Okay, I don’t think I’ve ever claimed to be any sort of social media guru, have I??? I really hope not… because you should know from the start that I am COMPLETELY unqualified to write this post about social media.  YET, here I go! =) One of the things that I get asked about a
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You know that the Spark & Hustle National Tour kicks off NEXT MONTH…. and yesterday was lucky day 1-11-11.  Lucky indeed… because we received more scholarship money to make it possible for many more of you to attend the location of your choice.  To celebrate…. the Spark & Hustle team decided to round up 11 reasons
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2010.  I know it’s cliché, but I can’t believe today is the last day of the year.  No time for a two-minute drill to sound.  It’s all but over. Time to reflect, repurpose, re-invent, and re-engage. Looking forward to all of that…. but I have NO interest in RE-learning any of the (sometimes heart –
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I have a great deal of respect for Ali Brown.  I’ve followed her since I was introduced to her via Dan Kennedy’s Inner Circle membership.  I’ve watched her grow in business and in life – even if from afar.  I was THRILLED when she invited my partner, Tory Johnson, to speak to her own Inner
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PLEASE take the time to read this… if only to make me feel better having had to endure it!! =)  You may not learn anything…. except what NOT to do… but at least we can laugh together.  This story is too good to keep to myself, and every word is true.  Here goes…. So, last
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Polite?  Politically correct?  NO!  But, let’s look past it… because there is so much to learn from this logo that (I believe) gets to the heart of a cancer warrior’s frustration with all of the “HYPE” about cancer awareness.  You see, it’s not about awareness for them.  They are painfully AWARE already…  Research shows that
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Thank you to Beverly Lewis for reaching out to me on FACEBOOK with a question about Writing Powerful Copy: Beverly… thank you for dubbing me the QUEEN of anything!! =) =) I did respond to her on facebook, but here is a slightly “extended” response: First, the TOP resource for writing compelling copy is the
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So, I am hoping you’ll excuse my ranting if I promise (this time) to point out and expose the ignorance we are all up against as consumers … and the opportunity it offers all of us as business owners.  Yep – this time…  I am going to point fingers.  =) This past weekend, my sister-n-law
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