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I was watching Disney's Descendants 3 with my girls for the 100th time this weekend. There is a song towards the end of the movie that had my business coach brain turning for the rest of the day. One of the lines in the song says “so when your story comes to light, make sure the story that they write goes ‘Once upon a time a girl tried harder. Once upon a time she tried again. Once upon a braver choice, she took a risk. She used her voice. That will be my once upon a time.’” It had me …

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We hear a lot of talk about Masterminds. That we should join (or form) them. That they will help us grow our businesses. That we can meet great people there. But what is a Mastermind anyway? Napoleon Hill said that plans, no matter how well conceived, are “inert and useless without sufficient power to translate them into action.” He then goes on to claim that “no individual may have great power without availing himself of the Master Mind”. He defined a Master Mind a “the coordination of …

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A major hurdle in the selling process is that you must earn the trust of a prospective customer. When you have been referred by someone the prospect trusts, you inherit part of that trust. As a result, you stand a much better chance of getting in the door. You will also be much more likely to move through the sales process quickly, as the rapport building stage will be far easier, the objections will be fewer, and it will be far easier to close the sale. In fact, it is often said that a good …

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Building a business is more than a full-time job. Depending on where you are in the process, it can feel overwhelming. There are so many things that you feel like you could or should be doing, the list never seems to end. But building this business and making it succeed is important to you. Owning your business can give you a sense of freedom (in time, in decision making, and financially), but its more than that. There is also an element of pride and fulfilment that comes from building something …

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It is hard to run a successful business and be present in all the other areas of your life. One key to increasing your productivity and achieving greater satisfaction in your life is to master the art of balance. The four areas listed below are key to your overall happiness. In order to create a plan for improvement, you need a starting point. Create a four quadrant graph on a sheet of paper (or download the workbook). Here I want you to evaluate your current level of satisfaction in four key …

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As a business coach, I come across procrastination quite often. It is one of the biggest issues my clients have with managing their time and getting things done. What they don't often realize is that procrastination also adds unnecessary stress and anxiety into their life as well. Most people engage in unconscious procrastination. They procrastinate without thinking about it. As a result, they procrastinate on the big, hard, valuable, important tasks that can have significant long-term …

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