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Focus on What You Want

“No asky, no getty!”— my pal Cynthia During one of my business-building workshops, a participant shared a great story on a follow-up coaching call. She was at the dentist’s office, […]
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Creating Clear Marketing Messages

“The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller.” — Steve Jobs On a recent call during one of my business development workshops, participants shared success stories—real examples they […]
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Your Best Marketing Strategy

“Make a customer, not a sale.” – Katherine Barchetti With so many marketing options available, how do we determine the best investment for our business? The answer lies in a […]
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Stop Focusing on Getting More Done

“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” – Stephen Covey Focus on What Truly Matters You might be thinking, “That’s crazy! How […]
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Coaching for Problem Employees

“You cannot build performance on weaknesses. You can only build on strengths.”— Peter Drucker As a business coach, I have often been approached by business owners looking to “fix” problem […]
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The Marketing Triangle

There are three general categories of marketing that form the “Marketing Triangle”: Active Marketing, Passive Marketing and Follow-up. It takes a commitment to all three categories to have a truly […]
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Commit to Listening

“They just won’t listen to me!” is a cry that I often hear from employers, significant others, parents, etc. What I have found is that when these same people commit to […]
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Focus Matters

A young man was talking to his grandfather one day about his dilemma in deciding whether he should continue on his current path of pursuing his dreams even though the […]
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Out with the Old Goals and In with the New

With the new year rapidly approaching I find that many people are starting to think about New Year’s Resolutions and goals for new year. For some, this is a joyful […]
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Elimination, Automation, Delegation

One way to become more profitable is to spend most of your time on the activities that make you money. But, what about all that other stuff you’re doing? There are three […]
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