So, it wasn’t even 8 weeks ago that I excitedly announced that I held not one — but TWO– spots on page ONE when you searched for “women entrepreneurs” on google. Today, I guess the algorithms changed or the search engine gods got mad at me or something because I’m nowhere to be found,
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This is More Dangerous to your Sales Than Cigarettes
…ARE TO YOUR LUNGS. WARNING: This article refers to topics you likely find “heated,” and trigger worthy. I hope you read anyway. Because the “secret” to successful selling is also the secret to successful LIVING, successful EVANGELISM, successful ACTIVISM. And there is a common “sin” that kills them all. Ask any marketer (me, included) and
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9 Things Struggling Entrepreneurs Do
9 THINGS STRUGGLING ENTREPRENEURS DO… THAT PROFITABLE ‘TREPS DON’T. I believe strongly in BEHAVIORAL congruency. Before I could afford my own coach — which I hired before I thought I could afford my own coach, lol… — I simply looked at what other successful people were doing, and aligned my behavior with theirs… looked at
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The Weight of Unfinished Business
I’M SOOOOO FAR BEHIND: THE WEIGHT OF UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. There’s a certain energy inherent in women who are “natural born hustlers.” The women who have a lot of balls in the air, those who are pushing PLAY on multiple fronts, the DO-ERS who have multiple projects, unlimited ideas and quite simply
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Defeating Distraction For Women Entrepreneurs
I read a sales page the other day for #womenentrepreneurs. The HEADLINE: “The problem is… you’re constantly distracted by things in your personal life.” It was an event about business habits — specifically for people working from home — and the leader is a PHENOMENAL leader. I respect her, and those who attend will
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Exposing The Ultimate Bait & Switch For Entrepreneurs
The first event/book I ever wrote (and self-published using a local printer and those plastic rings you can make books with and sold ONLY at my “events” by the same name) was: Work Your Own Way. That was my message. The title of my book. The name of my event. And my tagline. I wanted
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When to Copy Someone Else and When to Stay Original
I’ll never forget — way before any of my online marketing/blogging/etc. would have been worth copying — finding a woman who had (word for word) copied my entire website. EVEN THE ABOUT ME PAGE. She was from my area, and while I didn’t know her, I reached out to her to discuss the, um, “situation.”
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6 Steps To Weather Any Storm in Your Business
Today, I am painfully aware of the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and also have my eye on Hurricane Irma (and behind her, Hurricane Jose) heading up the East Coast. There will always be storms. Weather storms. Life Storms, Storms in marriage and parenting. And — of course, most relevant to our focus
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The #1 Sin in Marketing and Sales
MAYBE YOU’RE COMMITTING THE NUMBER ONE “SIN” OF MARKETING AND SALES. I recently submitted an article which will turn into an ongoing column, featuring “Women Making Waves In [iNSERT INDUSTRY].” This work will highlight and profile women entrepreneurs who are shifting things, changing things, DISRUPTING things in their industry. Melanie McGhee in the therapy world. Cathy
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