Book Yourself Solid, The 7 Keys To Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even If You Hate Ma

If you haven’t already heard the buzz, Michael Port is the guy to call when you’re tired of thinking small! Michael Port & Associates LLC is the premier marketing and sales strategy consulting fir. . .

Secrets Of Clear Thinking

Where is...car...my keys...hmm...and that...oh yeah, but...hmm - Does your brain feel like that sometimes? How can you combat "brain fog," and think more clearly? Try some of the following. Clear s. . .

How to Format Your Email Newsletter

When subscribers’ email readers (programs) receive your text newsletter, they will display it in all kinds of ways. Not only are there different programs, but each one has several customization opt. . .

Top Secret Problem Solving Techniques

Do you ever run out of good ideas, or go around in circles trying to come up with a solution for a persistent problem? Maybe you just need to learn some simple problem solving techniques, and then . . .

Opportunity Knocks All The Time

You've heard people say that opportunity only knocks once. I say it knocks a thousand times, or at least it can. The problem is, we often don't listen, we don't see, or we don't want to work. The b. . .

Show Me the Money!!

Show me the money!!! Are you ready to raise money for your startup? Leslie Mitts, Managing Practice Leader at the Wharton SBDC and Lead Advisor for the Wharton Venture Initiation Program, tells us . . .

Top 5 Rules of English Grammar

Communication is effective when we follow certain rules. These rules make the written words understood. A writer should make the reader's job easier by communicating what he or she wants to communi. . .

Our House Cost $17,500

Good Homes Under $50,000? My wife Ana and I found cheap homes for sale all over the country during a seven-week drive, and we bought one in a great little town in the mountains of western Montana. . . .

Boost Your IQ Score Right Now

You can increase your IQ (intelligence quotient) in the next ten minutes. There are many brain power exercises and techniques designed to help you long-term, but what if you need a quick brain fix . . .

A Secret Technique that Entrepreneurs Can Use to Almost GUARANTEE Success!

If you were to walk up and ask successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs what they did to succeed or fail, most of them would cite some mentor or lack of trait... Blame genetics or outside influenc. . .

Little Fingers Point to a Special Work-At-Home Idea

Work often takes moms away from their children, but a new career idea actually brings moms and their babies closer while providing a way to earn money at home. Here's the idea: There is a way a bab. . .

Email Newsletter Software

What software do I need? Should I create my newsletter in a word processor or email program? Which email program should I use? Those questions came from a visitor to the Manager’s Guide to Newslett. . .

The Power of Beliefs

Years ago I had the opportunity to meet a woman who reinforced my understanding of the power of beliefs. A woman who is probably one of the most powerful individuals I will ever encounter. I met Ch. . .

Be More Intuitive In Three Easy Steps

Have you ever used your intuition to solve problems? Can you trust your intuition? Can you improve it? What Is Intuition? Intuition is simply a feeling , sense, or hunch based on information not av. . .

Your Ultimate Leadership Feedback Loop: Their Leadership

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Listening Strategically

Usually, we're most interested in communicating outwardly; getting our messages out to others. But finding ways to hear what's going on around us can be just as important. Let's start by identifyin. . .

In Leadership, Identifying Dreams That Lead To Great Results

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Execution - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done By Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan Crown Publishing Group ISBN 0609610570 278 pages You’ve got the bri. . .

Primal Leadership - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: Primal Leadership “Leading To Lead With Emotional Intelligence” By Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, Annie Mckee Published by Harvard Business School. . .

The Brand Called You - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: The Brand Called You: “The Ultimate Brand-Building and Business Development Handbook to Transform Anyone Into an Indispensable Personal Brand” By Pet. . .

Turbo Strategy - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: Turbo Strategy 21 Powerful Ways to Transform Your Business and Boost Your Profits Quickly By Brian Tracy AMACOM, 2003 ISBN 0814471935 160 pages Bus. . .

Try Creative Procrastination

Do you ever postpone things, or just forget about them for a while, or tell yourself, "I'll get to that later?" Do you sometimes feel guilty about it? Well, it's true that procrastination can be a . . .

Be Your Own "After" Photo In 2 Hours

You've seen them a hundred times: "Before" and "After" pictures. Are you ready to be the one in the photos? Don't wait until you lose more weight. You can have an "after" picture today. You've prob. . .

Who Wants A $10,000 House?

How do you find a house for ten or twenty thousand dollars? In three steps: 1. Find towns that are affordable. 2. Find houses you like. 3. Make an offer. 1. Affordable Towns Altoona, Pennsyvania st. . .

7 TIPS TO MAKE A FANTASTIC IMPRESSION ON PEOPLE WHO COUNT

Making a fabulous impression on people opens doors for your business, personal, and career endeavors. People like charming people who make them feel comfortable. So, making a fantastic impression. . .

Get Rich With Mobile Homes

Does the myth that mobile homes depreciate in value keep you from investing in them? Well, they do lose value in a park, on a rented lot. Mobile homes with real estate, however, are an entirely dif. . .

Here's A Diet That Won't Work

How's this for a diet: Take in fewer calories than you expend and you'll lose weight. I just read another article that suggested this as the sure-fire way to lose weight. Of course it's true, and a. . .

Buy Happiness? Maybe

Can money buy happiness? It's easy to say no, and probably correct, but that's just a way to stop thinking about the tougher issues. What is your relationship to money, for example, and how do you . . .

Getting Robbed Overseas On A Bus

We knew better. Both me and my wife had a strong feeling we shouldn't get on that bus in Cuenca, but neither of us said anything. A taxi was two dollars, and the bus cost only twenty-five cents. An. . .

Make Money With Fixer Uppers

Making money with "fixer-uppers" isn't about repairing drywall or planting flowers. It's about using the right approach from the start. A Big Real Estate Mistake Many people buy and sell a fixer-up. . .

Seven Methods For Daily Motivation

Isn't a lack of daily motivation one of the biggest problems we face when trying to better ourselves? We often know what to do, or at least the first few steps. But we hesitate, something else catc. . .

7 Sure Ways To Grow Your Ezine Subscriber List

1. Swap an ad for your ezine. Use testing and tracking to show you which ads are best to use in your swaps and also which ezines pay off the best for you. 2. Swap a "thank you" page recommendation.. . .

Getting to Consensus

The need to get people in an organization to pull together comes out often in discussions about communication. Let's think of it as getting to consensus, to roll a bunch of similar issues into one . . .

Are You Throwing Money Away?

Shopping for trade show giveaways can be an overwhelming experience. One catalog is jammed with custom printed pens, another showcases mouse pads. Your boss mentions that last year, everyone was gi. . .

Motivation ABC’s: Tune Up Your Booth Staff

Are your sales people burnt out? You may want to check. Have they clocked too many twelve hour days? Do they have enough frequent flier miles to charter a jet to Mars? Are their faces permanently s. . .

Get Speaking

On a recent Sunday evening, I watched a friend ‘graduate' from a beginner's class for stand-up comedians. Needless to say, I saw many levels of competence and talent as the nine students gave their. . .

Business Startup Checklist

Use this comprehensive checklist to plan and start your new business. ___ Determine what kind of business you want to start. ___ Learn about the industry for your business. ___ Analyze the market f. . .

Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: Profitable Growth Is Everyone's Business "10 Tools You Can Use Monday Morning" By Ram Charan Published by Crown Publishing Group, 2004 ISBN 1-4000-5152-. . .

The Oz Principle - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: The Oz Principle : Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability By Roger Connors, Tom Smith, and Craig Hickman Published by Peng. . .

Ideas Are Free - A Book Summary

This article is based on the following book: Ideas Are Free By Alan G. Robinson and Dean M. Schroeder Published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2004 ISBN 1-57675-282-8 232 pages Without gre. . .

Pitching to Employees

The senior flight attendant on the WestJet flight was starting the routine safety talk: the bit about flotation vests and emergency exits that we ignore at the beginning of every flight. "If we cou. . .

How to avoid being labelled as Average.

When your life is over how will you be graded? Will you get an A or a B or will you get a C Average? Will your time on this earth be rated as average? None of us want to be average. We all want to . . .

Busy Beavers Build Piles Of Sticks

"Well, you're just a busy beaver, aren't you?" You've either heard or used this cliche, but what do you know about beavers? Let me tell you about something I learned. One night on the Discovery Cha. . .

Make Money Renting Rooms

I don't know why I didn't do it sooner, but one day many years ago, I decided to try renting rooms in my home. I was young and single, and had a nice mobile home on small piece of property. I found. . .

Thinks You Should Know Before You Bid On A Home Based Business

Whatever your reason for going out on your own, you must keep your reason in the forefront of your mind. If you forget your reason for starting your own home business, you will not be working for y. . .

Boost Brainpower By Learning A Language

Hablas Español? Do you speak any other languages? Maybe you've considered how good it would feel to be able to speak to people in another language, but did you know it also expands the range of you. . .

Learn To Meditate Right Now

Why Should You Meditate? What if you could close your eyes, then open them a few minutes later and be relaxed, alert, and able to think clearly? Meditation can do that for you, and it's easier than. . .

Be More Intelligent By Writing

Have you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to clarify it in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain po. . .

What If You Were Intuitive

Think back to a time when you had a hunch about something. That was intuition. It is nothing more than your mind using more than what you are consciously aware of. But how do you trust your intuit. . .

Finding That Balance

Balanced life…is that an oxymoron? Life is just that…LIFE! You never know what’s going to come your way, but as a business owner, spouse, parent, friend, etc. you must attempt to find that balanc. . .