Say goodbye to the status quo. The past economy was about industrialization. If you could make the same thing, consistently the same way, you won. The new economy is The Creativity Economy. The money is now being awarded to the most innovative companies, the most creative people, the rule breakers. Are you breaking the rules [...]
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In this video Mike Michalowicz, Author of The Pumpkin Plan, shares a simple strategy on how your business can stand out from the competition. This video was recorded in Livingston, New Jersey and presented live to members of EO NJ.
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5 Easy Steps To Finding Your Talents Is talent born or made? The dictionary says talent is a “natural endowment” of a person—so we’re all born with our talents. It’s up to us to grow and develop them, but the seeds are in us at birth. Talent is an ability or natural capacity or potential [...]
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If you don’t know how to negotiate the right way, you don’t know how to negotiate at all. Are you the person who always gets their way, no matter what? You are a horrible negotiator. Do you offer your best deal right off the bat, only to get cut down even further? You too, are [...]
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It is a shame that so many entrepreneurs are afraid to take risks for the fear of permanent embarrassment. Instead of doing something edgy and new, they sit safely on the sideline. They never get hurt or embarrassed, but they never get into the game either. Here is the thing, no matter how big of [...]
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Before you read this post I need you to make me a promise. I need you to promise that you will share this post with at least one friend if you are able to achieve something that you knew (believed) was impossible. Then, I want you to promise me that you will never again believe [...]
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Quick. Think of the plumbing business. What comes to mind? Exposed butt cracks or a company doing some twenty-odd million dollars in business. There is a reason “plumber-crack” comes to mind first. Everyone knows its kinda an ugly business. Plumbers are known for getting the work done, but not without leaving their business card [...]
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By Guest Contributor Sabrina Schleicher, PhD, PCC, BCC No More Distractions Does it ever feel like you could get more done, if only you had fewer interruptions from employees asking you, “How do I do this?” Do you find yourself muttering under your breath, “Why can’t they just figure things out on their own?” It’s easy [...]
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Entrepreneurship is for the young. After all you need energy, stamina, relentless focus, and the most important thing, time on your side. Bullshit! The key to successful entrepreneurship is simply doing it. Regardless of age or circumstance, when the opportunity presents itself, you must go for it. Here are the stories of five “golden year [...]
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The 5 Traits Of A Successful Entrepreneur That saying, “Every time one door closes, another opens,”? That saying was describing entrepreneurialism. Every year thousands of businesses open their doors. But thousands also close their doors. Estimates are that 50% of those who start a business fail (or succeed) at it. Millions of people have entertained [...]
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The most common question entrepreneurs ask me, is “how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?’ That’s literally the million-dollar question! So I sat down and hammered out my 50 best ideas. Skim them or read them in detail, but whatever you do make sure you go through the list. Just one [...]
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Before we get started here, I want to make sure we agree on something. Every hour of our life is an hour closer to our death. In other words each hour we spend, regardless of how we spend it, is a life unit. Okay? Okay. So here is my question for you: How many life [...]
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It happens to us all. We are working away, and then that email chime goes off. Two hours later we finally realize that we drifted off from the work we needed to do. I reached out to the entrepreneurial community to learn how they refocus on work after a distraction sets in. Here is what [...]
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If your customers feel someone or something is superior to them, they will envy it. And if you are that “superior” thing, envy is not good. When customers envy something, they will try to pull it down. For example, if you envy Donald Trump (you shouldn’t) you may try to pull him down by saying [...]
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7 Ways To Spark Innovation In Your Business Leaders innovate. Followers follow. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was quoted as once saying, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” And he should know, right? But it’s true! As an aspiring entrepreneur, you’ll have business ideas that come and go, probably on a daily basis. [...]
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The goal of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for years and years was to make your blog, articles, videos and other content (like info-graphics) findable by search engines – ahem – Google. Visitors came second. The philosophy, and rightfully so, was that if you could get search engines to find you, you would draw lots of [...]
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Commonality is a big, massive persuasion tool. You and I automatically know, like and trust people the more commonality we find. Just think about it for a second – if you are considering doing business with someone and you find out they grew up in your town, and went to your Alma mater, and share the same [...]
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You’ve been there – in the midst of a vigorous shampooing ritual and mid-foam-up, you suddenly have a light bulb moment that effectively solves the problem you and your team puzzled over just the day before. No, it’s not the magic of warm water. Nor is it an enchanted formula the Irish Spring folks are [...]
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My friend was the second child born to his parents. When he was about to have his own second child, his mother shared a story with him. She explained that when she was pregnant with him, she feared how she would share her love. She loved her first child so much that she didn’t know [...]
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Eight Bad Sleep Habits That Are Killing Your Success Sleep. Sweet sleep. When your day is crammed to the max, the only place most of us can carve out more time for work is by getting less sleep. After all, burning the candle at both ends does provide more light, right? True. But it also [...]
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A simple strategy to grow a remarkable business in any field.
The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll.