When I was a young teen, I started competing in pageants. The only event I ever won was the pageant that did NOT require a talent. (Go figure. I couldn’t sing or dance.) Anywho, I loved it. And having zero natural talent for singing and zero lessons to help me learn how to sing did
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Archives for 2012
The Dirty Little Secret of Business
Self-bossing (i.e. entrepreneurship) comes with a dirty little secret. It’s something that EVERY SINGLE GURU you listen to, read about, or even envy KNOWS… but most just don’t discuss. Especially not publicly. MOST SPECIFICALLY not when you’re being sold into an event or virtual program. And if it is mentioned, it’s glossed over really quickly.
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Want more Sales? Know the Shelf-Life of Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is a powerful thing. Our enthusiasm and passion can keep us PERSISTENT in business when the “realities” of long hours and less-than-impressive paychecks would have us quitting in a hurry. But enthusiasm has a shelf-life. It doesn’t last long. This is important to know about ourselves, but more important to know about our prospective
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4 Not-So-Obvious Ways To Take Back Your Time
I’ve long held the belief that all of the time management books you’ve read are wrong. (Yeah, I know… you’re shocked! Actually I believe that all but two books are wrong– keep reading!) As are the foolish time management systems. Wrong. All of them. You know the ones, they want to train you and your
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The #1 Reason Your Email List ISN’T Growing (& How to fix it!)
Let’s face it. There are countless programs and gurus and systems that 1) brag about the size of their email list, and work hard to convince you that you need a HUGE list in order to make any “real money” in your business; and 2) promise to teach you all of the “little known strategies”
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Grandad & The Ice Cream Man = Powerful Business Lesson
Okay, so to the left you’ll see my Mom’s parents: Bobbi and Bruce Pugh. I never met Bobbie (Barbara Ann) but was named after her… and hear she was a fun-loving woman who was full of spunk, loved to read, and loved a good time. Imperfect in a million ways, but great in a million,
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Burn the Ships… and Succeed
Several hundred years ago lived a man who was an incredible empire builder. His name was Hernan Cortes and this conquistador had determined how lucrative it would be to take control of Mexico. You should know that for 600 years, men with far more resources, thousands more soldiers and who were much better equipped to
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Why The VAST MAJORITY of Business Gurus Are WRONG
Oh, I’m definitely in dangerous territory now… but I’ve started this thing, so I might as well finish it. First, let me say that there’s no “bait and switch” or happy misunderstanding associated with this blog post, or it’s title. I mean it. The VAST majority of my contemporaries… PARTICULARLY those showing you how to
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Southern Style $ucce$$: Would You Kill for This?
More money…. AND more time to spend with family, on fitness, or (GASP!) just enjoying life. This is what we want, right? So, my question is: Do you want it bad enough to KILL for it? Because that’s EXACTLY what you’ll have to do. Metaphorically speaking, of course. And it’s exactly what I did to
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