** MOST of this taken right out of a private email exchange between a corporate client and myself. ** Let’s face it.  BRANDing is a common business word that’s “sexier” than most. It’s also one of those buzz words that has generated a LOT of buzz… and even more MONEY for those coaches specializing in
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This morning, I spent a couple of hours organizing my office for all that I have coming up in the next few weeks.   In the process, I got rid of a slew of old magazines…. some dating “all the way back” to 2008, when the headlines BEGAN screaming at us about how bad the
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This morning I woke up thinking about YOU.  All of the YOUS I’ve met over the past twelve years of being my own boss.  Those of you who’ve inspired me.  Those who have been kind enough to stick with me from my first Great Women’s Gathering until today.  Those who send cards and well wishes
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I admit it. Sometimes I hear or see something so bad, I have to WAIT to tell you all of the details.. so the person I’m “TELLING ON” is less likely to see my seething post about them! Lol… But not in this case…. because I can guarantee this woman is NOT reading THIS blog!
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So, I admit it.  I’m a Jillian Michaels fan.  She whips my butt at least twice a week with her FatBlasting videos.  I buy magazines she’s featured in, new videos when they come out, occasionally read her blog… and really enjoy her no-excuses approach to weight loss. Now, if you’re UNfamiliar with this superstar of
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My husband is a public school teacher – one of the best – and the new school year started this week… so he’s officially back to work! We were talking about his day when he mentioned that one of the best things he does regarding classroom management is make his seating chart. Apparently, it MATTERS
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This ladder is replacing what used to be a stable, secure set of beach steps leading these home owners from their back door to the foot of the ocean.  The thing is, I passed no less than 20 of these missing steps on my morning jog this weekend.  Only this one was using a ladder.
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To succeed in business, if you’ve been heeding my advice at all =) you’re training yourself to ASK for the SALE.  You’re in those FOUR selling conversations a day.  You are no longer content to let networking relationships linger in “potential” phase… You’re no longer HOPING people buy from you.  You’re ASKING them to buy
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I know the drill.  You’re busy all week.  You’re doing a lot of stuff.  Tweeting. Facebooking.  G++-ing (Which I’ve yet to start doing, but pretty sure I will do eventually…) Linking up.  Meeting Up.  Networking.  Blogging.  Tweetchatting.  YouTubing.  Posting.  Commenting.  Planning.  Branding.  Oh – and you probably fit in some SEMBLANCE of a life as
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