contracts and ... Views: 2212
Entrepreneurial Enterprise
As an employee at Ericsson Muhammad Nasrullah was creating massive telecom networks but he felt there weren't enough services, so he left and “came up with a mobile social network which would be a gateway into other services.” He became an entrepreneur and one of his ... Views: 2211
At some point in our lives, we are all gripped with a crippling fear. Some will not admit it, but most people will. This crippling fear is that of failure. This fear is so appalling that it stops the majority of people from even taking the beginning step. They make comments like, 'What if I ... Views: 2211
Do you know your core competencies as an entrepreneur? Do you know the core competencies of your team members/contractors? This will help you to know what to delegate.
We have previously explored the importance of identifying your Unique Ability and core competencies, with the goal of both ... Views: 2200
You must have seen several companies nowadays offering promotional giveaways to their clients on special occasions. Especially, product launch parties involve the distribution of such gift items. If you really want to promote your company's products in a unique way then this is the right method ... Views: 2194
Putting together a Teleclass can be a great marketing tool to use to bring more exposure to you and your business. AND - It can be a lot easier than you might think, with the right tools and tips to get started.
So, how do you get started?
I've got some great (and really important) tips ... Views: 2190
“I sing because I don’t know how to swim” says Massimo Ranieri, one of Italy’s most popular romantic pop singers in the title of his newest CD. My singing resembles a crow squawking, so I swim because I don’t know how to sing!
I first heard Massimo sing when I lived in Italy in 1978 and now ... Views: 2184
Yesterday, as I was on my way to pick up my kids from school, it occurred to me that I was feeling exhausted—I mean really tired. As I made a mental scan of my day, I realized that I had been in a “reactive” mode most of the day rather than a “proactive” mode. We do need to react to situations ... Views: 2183
Living rich has nothing to do with what we can afford to buy — we want to live an abundant and full life with the people we love most.
Sure, it would be nice to have the money for a bigger home, a newer car, and a better education for your kids. It would be freaking awesome to be wealthy, but ... Views: 2181
Most of the people love art. Thus, it is a way where you can express what you feel, believe, and think. Moreover, some people use art for business, that’s why the art auction business was developed.
Early stages: Primary markets in Bruges, Florence, and Antwerp
Florence, Italy is ... Views: 2180
One of the most difficult tasks a new prospective entrepreneur faces is the construction of a Sales Model. Many books devoted to instruction for writing a business plan devote little or no attention to this vital exercise. The knowledge needed to assemble a quantified, qualified and clearly ... Views: 2175
A client was sharing with me how he was afraid to get out and begin doing public presentations to promote his business.
While he knew that he needed to make himself more visible he had a long list of concerns about why he wasn’t ready “to go public.”
My client was not alone in his ... Views: 2167
It has long been a source of amazement how marriage between incompatible signs of the zodiac can quickly turn disharmonious just because the parties involved have not checked their zodiac matching. On-lookers have often been startled by the disagreements and possible split-ups of partners who, ... Views: 2167
by: Geoff Ficke
In 1930, a young engineer was sent by his supervisor to spend time working on the floor of a Minneapolis auto body shop. The reason for the working visit was to review the performance of his employer’s principal product, industrial grade sandpaper, in actual use as a car door ... Views: 2166
Virtual Conferences continue to gain momentum and popularity as individuals experience increasing amounts of virtual activities for: team collaboration, staff education and delivery of customer support. However, as we ramp-up for online activities, firms will find it mandatory (if they haven’t ... Views: 2165
How To Make A LOT More Money As A Guitar Teacher
by Tom Hess
Are you not earning as much money as you would like to teaching guitar? Although most guitar teachers work hard to teach lessons, they do not make very much money from their efforts. As a result, they end up feeling discouraged ... Views: 2164
“I have my own style of selling.”
I have heard this countless times, usually from relatively inexperienced salespeople. What they really mean is, “I don’t have any real system to what I do, I don’t want any scrutiny, and I probably am not going to learn anything from you.”
Does every ... Views: 2163
A scattered mind produces scattered results in business. Scattered means: “occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space” and “lacking orderly continuity” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scattered). If it is taking you longer than anticipated, expected or ... Views: 2163
Dubai is one of the seven emirates of UAE. The emirate consists of a city of the same name. The city is the largest in terms of population among the rest of the cities of UAE and is the second largest city in terms of area after Abu Dhabi. The history of Dubai dates back to the era even before ... Views: 2157
Building a business of fulfillment, purpose, honor, and integrity, as well as financial abundance, health, and spiritual well-being has always been a top priority for me.
And to help me stay inspired and keep a steadfast focus on my goal of being a conscious entrepreneur running a conscious ... Views: 2156
Philip Judge's experience in the wealth management and precious metals industry is invaluable to the success of Younique Wealth Systems. What does Philip’s experience mean for Younique Wealth Systems Independent Business Owners?
If you seek experience in the wealth management and precious ... Views: 2150
One of the great things about being an executive and leadership coach is the opportunity to work with a variety of people who work in a variety of different industries. I have been doing some work recently with Kara Rosner, owner of Key Virtual Office Solutions – a Virtual Assistant (VA) ... Views: 2148
"Start a Profitable Global International Trade Import Export Business". Become licensed as a Customs Broker. What is a Customs Broker? Glad you asked. Customs Brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated, and empowered by the US Customs ... Views: 2145
While many people associate learning a new task with a list of “how to” items, it can be just as beneficial to know what not to do as well. Learning from past mistakes that others have made allows you to sidestep them in your own path and more quickly obtain your goal. In fact, focusing on ... Views: 2145
by: Geoff Ficke
Albert Einstein’s famous “Theory of Relativity” (e = mc2) is as familiar to many millions of people as a popular modern commercial limerick for a soft drink or a jingle for a candy bar. Even though very few amongst these millions actually understand the scientific premise of ... Views: 2141
Not long ago, being an entrepreneur required some sort of traditional office to network, accomplish daily tasks, and even establish credibility in the business world. But as the marketplace has grown more mobile — from laptops to the internet to smartphones — and conference-calling tools and ... Views: 2135
Secret #1: Your business is a mirror of you.
“We meet ourselves again and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.”
- Carl Jung
“Whatever is happening TO you is a reflection of what is happening IN you.”
- Don Giberson
The great Spiritual Masters, Law of ... Views: 2128
“The Big Idea” that will make an entrepreneur successful is not obtainable by filling in the blanks on a magic invention template. Where do ‘The Big Ideas” come from? Why are some people able to develop exciting concepts and others, though constantly scheming, achieve nothing of value? How do ... Views: 2127
Procrastination can be detrimental to an entrepreneur’s productivity and business growth. It sidelines a project or product going to market. Everyone has a certain activity they choose instead of the project they should be working on. Once you identify those procrastination pitfalls, it’s a ... Views: 2121
A common assumption that I had always made in my business in the past was thinking that in order to make more money and achieve my desired income goal I simply needed to focus on taking “the right actions.”
Because of this way of thinking I was constantly asking myself, “What do I need to ... Views: 2119
“I feel like we’re playing hooky from work!” I turned and looked at my husband’s wider-than-life grin beaming across his face in the afternoon sun. Drawing a deep breath, I took in the incredible beauty around us: snowcapped mountains, blue skies above and fresh snow under our feet. “You ... Views: 2119
In the United States, an estimated 20% of people with a computer is able to touch typing with ten-finger system. These employees have a huge advantage over those who do not master this skill. If you namely correctly learned to type with 10 fingers, make fewer mistakes, you work faster and you ... Views: 2118
I remember struggling years ago with experiencing severe feast and famine cycles in my business and wondering how I could create a consistent stream of income and prospects.
I felt challenged because I would focus on serving my current clients to the detriment of marketing my business. And ... Views: 2115
You all know the procedure when you’re on a plane. The flight attendant stands in front and tells you how to put on your oxygen mask and proceeds to tell you that in case of an emergency put your mask on first before doing anything else or helping anyone else. We all know why she gives us ... Views: 2115
I am often amazed at how many financial books neglect to focus on the critical issue of how to get financially organized.
So many of us are desperately seeking the one quick-fix step that will turn our financial lives around (like investing in the right stock) that we neglect to take ... Views: 2114