Small Business Simplifier
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Remember the game of telephone? When someone would repeat a sentence to the person next to them and it would go from person to person down the line, until the last person would repeat the sentence out loud and see how much it changed from the original sentence. I don’t think I ever played that …
Do you wish you could be a better writer? Are you putting off blogging because you don’t think your writing is good enough? Are your writing skills (or lack of) holding you back from the success you’re seeking? Is writing a challenge for you? You can become a better, more confident …
Do you know what the most important business skill is? It’s not sales. It’s not marketing. It’s not picking the next “sure thing”. It isn’t accounting (thank goodness for that!). And it’s not networking. The most important business skill isn’t any of …
You’ve heard that blogging is good for business. But blogging takes time—and, as a busy business owner, time is always at a premium. Is blogging really worth your time? And what do you have to do to create a top business blog? Yes, blogging is worth your time. There are some definite …
Is there anything more frustrating when doing business with someone and finding out that the relationship will be unsuccessful because you didn’t ask all the right questions before starting your project? And even more so that you didn’t know the right questions to ask? How do you know …
Are you one of the many people who is terrified of public speaking or are you one of the few who knows the benefits of it? Public speaking is said to be one of the most feared activities in life. According to Wikipedia, 75% of the population experiences anxiety or nervousness when speaking in …
Gossip hurts. Whether you are the gossiper, or the gossipee, gossip is damaging. Gossip has been on my mind this week. Two different podcasts I listen to aired episodes about gossip. While preparing a presentation on positive communication, I remembered a time I was deeply hurt by gossip—from …
Public speaking. Two little words that have the power to strike unspeakable fear into the hearts of the bravest of souls. I’m not sure what it is about presenting to a group, giving a speech or leading a workshop that is so fear inspiring, but there it is. Actually, I took an informal …
How did you choose the colors for your business? Did you pick your favorite colors? Were your color choices dictated by the franchise, network marketing company, or other organization you signed on with? Were they the colors everyone else in your industry was using? Did your colors come preinstalled …
Is there anything quite as cool as a hand-written note or letter? Not a hand-signed letter typed on a computer, not a greeting card with an inked-in signature, but a real penned-by-hand paper-and-ink note. Tell me you don’t still love opening the mailbox to find a personal letter, addressed to …
