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February 13, 2010

• Creating Love On Purpose…A Valentine's Day Wish For You!

  WHO SHOULD CONSIDER AN INNER CHILD DATE?
  This is a light-hearted look at life…and a Valentine's gift to you,my friend and if I may be bold enough..a member of my community!
  I was thinking of a special that would convey  a nice message to celebrate this special day…and came up with this whimsical concept of an iner [...]

February 10, 2010

• Humour in honor of the upcoming Olympics in Vancouver Canada!

  On a slightly different note…Is it REALLY a Small World? Canada, Canadians and a Spot of Humor in Good Fun
  These inquiries are clearly compiled from many different countries and I think as a fellow Canuck myself, it is important to laugh at
  the silliness of humans…this is in good faith and thanks to Andrea Lee, one [...]

February 9, 2010

• People do what they WANT to do…So, how do we motivate them?

  People do what they want to do.
  I was talking to a friend recently about a recruiting question. The question was how to draw a specific type of individual to a new organization that was being developed. The new organization was going to be similar to a world class organization currently operating in [...]

January 29, 2010

• 3 Simple steps to stay “brain healthy” in a frenzied world

  As my friend and colleague Elizabeth Harrington pointed out in her recent post,”Taking care of business starts with taking care of yourself." (Cited as Harvey Mackay’s moral).
  I would ask…in addition… are you attending to your “brain health”.
  What do I mean?
  In my research about making thriving daily choices toward a more successful and satisfying life, I [...]

January 25, 2010

• The Entrepreneur's Code-1776

  I love this CREDO-and will post it to my wall so I can look at it and feel bold and brave…fearless in the face of uncertainty and
  chaos! This is inspirational and from a fellow alumnae of Teleseminar Secrets by my teacher Alex Mandossian! As mentioned on Friday I am feverishly
  crafting and creating content for new  [...]

January 22, 2010

• The big LOOMING project and why DO we procrastinate?

  Hi, I don't know about you, but I too often seem to have that BIG LOOMING project that I can't seem to get done, make progress on, get started.
  OK, sometimes it is not that BIG, but it feels big.
  Please tell me I am not the only one….pretty please!!
  Well, my husband also does it, my sister [...]

• Taking Care of Business Starts With Taking Care Of Yourself"

  Exercise your body to keep your brain in shape
  While seemingly quiet here on blogging central, I have been working feverishly on a pile of new and innovative projects-all to be unveiled to you,
  members of my tribe very soon! While keeping  up with this feverish pace it has become readily apparent to me that sitting too [...]

January 15, 2010

• Happiness? Success? A few suggestions to jump start your day?

  Back to Dr. Brothers…
  Some of you may have read my post from a few weeks ago.  I found an article from 2000 (yes, 10 years ago) while helping my 83 year old mom clean out some drawers filled with “stuff”….as only a depression era baby can fill them.
  I was struck that as we all contemplate [...]

January 11, 2010

• Great tips for entrepreneurial success as well as fun!

  Happy Monday!
  There is so much to do!
  The start of a new year is always such a crazy time.
  I always seem to need to unbury myself  from the pile of all the added activities and "stuff" that creeps upon us during the year end holiday season.
  In addition, there is that sense that the new year ALWAYS [...]

January 5, 2010

• Tiger and Yertle: what happens when you think you are above it all?

  Hi, I typically refrain from commenting on "celebrity stuff"….so many more important things in the world….but today I make an exception.
  So, here goes a more whimsical post for today
  As we continue to take in the daily babble about Tiger Woods and his "woes" (As if any of us wouldn't be OK with being [...]

December 31, 2009

• A lot has changed in 10 years, but how we move forward toward happiness/success hasn’t?

  I was cleaning out some drawers in my almost 84 year old mother’s house last week, a habit that I have decided to do each time I visit.
  She is a depression era baby after all. A penny saved is a penny earned. Read every spec of every periodical ever received and clip those great [...]

December 28, 2009

• Heads Up Midlife Entrepreneurs! Are you using technology as a TOOL?

  Hi All!
  I hope that you are all having a great holiday season!  As we ponder the end of one decade upon us and the start another, it is a good time to reflect on how technology has changed so tremendously in the last decade…..AND to reflect on the opportunities it provides us as we approach [...]

December 21, 2009

• Facebook "privacy" the best guide we have found…

  Hi all, I realize that most of you are using Facebook for your business or maybe just for fun.  In recent weeks, there has been a lot of "talk" about Facebook privacy….so I thought I would write a short note explaining a few things in PLAIN english and make sure you all have easy access [...]

December 8, 2009

• Men Married to Smart Women Live Longer (we knew that!)

  Stepping out of our normal beat of tips and resources on "entrepreneuring your life", the following title and information on optimizing your
  health and wellness, seemed a good topic in these often harried and exhausting days of December! Enjoy..and guys, remember to marry SMART WOMEN!
  A study has determined that for men, long life and good health [...]

December 2, 2009

• Top 10 Things To Do If You Become Unemployed

  Hello Everyone! Here it is post Thanksgiving in the USA and suddenly we are decorating trees and listening to holiday music and launched into holiday and festive season mode! Or are we?
  ……I read in CNN Money over Thanksgiving that the real unemployment is looking more like 17% here in the USA-and that is a [...]

November 26, 2009

• Habits of one of our favorite successful marketing mentors?

  Hi, if you have been active in the internet marketing world, you likely are familiar with Alex Mandossian.  If not, you may want to check out his work and advice sometime!
  Alex is an inspiring, successful, and clever internet marketing expert who like many of us aspires for extraordinary business success AND personal fulfillment by creating [...]

November 24, 2009

• Facebook PAGES: a great business tool…has new update features

  Hi everyone, as you know, many business people….particular entrepreneurs are using Facebook PAGES for marketing their businesses.  They are such a great way to highlight your business different from the standard Facebook personal PROFILE.
  As a reminder, Facebook create PAGES just about a year ago FOR this purpose.  They saw a lot of business people jumping [...]

November 20, 2009

• IS Twitter worthwhile for marketing?????

  Hi, I just read about a recent study that was assessing how well the most common social media tools REALLY work for potential customer interest.
  The good news is that a big swath of people DO actually follow leads that they see on Twitter….in particular…. to check out products and services that are offered.
  the Article I [...]

November 19, 2009

• Small Business Guide-How To Market Your Business with Facebook (Part 2)

  “Be patient with your Social Media results, people are not going to flock to your social media site overnight. Technology is about the network effect.
  It takes time for those connections to build.

  This is so true!
  Here is part 2 of the New York Times article by Kermit Pattison to assist you in moving closer [...]

November 17, 2009

• Small Business Guide-How To Market Your Business with Facebook

  Wise words today….from the New York Times. One of the major differences in business success today is understanding the power of networks-in everything we do!
  This is a two part series so make sure you watch for the second part of this terrific article!

  “Be patient with Social Media, people are not going to flock to your [...]