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“You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as WE are” -Herb Cohen

It all started with a perfectly innocent question from my husband. “Honey, can we compare our calendars, I have some things I want to schedule and I’d like your input?” Happily I agreed and pulled my chair up to engage in the conversation. (more…)

Last week, we asked you to answer the question, What is your purpose?

Here are just a few of the dozens of answers we received…

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If you’re writing and distributing press releases online, don’t
rely on all those free press release distribution services.

The dirty little secret is that most of them don’t distribute
anything.  They simply park your press release at their website,
where the search engines might or might not find it.

For example, let’s say you sell patio furniture.  You write a
press release about how to care for patio furniture and you
submit it to one of those freebie sites.  If somebody is
searching online for “patio furniture,” there’s a good chance
your press release won’t show up on the list because it isn’t in
the Google or Yahoo news feeds.

Even worse, if you submit a press release to their service then
suddenly discover it includes an error that you need to correct,
there’s usually no way to correct it because there’s no customer
service number you can call.  Disastrous!

In my free email tutorial on how to write a press release, I
recommend two services that I’ve used: PRWeb and News Release
Wire, which you get when you subscribe to Expertclick: The Online
Yearbook of Experts.  An Expertclick subscription lets you post
up to 52 press releases a year.

What is your purpose?

For this question, I want you to get outside of yourself and your immediate surroundings and think REALLY BIG. If you were to spend your days advocating for others, who would you advocate for?

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If you aren’t emailing tips and advice regularly to people who
have given you permission to contact them, you’re missing one of
the most powerful ways to market your products and services. (more…)

“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” Tony Robbins

Stop for a moment and think about what type of energy is driving you to put another day into your business. Would you say your motivation’s coming from a painful thought - “I better make this sale so I can make payroll”, or based a pleasurable thought, “I can’t wait to satisfy my next customer.” Be honest with yourself. (more…)

Are you thinking about your 2009 professional and personal plans yet?

You definitely should be.

Try this 15 minute exercise below to create clarity and focus around your planning for the approaching year.

The reason I love this elimination exercise is because when we eliminate what isn’t working, we naturally make mental and physical space for more opportunities in our lives.

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One of my favorites is the Wacky Warning Label contest, sponsored each year by the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, to reveal how lawsuits have created a need for common-sense warnings on products.

The grand prize winner receives $500 and a copy of the new book “Remove Child Before Folding: The 101 Stupidest, Silliest and Wackiest Warning Labels Ever,” written by Bob Dorigo Jones, the group’s president. The title of his book comes from a warning label that won a prize in the early years of the contest. (more…)

This month I’m focusing on a common pitfall every self employed woman can relate to - finding innumerable distractions to pull you away from working your business. (more…)

Just F O C U S.

When we just focus, we are happier and more productive. AND we are even able to decide what we should do in the first place!

This week, I want you to:

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