You’re going to come across a lot of people who want all the benefits of being a successful entrepreneur. Like we looked at earlier this month in a blog that resonated with a lot of readers: Pretending to Pay the Price. The benefits? Well there's the freedom, the...
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Brandishing busy-ness in an effort to appear important comes off really badly. And it's sort of addictive. I did it myself for years in network marketing, especially when I became a top 100 income earner in the company. For some reason I figured I’d better start behaving like...
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When I started my massage practice, I let people know it was open. I mentioned that I was a massage practitioner if people were asking for one, or were complaining about something I knew it could help. I told people what I did when they asked. But...
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I think we’ve all felt the ickyness of being ‘sold’. But, unless you’re some kind of great-white-shark-of-a-person, there’s also a hollow, sludgy, tiring feeling about doing that kind of selling. Sales feels good for both sides when it’s a match of what they want, with what you...
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A friend’s husband recently gave up his job and became a "full time entrepreneur". Oh the excitement! The freedom! Two weeks later she dropped home from work unexpectedly to find him...
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Standing in the blazing 2.45pm sunshine waiting for my kids to burst out of their classroom, I felt my anger ebb away at last. An acquaintance, Sam, stood nearby and I told him my tale of woe. After a long drive I’d been STARVING and needed a...
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