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I have a core habit which I think can help out a lot of people dealing with the distractions and noise of today's economy. I think of it as clearing the decks. It is the practice of finishing what I am doing to get to more important things.
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Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion Parkinson's Law is a powerful natural force which describes our behaviors, motivation and work. I find it hard to focus with many distractions. When there is not that singular pull that rises above the noise, so
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"Human beings are storytelling machines. Not only do we love to experience stories, our cognition is an amazing mix of stories we tell ourselves." - Brian Clark There's a great read over at Brian Clark's article, The Jedi Master Approach to Content Marketing that
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As you are thinking about marketing strategy and how to drive revenue for your business, it can get confusing quickly. There are all these people selling their wares - SEO, social media, marketing software, adwords, etc. Many are trying to game the system and approach the market with gimmicks that
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The unglamorous part of success is the everyday grind. The small habits which keep moving the ball forward incrementally takes a great deal of commitment, motivation and energy. It's the lesser part of the story, though it is the foundation of the entire process of success. I like
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We live in the world of intangibles. If you are keeping score and have expectations of what should be given to you, then it soon becomes an illusion. The new economy has changed things. It demands generosity and is much more fluid. One of the metrics I keep in my
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"Be distinct or be extinct" - Tom Peters Every day, I think about how to become more valuable to my audience. It pushes me forward. I am not sure I am much different from anyone else that truly wants to play in the sweet spot of the new
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We celebrate what the Wall Street Journal is covering with Google Penguin's latest impact on business. Though the story seeks to sympathize with the outliers whose businesses have been impacted by the search algorithm change, the truth is there are many people seeking to use gimmicks rather than
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From the outside, things do look easy. That's what happens when we see success. We see how easy it looks. We don't see the reality behind the success. One of the worst things you can do is underestimate the work and the courage it takes to
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Each company's sales process is different. There are a sequence of steps and actions a salesperson typically takes to prospect, qualify and convert a lead to an opportunity. The early parts of a sales process traditionally were left to salespeople. However, if you look at how to use
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You might think that being successful with driving inbound marketing leads starts with software. That's a different pitch from a typical software vendor selling inbound marketing. A good system is part of the overall strategy, but the strategy and talent is the critical piece for an inbound marketing
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If you have another Google Apps account under a different domain, then you may have migrated email from one Google Apps account to another. However, Google Docs poses another issue altogether. To move docs into a new instance of Google Apps, you have to do the following: 1. Select all