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The 4 Most Common Excuses for Not Delegating

Success

Outsourcing isn’t always easy for leaders and entrepreneurs to wrap their minds around, says mentor Harry Hecht of Orlando, Florida-based SCORE. This article was published in January 2015 and has been updated. Are you taking on too much because you’re afraid of letting anything go? Are you trying to do it all and not delegating tasks?

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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When Harry Hecht, an Orlando, Florida-based mentor with SCORE—originally named the Service Corps of Retired Executives—encounters business owners who are reluctant to outsource, he has them track their time. “I This article was published in February 2015 and has been updated. Bring it on. You have to pick your battles,” DeNike says.

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The Quest for My Best Sales Month Ever

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The most lucrative month of my solopreneur career was September 2015. I call Pat, a salesman friend who has been an invaluable mentor to me. Southwest became the largest carrier in America by embracing bold ideas, which I reference in my proposal. I made $14,772. I haven’t come within sniffing distance of that since.

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Certain Truths That Never Change In Professional Development

Office Dynamics

I am so excited to kick off 2015 with a bang for many reasons. As I write you in January 2015, I can say with a big smile that there has been tremendous progress over 25 years. From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for being a part of the Office Dynamics journey and look forward to a tremendous 2015.

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The Truth About Impostor Syndrome and How to Overcome It

Stephanie LH Calahan

You dislike the idea of having a coach/mentor because you can (and should) handle things on your own. You shutter when someone refers to you as an expert or wants to put you in the spotlight. I’ve run a game on everybody and they’re going to find me out. ” — New York Times , October 2015.

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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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The reason I believe I took the idea and ran with it was because of all of the prework I had done,” says Blakely, referring to the in-depth visualization she had done for an idea— the idea—to come into her life. “I Tina Fey even stripped down to her Spanx on an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman in 2015.

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The Admin’s Guide to Organizing Digital Files

Office Dynamics

Sometimes there are digital files we’d like to clean up or delete from our primary list of folders, yet it’s important to maintain an archive in case you need to refer back to them later. © 2015 Julie Perrine International, LLC. Create an archive folder in your digital filing cabinet. To do this, create a folder called Z-Archive.

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