PIP: Three Steps To Overcoming Problems

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We all face problems in our everyday lives. Not a day goes by without a problem or two raising their ugly heads. Problems can be frustrating, depressing, and can really slow us down on our journey to success. But problems can also be opportunities in disguise. In fact, problems are a great place to start [...]

Make The Call: Customer Opportunity Cards

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I had a chance to see one of America’s best small business coaches, Marc LeBlanc, over the weekend. Mark runs a company called Small Business Success,  which offers guidance and weekend retreats to help small business owners become more successful. Mark was speaking to an audience of professional speakers and he made a profound statement [...]

A New Creation: Marketing Yourself In 2009

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As I was reading my daily devotional today the scripture verse really hit home. The verse said… Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). While this verse is a staple of the Christian faith and has been [...]

The Power Of 10,000 Hours

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How do you become the best in the world in your chosen field? Malcolm Gladwell in his new book Outliers, makes the premise that to really master a field of endeavor it takes about 10,000 hours. This works out to 250, forty hour weeks, or about 5 years on a full time job. Seth Godin, [...]

12 Changes For 2009

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Happy New Year everyone. 2008 is now a memory and for many of us a memory we would rather just forget. 2008 was a tough year for investments, real estate, job prospects, and business in general. Here in America, we are entering 2009 with high unemployment, a stock market that is at 10 year lows, [...]