Laura West of the Center for Joyful Business writes about some of the inner ‘gremlins’ that may compromise achievement for entrepreneurs: It happens to all of us small business owners. Things are hopping along in our businesses: we are growing our lists, increasing our visibility and attracting new clients, and then suddenly… BAM! The gremlin [...]
“Just as surely as building a powerful brand is the key to differentiating a product in the marketplace and thus building a successful business, so creating a strong personal brand is the key to differentiating yourself from your competitors, thereby ensuring your own success as well as that of your business. “Your personal brand determines [...]
Jonathan Mead and Steve Pavlina write about the kinds of attitudes, mindsets and self-limiting beliefs toward work – and our abilities – that may keep us from even attempting an entrepreneurial dream. Mead writes: “So many people don’t do what they love for a living, because they think they don’t deserve it. It’s more important [...]
Recently, Valerie Young, Dreamer in Residence at ChangingCourse.com joined Yanik Silver and Maverick Business Adventures on an extreme business trip complete with cliff hanging, rock climbing and white water rafting. Maverick Business Adventures is an exclusive club for successful entrepreneurs. They organize networking adventures where members go on some amazing adventures while sharing their vast [...]
Kendall SummerHawk is a Professional Certified Coach, and “an expert in business coaching, branding, and marketing for self-employment success.” She emphasizes how important it is to connect our core values and authentic personality with any marketing approaches, particularly for such a personal business as coaching. “Each of us has a bigger ‘WHY’ that motivates us [...]
In this video, Laura West of the Center for Joyful Business “shares with solo entrpreneurs and small business owners one of her marketing and mindset success strategies to shift your energy to support your business.” In her article 7 Money Mindset Shifts, she describes more ideas to support peak personal performance in business, including the [...]
Pamela Slim is a coach and author of Escape from Cubicle Nation. In her Guest post The Excuses People Use To Stay at a Job she talks about some of the inner, emotional aspects of following our entrepreneurial urges: “Trying to wait until you have enough courage to start your business is fighting the way [...]
.. In his post Can You Go Renegade In Midst Of Crisis?, Jonathan Fields writes about pursuing an entrepreneurial life in difficult times. “If you’re in the midst of crisis and your immediate need is to put food on the table and pay your rent or mortgage, that will pretty much always take priority over [...]
There are many challenges to being an entrepreneur, both internal and external. You may be enthused and passionate about a venture, but still feel discouraged, deflated and despairing at times. What can you do about it? Online entrepreneur Yaro Starak has created, managed and sold a number of different Internet businesses. His main blog Entrepreneur’s [...]
The Changing Course “Outside the Job Box Career Expert and Small Business Idea Consultant” course. Listen in as people who have already gone through the course talk about this one of a kind training and business launching program. Valerie Young, “Dreamer in Residence” at ChangingCourse, describes her company’s mission:
Especially in times of economic and political turmoil like these, with so much uncertainty in corporate careers, many people are choosing to be self-directed and becoming entrepreneurs. Career counselor Valerie Young developed her company ChangingCourse to provide resources “to help you discover your life mission and live it” – and writes about people who succeed [...]
NOTE – follow the link above to find out about upcoming events. From: Michael Angier, SuccessNet Dear Fellow Business owner, There’s a lot of talk these days about a lagging economy. And whether we’re in a recession or not doesn’t matter. We can all agree that things are challenging out there—challenging and uncertain. Owning and [...]
Kathy Ireland Worldwide, as noted by Success magazine, is now a $1.4 billion marketing and design firm, with more than 15,000 products. As chief designer and CEO of her company, Ireland has advice on a number of business topics. Obstacles: “They’re there, all the time. There’s just no getting around it. There will be moments [...]
How ANY time-starved solo-preneur can use email and the Internet to leverage their business and create extra income… Ali Brown has built a 7-figure income with this special formula, and you can use her exact same strategies just as her students do with spectacular results. Online Success Blueprint Workshop November 13, 14, & 15, 2008, [...]
Alexandria Brown, named one of the “Top 10 Direct Marketers in the World” by Mark Victor Hansen & Associates, thinks these “seminars by phone are fun and easy to do” – and a valuable marketing strategy. “Giving FREE teleseminars is a fabulous way to promote your business, help your prospects get to know you better… [...]
The term “Infopreneur” is a relatively new industry buzz word that is making waves because it opens doors for entrepreneurs to generate new streams of income. Simply put, an infopreneur sells information. Information products are offered in a variety of formats including books, e-books, special reports, audio formats, videos, workbooks, booklets, and virtually any method [...]
“You’ve achieved success in your field when you don’t know whether what you’re doing is work or play.” – Warren Beatty That quote comes from an article by Marnie Pehrson, in which she writes: “You’ve heard the expression, ‘Do what you love and the money will follow.’ For many this means they’ll have to jump [...]
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