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2 Reasons Not to Rush Into Quitting Your Job to Start Your Business (Hint: A Better Way to Do It)

September 24, 2014

“Patience is a virtue that carries a lot of WAIT” - Unknown Not everyone in paid employment gets to that point when they feel they need to jump ship and go solo (i.e. resign to start a business of their own). But some do. And when the bug bites, it can leave you feeling impatient, […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 160: Perceived Website Beauty Won't Guarantee Success (Hint: The Value You Offer Matters Most - 2 Real Life Examples)

September 22, 2014

What if you could do web marketing that yields superior profits, at low to zero cost? We all want that! This write-up uses 2 real life website case studies to explain what you need to do, and why. Example 1: www.google.com makes millions annually. SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE Publication: Weekly Public Speaking IDEAS Newsletter […]

Entrepreneurship

3 Strategies You Need, to Achieve Business Promotion Success

September 20, 2014

The key to business promotion success is to - as INEXPENSIVELY as possible - get your target audience to notice - and eventually pay conscious attention to - you on a continuing basis. One business owner who excels at doing the above is Richard Branson. For years, I have deliberately studied him in developing ideas […]

Career Development

To Perpetually Achieve Noteworthy Success, You May Need To Be Moderate In Your Humility

September 17, 2014

I once read the following quote in a magazine, and it really hit home with me: “In all things, apply moderation - including moderation” - Anon There is, in some societies, this issue of “humility" and how important it is for a person not to appear “proud” or “arrogant”. I believe it is sometimes taken […]

Entrepreneurship

You Need to Know Your REAL Friends - Accepting Help Indiscriminately Can get you Exploited

September 16, 2014

When you first begin your business, you will likely be often short on cash. Those periods might force you to have to depend on others. If you accept unsolicited offers of help from just about anyone who makes them, you can set yourself up to be ripped-off or exploited causing you major suffering/setbacks. Read this […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 159: 5 Key Reasons Competent Experts Struggle to Make Profits!

September 15, 2014

Many competent experts struggle to find/win clients. To make matters worse - in serving few clients they win - these experts often fail to demand adequate remuneration! I used to be like that ...years ago...but NOT anymore. I used my suffering to drive myself to find a PERMANENT SOLUTION...which is what I now share below. […]

Entrepreneurship

How to Avoid Wasting Money You Spend On Adverts

September 13, 2014

I sent huge amounts of my working capital down "newspaper advertising drainpipes", when I first started out, because I did not have a proper understanding of the important considerations for deciding on how and where to place my ads. My thinking about advertisements, and how to use them to attract business for myself was terribly […]

Career Development

Defeat Traitors Using Compassion (Hint: Welcome a Judas into Your Life!)

September 12, 2014

FACT: You can be a genius and still fail due to a "close friend's" betrayal. This week, I'm teaching my kids about this. "Et tu Brutus?!" Caesar's famous exclamation is one of the classic examples of how great people responded to discovery of acts of betrayal by those closest to them. In my personal opinion, […]

Career Development

To Succeed More, You Need a Real World Understanding of the Meaning of Intelligence

September 11, 2014

We often hear (or read) this word - "intelligence" - being used in different situations by different people e.g an intelligent "writer", intelligent "student", intelligent "speaker", intelligent "artist", PLUS on a less approving note, an intelligent THIEF ! 🙂 In this article, I advocate the adoption of what I consider ONE all embracing,and real-world relevant […]

Entrepreneurship

No. 158: To Achieve Sustainable Selling Success, NEVER Stop Marketing!

September 8, 2014

In late 2007, I had a setback when I broke a fundamental rule which I've summed up as: "Never stop marketing. Not even when business is so good that you’re over booked!” Ignoring this is often what causes the feast-famine cycle many people pass through! In this issue of my newsletter, I use a true […]

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