There’s a dentist I know that has created raving fans… unpaid ambassadors for his work. One particular ambassador has (through me) brought in no less than $25K worth of work to this dentist… simply through her enthusiastic and passionate “raving fan-dom.” Even though the same work may have cost as little as ONE-THIRD that amount
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  Recently, I mentioned on my private Facebook page that when checking out at the opthamologist’s office, I was hit with a $2050 bill… plus my $40 co-pay, of course. The $2050, I was told, was my portion of what I’d pay for my NEW “medical” contact lenses. The BULK of those who responded were
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“I LOVE EMPOWERING WOMEN entrepreneurs to earn the income they deserve, rather than settling for an industry average, and without compromising on their core values and priorities.” – B. Michelle Pippin, USA Weekly interview. At the risk of really disappointing some people, my core purpose in life isn’t “just” to grow businesses. It IS to
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We all know the Pareto Principle that states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the actions. In other words, 20% of what you do is what produces 80% of what you want. It’s a principle that holds true across the board, but especially in business. Most people discuss this as an impetus
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I can’t remember where it was, but I read an article encouraging women entrepreneurs to step into a place where they claimed what they DESERVED in business and in life. I read the entire article and I really did “get the point,” but the “I DESERVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL” mantra definitely didn’t work for me.
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I am a student of history… both ancient and recent… which gives me a certain perspective that those with “short memories” do not have. I study — and have been studying– MANY leaders and industry makers and industry disruptors. The GREATS, I call them. I study them because success leaves clues. And there is GREAT
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I am ACUTELY aware of my failures. Both big and small. Public and private. Huge and seemingly insignificant. I sit with them. Stare them in the eye. And ALWAYS… examine them, take from them, learn from them. But also, NEVER… take them personally nor allow them the power to taint the future. Failures are useful,
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