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Business Operations
Six Impossible Things
Alice Kingsley claimed that she sometimes believed six impossible things before breakfast. By doing so, she had great adventures, far beyond the limitations and possibilities set out for her by other people’s beliefs. In Tim Burton’s fantastic re-make of the classic Alice in Wonderland story, Alice is portrayed as a ingénue who is caught between two worlds: the staid expectations and beliefs of her Victorian era social structure (as lived and endorsed by her family), and the world of the possible,...
Finance Management
How to Respect Money
Guest Post by Barbara Stanny, The leading authority on women and money. Barbara is a Best Selling Author, Motivational Speaker, Workshop facilitator, Money and Wealth coach and Coach Trainer. Original post on BarbaraStanny.com. Barbara Stanny There’s a big difference between making a good living and enjoying a good life. You demonstrate respect and appreciation for money the same way you would anything else of value in your life, be it an heirloom rug, an expensive hand tool, a close friend,...
Marketing & Promotion
The 3 Keys to Client Retention (which means less marketing)The better you are at retaining clients the less marketing you need to do. One of the reasons that you see so much marketing from other business owners is because they may be great at getting clients but not great at keeping clients. What is your current rate of retention? I’ve found that the new business owner is lucky if they retain a client for 90 days. This means that for every client you loose in 90 days, you have to replace that client 4 times in a year. No wonder you feel...
Professional Development
The Art Of Blurting
What is a “blurt”, you may ask and how can it possibly be valuable? For our purposes “blurting” is the act of speaking out your thoughts before you have completely thought them through. Your first reaction may be fear or even, Kate, you are a bit crazy. Fears of being misunderstood are most common or perhaps concern that people will think less of your abilities as a thought leader. Blurting, at the right time for the right purpose brings exponential value to you and your team… Blurting...
