business: Business Lessons A Budgie Can Teach You - 12/12/08 07:27 PM
So… I’ll share something personal with you: I’m afraid of birds… there, I said it. And to try and wean me off my fear my husband and I got ourselves a baby budgie a few months ago.
After bursting into tears the first time he flew too close to my head … (0 comments)
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business: Is it an asset or just making you an ass? - 08/28/08 12:58 AM
What’s not an asset in your business?
1. Your systems (if they’re only in your head)
2. Your written systems (if they’re rigid, inflexible, un-personalised and can’t be changed with influence from your team and customers)
3. Your number one customer (if your business is too dependant upon having their … (1 comments)
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business: What’s In A Name? - 07/01/08 10:35 PM
“Hello Crusty” read the first line of the email sent to me from a senior exec last week. Now – I’m used to (and can fairly readily excuse) the odd “Kristy” I get via email (my name is Kirsty, not Kristy, Kristen, Kirsten, Kirsti or the litany of others I get … (0 comments)
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business: Is your culture infectious? - 06/05/08 08:11 PM
At a conference in gorgeous Hamilton Island this morning I asked a packed room of around 400 people a question of opinion. I told them that the morning before I’d take two flights - one with Jetstar and one with Virgin Blue (both Australian domestic airlines). My question to them was … (3 comments)
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business: Best in the world or the best you can be? - 05/29/08 09:14 PM
I’m about half way through reading a great book at the moment: The Masters of Success. It’s a compilation of works from heaps of amazing people like Mark Victor Hansen, Lou Holtz and Brian Tracy. I always say when I read a book, attend a conference or go to a networking … (0 comments)
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business: Why send a handwritten card? - 05/22/08 08:43 PM
1. People keep them - I’ve seen plenty of handwritten cards lovingly saved on the fridge, desk or a mantle. I’m yet to see too many emails, faxes or text messages souvenired like this.
2. Hand written envelopes are more likely to be opened – because people then know it’s not … (7 comments)
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business: True or False: Companies Lie To Their Customers - 05/20/08 06:45 PM
Take a major international credit card company I’ve recently reluctantly been communicating with.
They launched a new card in America – I thought it was cool, I went to their website to submit an enquiry to ask when / if it would be released in Australia. I wanted this card and … (0 comments)
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business: 10 Simple Ways To Save Money In Your Business - 05/18/08 08:29 PM
1. Throw out those fancy pink duplicate phone message pads that everyone loved so much (in the ‘80s) and email phone messages through your organisation.
2. Don’t mail out tax invoices – email them. Why pay for printing, paper, a stamp and an envelope when you can just mail the invoice?
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business: The Eyes Have It - 05/16/08 12:29 AM
In the TV show Friends, massage therapist Phoebe is accused of flirting with one of her clients because she got a pedicure, new toenail polish and a toe ring. Obviously – as a massage client, looking down through the hole in the table, Phoebe’s feet are the only part of her … (0 comments)
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business: Ship Shaping Your Partnership - 05/16/08 12:24 AM
Things to consider when starting a business with anyone other than the person that stares back at you in the mirror:
1. People change.
You and your partners will (not might – WILL) change in some way given the new responsibilities of your business. Stress levels, staff issues, budgeting and all … (1 comments)
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business: 17 reasons why you should always carry a book with you - 05/05/08 11:45 PM
1. As someone who used to spend a lot of time waiting for real estate clients to show up – I know that clients / appointments / people in general are often late. If you’ve got a book with you, the time can be wisely used.
2. Books can be … (19 comments)
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business: The A-Z Guide For The Future Entrepreneurial Superstar - 05/05/08 11:37 PM
Want to be an entrepreneur? So do a lot of people! And a lot of people go to their grave saying “I wish I’d…” and “If only I’d…”. If you’re determined not to be one of them, run through the A-Z and see if you’re on track.
Action – … (1 comments)
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business: Kirsty's TV Interview On Sky Business - 04/30/08 06:29 PM
http://www.kirstydunphey.com/interviews.html
March 2008
Kirsty Dunphey is one of Australia’s most publicised young entrepreneurs and is the founder of http://www.reallysold.com - the ultimate tool to help real estate agents write amazing advertisements. The youngest ever winner of the Australian Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year award, Kirsty started her first business at 15, … (0 comments)
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business: Kirsty's New Free Book - Peacock Feathers - A Collection Of Blog Posts - 04/22/08 01:25 AM
Grab your copy of Kirsty's new book here: www.kirstydunphey.com/downloadme.html Print it, email it to friends, share as much as you like!Happy reading
Kirsty Dunphey is one of Australia’s most publicised young entrepreneurs and is the founder of www.reallysold.com - the ultimate tool to help real estate agents write amazing advertisements. The youngest … (3 comments)
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business: Is 2008 going to be a year of growth for you? - 04/08/08 04:34 PM
I’ll make this short and sweet. If you want 2008 to be a year of growth for your business, here are 2 things you can do to help you achieve that. In actual work time they could take as little as ten minutes, in thinking time – perhaps a little … (1 comments)
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business: Are you a Virgin or a Rolls Royce? - 01/24/08 11:17 PM
Just a quick blog here, but I woke up this morning with the unquenchable urge to tell you about one tiny part of a book I just read. HEMP – Highly Effective Marketing Plan by Peter Knight.
The section of the book asked people formulating marketing plans to consider … (0 comments)
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business: Get ‘em while they’re young - 01/08/08 09:56 PM
I love McDonalds, I have ever since I was a youngster. I fondly remember the birthday parties with ice cream cakes, the road trips we took with fries as fuel for the family and I vividly remember the day I was finally a “grown up” in my family – the … (3 comments)
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business: See Mum, You can Learn Stuff from Television! - 12/09/07 04:04 PM
Its Christmas time and Homer Simpson realises all too late that he's (yet again) forgotten to get his loving wife Marge a present. Despite frantic and fervent attempts at the last minute, Homer is still empty handed at the all important present giving moment.
Feeling guilty and dejected, Homer opens his … (0 comments)
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business: Do Uni Dropouts Rule the World? - 12/09/07 04:01 PM
As I've written about a number of times in both of my books - I'm a university dropout. I consider myself a life long learner and yet at age 28, despite attending uni on and off since I was 17 I'm still yet to get that all important piece of paper. … (1 comments)
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business: A perfectionist? Who me? No way! - 11/07/07 07:17 PM
“I’m a perfectionist” is the most common answer I receive when asking people to name one of their weaknesses. In thinking back to my own experiences interviewing for jobs, I think I even used it once or twice myself!
I believe people like to list perfectionism as a weakness because … (1 comments)
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