Today we are going to have some fun with letters of the alphabet (move over Sesame Street) as a means of understanding the difference between goal setting and goal getting. Just to be different, we will pick the letter “D” and start with that. The anally retentive amongst us will hyperventilate and blanch, but hey,
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I was speaking to this lady in her mid 50s the other day about her retirement plans. “Retirement, what retirement?” she snorted. No, sir-she was launching herself into a new home based business after spending a better part of 30 years as a cog in the wheel of a giant multi national corporation. The first
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In this article I am assuming that you, the reader are a solo entrepreneur who runs a home based business. If we held a straw poll right now, I would bet that 9 out of 10 of those surveyed would rather have a root canal than keep track of the stock inventory, sales and accounts
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In this post, we will consider the final three don’ts of public speaking. I have also included some tips on “selling the sizzle” of your message. 4. Enunciate Unless you are at a ventriloquists’ convention, do relax your jaw muscles and move your lips when you are speaking. When you slur or drop the endings
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I am preparing a seminar where I will address an audience of professionals, predominantly male members of the medical fraternity. The room screams dark suits (single breasted), cuff links, polished leather pumps and old school ties. I check that my Powerpoint slides are in the correct sequence, with text of a size that can be
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If you want (aspire) to be wealthy, then copy (emulate) what wealthy people do, say, think and observe how they behave. If you think this is a drag, then continue as you are and do not be surprised that your circumstances and bank balance remain the same. One characteristic of successful people is that they
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On meeting another person for the first time, we are judged (fairly or otherwise) by our appearances and then when we open our mouths. When you think of ducking down to the local 7Eleven for milk and the newspapers on a lazy Sunday morning, the dress code is informal-think jeans, sneakers and a sweater. In
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Financial Freedom Mindset and You Recapping Part 3 (Parts 1-3 were titled, “You and Your Money”) I described a real situation where a young Australian couple realized that it was their old mindset that had prevented them from accepting that they could become wealthy by receiving passive income. When the penny dropped, they quickly found
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“ Very few people are going after what they truly want in life. Most people settle for what they think they can get.”- Bob Proctor I felt sad when I read Bob’s observation of the human condition. It said to me that there are an inordinate number of people telling themselves that it is okay
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Remember when Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick and Whitney Houston sang this number? There was not a dry eye in the house and for good reason; other than yourself the next best thing to have around is a best friend. I am not referring to acquaintances, but real and genuine people you’d want to
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