Tonight I just presented my first teleseminar. Phew! I’ve given workshops for previous employers, been teaching at Georgian College here in Owen Sound and presenting workshops of my own, but I’ve never taught via telephone before. It was a little intimidating. I couldn’t see people’s faces to see how they’re reacting to my material – […]
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With so much information on the web, it’s easy to lose hours “doing research”. A simple way to keep on top of information without wasting time is a little known tool called Google Alerts. I’ve been using Google Alerts for several months. I track my name, my blog and a handful of industry keywords that
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Welcome to 2008! I love the beginning of a new year – it’s full of possibilities. Besides sleeping in and lounging around with my family, I spent a couple hours today playing with a spreadsheet of a projected cash flow for the coming year. My family thinks I’m nuts but I wanted to finish my
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In my post about planning for 2008 I mentioned creating 90 day goals and action plans. This planning method was introduced to me by my coach and has worked very well. I’ve also discovered that many other entrepreneurs use this planning method – probably because it works. How do you set an effective goal? What’s
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I’m evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they’re letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog. It covers: The best blogging techniques. How to get traffic to your blog. How to turn your blog into money. I’ll let you know what
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With only ten days left in 2007, I’ve been thinking about my goals and plans for 2008. These are not the infamous ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ that everyone makes with good intentions and then forgets about by January 15th. I’m talking about short and long term goals for my business and action plans for the next
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Usually I’m a pretty organized person. I have files for all my business and personal papers. There’s a place for everything in my office. I use a daytimer for my appointments and deadlines. I like order. However, over the last few weeks, things have started to get out of hand. Truthfully, my office looks like
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“Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.” Dale Carnegie Whenever I come across a quote I find inspiring or meaningful I print it on a file card. I keep a stack of quotes
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I have a business colleague who I know slightly. He’s very professional, highly successful and very personable. But he has this one small habit that drives me crazy! He jumps into a phone conversation without identifying himself first. I’ve only met him once in person and spoken by telephone less than a dozen times. The
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Before you head out and start recording your own podcasts, you should spend some time listening to what other podcasters are doing. If you don’t have an iPod, don’t worry. You don’t need to head out and buy one. If you are running Windows on your computer, Windows Media Player should be able to play
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