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Keep it Quick: What’s the Point?

Be Fast Brevity has value.  We only have so much time in our day.  Our ability to focus only goes so far.  Keep it short and sweet. If you have a message, make it easy to follow. What is the point? Get to it. Make it memorable. Give people their attention back.

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CEO Entrepreneur Talking Business Tips

Optimize Your Business: Simplicity Brings Fun

Focus to Fun There comes a time in the life of every business for the need to focus. Focus brings clarity. Clarity brings direction. Direction brings predictability. Predictability brings simplicity. Simplicity brings fun. Fun is the goal.  Simplicity is the last step in the process. When you have a simple day, with simple tasks and […]

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Writing for Nobody: This One is Just for Me

The Truth about Blogging The truth about blogging is that in the early days, and maybe all days, you are writing for nobody.  Absolutely nobody. Nobody comes by. Nobody comments. Nobody shares your articles. Nobody “Likes” what you have written.  You have to be OK with that. It’s a ghost town. [queue the whistle from […]

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The Power of Questions: Getting to Good Answers

Find Power in Questions Have you ever noticed the power of questions? Do you think you would know it if you see it? Do questions require thought? Are good questions better to ask when we want good answers? Can an answer be implied in a question? Knowing When to Ask a Question When is the […]

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Key to Blogging: Dear Blog, I Love You

Do You Want to Know the Key to Blogging? Why do I love my blog? That’s a great question, and it’s also the answer to the one before it.  Let’s unpack it to figure out what I believe is the key to blogging. As some of you may have noticed, I have been working harder […]

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Book Recommendation: Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss That’s the title and author of the book I am currently reading.  It was recommended to me by a dear friend, Tom Carroll, and I have really come to enjoy it.  This bad boy is 707 pages long […]

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The Power of LinkedIn

Who Knew? I’m sure many of you out there have already figured out the power of LinkedIn for professional networking.  As a business owner, I do not use it to find a job, but it is definitely useful for other things.  Like what, you ask.  Here’s a list. My Typical Uses of LinkedIn: Finding employees […]