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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

Success

Lesson 1: Motivation to keep going and do whatever it takes As with anything in life, the drive to achieve a goal is a huge motivator to get things done. When we first start with a dream goal, we have all the energy and gumption to make it big. I needed to find out what ultra-athletes can teach us. Ask for help.

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7 Customer Service Books to Help You Level Up Your Business

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From turning complaints into positive reviews to employee hiring and training, this book will assist you in creating a company with customer service as its foundation. And it will help you exceed both customer expectations and your performance goals. Customer Service for Front Line Communicators. The Customer Communication Formula.

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On Your Mark Get Set — Recharge

Success

Schwartz supports three types of training: interval (intense workouts followed by full recovery), resistance and strength—the last being “arguably more fundamental than endurance, simply because we require strength to move at all.” This article was published in May 2011 and has been updated.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

Success

She advised women starting businesses, “Don’t take outside investment unless you absolutely need it,” and even then, “Make sure investors are totally aligned with your values and understand your business plan in its long-term goals and purposes.” You cannot tell a 2-year-old you’re going to fire him if he doesn’t get potty trained.”

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Make Your Resolutions/Goals from a Customer/Client Perspective.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Start 2011 off Organized! Tweet I have often said that New Year's Resolutions don't work and that you really should make solid goals instead.    So let's talk about goals instead of resolutions.    There are a bunch of different ways to create your goals

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

How to interview freelance marketers It’s impossible to achieve goals you never set — so define and communicate your objective and scope of work in the first interview. Erin Balsa, head of content marketing at The Predictive Index , has been hiring freelance writers since 2011 and managing them since 2015. What does a win look like?

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Getting the Early Bird

Office Dynamics

Now is a perfect opportunity to seriously consider and take positive action in regards to the 18 th Annual Conference for Administrative Excellence at Red Rock Resort, in Las Vegas, NV, next September 27-30, 2011. This high-quality, high-results training wins rave reviews and many, many return attendees annually. I know, I know!

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