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Category Archives: Blog
Make your bliss follow you
In several of the recent books I’ve been reading, one of the messages I’ve seen repeated again and again is: “Make your bliss follow you.” It’s a point that’s made because we often hear “Follow your bliss”, but the argument … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Blog, business
Tagged bliss, follow your bliss, make your bliss follow you, passion, Taylor Ellwood
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Why you need to be comfortable with adversity
Your average small business owner deals with adversity on a regular basis. It’s part of running a business. Learning to be comfortable with adversity is an important characteristic for a business owner to cultivate. Adversity challenges and teaches us to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, boundaries, business, Work-life balance
Tagged adversity, business development, failing forward, Taylor Ellwood
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The solution is the sale
Many business owners have a tendency to focus on their services and products to the point that they sell the service or product without considering that what they are really selling is the solution. Your service or product may provide … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, business, Sales
Tagged business development, Sales, sales solution, services, Taylor Ellwood
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The Importance of Changing Your Mind
I think that one of the hardest actions a business owner can take is changing his/her mind about a project s/he loves or about his/her business. But a successful business owner is never so married to a project or service … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, boundaries, business
Tagged business development, change, flexibility, Taylor Ellwood
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Why your networking group need to avoid bureaucracy
I like to attend networking groups and I can always tell which ones are doing well and which ones aren’t doing well by the level of bureaucracy that is present within a networking group. There needs to be some structure … Continue reading
