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23 Tips for When Everything Goes Sideways

A lot of the people in my life have two things in common right now: They declared in no uncertain terms that 2015 is their break through year. Nothing is going the way they planned. The truth is that when you make a declaration of sweeping change and are serious about it, things get weird. What you’ve been doing doesn’t...
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I get why you’re exhausted

Today I was frozen. Panicky. I didn't want to start anything or work on anything. I couldn't focus and my creativity was at zero. I was in pure urgent mode, waiting for the next emergency. On Saturday, my husband (who won't even take an Advil for a headache) walked into my office and said, "I need you to take me...
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Let Go in Order to Grow – Delegate by Using the Power of a Virtual Assistant

Contributed by Laura Schappert. “If you really want to grow as an entrepreneur, you’ve got to learn to delegate.” Richard Branson. When you’re good at what you do, people want much more from you. This can lead to a real sense of pressure and work overload because you can't do everything that everyone wants quite possibly leaving you feeling stressed,...
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Consistency: The most misunderstood key to success

Consistency is a key to success. Intellectually we know this, but putting it into practice seems to be a constant battle. And why is that? Because consistency has a plodding, dreadfully dull quality to it, doesn’t it? And we freedom-loving entrepreneurs tend resist anything that resembles the regular schedule of employment. But it doesn't have to be that way! Consistency...
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Feeling stuck? Try this.

For decades, I wanted to send birthday and anniversary cards to my extended family. And every year, I didn’t do it. For some reason, I just couldn’t get my act together. I was stuck. Until this year when I made a remarkable discovery that I would categorize under “Blinding Flash of the Obvious.” Focusing on actually sending cards kept me...
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Time management FAIL

Last Monday, I had a short list of easily accomplishable tasks, and a small amount of time to do them. I was going through my list one item at a time, and then my first appointment of the day cancelled. I thought – oh cool. I’ll get that calendar scheduling program set up, update all my social media profiles, and...
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The not-so-literal way to choose images for blog posts and marketing.

Contributed by Guest Blogger, Rachel Vane I tend to be a silly, but serious person. Seriously. Sometimes I’m crippled by it and how literal and/or exact I feel need to be. Do you know of what I speak? When you set out innocently enough to find an image for a blog post or to post on Facebook and you get all...
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Sitting on the sidelines, you won’t make a difference

I got the greatest email in response to my “haters” article a few weeks back. It was so insightful and encouraging, I thought I’d share it with you all. Enjoy! Mary, Anyone that knows you, would know that you’re 100% sincere and truly want to help business people…for every endeavor there seems to be a natural tendency for some to...
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Handling the “Haters”

Oh my goodness. What a freaking roller coaster! Last week I had my best week in business. Ever. Then on Monday morning, I get a “hater”. You know, that person who has been disappointed, or is frustrated and skeptical… or just plain mean. Regardless of their motivations, when someone comes at you like this, it can really throw you for...
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6 Tips to Make Sure Your Emails Get Attention

Recently I’ve received a series of emails from a committee I'm on that have been absolutely confounding. They are packed with details and usually include several attachments. They're written with multiple fonts, plus bolding and italics being used with no rhyme or reason to the emphasis. It takes me forever to get through the emails, and, in the end, I’m...
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Extricating Yourself From a Conversation

Contributed by Dr. Marta Adelsman You're at a social event and someone corners you, talking at length about something in which you have no interest. Most hesitation to end conversations like this comes from a belief that 1) you will hurt his/her feelings, and  2) you are responsible for how he/she feels. Rid yourself of the notion that either of...
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It’s coming. Are you ready?

WOW. It’s practically September. And you know what that means… or do you? Let me back up at little. In business, a general rule to follow is that any work you do today to build your business will produce results in 3 months or so. Sometimes sooner, but for those of us who are in business for the long-term, thinking...
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