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Avoiding The Gap
Anyone hoping to achieve something is chasing a goal. Whether you want to become an internet marketer, top of your class, first in a race, or a top executive you have something ahead of you that you are aiming at. It’s difficult to imagine how we could reach our goals if we don’t plan a…
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Overcoming Setbacks
In light of my hoped-for launch date being abandoned it’s rather easy to fall into a deep well of despair. Hard work, opportunity and the chance to connect with others in this niche seem to have been wasted. At times like this it’s always helpful to look for some inspiration, some rays of hope that…
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The Cure For One of Your Biggest Problems?
One of the biggest problems to face an online marketer is Shiny Object Syndrome. Symptoms include an inbox dominated by unopened emails because you are subscribing to more newsletters than you can possibly read, having more online courses on your hard drive than you can work through, having more training videos or webinars to watch…
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The Better Alternative to a New Year Resolution
So we’re one week into the New Year and I can’t help wondering how many New Year resolutions have already been abandoned. The return to work, a resumed routine and gritty reality after the holiday period often mean the end of such plans. Even those that last longer than a week often fail by February.…
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The E-Myth revisited – what every entrepreneur should know
When I first heard about The E-Myth I thought it would be related to the latest advances in electronic technology. However the E stands for Entrepreneur and the myth in question is that the only way to build a business is to work harder and put in more hours. According to Michael Gerber the fundmental…
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Why you must focus and act, drown or stagnate
Earlier this year I read an email in which a marketer recommended those new to internet marketing ‘read everything you can online’ I couldn’t quite believe what I was reading. Does he know how much information is out there and how quickly it’s being added to? One hundred hours of video are uploaded to YouTube…
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Get Away for Insight and Inspiration
This time last week I was preparing for the journey home after spending just over a week in France. We had spent ten days in the Loire valley. Usually when we are in this region we spend most of the time rushing around seeing the sites and visiting chateaus. This time was different however. Apart…
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Lessons from a life changing accident
I have just finished reading ‘My sweetest victory’ by Alex Zanardi. I bought this autobiography because Alex once drove for Lotus (my favourite team when I used to follow F1 closely) and because recently there have been several inspiring stories about this racing driver who lost his legs in a horrific racing accident. His injuries…
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Leverage Your Strengths and Manage Your Weaknesses
It seems to me that most education systems around the world encourage us to focus on our weaknesses and try to improve them and not play to our strengths. If you have your own business you are the one making the rules and so can use a different approach. You can set up your business…