FREE. A four letter word that – aside from pushing you into SPAM folders if you use it in your e-newsletter – seems pretty harmless. But, like many, many things- it can be as destructive as it can be beautiful… depending on how you use it. On facebook, twitter, and on-line in general… we see
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Archives for 2011
Darwin’s Theory… of Business Selection
At Virginia Tech, I learned about Darwin’s Theory of Evolution… and fought hard to reconcile science with my faith – but that’s another blog post entirely! =) Anyway, I learned of Darwin’s Theory and as I continue to dive deeper and deeper into this world of entrepreneurial adventure, there are two points that continue to
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But, I Can’t Charge THAT MUCH!
I love the first day of www.sparkandhustle.com because it’s filled with successful women who are saying, “If I can do this, YOU can do this too!” =) They’re encouraging us to go BIG, to act BOLDLY, to be unstoppable! (It lays a great foundation for the rest of the conference when we focus on HOW
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Bad Horror Films… and Your Business
We’ve all seen the horror films that – while still making our heart pound with anticipation – also lead us to shout at the future victim who’s running across the screen… in heels. Or staying stuck in one place without even getting up to run because they are so fear-struck. Or always looking behind them,
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Wrong Question!
If I were to describe a TYPICAL first session with a solopreneur hoping to become a private client of mine, it would go something like this: Self-bosser walks in and excitedly rattles off what they envision for themselves in their business… tells me how many people LOVE what they’re up to…. and recites compliments they’ve
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A(nother) Week of Experts, Solutions and… WASTED DOLLARS
On Tuesday, I was asked to buy into an automated program to build my twitter following… On Wednesday, a system to build my connections on linked in.. Yesterday, a course dedicated to the power of “association” and today: an opportunity to join a TWENTY person mastermind group and, separately, a home study course dedicated to
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The Skeletons in my Closet…
I’m sure there’s some universal law at work when the same subject continues to come up at every corner of your world…. when we’re all sort of vibrating at the same frequency… when certain subjects just seem to reach out and grab us. FEAR. HESITATION. PLAYING NOT TO LOSE. These are the topics that are
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My PRAYER better not be your PLAN!
There was a time when my family went through the proverbial “ringer” of life…. Tragedy seemed to lurk on every corner, hospital visits were frequent and serious, and we all jumped when the phone rang – having been trained by Professor Tragedy to expect the worst. During this time, I prayed. A lot. =)
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No Money to Market? What you MUST do now!
By now, you probably know my story. I launched my “entrepreneurial journey” with a whopping $50 investment and bill due dates so close it still makes me shiver to think about it. I had to make money. Right Away. No excuses. No back up plan. If I were honest, there was really no plan at
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