The Wonders of Teamwork
What an inspring and true lesson on working together, character, and integrity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEDBnKahuNs
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September 2009
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August 2009
How Can A Virtual Assistant Help You Grow Your Business More Quickly
by Maria Marsala The term Virtual Assistant (VA) was coined sometime in the 1990’s. I first heard the term used by Thomas Leonard, founder of Coach U. The first VA I knew, Staci Brice attended Coach U with me in the 1990’s. And like me, she worked for Thomas Leonard. Staci started the first VA school, Assist U, now one of the many VA schools in existence today. The VA profession was to online businesses what executive assistants or personal assistants were to corporate America. And since its inception, the industry has grown to keep up with all the home-based business models. If I had to describe a VA, I would say it was like having
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July 2009
How to Position Yourself for Future Growth by Cutting Back Time Wasters
Expenses aren’t the only things you should be cutting back on to stay lean and mean in this economy. Savvy business owners can not only survive bad times, but also position themselves for future growth and prosperity. How can you do it? In a word: focus. Focus your energy on trimming the fat in your business and measuring the value of how, and with whom, you spend your time. After you assess which activities add value to your business, eliminate time and energy wasters. Here are some ways you can narrow your focus and enhance your efforts to grow your business: Networking events: If your goal is to improve the overall caliber of your clients, you
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July 2009
Give-aways: Good or Bad?
They aren’t for everyone. “Basically” the way they work is that you give them some of your intellectual property (offer to give people an audio, ebook, report, etc) as a gift to post to a page on a website with other gifts. When someone joins the list of the creator of the give-away, they get the new subscriber. Then their new subscriber is taken to the gift page and hopefully decides they want your gift AND subscribe to your list. Then you send them the gift you offered or make it available as a download (easiest way to go about it) MY HISTORY I’ve joined a few that have brought me hundreds of new subscribers, 1
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June 2009
So What’s Holding You Back? Which Excuse Has You Stuck?
So What’s Holding You Back? Which Excuse Has You Stuck? Summary: Want to be happier? Start to remove all the excuses you use… and gain more time and energy too! I’m not sure what the history of "excuses" is, except to know that a majority of the time excuses equal some sort of self-dishonesty. They’re part of what we thought we "should do" vs. being a "must do"! Excuses come from us not being able to take our own "no’s". They’re what we say to people so that we "don’t hurt their feelings". Excuses are what we say so that others don’t hurt us. Excuses are part of what we’re tolerating in our life (that which