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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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Every entrepreneur has a story to tell. More often than not, behind every successful entrepreneur is a story of toxic workplace experiences, and horrible contortions needed to fit a lone wolf into sheep’s clothing. Others have dipped and swerved their way through a variety of university degrees and radically different variety of jobs until they [...]

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The name escapes me at the moment, but there is a fun independent line of clothing built around the theme, Do What You Like, Like What You Do.
There is a very big difference between liking what you do, and hating the environment you do it in, and actually loving what you do. You can love writing, [...]

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If you want to build a village, or empire, you can’t do it alone. When I entered into my own business I decided I did not want to follow the public relations agency model of hiring staff and subcontracting creative services. I have chosen instead to work with a limited number of clients, on larger [...]

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Ok, here’s the point where I get all WOO-WOO (insert Twilight Zone theme crescendo) and say something deep like, Choose Your Own Reality. Ommmm… or The Truth is Out There (always wanted to find a use for that one). No offense to my New Age friends, but I am way to Nouveau Prairie practical for [...]

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