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OCTOBER 11, 2007

Clever Marketing by Kitchen Table Business by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 11, 2007 Shirley Jaffrey wrote me an email today, telling me her story how she started her business on a kitchen table and is now supplying the stars. My product recipe also won the BUAV first ever Gold Bunny Award in 2006 for not being tested on animals.

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APRIL 14, 2011

Editors are busy and read through mounds of desperate writer emails every day. But you do need a specific outline, or your lack of confidence in what your piece is about will show through. If you don’t hear anything back in 2 weeks, follow-up with a short, friendly email and ask about the status. Outline your article.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Putting confidence into your copy almost to the point of arrogance is pretty powerful stuff, and it works out great for a lot of people. However, all too often this confidence turns to cockiness. If you’re still not sure, I’ll be honest – I’m probably not going to be able to help you yet, because this takes confidence on both sides.

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MARCH 4, 2012

These posts aren’t coming from people who feel they don’t have the skills, by the way. The people who can write, the ones who really know how to work their words, the folk who may not have all the skills but who can pen a good piece nonetheless… well, they think they’re no good at it. Really, really sad.

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JULY 15, 2012

My client had sent me an email telling me to meet her an hour earlier. Hearing how much your work is inadequate all the time will make you start to believe it, and you will lose confidence in your ability. These clients give you faith that even when you falter, your skills are still there. It was also for the smallest reason.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Understanding that most of my fears in this area were irrational or exaggerated, seeing that my communication style basically made me invisible and was sabotaging any chance I had of getting ahead, I decided to develop the skills and attitudes that would allow me to communicate honestly. I now call this skill constructive communication.

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MAY 2, 2010

How to Reclaim Your Childlike Confidence Reply 3 J.D. How to Reclaim Your Childlike Confidence Reply 5 The Dame May 3, 2010 at 1:33 pm Absolutely fantastic article, I shared it every where, thank you! Reply 2 John May 3, 2010 at 11:00 pm I’m already on the path towards making them real. Thanks for the wishes, Daniel.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Being A Productivity Junkie I had my share of GTD from its early days, back in 2005-2006. I started to GTD in 2006 and I was an evangelist until 2008. I don’t know the exact date (I’m still assessing it), but I’m confident that it will be ready soon. Confident enough to give you a small teaser here, that is.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Competition makes you confident. Being able to say that you’re better for whatever reason gives you confidence in your business and in your product. And it’s going to translate into a confidence that affects your sales, your demeanor, and ultimately the success of your business. Excitement instead of indifference?

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

A project is not about checking your emails each day. You’ll be able to commit and complete in full confidence. Not to mention overhead like cleaning up emails, invoicing, etc. @PM In other words, a project is fully time-based. It is not about updating your bookkeeping or worrying about your finances. Leave a Comment!

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JULY 18, 2010

It takes skills to jump small – and to jump well. That’s a good way to build confident success so that you’re always ready for what’s coming at you – before you get there. Horses (clients too) can sense when your worried about something, when your confidence is lacking. Never look back. She said, “NO!

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Turn Your Life Around- 11 Great Tips to Make a Confident Decision Reply 2 Sandra Lee September 1, 2010 at 11:16 am Dragos, This is my favorite line in the post…&# …accepting myself exactly how I am. We have something that is special and unique and our work should reflect that skill. They are in the dream business.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Be Confident It will happen. So, if you’re wishing something at all, you’d better doing it with confidence, being prepared for it. So, keep your precise, direct, fearless and confident wishes handy, because you never know when your private magic fairy will jump again in front of you, ready to make them come true. I just know.

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MARCH 1, 2010

You’ll have to apologize for mistakes you made or for something you forgot and that fell through the cracks or for being snappy in that last email. But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard. Mary – But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard. Time is money.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

1 trackback } Get rid of pessimism and boost the confidence up | kartika's blogs August 4, 2010 at 12:58 am { 29 comments… read them below or add one } 1 Eduard @ People Skills Decoded August 2, 2010 at 4:46 pm Gotcha! Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. As simple or as complicated as you see fit. {

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APRIL 22, 2010

What they don’t tell you is that in order to do any of these things you should do, you need to master something else first – something more intangible, something more than a skill. We’re not confident enough. We’re not confident in our writing, in our own products, and in our own value. Get branding.

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OCTOBER 14, 2010

Even if you don’t realize it consciously, being a constant witness of this transformation will give you much more confidence. Reply 7 Rick October 18, 2010 at 7:15 pm Dragos, I am here and sorry for my earlier comment – it was bad timing on my part as my email was full of scammers and I didn’t mean to take that out on you.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Further reading: The First Year Of Blogging ñ Money 101 Ways to Monetize Your Blog Without Irritating Your Readers How To Make Money Online (John Chow’s Blog) Shoemoney – Skills to Pay the Bills ( Jeremy Schoemaker’s Blog) 9. Not only do you do some good, you get to build you skill sets.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

How To Become More Sexually Confident Reply 10 dragos November 17, 2010 at 9:38 am Hi Roman, I guess you wanted to say: “something similar and it looks familiar&# but I understand you, mate. Reply 9 Roman Soluk November 15, 2010 at 10:15 am Hi Dragos, Interesting to see your goal setting scheme. Thanks for sharing this post!

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MAY 6, 2012

And if your business has a website, a blog, or operates online, then writing skills are crucial. If you’re completely confident that your writing has never, ever lost you a client, then you don’t need to worry. And you need to improve a critical business skill: your writing. You’re missing out.

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JUNE 27, 2010

Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good.

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MARCH 10, 2010

Enjoyable Things To Do For Your Sister Reply 17 dragos March 11, 2010 at 7:55 am Well, thank you Reply 18 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills March 10, 2010 at 11:15 pm This was brilliant Dragos. Jonathan – Advanced Life Skills´s last blog. As simple or as complicated as you see fit. { Anne Lyken-Garner´s last blog.

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APRIL 29, 2010

Receiving Guidance From Your Role Models Reply 3 Eduard @ People Skills Decoded April 29, 2010 at 5:17 pm Hey Dragos, I found out about Luminosity from one of your tweets a couple of weeks ago and gave it a try. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. I’m really enjoying these posts recently.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Love the six core skills idea. Rose – Those six core skills really come into play in the FIRST draft. Come on, Ro-Ro!) @ James: Yes, the six skills need to come into play in the first draft, but the truth is that if you spend your whole time focusing on Writing With These Qualities in Mind, your novel will come out stilted.

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MARCH 28, 2010

Once we know that we can manage that, we can go a little further and before you know it, you will have gained the confidence to dive right in. Sometimes all it takes it sticking our toe in to sort of test the waters. All of life is one big learning opportunity and provides us with the means to grow as human beings.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

However, he isn’t stodgy, and his social skills are better than mine. People listen now…’ Definitely confidence issues for me. Writing is a skill that I will be working on much more over the next several years to lifetime. Mike’s audience is anyone who experiences pain and wants to perform better. Thanks again!

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JUNE 22, 2010

I was putting to work some skills, but without putting my soul, my self or my life into it. Eduard @ People Skills Decoded´s last blog. Reply 23 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills June 23, 2010 at 6:00 pm Dragos my friend, the fact that you can see through your own ingrained scripts is huge in the realm of awareness.

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MARCH 2, 2010

I think the concept of “not good enough&# is one we can all identify with, although I have been blessed with a lot of self-confidence in recent years. It is such a difficult task to come to terms with. Excellent post to follow would be experiments on how to get rid of various viruses and keep them at bay!!

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JANUARY 10, 2010

The guy writes with confidence and authority. It didn’t work at all as described and I emailed him to ask “did you actually use this or are you just selling it for the affiliate income?&# However, being skilled at teaching a course on entrepreneurship, for example, can be very different from being an entrepreneur yourself.

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MARCH 3, 2011

Writers aren’t known for their planning and scheduling skills, after all – but nail deadlines, and you’ve turned yourself away from flaky and straight onto fantastically competent. Your email inbox won’t implode, don’t worry. Suggest a new and more realistic deadline that you’re confident you can meet.

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MARCH 2, 2010

You see, new freelancers don’t really know the value of their skills, or feel they can’t charge more because they don’t have experience, or they can’t figure out what the current industry rate for what they do might be. Many people underestimate the value of good skills and great service.

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APRIL 15, 2010

Most writers aren’t brimming over with confidence, either. Has your style become more confident? Perhaps you have all of three readers right now – but this means it’s a great time to practice and hone your skills before you have thousands of fans hanging on your every word. We stare at blank screens. We chew pencils.

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MAY 16, 2010

It’s easy to fall into the trap of emailing off four, five, or more guest posts quickly and then expecting to see your work on the blog of your choice the very next day. If in doubt, a polite email to the site owner may be in order. It’s perfectly acceptable to email your contact and ask about the status of your post.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2012

If you aren’t confident in your abilities, how do you convince a prospective client you’re the person for the job? Send them an email, sing laurels about their work and suggest ways to make their content more effective. Instead, become the person they think of first when they want to hire someone with your specific skill set.

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JUNE 3, 2010

And they were literally running for that wall, with a lot of confidence and full speed. This is what you need… Reply 2 Eduard @ People Skills Decoded June 3, 2010 at 2:02 pm Hey Dragos, I think it’s great that you encourage people to be more autonomous. In my early relationships I took the protective role. Meier´s last blog.

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JULY 25, 2010

We like authority and people who have conviction, who stand up and speak their mind with confidence. Without feeling strongly about that opinion, we wouldn’t have innovation because the creators wouldn’t have the confidence to pursue an idea. We pay attention to these people, too. Do we do anything about them?

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AUGUST 6, 2010

We’re dealing with 122 pages in which he’s talking about: achievement and success, productivity, confidence and self-esteem, business, body and mind, people and relationships. He also nick-named the ebook: “The no-nonsense guide to overcoming personal obstacles and getting the life of your dreams.&# And many more.

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