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As a former owner of a National Speakers Bureau, I have learned from several thousand professional speakers “How to Give a Great Speech.” Here are some techniques that I share with my coaching clients who want to become paid professional speakers or business professionals who want to deliver masterful presentations. … Read More

Being a Mom is one of the most rewarding and wonderful years of a woman’s life, so it can be hard for a mom when faced with the thought of having to go out and find a job, to bring in extra money. There are options out there for Moms … Read More

There’s a great line in Alice in Wonderland when the Queen says, “Sometimes I think of 6 impossible things before breakfast.” I think you’ll agree that this has to be creativity at its best! As a small business owner this is an ideal you really need to strive for … … Read More

There are many differences that separate the winners in business and life from those who are struggling and falling by the wayside. One big difference is how they handle failure.  Successful entrepreneurs have a positive mindset around the experience of failure. When they fail, they look at it as a … Read More

In this day and age, we are so inundated with choice and opportunity that you might even say we are spoiled for choice.  There is just so much that we could do that we often end up not doing anything at all. Procrastination is one of the biggest dream killers. … Read More

1. What you need first is to have a strong desire. A desire like a fire! Not like a little flame you have to stir to get some heat going. No, you need a strong desire, you must really want to have what you long for! If you want something … Read More

I was leading a teleconference this morning with twenty interesting, diverse, solo entrepreneurs, consultants and coaches. The hot subject up for discussion was how “overwhelmed,” beat, tired, and burned-out many of the people were feeling due to the “too much to do / can’t stop now” syndrome.   Are you … Read More

Everyone I have ever talked to that is an entrepreneur has had to come face to face with their fears. I have had to as well. I want to share with you some of the techniques that I have used to face them. The first step is not to be … Read More

“Excellence is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution, and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”   The above anonymous quote was displayed prominently in an office, where, oddly enough, it seemed to attract very little attention. In any … Read More

If you want to get paid what you’re worth here are eight ways to sell value – not price:   Be Unique. If there is nothing that differentiates you from your competition you become common. Webster defines the word common as, “ordinary or not special” and the only way buyers … Read More