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Careers & Employment

Booster & Drainers

Like huge anchors on cruise ships, other people can hold you down. Not intentionally, but their negativity impacts you. It’s hard to be winning at working when you’re anchored in place. It’s hard to see the next great idea and enthusiastically embrace it, when you’re feeling a sticky heaviness. And it’s hard to think creativity when you’re feeling empty. Like a balloon with air pouring out, deflated and flat at... 

Entrepreneurialism

Differentiation ? Smart Marketing Strategies for the Solo Entrepreneur

Are you ever frustrated or hesitant when you talk to prospective customers because you can’t readily explain why they should come to you rather than go to your competitors? Sure, you might have your 30-second elevator speech, but then they ask you that dreaded question, "So what makes you different?" Then, all those self-doubts creep in, and you just aren’t sure what to say. Differentiation can boost confidence–yours in... 

Goal Setting

Living The Real Life Beyond Goal Setting

In many of his wonderful talks the motivational speaker Zig Ziglar states "you’ve got to have goals." Have you ever asked yourself why? You are instructed that you need different types of goals. There are fitness goals, financial goals, relationship goals and spiritual goals. Your list of goals can be endless. There are some successful people who are working on more than fifty goals in developing their personal and business life. There... 

Leadership

Leadership Skills - 10 Ways to Beef Up

10 Ways to Beef Up Your Leadership Skills Have you ever heard someone say, "Actually, I have to admit that I think I am really bad at managing other people. My staff all hate me and I’m incapable of doing my job". The answer is no, of course. No one says this either because they don’t believe it, or because they don’t want to appear incompetent. Unfortunately research tells us that from the employees’ perspective,... 

Management

Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness

Results of Poor Cross Cultural Awareness. Having a poor understanding of the influence of cross cultural differences in areas such as management, PR, advertising and negotiations can eventually lead to blunders that can have damaging consequences. It is crucial for today’s business personnel to understand the impact of cross cultural differences on business, trade and internal company organisation. The success or failure of a company, venture,... 

Marketing

Meaning and Marketing - The Eye of the Storm

It’s 1954. Yes, Mrs. Patricia Smith has been a good teacher today. She has remained on task and kept her Third Grade Pupils in line. But she doesn’t have to work too hard at it. She weighs 200 Lbs and if she ever grabs you and shakes you, and you can see the buttons on her blouse coming at you at almost the speed of light, so much so that you end up hypnotized and your brain feels like a pea soup - this is something you’re not going... 

Negotiation

A One Stop Financial Solution

Amy Wright, 34, was extatic when her realtor showed her the three bedroom townhome overlooking the lushious golf course. It was exactly the home she was looking for. The interior was sunny and bright, with a newly remodeled kitchen, spacious bedrooms, and the perfect little study area to set up her new home office. It had a spectacular pool and a lovingly tended flower garden. Best of all-the seller had to move immediately, so the home was a steal... 

Networking

Which Networking Events Should You Attend?

How does one determine which are the best events to attend based on one’s best customer? Customers are not a dime a dozen, especially in today’s economy. So it is best to follow the rules mentioned before on how to define your best customer before attending an event. The customer definition will lead you to choosing events where they will attend. Customers have their preferences for events just as you do. They are also looking for ways... 

Online Business

Succeed in Affiliate Program marketing with webmaster staff leasing

Succeed in Affiliate Program marketing with webmaster staff leasing  by: Massomeh Indanan Using a webmaster staffing service is one of the most effective ways to increase your affiliate commission checks. Being successful in the affiliate marketing business takes a lot of time and energy. While you’re busy on one part of your business, other important things on the side might be forgotten. In a situation like this, to lease a webmaster... 

Sales

Do Your Words Betray You?

What do the words that you use say about you? What is your basic message? Do your words support that basic message? As a business owner, entrepreneur or sales professional, part of your message must be of confidence and authority. You always want your prospect or your customer to see you as an expert in your field, as someone who is credible and someone who is knowledgeable. Sometimes, the words we use or the way we use them get in the way. Have you... 

Sales Management

Raise Concern About Sales Competition, Not About Yourself

As you are reading this sales article, read very carefully. Because I wouldn’t want you to think of a pig right now. No, do not think of a fat, brown, smelly pig right this moment. What are you doing? Do you have a picture of a smelly, fat, brown pig in your head right now? I thought I just told you not to do that. What are you doing then? The mind can only process positive statements directly. In order to process a negative statement, one must... 

Sales Telemarketing

3 Simple Rules For Your Next Sales Call

The other day I received a call from a telemarketer selling a website “starter kit” for small businesses. If you are reading this right now, then you undoubtedly know that I have a website. Normally, I would quickly get the telemarketer off the line so I could get back to showing people how to make more money. But this call got my attention because I thought that this might be a potential service that I could recommend to my clients. So... 

Sales Training

4 Reasons Why the Sale is Not Made

When sales are down, a salesperson must begin to take stock of why that is happening. Most sales people start by blaming the company’s policies. "If you’d only offer better specials," or blame the economy, "If only customers had the money," or they blame their boss, "If only I got a better schedule," or they will blame whatever happens to come to mind that day. Never, do they take stock of their own selling... 

Small Business

Small Business Opportunities And The Tens

You may find this Newsletter a little long winded but it’s for a good cause: It’s all designed for Your Success! One of my favorite quotes is by Alfred d’Souza. It goes like this: “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin, real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin.... 

Strategic Planning

Fail to plan… or Plan to FAIL??

Running a business, whether it be an offline multi-billion dollar company or an online part time home business, they share many similar traits. One of the biggest obstacles I have endeavored to translate to many, many small business / home business people, is a very simple phrase……’ Treat It Like a REAL business, Because It IS a REAL Business’. The fundamental reasoning behind so many failures in small business, is the clear... 

Time Management

How To Better Handle Your Mail

Letters, magazines, bills, flyers, what to do with them all. There should be only two responses to every piece of mail or e-mail, do something with it, or toss it! The best way, as always, to deal with it all is in an organized fashion. One of the quickest ways to do this is to have the following folders: A red one for things that must be dealt with immediately. This would include anything that needs an immediate response, something that has to... 

Wealth Building

Simple Strategies to Making Financial Gain

Now is a great time to make it a habit to manage your resources instead of your resources managing you. What is meant by that when we are stating that “Your money manages you”? Here is a well known example: “There is more month than there is money so that new purchase, trip, or splurging will need to wait a month or two and maybe never. You’ve opted to instead delay and pay later making the problem much worst and your perceived...