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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

As of 2009, Lester is cancer-free. “I For Rudolph, the goal was everything. Never one to let a perceived disability stand in the way of his goals, he pursued athletics with his heart and soul. This article was published in June 2009 and has been updated. Any obstacles on the way were part of the journey toward greatness.

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Master the Sales Mindset to Land Your Biggest Clients

Success

Meyer, who began selling insurance six decades ago and rose to the top of his field in a short time, founded Success Motivation International in 1960. As a trainer, speaker and author, Meyer says contemplative goal setting is an early preparatory step that sets the stage for success throughout the entire sales process.

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." WinWeb TV Free Small & Home Business Videos for you. My Recent Tweets Add value to become successfully self employed or a freelancer. Do you earn what you should? — ST.

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Elite Women Around the World – Make a Difference

Make or Break Moments

This regional economic development trade summit is the brain child of Rita Singh from Miraj International. If you are going to be in the area – consider spending a day of making connections and learning different ways you can collaborate to help others (as well as yourself) achieve your goals.

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Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal?

Men With Pens

How do you measure your progress other than just finishing the pursuit of the 50,000 word goal. If simply finishing is your goal, then yeah, have a beer. Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. Because your publishing dream (again, very much like being a parent) is a serious and worthy goal.

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Age of Conversation 3: It Is In BookStores and Available On-Line

Make or Break Moments

Three emails later, and they had named the book and set what they thought would be an impossible goal: 100 bloggers. The first Age of Conversation raised nearly $15,000 for Variety, the international children’s charity, and the Age of Conversation 2 raised a further $10,000 for Variety.

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Professional Development Opportunity for VA Entrepreneurs

Loosely Speaking

We spoke yesterday, March 18, 2009, as a part of her Insider series for Virtual Assistants. We spoke yesterday, March 18, 2009, as a part of her Insider series for Virtual Assistants. This series is a great investment in your career. Sharon will cover such questions as “How can you continue to develop a recognizable brand?&#

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