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Your Definition of Success

I talk a lot about how to achieve success, but on a greater level, what does success mean to me? What does it mean to you?

A few things are absolutely solid for me:

1) We must each define what success means to us as individuals, families, and communities.

Someone else's markers of...

Your hands get cold and clammy. You begin to tremble and find that you are short of breath. Your stomach churns. You feel like your entire body is covered in a fine sheen of sweat that makes your clothing cling and you can feel a bead of moisture beginning to roll slowly down your temple. You are...

The key to starting your business off on the right foot is a smart and savvy business plan, as any business-school graduate will tell you. You’ll need it to determine your immediate and short-term course of action, decide if you need investors or partners, and secure the bank loans to get started and stay afloat....

I've always believed that you must price your particular product or service at a level that provides value for others at a price they're willing to pay.

There are two parts of a price tag: one is the actual sale price of the item. The other is the value that the purchaser finds in buying that...

Do you offer something that someone else may need?

Does someone else offer a service or product that you need?

Consider becoming partners!

When you're building a business, it's important to work with people you trust and like.

You'll want to decide if you want to contract out work (by hiring...

51 step-by-step tips to increase your website effectiveness. This is a digital download how-to guide on making the most of your website.

This practical and inspirational business book offers fifty-one tips and tools to increase your website's effectiveness. Written by a web development pro, the book...

Are you having people-related issues in your workplace? Do you know if you're having issues or not?

If you are in a position to make policy: find out the issues and their underlying causes, and create more inclusive policies and procedures. Are there grievances? Find solutions....

Today, right now, I challenge you to pen a list of five goals that you want to achieve and that you feel happy about. Feel free to list them when you sign up as a member!

These are five specific items that you might keep deep inside, or perhaps you have them posted and available for all to see, or maybe you carry...

As human beings, we tend to forget our memories, victories, or happy times unless they are physically present in some form.

For example, when we place photos of our loved ones in prominent places, we are constantly reminded of our relationships with them. When we look at a ring or other piece of treasured...

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