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Success: Tell, Show,Try, Do (part 2)

05/11/2010

If you were going to teach someone to scuba dive, you wouldn’t just toss them the equipment and say “go for it”, would you? Of course not.
You can’t do it that way in business either…you must take the time yourself to learn and DO the basic fundamentals before you can teach or instruct someone [...]

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Success Tips: Tell, Show, Try, Do!

05/09/2010

In business, as in life, you can never just “tell” someone what they need to do. As the leader, you must first SHOW them that you’re money is where your mouth is…in other words, you can’t teach what you don’t know, what you yourself won’t do.
People often ask for some guidelines in [...]

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Choose What’s Right for You!

05/04/2010

“Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness”.—–Zig Ziglar
There are thousands of home-based businesses to choose from, so how are you sure you’re making the right choice?

You must be a bulldog and get the information you need BEFORE you invest time and money. Here’s a few [...]

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W.I.T. Do you have it?

04/29/2010

In today’s economy, more and more folks are giving thought to starting a home-based business. Will you do “whatever it takes” to be successful? Truth is, you’ll work much harder for yourself than you ever did for someone else…
Ask yourself if you:
# have at least 10-20 hours per week to invest.
# have [...]

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4 Easy Ways to Stay Connected

04/21/2010

As you attract prospects, you’ll need a database to keep track of them; and the system that I use is Aweber.
Not only does it send them automatically scheduled messages, it collects a prospect’s name, email, phone number and address. (Outlook has a great contact manager, and so does Constant Contact).
1. Once a prospect’s in your [...]

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Successful People Are Generous

03/31/2010

Have you ever met someone that jealously guards pertinent information or resources that would help you with a job, a project, or a problem?
(We won’t get into the “whys” of  it today),  but just know that  successful people do realize that they don’t live “on an island”…life does not happen (nor does success) [...]

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Treat Your Business Like a Business…

02/16/2010

According to the Internal Revenue Service, you cannot deduct expenses unless you are truly in the business to make a profit. I cannot stress enough that you must treat your business like a business; for example, the time and effort you put forth and whether you are deriving an income from [...]

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Forums: Win/Win

02/09/2010

Forums are simply an internet discussion group for participants with common interests; they not only will help you promote your own business but they are a wealth of information to draw on. By being active in forums you’re constantly accessing the latest knowledge available.
It’s a great place to check on [...]

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The Chinese Bamboo Tree

01/15/2010

The first time I heard the story of the Chinese Bamboo Tree, I was listening to Zig Ziglar,  the  famous motivational speaker.   As the story goes, this tree when planted, watered, and nurtured for an entire growing season  didn’t  outwardly grow as much as an inch.  Then, after the second growing season, a season in [...]

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