People do business with those they trust. That trust can be developed in many ways. If they can visit your place of business, see you face to face, get comfortable with you, and know they can come to you if they have a problem, they will be more likely to trust you and to buy [...]

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What do you want to accomplish? Here are eight simple steps to setting and achieving your goals. Find out what your unconscious goal is by studying what you have accomplished so far. The choices you have made led you to where you are today. Even if you say you are not happy with the way [...]

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A lot of people dismiss good information and advice by saying, “I already know that.” But do they really KNOW it? The difference between knowing something and KNOWING it is the difference between having an intellectual understanding and making it part of your being so that you actually do it. You may understand that something [...]

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No, that’s not a typo–I mean REVOLUTIONS! Although you can and should make changes and improvements at any time, the new year is always a popular time to make changes, acquire new habits and lose bad habits. Take advantage of the spirit of the season and make the changes you need to make to be [...]

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I read a lot of marketing and business advice from different sources, and I see a lot of, “Always do this,” and, “Never do that,” in the words of the gurus. But should you “always” listen to the gurus? The answer becomes clear when you realize that much of the advice from one expert will [...]

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When someone criticizes you, how to you react? Do you tell them to, “Take a hike, jerkface,” or do you crawl off to a corner to sob? Neither of those reactions is particularly useful. Getting defensive when someone criticizes you is a normal reaction, but if you are willing to accept constructive criticism you can [...]

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This post at Jezebel.com got me thinking about the attitudes we get from mass media when it comes to successful people. It seems that Cosmo ran one of their (in)famous quizzes, this one titled, Are You Destined For Success? If your answers indicate that you possess any shred of human decency, you are labeled an [...]

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Would you like to have a mentor? Someone from whom you could learn the secrets of success? It is not easy to find someone who will share their secrets and spend the time to teach you what they know. But there is a way. I have had a number of what I call “double-secret mentors.” [...]

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