Here’s an important question. How does a bad boss communicate? The answer? With orders: “You will do this or that!” And how do we react to being ordered to do something? I don't know about you, but I immediately go to my terrible twos and say, “No way! I don't want to do that.” (Or: "I won't … [Read more...] about Communicate as a Leader, Not as a Boss
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Overcome Cold Feet When Cold Calling
Does it ever feel like your phone weighs a thousand pounds and, and you really don't want to pick it up? Probably many people's least favorite thing to do in business is making cold calls. So I'm going to share with you some ideas on how to overcome cold feet when cold calling. First of all, I … [Read more...] about Overcome Cold Feet When Cold Calling
3 Ways Entrepreneurs Fail at Personal Branding
So what is personal branding? And what does it have to do with marketing our business, products or services? Dorie Clark, author of Reinventing You, answers these questions in a recent issue of Entrepreneur. "If someone is going to buy from you, they need to understand who you are, what you … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Entrepreneurs Fail at Personal Branding
2 Quick Ways to Wreck or Build Your Business
Have you ever gone into a store to buy something, and found that the clerk was too busy yakking on the phone with a friend to bother waiting on you? Or have you ever called a business about a problem and been given the royal run-around? It is just these types of business problems that … [Read more...] about 2 Quick Ways to Wreck or Build Your Business
Crawling Out of the Hole of Overwhelm
Every once in a while, life seems to conspire to dump on us a whole load of things to do all at once, and we end up stuck in a hole of overwhelm. Right now, various tasks I have delayed doing over the past few weeks have run head-long into current responsibilities, including taking care of my … [Read more...] about Crawling Out of the Hole of Overwhelm
Do You Suffer from an Enlarged Procrastinate?
Do you suffer from an enlarged procrastinate? If so, you are not alone. At one time or another, all of us find ourselves delaying certain tasks that we know we have to get done. There are some basic and understandable reasons behind many of our delaying tactics. Knowing about them is perhaps … [Read more...] about Do You Suffer from an Enlarged Procrastinate?