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If the world was a static place, you could make your bed, set things in order and watch your money-making job or business simply cash flow without disruption. However, we don't live in Narnia. It's not a place of bliss and perfection. Now that everyone is
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If you are in continual chaos, why? Do you simply accept reality as one giant mess? Week after week is simply reactive and full of open loops? Yes, business can be overwhelming in our connected economy. We can all create work for each other rather quickly. However, when you think
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Manners matter. We know that interrupting people face-to-face is rude and can be quite embarrassing. Our social norms make it too risky to attempt to force our agendas and wills upon people we encounter in person. However, with distance and virtualization, there are still the unimaginative souls who persist in
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You don't have to do business the way you are set up currently. You could take the same core value you sell and repackage how you present your wares and skills to the market. The position you are in was a choice. Maybe it was practical. Early on
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In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. ~ David Ogilvy It's extremely difficult to be wanted in a world of ridiculous options. You can insist on your idea and work hard on creativity.
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A key differentiator in the marketplace and a way you can compete is to be more resilient than the next person. Resilience comes from both resolve and determination to stick things out when you don't see an answer, or if you do see an answer, keeping on course
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I posted some ideas on how to work with business owners over at the Huffington Post as an author there. Not everyone is an entrepreneur. A person's fear and personality largely hold back most people from making the decisions and taking the actions necessary to make an idea
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Want to know what you should do and do with everything you got? Find your clues. Pay your dues. That's a message my wife recently heard from Jen Hatmaker in a speech to a large audience looking for direction. It's great advice to get on with
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Lunch was the way business got done. But it's not the way of the world these days in a connected economy. A few reasons people don't want to meet you: * It's going to take 3 hours. Maybe an hour lunch, but fighting traffic, getting
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Entrepreneurship and selling is hard business. The ambiguity and uncertainty can stump many people who are used to a well-paved path. Do this and you get that. Just tell me what to do. You may know what makes money now. That's a great thing to have. It may
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It is expensive and difficult to market your business with advertising and low conversion strategies. If you believe that business is ultimately people, then consider growing your business by paying attention to the connections you make. One growth hacking habit that can pay extreme dividends over time is to focus
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We are in a major election cycle and the promise of jobs keeps coming up as if the candidates can magically create jobs and fill out the shrinking middle class by decree. Ever take a look at the recent 10 Worst Companies to Work For article? Why do people hang