Executive Life Coach

STOP! Advertising will kill your business.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:35:56 -0500

h class"recipes">STOP! Advertising will kill yourbusiness.That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Ok, I will make oneclarifying statement. If you've had exposure or experience inusing direct response advertising methods and you know somethingabout copywriting, then by all means forge ahead. If not, proceed at your own risk. I will tell you a story to illustrate my point. When I firstgot into business, my marketing degree gave me the erroneousidea that I had a clue about promoting my business. After losing about , in the first year on expenses, baddecisions, and bad expensive advertising , on one mailingalone with zero response, ouch! I realized I didn't know what Iwas doing. Funny how a dwindling bank account and mounting debt snaps youback into reality. So, I decided to dive head first in learning proper promotionskills, I went to seminars, read books expensive books, joinedmarketing associations, took classes, experimented with ad copyfor m...

Know Thyself and Thy Business

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:04:43 -0500

Article Title: Know Thyself and Thy Business Author Name: JoanneVictoria Contact E-mail Address:mailto:joannejoannevictoria.com Word Count: , includingsignature box Category: Marketing Copyright Date: Updated Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article inits entirety, including the resource box. When possible, pleasenotify me of publication by sending either a website link or acopy of your ezine upon publication via email tomailto:joannejoannevictoria.com . Know Thyself and Thy BusinessI recently interviewed a prospective client. I asked her tobriefly describe what she did. She said it was complicated, shedid so many things. I asked who her clients were. She said shecouldn't define them, that she dealt with everyone. I then askedhow her business was growing and she said she was losing money,clients and had no referrals. You get the picture. If you can't describe yourself, your ideal client and yourbusiness in brief, simple la...

Behnam Bakhshandeh Introduction-Founder and President of Primeco Education

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:04:43 -0500

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HOW IS MY RELATIONSHIP GROWING?

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:56:54 -0500

When you choose your partner and commence a full-timerelationship, you look forward to a future of love, support,encouragement, communication and intimacy. Right? After all, youare in love and you're both on your best behaviour--so how couldthere be any problems?Learning how to establish and maintain a loving, supportiverelationship is much like creating a beautiful garden. It takesinformation, planning, thought, skill, time, and most of all,attention. Like many gardeners, you learn your skills and stylesfrom your parents, close friends and relatives. You watch themfrom the time you are little. They teach you both your roles ina relationship, and how to play them, through their example.This happens in every family and much of the teaching isunintentional and unconscious. Many of you did not like what yousaw and, yet, in your poorest moments, you may behave just thatway. In angry, tense times, you revert to the ways you learnedin those early days! No wonder your relation...

Desperate Housewife No More- 8 Ways To Take Back Your Life

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:49:33 -0500

Do you feel that you are living someone else's life? Do you wantto feel good and positive about yourself and your life? These simple steps will help you to break free of what is causingdistress in your life.Change Your Approach to Life.What is controlling your life right now? Are you controlled byyour emotions, by your past experiences, or by your thoughts?The way you approach life is the way you will live your life. Ifyou see your life as miserable and a failure, then that is theway you will live your life. By allowing yourself to grow inresentment and regret each day, you are cheating yourself of aquality life. You were not destined to live a life ofuncertainty and emotional distress. Your negative experiencesand disappointing past is what keep you in desperation andfrustration. Start to see things as getting better rather thangetting worse. Start each day with a clean slate and with thedetermination to be at your best. Think about what's possible,not what's implaus...

Every calling is great when greatly pursued

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:17:24 -0500

Living on purpose. It's a growing, evolving process. It takesfocus, clarity and regular reflection. Here's one story about aclient's evolution and effort to stay on purpose.Paul is doing some incredible things. His business bottom lineis up and stronger than ever. There are new opportunities on thehorizon allowing him to live his dream and in many ways he's onthe leading edge in his industry.I met Paul four years ago. He was referred to me when I wasmaking marketing calls to businesses in my area. Paul was veryinterested in personal and professional development. Our firstcall lead to some interesting conversations and Paulsubsequently participated in many classes I taught. Two yearsago, Paul joined my purpose discovery workshop, resulting in hispurpose statement: "I eagerly seek to acquire and share knowledge to be of benefitto all."Paul told me he had always wanted to be a public speaker and tohim, his purpose statement was a clear reflection of thisdesire. By unders...

Business Success Checklist. Where is YOUR Business?

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:54:15 -0500

p>Business Success ChecklistHow do you start to plan your business? What is required? Whatshould you research? Where do you start? Use the checklist belowto guide you as you build a strong, solid business foundation.Check your Personal Foundation. Make sure you are readymentally, emotionally and financially to begin your new venture.-- Make the time. -- Budget your income. -- Create balance inyour life. -- Know your strengths, weaknesses, top values andneeds. -- Order a copy of your credit report. -- Choose yourideal business.Get organized. Any new business venture will go more smoothly ifyou know right from the start what you have to offer, who youwant to offer it to, and how you want your business to beorganized. -- Read a few books on business start-ups andmarketing http:www.coachmaria.combooksbusiness.html . --Check the need for your services. -- Prepare a business plan andideal client profile. -- Price your service or product. --Develop a customer service...

Motivate your executives on to higher performance with Executive Coaching

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:54:07 -0500

It is fact that almost every business entrepreneur is hungry to achieve more revenues for their business through well trained, confident, and result-oriented employees. When an organization's executives operate as a winning team, the effect is definitely going to be increased output, revenue and profits. Thus, the motivated and skilled team has utmost important in making your business a success.Moreover, in today's unpredictable environment, team is the one sustainable competitive benefit you always have! Team is the defining factor to sustained growth and competitiveness. But whether you want to agree it or not, your organization would never grow, and your revenue would almost certainly crash without having a well trained and expert team' it does not matter how much you love what you're doing. And it is very likely that at any level executives are not able to perform to their best due to lack of motivation, training and right direction. In such scenario, a business c...

Marketing Coach

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:54:07 -0500

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Boosting Your Referral Business

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:12:41 -0500

Word of mouth is one of the most effective ways to grow your coaching business. It's free, or at most costs very little, yet very few coaches use it to anywhere near it's potential!Consider this: if you got just one referral from each one of your clients, over the next days you'd double your client base! What would that mean to your potential income and how many more people would you be helping in supportive and uplifting ways? So, how do you maximize word of mouth? Here are Steps you can take now.... Really appreciate your clients and let them know consistently you value themThis is the most important, yet overlooked element of creating endless referrals. Many businesses focus more on profits than on people. Focusing on profits alone can be detrimental to success and 'Word of Mouth' success comes from looking beyond just profit into how you can enrich your customer's lives. Action: At least once a month, take the time to communicate to each of your clients and sho...