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You Could Blame It On The Camera

You Could Blame It On The Camera You know it’s true, photographs are clearer when they are in focus. When they are out of focus, they are blurry, indistinct and in most cases virtually worthless. How many times have you

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Posted in Goal Setting, Growth Strategy, Leadership, Learning, Mindset, Personal Growth, Planning, Uncategorized

Key Skills Plus Continuous Learning Equals Success

Key Skills Plus Continuous Learning Equals Success Do you consider you’re successful in your small business? The thing about success is the target is always moving. The goals you set for yourself last year are not the same as the

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Posted in Learning, Mindset, Personal Growth

How Well Do You Connect With People?

How Well Do You Connect With People? Lately the topic of leadership has come up in just about every conversation I have had with people. It’s not that I bring it up, but that leadership is inherent in just about

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4 Steps to Productive Pauses

4 Steps to Productive Pauses Busy-ness is the standard operating procedure for SBOs (small business owners). Get it done. Get it done. Make a decision. Get it done. Sometimes, though, you need to pause and think. In reality, more businesses

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Mind the Gap in Your Business

Mind the Gap in Your Business If you’ve ever traveled to London and ridden on the subway system, called The Tube, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “Mind the gap.” The phrase is blared over the P.A. system as people get

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Aim – Hone in on the Real Target

Aim – Hone in on the Real Target Are you up for an experiment? I know what the outcome can be, but I think many of us (me included) have to actually experience something to really understand the power we

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Do You Run Your Business with a T-Shirts and Tattoos Perspective?

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the brand name of an item and the Discount house brand? Here’s a hint I’ve discovered with t-shirts that might help! I noticed when I purchased my t-shirts at the discount

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Posted in Leadership, Mindset

Reframe It: Gift Wrap Objections

There have been times in your life when people tried to convince you that what they were offering was better than it seemed: Remember that  time an unscrupulous used car salesman pitched a lemon at you, he called the high

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Posted in Mindset, Sales

Pickin up paw-paws puttin’ ’em in the basket…

Have you heard that little song before “Pickin up paw-paws puttin’ ’em in the basket… Pickin up paw-paws puttin’ ’em in the basket… Pickin up paw-paws puttin’ ’em in the basket… Way down yonder in the paw-paw patch.” Now you

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It’s Building Blocks… Just Not the Fun Ones

John and Libby love Lego’s™. They build all kinds of things. John is especially enthused about building Star War’s bases. His imagination is something to behold and from what i can tell… limitless! He even has learned to photo his

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