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- I Don’t Want To Wake Up Yet. I Need More Sleep! - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightYes, I know… You are tired, sleepy and everyone else is still asleep… You had a hard day yesterday and you have a hard day coming today… So, yes, I suppose you could stay down, hit that snooze button again… Get that much needed sleep… Loose yourself ...
Views: 998 - If You Want A Purpose Driven, WEALTHY life, Do Not Give Into This Seemingly Great Idea, No Matter What! - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightSo, you have distilled out your purpose… You know what you want your life to stand for and to be about… And now you are all excited… All those years of the fog are behind you! You are on path! You feel the pull of purpose, drive, enthusiasm and ...
Views: 842 - How to Crush it With Lead Generation on LinkedIn Pulse - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2016 from Susan FriesenBlogging was promoted to be the promised land for entrepreneurs, business owners and marketers. Do you ever spend time crafting a brilliantly written article, posting it on your blog, only to hear the sound of crickets? So to boost the number of people seeing your article, you post it on ...
Views: 1112 - Use Meditation to Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerCountless studies show the positive effects of meditation on your life. Then why, I ask, do so few practice it on a daily basis? Meditation balances your physical, emotional, and mental states. It allows your body to de-stress, and if done in the morning, sets a focused, peaceful tone for ...
Views: 1496 - Need for “1-1 performance coaching” for a CEO or Head of the organization ? - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2016 from Ganesh BabuMost of the small and medium organization (SME) wants to transform the organization for breakthrough growth. Breakthrough growth happens only when there is radical thinking and execution happens on the way it does business on a daily basis. The person at the top thinks that people working for ...
Views: 1646 - Powerful Copywriting with Purposeful Storytelling + Responsible Vulnerability - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2016 from ling wongYour content (be it video, audio, blog post, sales page or the next new thing) is the key to building an equity of trust and relationship with your community of clients and customers that will lead to conversion and loyalty. You’ve probably heard a whole lot about “storytelling” and ...
Views: 1413 - Abundance is a choice – CHOOSE It In Order To Create Wealth - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightIt is hard when you do not feel like you are experiencing abundance to then claim that it is your birthright. I know. I have lived with poverty and though nowhere near as bad as it could have been, it still infected all of my thinking. Everything came with a struggle… I had to do things I ...
Views: 1210 - Maximize the Results of Every Action You Take - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2016 from Jeanna GabelliniMost of us are running around with a long to-do list in our heads. Maybe you’re organized and have written yours down on paper or your computer. Action is important because without it, nothing would happen. But… are you leveraging your actions for maximum results? Even the most ...
Views: 1687 - 4 Ideas For Stepping Into Abundance When It Has Not Been Your Experience To Date - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightSo, how do you step into abundance when it seems well beyond your current level of experience? Take some time each day to be silent and to journal Every leader needs to take time to think, to navel-gaze, to write out what comes up, to pick up on new ideas in the ...
Views: 962 - Busting the Myths About Social Media and Email Marketing - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2016 from Susan FriesenIf you post it and you Tweet it they will come. Right? Maybe not. While Social Media is an excellent way to build rapport with potential clients, it can’t begin to compare with email marketing for driving sales. Yes, social media is an important part of your marketing plan, but I see too ...
Views: 1200(5 votes) - 3 Lessons From Our Sassy Mastermind Failure Festival - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2016 from Lisa Sasevich“It’s fine to celebrate success, but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” —Bill Gates We took seriously what Bill Gates said, when, at our last Sales, Authenticity & Success (Sassy) Mastermind retreat, we created our first-ever Failure Festival. You read that correctly. ...
Views: 1322 - Stop Thinking So Hard – Take a More Intuitive Route For Money & Impact To Flow - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightSo, I am just like you… I want to know exactly how things will work… I want to know that every single effort I put in, towards the quest for my big goals will result in all the riches and the impact that I know I am born for. And so, instead of just going with my gut, I go look see what ...
Views: 770 - Turn your business (and speaking) around - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2016 from Kathleen GageIt’s amazing when you cross your own invisible line from, “Ugh! I have to do this,” to “Wow! I get to do this!” Such is the case with running. Never, in my wildest dreams, did I think I would enjoy, let alone love, running. But I do. A LOT! So much in fact, I regularly participate in local ...
Views: 1168 - 6 Ways To Target Passive Candidates - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2016 from Cynthia WitsonA passive candidate is described as a qualified candidate who isn’t looking for a job but also could be interested if the right one comes along. As a recruiter, it can be a challenge to find people under this group. But with the right tools and intelligent strategy, hunting for that ...
Views: 1421 - Twenty Reasons Why We Deserve Trump - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2016 from JAMES MAIOHOYou asked for it, you got it Trump 2016 I have been a political junkie for more than twenty years. Some years I knew every congressional race in every important district, in every state. I’m not there anymore; I’m mainly on the sidelines. Though I do still sit on committee’s and vet candidates ...
Views: 1156 - 6 Questions For Writing Website Copy that Connects, Resonates & Converts - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2016 from ling wongYour website can be the most comprehensive “inventory” of what your business is about. It can be catalyst to crafting how you present your vision, values, convictions and superpowers to the world. If you go through the process of designing your website with discipline and discernment, you’d be ...
Views: 1323 - Workplace Safety: How to Best Protect your Employees - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2016 from Lizzie WeakleyToday, many business managers actively seek ways to promote greater workplace safety. This issue concerns savvy executives, because they know that by reducing instances of avoidable accidents, they contribute positively to the company's safety record. Although specific worker safety measures ...
Views: 1225 - 7 Easy Steps to SEO Optimize Your Blog - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Susan FriesenI’m sure you’ve heard by now that blogging is a proven form of content marketing that drives traffic to your website. It’s true. Writing juicy articles that answer your prospects’ biggest questions and provides value is a smart way to attract your ideal target market. But writing the ...
Views: 1419 - 3 Keys to Achieve Your Goals and Make Your Business Better Than Ever - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerThis year just has to be better than last year, right? But how do you start? You know you're destined to build your business and yet... you have doubts that you can make things happen. You aren't sure what needs to change. Or where to start. I know how that is. I hear it from my clients ...
Views: 1483 - What You Can Learn From Angry Misfit Geek on Unique Positioning and Conversion - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2016 from ling wongRemember that inner geek you tried so hard to leave at home when you were in high school? Or that angry misfit in you that was dying to come out but got stuffed back into the box every time you tried to blend in? They may not be good for high school survival, but turns out there may be a thing ...
Views: 1168 - Do you have the “wait to be inspired” syndrome? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Kathleen GageConfession: I’m woo-woo. I admit it. Over the last nearly forty years I’ve read hundreds of spiritual books, attended enlightenment retreats, studied under amazing teachers with an incredibly high level of awareness and traveled the world in search of “enlightenment.” At age thirty I headed to ...
Views: 1940 - Do you have the “wait to be inspired” syndrome? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Kathleen GageConfession: I’m woo-woo. I admit it. Over the last nearly forty years I’ve read hundreds of spiritual books, attended enlightenment retreats, studied under amazing teachers with an incredibly high level of awareness and traveled the world in search of “enlightenment.” At age thirty I headed to ...
Views: 1925 - How to Capitalize on the 3 Cs for Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerThe three Cs are key to growing and building your business. No, one of them isn't cash (although you'll find it's a happy result). The three Cs I'm talking about are Community, Collaboration, and Celebration. Without these, you'll find yourself out there in the vast land of entrepreneurs, ...
Views: 1354 - Therapists Beware This Online Trickster - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2016 from Suzanne ZachariaThis is a scam that was attempted on me. Of course, I did not fall for it. I contacted my web person, who told me it was a well-known scam, explained to me how it is done, and informed me how I can report it to the authorities, in order to help other therapists that may be targeted by this ...
Views: 2355 - Will Recent Twitter Timeline Changes Kill Your Marketing Results? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2016 from Susan Friesen7 reasons why diversifying your social media efforts is becoming increasingly important Every time a social media network updates their timeline algorithms, it sends marketers in a tizzy. The same is true now for the recent update Twitter made in their timeline algorithm. Now instead of ...
Views: 1023 - Uncovering the Hidden Opportunities for Your Business - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2016 from Sheela MasandI had a beautiful conversation with a beautiful soul recently who happens to live in Kathmandu in Nepal which I think is very cool that technology allows us to do this! It was our 2nd attempt after the Skype connection failed the first time, and I am so very happy we persisted and made it ...
Views: 738 - The Best Entrepreneurial Lessons -- and Products -- Don’t Cost $10,000 - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2016 from Rick MartinezWhen I built my business, the question of how much to charge for my services was an unexpected hurdle. I needed mentors and examples I could use. I knew I wanted to create a course for emerging entrepreneurs; not knowing people who were offering that kind of service, however, I had to seek the ...
Views: 1751 - Authentic Health Business Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2016 from Suzanne ZachariaAre you being true to what you ask of others everyday? Remember that you are the face of your brand, even if you do not think of your business as a brand as yet. Your clients do. There is a lot of talk about authentic entrepreneurs, but what does it really translate into? Look at it this way, ...
Views: 1713 - The Secret to Sales Persuasion with Zero Manipulation - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from ling wongWhen one assumes an identity, one takes actions to realize or match that identity. As human beings, we are wired to avoid cognitive dissonance. When we take on an identity, we make sure our actions and results match that. You can use this psychology to create marketing communications that ...
Views: 1044 - Marketing is Scary - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerI don't know of a single entrepreneur who started their business because they said to themselves, "Oh goodie, I love marketing and can't wait to start spending time, energy, and money on marketing for my business!" Do you? Maybe you're one of the rare ones who relish marketing. But it's ...
Views: 1335 - Meditation in Repetition - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerSo, here I am, feeling harried, feeling stressed, and rushing from one task to another. Ever feel that way? You know, the tyranny of our tasks. Gotta get 'em done so I can relax. Gotta get 'em done so I can get onto "the good stuff" in life. There's so much to be done. There are ...
Views: 1252 - My Top 7 Tips for Hiring a VA - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2016 from Tracey OsborneAs a multi-VA business owner, I’ve hired a lot of VA’s over the years. At the same time, I’ve been hired as a VA and later, as an OBM many, many times. So I’ve learned a few things about how to hire and how not to hire VA’s. Here are my top 7 tips so that you don’t have to make the ...
Views: 1553 - Can Well-Being Really be Our Default Setting? - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2016 from Sheela MasandWhen I read through the top 5 tips my client had created recently as her opt in gift for her target market, Mums, I realized they could just as easily be applied to a solo-preneur. So how does that happen? How does a special report written especially for Mums who are struggling turn out to ...
Views: 838 - The 5 Types of Specialty VA’s Who Can Make Your Business Faster and Smarter - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2016 from Tracey OsborneMany business owners assume when they are starting out that a VA (Virtual Assistant) is a VA. But actually, there are several different specialties within the VA industry. Hiring the right type of VA for your unique needs means they handle work more efficiently, saving you time and money, ...
Views: 1323 - Do You Want Business Success? Add This Key Factor To The Daily Work - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightSometimes, we get so focused on the practical sides of running a business and that is absolutely right and fair that you do that but this is the thing… If your brain is set to always believe that things are going to be a struggle, then who is to say that you are not creating the struggle with ...
Views: 888 - Honest Marketing :: The Key to Connect, Resonate & Convert - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2016 from ling wongMy client N. came to me feeling “at the end of the rope” with her biz. After just ONE session, she had her second best day in sales and opportunities popping up left, right and center. What could have changed in just one session? We haven’t even gotten to the “strategies and tactics” piece ...
Views: 1313 - C-Level Selling – 2 Steps to Own Existing Accounts and Steal Competitors’ - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2016 from Sam ManferYour buyers from the top C-level echelon to lowly subordinates will stick buy you if you continue to meet their needs. Likewise, they will switch to competitors if you don’t. This means, if you want your competitors’ accounts, get to the c-level leaders and show them you can satisfy their needs ...
Views: 2414 - Love Yourself – 9 Simple Tips To Show You How - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightThere comes a day in everyone’s life when they realise that learning to love yourself is pretty important. It is usually after years of living to the agenda of the masses and realising that there is no reward to be found there and then, suddenly people remember that their own opinion is ...
Views: 938 - Redefining Prosperity - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2016 from Margie Beiswanger"The economy is in a slump." "People aren't spending money on services." You hear this, and more, every day. Sigh. No wonder entrepreneurs lose sleep worrying about their financial future. It can make you crazy, can't it? But is this the only way to think? Do we need to 'buy into' ...
Views: 1683 - How I Survived One of My Worst Speaking Engagements - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2016 from Kathleen GageIf you speak in front of enough audiences, you will have incredibly positive experiences AND you will have a few doozies. You know the kind, you’re in the middle of something and you wonder how you’re going to get through the experience. A huge part of minimizing the risk of something going ...
Views: 1225 - 7 Sales Page Elements that Connect, Resonate & Convert - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2016 from ling wongDespite the numerous "sales page templates" want us to believe, there's no one-size-fits-all way to write a sales page. To get people to buy from you, your sales page needs to build trust. You want your readers to feel connected to you and resonate with your message. To do so, it's ...
Views: 1168 - Nothing Happens Until You Make It Happen - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightI see you with the big ideas, the big dreams, the big goals… You think about it, you talk about it… And then you go back to live out your ‘settled-for’ life because you don’t actually think that you can have everything you dream of. You think your dreams are too big… You think that if it ...
Views: 1261 - Experts Who Speak on the Platform Achieve More…. Or Do They? - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2016 from Kathleen GageHave you ever wondered how two people can start a business right around the same time and one skyrockets to success while the other one struggles, barely able to make ends meet? While one is enjoying all the perks that come with high visibility the other is saying, “It’s not fair. She/he is no ...
Views: 1024 - Setting Up a Sales Funnel - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2016 from Tracey OsborneToday, I want to go into more detail about how to set one up that’s going to increase your sales and be easy to maintain. Let’s get started. 1. Opt In – We’ll start with someone subscribing to your list. This is one you’ve probably got covered already. If you have any kind of freebie ...
Views: 1397 - What Does Your Intuition Say? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerWhat does my intuition have to say? When was the last time you asked yourself that? If it's been awhile (or never), I encourage you to pause a minute and ask yourself, "Why haven't I?" Your intuition is your inner voice, your own North Star. It's there. But you need to be willing to ...
Views: 1645 - What do you want? Million Dollar Business Or Settled For Life? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightIt is so easy to settle, isn’t it? It is easy to ignore the longings in your heart as you tell yourself it is all impossible, isn’t it? Or is it? They are always there, whispering and calling you to arise and wake up and do the work you are called to do but you always have those excuses, ...
Views: 731 - How To Succeed in Direct Sales - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2016 from Rosemary Nonny KnightLet’s get straight into this. Too many direct sales people struggle with the cold list, warm list thing and lots of family and friends are running scared of having conversations with these newbie business owners! Is there another way to warm people up? I mean, I get it, the more ...
Views: 911 - 5 Ways to Make Your Email Marketing Easier and More Effective - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2016 from Tracey OsborneIf you’re like most of the small business owners I work with, the marketing emails you send take up a lot of your time. They’re worth it because they drive traffic to your landing and sales pages that lead to increased income, but they can be complicated and time-consuming. However, there are ...
Views: 1499 - Why Being Apologetic is Crimping Your Growth & Creativity - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2016 from ling wongBeing apologetic and making ourselves wrong doesn't help us step up to live our awesomeness. Drawing conclusions about our wrongness closes the door to unseen opportunities. Unfortunately, we’ve been conditioned into being apologetic… I hear it so often when people tell me what’s happening in ...
Views: 1078 - Stuff Won't Make You Happy - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2016 from Margie BeiswangerToo much "stuff" never brings us happiness. It actually weighs us down. It keeps us stuck. Rooted right where we are. If you feel really stuck, really weighed down, I suggest that you look around your home. Do you have "stuff" everywhere you look? Are your cabinets and closets and ...
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