business success: Are You Meant To Be In the Business You're In? Or........ - 01/30/09 06:58 PM
Perhaps you're not. It's a deep question that we all must do a self examination on if we find ourselves not wholly dedicated to doing our job with un-tethered passion and bristling enthusiasm.How do we know whether we're suited to the particular career or job we find ourselves in? Perhaps there … (23 comments)
business success: Taking Notes - A Greatly Under-used and Under-rated Business Success Tool - 01/30/09 04:32 PM
When I think of people who carry around small notebooks and are constantly scribbling things, I think of someone who means business. Columbo comes to mind...Columbo always got his man/woman and a big part of his success was the notes he was constantly taking.What makes you stand out in a potential client's mind? … (50 comments)
business success: Books, Blue Skies and Snowflakes.... - 11/20/08 02:25 PM
I awoke to a beautiful, winter wonderland and a soft blue sky where cottony, white clouds drifted serenely across. Winter doesn't bother me the way it used to...in fact, I love the contrasts of the seasons more with each passing year of my life on this breathtaking planet we call … (36 comments)
business success: Writing From the Soul for Business Success. - 10/26/08 06:01 PM
As I gazed out on the burnished orange and soggy maple leaves that still clung to the sugar maple outside my window, I began to reflect on the concept of blogging, not pseudo-blogging, as in ghost written blogs, but real, live, written by the blog-owner, blogging. Peeling back the layers of … (101 comments)
business success: Are You Easy to 'Tame' in the Eyes of the Public? Lessons From Foxes, Cormorants and Water. - 09/20/08 10:55 AM
Remember the AIDA principle?AIDA is an acronym which stands for 'attention, interest, desire, action'.It was coined by E.K. Strong in an article he wrote in 1925 called "Theories of Selling"~ Journal of Applied Psychology.
Although AIDA was defined in 1925, it's premises hold as true today as they did back then. … (38 comments)
business success: Opportunities Often Come Disguised as Problems-Raising Your Success IQ - 08/27/08 11:47 PM
Have you ever wondered why, as we journey through the days of our lives, we continually encounter difficulties and problems that need to be solved? Have you ever thought that these problems only happen to you, or seem to happen to you more often?Some days I think that way. It seems … (60 comments)
business success: Have You Heard? There Are Whispers In The Wind With Your Name On Them..... - 02/23/08 03:58 PM
I've often wondered about the animal kindgom and how their goals are instinctively written in some little centre of their neural system, somewhere in a centre of their brain....or are they? What makes a Robin work again and again at re-building a nest, in the exact same place someone has just … (36 comments)
business success: You've Placed Yourself in a Position of Leadership~What Kind of Leader ARE You? - 01/14/08 12:09 PM
It is said we remember moments in our lives, we do not remember days or weeks or years. Every time I hear the word 'leadership', I'm taken back to the stuffy 10th grade classroom I was sitting in and see, once again, my teacher's face as he approached my desk … (63 comments)
business success: The Mustard Seed Called 'YOU'...And How It Flavours Your Business and Personal Life - 01/04/08 10:03 PM
In the midst of winter, I sit here and think about mustard seeds. How much I enjoy them, their taste, their golden glow and sphericalness and most importantly, their synergistic qualities. Mustard seeds are a very unique little treasure of the plant kingdom. They have no scent or taste until water is … (46 comments)
business success: Great Expectations...Do We Really Have to Supercharge Ourselves ?!? - 01/03/08 12:16 AM
The wind is howling outside my window as I type this blog. It's a VERY cold night here in southern Ontario; -23C (-10F) and I'm looking forward to my cosy bed piled high with warm blankets and a good book. Today was a good day, however I was having anxiety and couldn't … (100 comments)
business success: A Cornucopia For Making 2008 Your New Year of Personal Power - 12/28/07 10:10 AM
Possibilities~anything is possible. The universe is non static and non bounded. The only bounds exist within your awareness or limiting beliefs that you place upon yourself and others. Always remember Phil Daniel's words 'reward excellent failures, punish mediocre successes'. Dare to go for it, dare to be different and try outrageous … (83 comments)
business success: My Active Rain Wish For You. - 12/22/07 09:40 AM
M Merriment and laughter that brings a lightness to your step and a floating feeling to your heart and soul on each of your daily journeys.Y A Youthful heart so that you may see the world through the eyes of a child. A An Abundance of Positive Action in every area … (60 comments)
business success: The Power of Commitment - 11/30/07 07:16 PM
Commitment. When I think of the word commitment, I think of other words. Conviction. Resolution. Dedication. Surety. Unwavering.Determination. Commitment leaves no room for doubts, chance or indecision. Once you make the decision, be it consciously or subconsciously, to commit to something/someone, you step out in boldness and you know that you will succeed. … (96 comments)
business success: Maximizing Your Referral and Repeat Business.-Part 1 - 11/23/07 10:07 AM
When you meet a new client, it's highly advisable to sit down with them and go over a list of qualifying and segmenting questions. Having a form prepared for such purposes, will save you a lot of running around and questioning down the road. It will also allow you to channel … (76 comments)
business success: Honesty, and What It Means to You~Contest Announcement and Entries So Far - 09/02/07 12:40 PM
Entries to Date in the Inspiration 'Honesty' Contest~ Honesty means you can make a Mistake by Diane VelikisConfessions of a Desensitized Good Guy! by Fran Gaspari Tim and Jeni Baldwin epitomized "Location, Location, Location" buyers- a true story. by Kris Wales No Secrets, No Lies: Honesty Means the Whole Truth by Celeste … (60 comments)
business success: A Post For Tim and All Other ActiveRain Newbies (and maybe some 'Oldies' too). - 08/14/07 06:59 PM
My new Active Rain friend, Tim Thiessen, asked me about navigating around in the Rain.Seems it is a pretty cumbersome place for newbies. I know it is; I remember those first few weeks myself.This place is huge and the amount of stuff to learn is often overwhelming. I’ve been meaning … (100 comments)
business success: 'The Way to Love Anything....' - 07/31/07 12:22 PM
Last year was a very hard one for me. I came very close to the possibility of losing two of my close family members.Through a series of miracles, outside intervention, family support, healthcare, hope , love and belief, they both recovered and are here today shining their lights brighter than ever. … (10 comments)
business success: Good Morning ! A Reminder ..... - 05/25/07 08:01 AM
Good morning all my fellow ActiveRainers !! I was doing my morning reading and came across this excerpt from Marianne Williamson and thought it was an excellent reminder to myself ( I first read it 11 years ago when I read Marianne's book 'A Woman's Worth' ) ~ “Our … (7 comments)
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Perhaps you're not. It's a deep question that we all must do a self examination on if we find ourselves not wholly dedicated to doing our job with un-tethered passion and bristling enthusiasm.How do we know whether we're suited to the particular career or job we find ourselves in? Perhaps there … (23 comments)
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