Do your conversational skills sometimes fail you when you need them the most? Capitalizing on many of life’s biggest opportunities requires having the ability to communicate well in high-stakes situations. Written by the founders of leading organizational effectiveness firm VitalSmarts, Kerry Patterson, Jesephy Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, Crucial Conversations - Tools for Talking […]

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Thinking About Starting a Small Business ?
Owning a business is not for the faint of heart or those who would rather be job hunting. It is for those who want to take the future into their own hands. Over 1 million new businesses are started each year. That fact alone shows there are lots of […]

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Are you serious about growing your business? If so, Million Dollar Networking by Andrea Nierenberg is a must-read for you. Mastering and utilizing effective business networking techniques is the key to building long-term, ongoing business relationships. This enjoyable and informative book provides step-by-step by step instructions for growing your business through networking.
Nierenberg also explains what […]

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One of my favorite clients calls the work she gives me her “junk bucket.” That’s the stuff she hates to do and that’s the stuff I love doing. What a great match!
But wait, some of the “Junk Bucket” stuff is really boooorrrrrring to complete; and repetitious, week in and week out. Sound familiar? One particular […]

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Words change. Words that we used long ago may have new meanings today. Words can also have different meanings in different cultures. Be careful to choose yours wisely or you might not get your point across.
Words change meaning over time. I was talking with my daughter about the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” and pirates’ […]

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