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Other than finding out what makes people tick, I think the next most fascinating topic is what people think about money. Have you noticed that we can rationalize any spending decision, when we want to?
In the last few weeks I’ve had the chance to speak to two money and marketing experts and fellow corporate fugitives [...]

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When you go from employee to entrepreneur, it’s really easy to become overwhelmed with all you need to learn and do.
How to organize your office, what marketing tools to use, what to tell people about your services, how to set up your finances…it’s feels endless.
I have to tell you, that in many ways it is [...]

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If you have already started your business, or you are in the midst of dreaming about it, you’ll be able to relate to the feeling that ranges from nagging doubt, to heart palpitations.
It’s fear. The entrepreneur’s enemy #1 shows up in a lot of ways… limiting yourself and the sheer scope of your business, being [...]

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As surreal as it feels at times I am in the middle of a six-week telesummit of my own creation and am having fabulous, inspiring conversations with very successful “corporate fugitives” as part of the Entrepreneurs Unplugged Telesummit I am producing with my friend Marcia Hoeck.
Our friendship, and this joint venture, developed quickly - which [...]

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I’ll let you in on a little secret love of mine - western movies - the more cowboys, tumbleweeds and horses, the better.
So the other night for some hard-earned R&R I finally watched the movie Appaloosa. In the opening scene, Everett Hitch (Viggo Mortensen) tells the story of how he left a second-generation career as a [...]

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Many entrepreneurs (and aspiring entrepreneurs) think they have to know exactly what they’re doing, and how to do it, before they start. They also tend to think and dream on a much smaller scale, in part due to that reason.
In 2008 I made it a point to uplevel my thinking — and the results of [...]

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It has been a dramatic and exciting year for me and my business. The amount of personal and professional growth has been amazing.
One of the best things I did for myself in 2008 was making the commitment to continuously invest in my professional development, at a greater level and pace than I had before. Taking [...]

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I am a recovering dabbler. This affliction tends to strike creative types - especially authors, consultants and graphic artists who do this work “on the side” while holding down guaranteed paying jobs, or the self-employed who happily accept any assignment that pays - or promises to!
Luckily for me I worked out my affliction while I [...]

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Since hanging up my shingle, so to speak, so many people have asked me how I handle working alone at home. The reactions range from “I couldn’t do what you do” to “I would watch TV all day” to “I would miss the social contact too much.”
The truth is - I have never felt so [...]

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Whether you are already in business for yourself, or are thinking about it, one of the strangest hurdles to overcome is realizing that you are in fact, the business. The beauty of this is that since there is no one exactly like you, you are free to build your business on your skills and what [...]

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