What a Random Act of Kindness Can Do

I tend to perform random acts of kindness, and 99% of them are anonymous.  I do things like pay for the coffee for the person behind me in line at Starbucks and then I drive off before the barista tells them.  That’s my fave
I Twittered a couple weeks ago that I was heading [...]

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If you are not being the real you….

….then who are you?
Remember “Always be a first rate version of YOURSELF instead of a second rate version of somebody else.” ~ Judy Garland
Besides, it takes WAY to much energy to try to be someone else! Be you. There’s only one

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Living in Integrity

In business, as in life, you must live in integrity.  Those who will ultimately end up purchasing from you are looking for people who are genuine, honest and without all the flashy bells and whistles of hype.
People buy from those they know and trust.  Being anything less than 100% you and 100% honest means that [...]

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Decluttering Your Failures to Make Room for Success

I Twittered on Sunday about how I was choosing to declutter my house to make room for the people in it.  Seriously, why was I hanging on to a years worth of magazines that had not moved from the shelf since the moment I put them there?
And a very wise young man (@ranjansaras) Twittered back [...]

Lessons Learned from Adam Urbanski's IPS09

I had a blast at IPS09 – and it made me think about why I was reluctant to go when I was first invited.
Here’s what I learned at IPS:

no one cared about the size of my @ss, they wanted to know about the size of my IDEAS
shut up and listen to your coach – you [...]

In Honour of Make a Referral Week…

…I am running a couple of blockbuster specials!
First, I am offering my full-meal-deal WordPress package for the insane price of $500 – this package is normally $695 and you can read all the details about it here. Make sure you get yours first, as this offer is limited to the first 6 buyers!
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You are about to be scammed by a web designer…

….if you hear any of the following phrases.

 

Bigger Isn't Always Better!

In both gas sucking vehicles, and Virtual Assistant businesses, bigger does NOT always equal better.

The client with whom I parted ways over communications & work styles (I wanted to do the work, she wanted to change project parameters 1000 times per project) is now apparently working with a VA team. And unfortunately for her, she finds that they are mired in administration and her projects are taking 10x as long to get done as when she worked with me.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Welcome to 2009!
Do you make resolutions for your buisness?

6 Places to Work instead of Your Home Office

The crew at FreelancerMagazine.com have put together a collection of 6 alternative places for you to consider working if you are getting sick of your own four walls.
Enjoy!

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