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What’s the Secret of Continuing “Entrepreneur” Education?
One of my marketing mentors, Bill Glazer, is famous for saying, “The biggest difference between an average income and financial freedom is IMPLEMENTATION.”
Whether it pertains to your industry-related continuing education, getting your MBA, or engineering your own personal development – what all successful entrepreneurs seem to have in common is that they implement new ideas, often with alarming speed.
How you continue to improve your skills, keep your edge or reach the top of your profession may somewhat be determined by the degree of education you achieve. However, what the REAL secret to success seems to be, is not letting what you’ve learned turn into expensive “shelf-ware.” You know what I mean; look at your bookcase right now. How many binders full of gems of information from seminars and such do you own? That many, huh?
I personally believe that if we’re not growing and learning, we’re dying. Having said that, I have witnessed entrepreneurs who say they want success, part with large sums of money to learn what they think will give them the answers, only to pack away their notes (and great ideas) without putting them to use. You don't have to get it right, you just have to get it started.
Here are some of the reasons that I’ve found people don’t implement things in a timely manner, things that could literally make the difference between the life and death of their business. …
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Always Have a Call To Action!
In a world where information overload is common, how can you make sure your call-to-action is heard? Karen Dodd, Client Attraction Specialist, suggests putting your call-to-action on eveything from your website to your business card.
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Are you sitting on multiple streams of income?
Want to make residual income? Business coach, Karen Dodd, explores different ways you can leverage the knowledge and skills you already have to create multiple income streams that keep giving over time.
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Making A Life Versus Making A Living
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Are you doing what you really want to do? Karen Dodd, business coach, gives a few easy steps for you to discover your passion, and challenges you to find ways to incorporate your passion into your work and life.
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Put Your Oxygen Mask On First!
Creating life balance means taking care of yourself. Just like in an airplane, you need to put on your own oxygen mask first, before you can help others around you.
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How-to: Choose a Business Coach
What do Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Records and Virgin Airways), Kim and Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad) and Oprah Winfrey have in common?
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A Coach or Mastermind Group will skyrocket your business!
One of the most significant things that got my business to its present level was to hire a coach. By working with her one-on-one, as well as being part of a small mastermind group, I made some amazing breakthroughs – both personally and professionally.
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7 Steps to Accomplish More by Doing Less
What do super-achievers like Donald Trump, Richard Branson, Colin Powell and Oprah have in common? They actually work less than the majority of us, while accomplishing substantially more. 7 super-achiever strategies you can try.
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NICHE: Don’t Try To Please Everybody!
The other day I was sharing with my husband, Glen, the challenge I was having getting one of my coaching clients to identify her niche. Having been intimately involved in the work I do, I thought he was aware that narrowing one’s niche is probably the most challenging part of marketing and attracting new clients – and also the most important. Or so I thought!
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What Makes You, You?
It can be discouraging and overwhelming, trying to determine how you’re different than others in your market. This is particularly true of very competitive professions such as realtors, mortgage brokers, financial planners, and life or business coaches.
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Step 2: Designing the Business Of Your Dreams
If you invested some time in yourself and your business by doing the previous blog’s assignment you should have some valuable insights with which to move into Step 2: Designing The Business Of Your Dreams.
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How to move your business forward
We’ve all heard the expression, “don’t put the cart before the horse.” Frequently, people say to me, “Karen, just tell me what I need to do to attract more ideal clients to my business and I’ll do it.” And always, my answer is, “First, let’s figure out what it is you really want, so that we can formulate the right plan for you.”
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Attract New Clients By Design
Imagine waking up tomorrow morning to find that you have three new clients waving their hands and saying, “I’m ready to buy — now!” They have self-selected, they are pre-qualified and are fully prepared to pay your fee or buy your product. You have attracted them, using a marketing system that works like a well-oiled machine and they have specifically sought you out because you are known as an expert in your niche.
