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Aug 8th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Do you ever wonder why people are always talking about exercise? It’s on magazine covers, radio talk shows, television programs, in books, and of course in articles and information you find online. The honest answer is that it’s because physical activity really does change your life. We’re not meant to be sedentary beings; our mind and body are dependent on the effects moving our body has on us. Read more...
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Apr 17th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Odds 'n Ends Once upon a time women felt as if they couldn’t have it both ways. They couldn’t be a stay-at-home mom and a career woman – after all the two conflicted, right? Then the internet was born and smart women all around the world quickly realized that they could start their own business or even telecommute, working primarily online, and have the life they desire. The first few women paved the way and showed that it’s possible to have your figurative cake and eat it too. Read more...
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Apr 11th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Odds 'n Ends When you work from home, it’s easy to fall into a rut. You get up in the morning, get your coffee, head to your office and start your day. It’s easy to lose enthusiasm for the day and thus lose a bit of energy and productivity. The good news is that sometimes all it takes is a little change in your surroundings to re-energize. Here are five tips to re-energize your home office and yourself. Read more...
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Apr 5th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends While the ability to achieve happiness and fulfillment may seem elusive at best, the truth is it is actually quite possible to find both. Here are five tips to achieve happiness and fulfillment in your life and work.
Tip #1 – Know what you want, and write it down Read more...
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Mar 31st, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends You hear people talk so often about being positive. They say things like, “Keep your chin up”, “Look for the silver lining,” and “Look on the bright side.” There are a million sayings and they all say essentially the same thing: there’s a benefit to having a positive attitude. There’s magic in positive language and a positive attitude.
Here’s how it works: Read more...
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Mar 26th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Fear of failure is a very human emotion. Everyone from the biggest and brightest celebrity to the people next door struggle with this fear, some on a daily basis. The difference between those who achieve the life they want to live and others, is they don’t let the fear of failure control them. Instead, they control their fear of failure. If fear of failure is holding you back, here are a few steps to get it under control. Read more...
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Mar 25th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Odds 'n Ends Sometimes it feels as if we’re barely hanging on. Responsibilities stack up and tip the balance between what we have to do and what we want to do. Unfortunately, when the balance tips too far it can feel next to impossible to restore the harmony. The truth is, however, it’s incredibly important to find balance for overall healthy and happiness. Here are a few smart ways to restore harmony in your hectic life. Read more...
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Mar 23rd, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends If you’ve ever wondered how some women seem to be able to do it all and have it all, you’ve come to the right place. The first thing to know is that that there’s no such thing as a Super Mom, and that women who appear to have it all, don’t. What they do have is a life that works well for them. And you can too.
Successful mom entrepreneurs all have a few key characteristics: Read more...
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Mar 20th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Confidence isn’t something that comes easily to everyone. For some it shows up intermittently, for others confidence is evasive at best. However, it’s necessary to get ahead in life. Confidence is required to achieve your hopes, dreams and goals. Here are a handful of proven ways to boost your self-confidence and get ahead. Read more...
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Mar 19th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends With so much talk about passion when choosing your career or business, you may wonder why passion is important. Sure, it’s nice to enjoy what you do, but how does passion for what you’re doing result in success?
Passion = Fulfillment
Passion, as defined by Merriam Webster, is “ardent affection, love, a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept.” Read more...
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Mar 17th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Each New Year we make resolutions to lose weight, stop smoking, save more money and a whole host of personal self-improvement proclamations. This is great! Anytime is a good time to take measures to improve your life. What about taking measures to improve your client base? Take advantage of the New Year and create a strategy to attract your ideal client. Read more...
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Mar 15th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends You work from home. Your children are at home. Some days you spend 24 hours a day at your home and the only ones you see and talk to are your children, your pets and your spouse if you’re married. The checkout clerk at the local grocery has suddenly become your best friend, only because you see them more than anyone outside of your family. Read more...
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Mar 14th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Odds 'n Ends One of the most challenging aspects of being a mom entrepreneur is learning how to ask for help. Of course, before you’re ready to turn to your support system, you have to recognize or build one. Here’s how to build a good support system.
* Family. If you have family nearby, they’re often the easiest to turn to. After all, that’s what family is for, right? You help each other when you need it. If you’re new to asking for help (and many mom entrepreneurs suffer under the delusion that they can and have to do it all), then family is usually a great place to begin asking for help. Read more...
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Mar 11th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends
While iPhones have an amazing number of applications with social and personal use benefits, there are actually a number of applications, or apps, which can help you grow and manage your business.
The iPhone itself comes with the Microsoft Exchange, which gives you the ability to send and receive email messages with the touch of a button along with the ability to view documents on your phone. Because of the view screen, viewing documents is easy and productive. The Microsoft Exchange also lets you view your calendar. Read more...
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Mar 2nd, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Mired by negative thoughts? They can hold you back from achieving all you’re capable of. Some negative thinking is habit, some is created by lifelong limiting beliefs and some is just plain old procrastination. When you learn the cause for your negative thoughts you can release them and unlock your business potential. Here are a few ideas to help you get started.
Start by catching yourself whenever you have a negative thought. It’ll probably contain the words, Read more...
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Mar 1st, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends As a business owner it’s so easy to lose focus on your health and to put all of your energy into your business. Unfortunately, when that happens your business often suffers. A healthy mind and body is actually much better for productivity, inspiration and motivation than expending all of your energy on your business. Here are seven tips to keep your mind and body healthy. Read more...
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Feb 11th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Newbie Boot Camp, Odds 'n Ends, Time Management There is nothing worse than coming into work on monday morning and finding my desk buried in Friday afternoon’s trash. You can help your week start off a lot better if you just do a little house cleaning before you leave work on Friday. Not only will your week start off better but you can relax a bit more during the weekend knowing that you have everything wrapped up at the office – even if that office is in your home!
Here are a few ways that having a cluttered work can affect your ability to do your job effectively: Read more...
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Jan 24th, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends Do kids follow in their parents’ footsteps? Sometimes and it seems that children of entrepreneurs often get the bug to go into business for themselves too. And if you’re able to teach your children at an early age all the ins and outs of being an entrepreneur, they’ll be able to attain success that much earlier. So how do you raise young entrepreneurs? Read more...
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Jan 22nd, 2010 | By Dee | Category: Odds 'n Ends “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.”
– Napoleon Hill
Ask any successful person or professional coach how to achieve your goals and the first piece of advice is likely to be, “think positively.” Positive thoughts are your key to achieving your dreams and goals. While being positive isn’t the only ingredient and characteristic necessary, it is an essential one. Read more...
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Dec 24th, 2009 | By Dee | Category: Featured Articles, Odds 'n Ends Are you struggling to get started living your dreams and accomplishing your goals because you’re afraid you’re going to fail? It’s a natural feeling. Even the most successful people fear failure. However, the difference between successful folks and those who haven’t achieved their dreams and goals is what they let fear control.
Fear of failure can hold you back or it can help you grow Read more...
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