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Are systems better than motivation for your business?

Ah, the short answer is neither is better for your business. The long answer when it comes to systems vs. motivation and which to choose, is both. No, I’m not talking in circles, but am going to give you a rounded look at both of these incredible tools when it comes to creating a business…

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Excel At Achievement & Contentment Without Losing Your Focus

Excellence is a state of mind and a standard more than it is a status. But how does a Valued, Amazing Lady in business like you consistently excel at achieving her goals while remaining content? Prioritized focus. Sounds pretty cut and dry as it relates to a formula for synchronizing accomplishment and satisfaction. You and…

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A Valued Amazing Lady’s Guide To Marketing Her Business

Forgetting that she’s a valued amazing lady can be a huge missing piece when it comes to marketing her business. If that’s you too, we’re going to change that as we unleash the secrets to finding your inner marketing maven! As a woman entrepreneur, it’s essential to recognize and embrace the key elements that will…

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Breezy Focus in the Midst of a Busy Business

Thoughts of a breezy summer may be at the top of our wish lists right now, but our agendas are often the snap back to reality. How do we get here, time and time again? Allowing busyness to crush our best-intended plans. As women in business, we imagine a life of flexibility, freedom, and enough…

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A Customer’s Roadmap: Are You Providing One?

Roadmaps used to be a necessity to get to unfamiliar places, but now with an app on your phone those maps seem pretty unnecessary and outdated. Remember MapQuest? Yeah, I’m still hanging onto some ancient directions in my car’s console. Well, guess what? Your customers need a roadmap too. If you want to avoid frustration…

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Prioritizing Your Focus in the Everyday

Finding your priorities in your everyday living can be a challenge, but not impossible. While there are often things that come up that are beyond your control, it’s important to remember the things within your control. Priorities are one of those things. Priorities are one of the things within your control. #prioritizedfocus If your daily…

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What’s the best approach to keep from abandoning your goals?

The best approach toward your goal is always the one that works with your reality. But you’ve got to be honest with yourself if you’re planning based on your ideal reality or your actual reality. Mixing up your realities is not a best approach to goal getting and will create confusion. Confusion leads to goal…

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Plan in color to increase your focus & productivity

Do you plan in color? Color coding your plans is more than making your calendar look organized and pretty. Used effectively, it can be one of your best strategies when it comes to executing those colorful plans!  And yes, a plan is different than a strategy. While I could give you a whole lesson on…

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Mood Mayhem Busters So You’ll Keep Your Focus

You’ll know you’re suffering from mood mayhem if you find yourself telling people you’re in this weird funk. One that you can’t quite put your finger on, but has you thinking things like, “I’m ready to rock this plan and get after it!” and the very next minute, questioning yourself with, “why bother?” Ever been…

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Creating your mmm, good business in 5 steps

If you recognize mmm, good as a slogan from Campbell’s soup, then a) you’ve been around awhile, and b) they’ve done their job when it comes to marketing their business. Although the campaigns and even spellings of mmm, good have changed over the years, the slogan has not. As a matter of fact, that slogan…

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