I know, right? Shocking! Who would’ve thunk it? Speakers actually wanting to get paid to speak! Coaches with the audacity to ask to be paid to coach! But, this shocking bit of news is true. Scientists conducting research worldwide have discovered this weird little “tribe” of experts who — gasp — actually demand to be
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Archives for March 2015
What You MUST Do About Cheap Prospects
Where’d you find that lead? The TOILET store? — a quote loosely based on the movie Anchorman =) One of the top frustrations I hear about from business owners is that of a CHEAP prospect pool. Prospects who can’t even use credit. Prospects that absolutely can not buy anything you offer. Cheap prospects. Broke prospects. Poor prospects.
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How You Can Make More Money & Save Time — Almost Instantly
Most professional practitioners and solo-preneurs find themselves — at one point or another — in a dreadful cycle, referred to as feast or famine. Despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, we accept this cycle as an inevitable part of owning your own business. (It’s not, but convincing you of this fact will have to wait for another day.)
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The 1 Stupid Simple Trick I Used to Triple My Income
Fair warning: This post is part of a larger campaign I’m creating for coaches, consultants and experts. STILL it applies to all of us. I was once asked what I’d have to do to DOUBLE my income in 3 months. I completely rejected the question and clarified my need, “Doubling won’t be enough.” “What about
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Working Solo: How To Push Yourself
The vast majority of my time is spent working solo. I’m fortunate that I’ve always enjoyed a very low need — or desire– for social stimulation. I quite enjoy my own company. =) Therefore, the loneliness and isolation that plagues many entrepreneurs isn’t an issue for me. Truth be told, I hear a lot of talk about
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Tough Love Tuesday: Small Business Owners Can Be an Entitled Bunch
I have the privilege of being a Mom to 3 teenagers. Therefore, I shouldn’t need to tell ANYONE that I am an EXPERT in entitlement. =) All kidding aside, one of the highest barriers to success for the small business owner is his or her OWN sense of entitlement. Many times, when I’m speaking at someone
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Your MONEY Is On the Other Side of The Bridge
The best way to describe the experience of savvy, willing, and determined entrepreneurs — especially experts, authors, attorneys and physicians determined to increase and leverage their income — is SUCCESS STRATEGY WHIP LASH. They scour available information for guidance and advice on what they should do to reach their income and influence goals. (Smart of
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5 Most Popular Articles on our Blog
We’ve been at this “business blogging” thing since 2008. It’s been a hoot. I’ve had a bunch of fun with it and this little-blog-that-could has helped a bunch of business people — or so we’ve heard. Recently, I was challenged to find which blog postswere MOST POPULAR according to you guys — which
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Keep It Simple (for more) Sales
This may be the shortest and most important blog post you’ll ever read — if you need or want more income, more clients, more sales. And you do, right? The more income you see, the more sales you make, the more checks you deposit… ALL INDICATORS of how many MORE people you are helping, whether
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