Insights from the Trenches
Innovative yet practical tools, tips and resources derived from a voracious love of learning and over 20 years of working with clients around the world.
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Are you sabotaging sales?
As a business owner, are you treating your business with the respect it deserves? I received an email today from… Read More >
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Do you do what’s “right”?
I was reading a book on country living earlier (I am a rural gal after all) and how people generally… Read More >
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Lessons Learned from a Mastermind Group
If you were a fly on the wall during a powerful mastermind meeting, you’d quickly realize how the sooner you… Read More >
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Traits of the Super Successful
My sister told me recently that, in a conversation with her in-laws-to-be, her almost-mother-in-law was speaking about how she felt… Read More >
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How Well Do You Communicate?
There is so much competition in most industries these days that a well-defined communications plan can easily make or break… Read More >
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Eric Lindell, fresh from the Conan O’Brien show and a Lesson in Repurposing
DH (darling hubby) and I went out with a few members of his band the other night and saw a… Read More >
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5 Mantras To Insure Business Success
Several years ago my husband comforted me as I lay in bed terrified my business was going to fail –… Read More >
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“Anywhere” Business…
As my clients know, I’ve been cooped up in the house lately — pretty sick combined with a hectic schedule… Read More >
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Business by Design, Extreme Client Care / Customer Experience, Marketing Strategy & Implementation, Revenue & Profitability
4 “Must Know” Tips for Pricing Your Services
Do you stress during that silent moment between when you quote your rate to a potential client and her response? While… Read More >
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Recommended Resource: Impact Products
I attended a seminar in Los Angeles last year and got to hear renowned direct marketer Mitch Carson speak on… Read More >
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7 Tips To Working Successfully From Your Home Office
Remember the commercial of the woman in a business suit top, pajama bottoms and bunny slippers while on a conference… Read More >
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If you’re doing this, reform or lose your list!
It’s rare that something bugs me enough to warn others NOT to do it, but this is a special case.… Read More >
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Are Your Priorities In Order?
One of the things I hear most often from my clients is that they "don’t have enough time". My question…what… Read More >
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Recommended Resource: Yanik Silver’s “Moonlighting On The Internet”
Yanik Silver has recently released a great hardcopy book titled Moonlighting on the Internet. Yanik provides well-written, practical advice for… Read More >
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Repurposing Rewards: 10 minutes = 40,000 readers
As my clients know, I’m an expert at repurposing your work. "Repurposing" is a fancy word for reusing everything you… Read More >
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Increasing Productivity While Working From Home
Everyone dreams of working from home until they actually do it — then you realize how all the "house" stuff… Read More >
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Challenges of Working From Home
As much as I absolutely love working from home and wouldn’t trade it for an outside office, it does come… Read More >
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Your Questions Answered
Hi There! Ever since announcing that I was selling the pdf version of "How To Find, Hire and Maintain a… Read More >