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Get Your Writing Skills Up To Par

In business writing is an important part of the job. You want to be clear, informative and strategic in your communications. How you present yourself in writing matters. So it’s best to confront your fears when it comes to writing and push onward by asking yourself three basic questions to help improve those skills. Am […]

7 Tips on How To Live in Appreciation vs. Expectation

You know the feeling! The one where you hope, dream and cross your fingers for that special something to come true now or in the near future. It is called expectation. You can have expectation for yourself or for others. Perhaps you know someone that was trying to achieve something significant. The excitement around expectation […]

Getting Into Action

Think of a time when you have had a great idea.  We have all had them.  What sets apart an idea from an action?  An action is the process of doing something.  An idea is simply a thought.  Turn those thoughts into action and get your life headed in the direction you want it to […]

Show your business sense: Vacation in the off season

When thinking of the benefits of being an entrepreneur, people tend to focus on the business perks. As a business owner, you are your own boss. You get to make the decisions and run the business as you see fit. Your creativity can really shine! While these perks are great, there are obviously more personal […]

The Fortune Is In the Follow Up

Here are some sales statistics that might make you react a few different ways. After you read these, you might be singing praises about how well you have done. You might be critical of yourself. You might think, WOW, I need improvement or you might be excited about your opportunity for growth. OK, onto the […]

What To Say & How?

Finding the right words is not always easy. Every situation is different – and knowing what to say can be difficult. Or maybe you know what to say but are having a hard time deciding how to say it. That’s why so many people love the simplicity of a greeting card: It can help you […]

Too Long to Call?

              I have been working with many different groups lately and meeting all kinds of new people. One thing that I have found that most, not all but most people have in common is that we are all afraid of looking badly in front of potential customers…Many Many Many had the […]

Breathe In, Smell…Love

As much as thankfulness is in the air during November, and splurging is in the air in December – you can guess what month we are in by the smell of the air…. (big deep breath in) …. ah, Love! That means we are already one month into 2016, February. This month that we are “supposed to be” […]

There Is A Bug Going Around…The Kindness Bug

THERE IS A BUG GOING AROUND! You’ve probably heard the saying ‘kindness is contagious.’ But is it really? The word contagious often has a negative association because we use it when describing a virus or bacteria that is easily spread and makes us sick. If someone we know is contagious with something, we avoid close […]

Virtual VS. Voice

There are so many many people to reach out to nowadays, family, friends, Facebook friends, twitter followers, blog commenters, cell phone contacts, business clients, co-workers…. AND there are as many ways to not actually talk to them!   Instant Message. Facebook. Twitter. Snapchat. Email. Texting…. the list goes on. I recently learned that calling someone on […]