The Truth about Being Alone

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There is something to be said about reflection and the new energy it generates.
Regardless if the reflection is about something positive or negative, it is another opportunity to change or explore the possibilities of change.
This is not a personal story about being lonely or a love breakup, but about working alone. It is more about discoveries that have generated business [...]

Change is a Terrible Thing to Waste

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Sometime we make our choices based on circumstances that we may feel are a lost cause.
Then we start to think maybe I need to CHANGE something.
Why aren’t we more proactive to change when the red flags start slapping us in the face versus when it’s quite often too late?
Sometimes we just need to take a [...]

Loyalty Can Bite You in the Butt

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Loyalty is important in all aspects of life.  Loyalty affects friend, love, and business relationships.   Think about those that you are loyal to and why.
What drives your loyalty?
In this post I will touch on what can happen when you lose loyal customers, if it’s loyalty or longevity, and a few steps you can try [...]

“5″ Signs That Your Marketing Efforts Are Working

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It’s a new year, things are starting to stir up…This post is based on a true story and some of the signs that demonstrate that the marketing is working.  This may not be true for everyone, possibly you will identify with a few of them or try out a few thoughts so that more can [...]

Bartering Increases Business Opportunities

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This post is part of January’s  Word Carnival under the awesome creativity of the Tea Silvestre the  Word Chef. Please take time to review other carnies who posted under this months topic..Bartering!
Bartering is an ancient system of trade.  One party trades with another without the use of cash. Advances to technology has enhanced the ability to barter over [...]

Google’s Chrome – Saved My Life and a few others

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If you are sharing a computer with someone, have multiple computers that you work from, or maybe you have a new computer and can’t find some of your websites that are your favorites, how do you manage that?  What about your passwords that are saved in various browsers, it is frustrating and a little time-consuming. [...]

Warning: Someone IS Watching You

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You best believe…if you are socially active online….someone is watching you..everything you say or post.  Do you know who your stalkers are?
With the increased activity of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, we have increased our exposure.  Not to say that is a bad thing, but are you conscious of the fact that people [...]

Have you backed up and checked it twice?

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Saturday, October 29th at approximately 8:15pm, my companion of 3 years, my Toshiba laptop passed quietly away.  Survived by only me…it’s true, diehard friend, I was devastated.
The primary thing that helped my sanity (saved me) from completely going bald (as a result of pulling out my hair) – I back-up 24/7 on Mozy.com!  Yay!!!!
Secondly, I [...]

Create Balance and Harmony Through Creativity

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Some of the best ideas come as a result of creative thinking when we seek to solve a problem or issue.   Being in an optimal state of mind can only lead to optimal plans. We seek balance and harmony.
Creativity is about attitude – our perspective.  Those disappointing moments or activities can only get better when [...]

Re-Focus Be Productive

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Everyday we are on the information highway, sucking it up and trying to absorb more.  
Tryin’ to get smarter and smarter. Tryin’ to be one step ahead, not miss some important information that will help our businesses.
It is not that difficult to get distracted…especially with all the information and activities available at our finger tips.
Distractions
Social [...]