Do you know the quickest way to alienate or mislead prospects and potential contacts? You might be doing it every time you network. How do you answer the questions, “What do you do?” If you answer with a title, you are alienating or misleading. A title in this situation is either a name for your […]
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I visit a lot of doctors’ offices. Not for me, but with a member of my family who is a cancer survivor of 13 years. Good news, he survived cancer; bad news, the chemotherapy caused severe neuropathy in his feet and hands. It also destroyed his intestinal track and immune system while causing major havoc
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I had every intention of getting my to-do list done before noon today. My dogs, especially Bandit, had other intentions. My dogs are a fixture in my office; they are also my biggest distraction. I completed my three mile morning indoors on the treadmill this morning, much to the chagrin of the pups. I plan
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My dad taught me to drive. In doing so he taught me to be a defensive driver – always being aware of my surroundings and anticipating what the other drivers are doing assuming they are not paying attention. Boy was he spot on. Overall I’m a pretty relaxed driver. I let people merge in when
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I love big dogs. I have had a Great Pyrenees and German Sheppard/Husky mix and currently have a Lab mix and Pit mix. I am a person that prefers big dogs. There are three exceptions: Bud the Pug, Brutus the Terrier and Lexi the Puggle. They are mine, too, but the only exception to small
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“What’s your name?” I hear this every time I see my little neighbor, Hayden. He is a curious, spirited and a great three year old helper. He has been my little buddy for over a year, almost two. He has assigned himself jobs at my house. He fills the bird feeder, checks on my garden
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I had to stop myself from doing the long, dramatic “No” scream when talking to a business owner the other day. We were discussing branding and the conversation turned to clients. This is when they told me that they would work with anyone. Anyone? As in anyone and everyone? No!!!!!!! Their reason was simple: they
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Last night I had the privilege to attend the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association panel discussion “Women in Leadership: The Challenges, the Victories, the Strengths”. Although the event was through a women’s organization (the second largest in Indiana) and the title specified women, one of the most important messages was not gender specific. And yes, there were
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Recommendations on LinkedIn are wonderful. If you are searching for that next job or that next level in your career, they provide instant referrals from coworkers and past associates. For those building a business, they allow potential customers to read reviews from your current or former clients. LinkedIn even makes it easy in providing a
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I am an organizational junkie. I love reading, watching and listening to anything about organization; from the garage, kitchen, closets, office – any organizational tip I can find I read it or watch it with excitement. I guess I am hoping one day all those shows, videos, books, articles and tidbits will magically sink in
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