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Inspiration

Why Your Business Is Not Changing

July 27, 2010

Have you read John Maxwell’s book Thinking For A Change?
In it, Maxwell asks a provocative question: “Do you know what most people’s number one challenge is when it comes to making positive personal changes?”
Several answers came to mind:

A positive support system is missing.
Limited finances.
Lack of knowledge.

Here is Maxwell’s answer: “It’s their feelings. They want to [...]

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Step Away From the Incubator

June 7, 2010

I’ve been thinking a lot about babies. My nephew’s wife is pregnant and so is one of my good friends. I’ve enjoyed seeing their bellies grow and studying sonogram pictures to figure out whose nose the baby has. We don’t have children so it’s fascinating to me.
Several years ago a dear friend of mine was [...]

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The Amy Challenge

April 19, 2010

This is a true story about “Amy” who just happens to be one of my heroes.
Amy has had a lot to overcome in her life. She was married to a soldier and as that vocation usually demands, they moved to a new state and city where she knew no one. Happily she became pregnant. When [...]

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This Should Not Have Happened

April 13, 2010

She sat across the conference room table from me wiping the tears from her face.
Her tears were streaming unabated because of news she received three weeks ago: after 35 years, her company did not need her anymore. Today is her last day.
The company thoughtfully wanted to support her in her job search and that is [...]

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March Marketing Madness With Todd Schnick

March 31, 2010

Have you enjoyed March Marketing Madness as much as I have? Well it’s not over yet. I have the great pleasure of introducing you to Todd Schnick. Todd is Chief of The Intrepid Group, a marketing firm out of Atlanta, Georgia. Todd specializes small to medium-sized companies (one of the reasons I wanted him to [...]

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You Need A Business Butt Kicking Part 2

March 15, 2010

In Part 1, we discussed what makes some business owners successful and others not. This is a continuation of that post. So what is the answer? Successful business owners have a different set of core beliefs than those who wish for success. Yesterday, I went over six ways you, as a small business owner, need [...]

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You Need A Business Butt Kicking Part 1

March 14, 2010

Why are some business owners more successful than others? Their belief systems are different from the “wishers” or the “posers.” The successful business owners make a decision to go for what they want and they do it – no excuses.
1. Work your butt off!
When you look at successful business owners, it’s tempting to think they [...]

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Alicia 1 Perfectionism 0

February 25, 2010

In case you’re new to this blog, I’ve shared that I am a “recovering perfectionist.” Perfectionism wastes time, energy, money, kills relationships and stalls businesses. Having said that, every perfectionistic leaning I have was challenged yesterday by a training perfect storm. This is what my morning felt like yesterday. Okay, perhaps not this bad, but [...]

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From Dark To The Light

February 15, 2010

In my last post, I mentioned that I was going on a Christian spiritual retreat for several days that I knew nothing about; no one would tell me anything about what was going to happen or what I was going to experience.
I’m back. And I will never be the same.
I thought I knew the meaning [...]

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Going Dark

February 11, 2010

This afternoon I will do something I’ve never done before. I’m going on a Christian spiritual retreat.
I wish I could tell you more, but I don’t have a lot of information other than it is in Kerrville, Texas, I need to bring a sleeping bag, linens, warm clothes and toiletries. (I remember my Girl Scout [...]

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