There have been many resolutions made for the new year. We promise to go to the gym. We promise to finally start that online course for our next promotion. We promise to go to church more often (and tithe more). We promise to keep a neater house and start knocking off those items on our …
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Consistency Makes It Simple (Julie Fleming, JD)
The EarlyToRise.com newsletter recently included an excerpt from Sharon LaBelle’s book The Art of Living, which distilled Epictetus’s The Virtuous Are Consistent as follows: “To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn’t convenient, comfortable, or easy. “It is …
Artfully Selling Your Services (Dawud Miracle)
So many people I know are hesitant to sell. They're hesitant to sell themselves. They're hesitant to sell their products or services. And they're hesitant to sell their business. It's easy to understand, right? As soon as I mention the word 'sell,' what goes through your mind? For me I think of the …
Networking Not Working? Prepare Yourself to Follow Up! (Julie Fleming, JD)
Here’s how it happens … You’ve just left a networking event or a community meeting. You get back to your office, armed with one or more business cards and good intentions of following up. You take those cards, maybe flip through them to remind yourself of who’s most interesting, and then you put …
7 Popular Business Strategies That Can Put Coaches In The Poor House (Melinda Cohan)
If you’ve ever tried to set up your own business, you’ve probably been inundated with business strategies, tips, tools, and resources. But take them all with a grain of salt – some advice may sound legit but can actually derail your business success, cause you to spend money in unnecessary places, …
Three Reasons You Don’t Have Enough Business (Guest Blogger Julie Fleming, JD)
Whether you’re running a business or a ministry, success depends on attracting other people to what you’re doing. (One of my all-time favorite John Maxwell quotes sums it up this way: “He who thinks he leads, but has no followers, is only taking a walk.”) When you don't have enough business, it’s …
10 Common Mistakes Business Owners Make – Trust Your Gut and Final Thoughts (Guest Blogger Leah Barteld Clague, Esq.)
Photo by Flickr (Ornoth) We come to the last month in our series of “10 Common Mistakes Business Owners Make.” We’ve covered a lot of ground. Is there one “mistake” you've found most helpful? Did you make any changes to the way you conduct business? Have you shared any of your “mistakes” …