Men With Pens

JANUARY 8, 2012

They could feel confident in their written communication for the first time in their lives, instead of agonizing over every piece they write. How not feeling confident in your writing has affected you, and what it would mean to you to have that obstacle swept away. These people know that Damn Fine Words could change their game.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 20, 2011

Stir Up Action. You’ll learn how to make writing easy, stop staring at a blank page and start hitting publish to get your words out there with confidence and pride. A Sneak Peek Inside the Damn Fine Words Writing Course first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Oh, and he was confident… enough to proudly flaunt his bold, bright pink website. When he asked me for an interview on confidence, I stepped right up and poured my heart into it. But the stories your brain comes up with about you and your life are massively subjective. It’s up to you to figure them out.

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Men With Pens

MAY 8, 2012

Students who’ve taken the course rave about how it’s opened up a whole new world of opportunities for them and how their perspective on writing for their business has brought them all sorts of fantastic results. You’ll be ready to write for results with stronger confidence and internal knowledge your words are just fine, thank you very much.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2012

You won’t want to miss this conversation – you’ll pick up writing techniques, tips and advice that let you walk away feeling smarter, sneakier and ready to tackle new goals. After you listen to our call, you’ll feel inspired to plan your next great escape… with confidence you can write your way there. How to Get in on the Call.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2012

…they could feel confident in their written communication for the first time in their lives, instead of agonizing over every piece they write. How not feeling confident in your writing has affected you, and what it would mean to you to have that obstacle swept away. Why becoming a better writer could literally change your life.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

If you’ve been a regular reader here at Men with Pens, you know about Damn Fine Words, the innovative online writing course I created for business owners, entrepreneurs, freelancers, start-up owners, and yes, even writers for hire. How to build confidence in your skills so that writing becomes a pleasure.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2011

No more discounts to fill up those lulls in your schedule. Or would you be silently hoping that by some freak chance, the next guy screws up, you luck out and the potential client picks you for the job? Confidence? Pick up a used textbook and start reading. Sign up for a course. How would you compete? Is it stress?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

Each time a new session of this writing course opens to new students, it fills up quickly, because it’s a big deal to business owners: It teaches you how to improve your writing skills with effective content-creation techniques. Each time I prepare for a new session, I also open up a special writing contest.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 5, 2012

You climb up, clip yourself to a safety line and clamber around like a monkey. Worse, all the people in the lineup below were staring up at her. ” The man looked up and my friend pointed a finger at my daughter inching along the wire. You may be nervous and scared and not-at-all confident, but that’s okay.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 23, 2012

She tweaked her book with this feedback, eventually picking up sponsors to back her writing efforts. This kind of feedback is also helpful for writers lacking in confidence. A writer is trying to “sell” something to readers, whether that’s a follow-up book, a service, or expertise. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2011

Tim had a superpower: he loved chatting people up. He talked about his ability to program and oozed confidence in his programming skills. Since he sometimes has trouble getting up the confidence to engage others, he can sympathize with shy people and bring them to the party. He also had a nemesis: that cheesy sales guy.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

  She and I were on the phone catching up and she asked me if I would do a Twitterview with her.  And to intro me: I inspire entrprn'rs to be bold, powerful, & confident in business by arming w/tools & knowledge. link] Yes, Marcia, the priority setting report is free to anyone that signs up.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

In fact, if you start feeling ‘icky’ about an integral area of your business, you might as well just close up shop right now. That confident attitude makes people believe that yeah, this popcorn does seem to be better. You see, if you’re in business, there’s really no room for ‘icky’ at all.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 14, 2011

Ask for writer’s guidelines if there are none available online, and simultaneously warm-up the editor for your correspondence. But you do need a specific outline, or your lack of confidence in what your piece is about will show through. Follow up without being annoying. Keep it light and to the point. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 6, 2011

But when I’m thinking of hiring someone or buying a product, I want to give my money to someone successful who makes me feel confident I’m putting my money in the right place. Just throw up a blog post about how you’re struggling hard to make ends meet, and offer a huge sale, discount your services, beg for clients, or post a donation button.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

I was confident. That’s because people tend to create to-do lists based on larger tasks – “set up a series of promo emails”, for example. To get that “task” done, you actually need to set up your newsletter, fix the format, write the emails, check the sequence, add links, and schedule for delivery. What’s up?”.

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Men With Pens

MAY 12, 2011

The trouble is, particularly in a publication about writing, those kind of editing smears create a certain lack of confidence in the quality of the writing advice. Sometimes they just don’t add up. How Not to Write Like an Idiot first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Leave a Comment!

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www.pickthebrain.com

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Workaholics of the world: start working smarter instead of keeping yourself up all night working on a project. You know, the days where you wake up but can’t quite get out of bed, are late to work, feel like a bum, and can’t seem to focus or get anything done. Get the confidence boost you deserve!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2012

And to help you get started, here are a few time-tested, guaranteed-effective methods that work: The Up-sell. The up-sell is one of the oldest money-making tactics. The up-sell is as simple as suggesting another purchase based on the success of the last one your customer made.

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Men With Pens

JULY 15, 2012

They can afford to be abusive because they think you’ll put up with it as long as the paychecks keep coming. 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. And when the job is over, you can choose to not work with this abusive client again.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 19, 2011

You gain the confidence to say no to bad ones. Stop focusing on warm fuzzies and start building up your bank account. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. The true beauty of letting money rule your life is that you take control of it. You don’t let the bills get the best of you.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2012

Despite all their talent and ability to write well, the good writers lack confidence and never guest post at all. I see them end up on all sorts of blogs, blogs with quality reputations and big readerships. Have we all given up on good, solid, well-written posts in favour of just having something to fill up Tuesday’s empty slot?

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Men With Pens

JULY 21, 2011

Even though it’s not a paid publishing credit, getting an article on one of the top blogs is still impressive and can give you a leg up when trying to land a new client. It breeds confidence. 6 Reasons Every Serious Blogger Should Blog for the Big Dogs first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

In the hobby shop, I walked up and down the aisles searching for my precious F-16 Fighting Falcon. At the uber-confident age of seven, it was ridiculous to consider buying a Skill Level 3 kit. When you set up your blog, you’ll face a similar array of options for various skill levels. And wound up with a lot of remorse.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Science in 2011 suggests that approximately 70 percent of people will experience at least one impostor syndrome episode in their lives. Social media users have created a voyeuristic environment where we can easily get caught up in “comparisonitis.”

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BioTeams

JULY 18, 2011

Being REMEMBERABLE however means they think of you first and think of you ahead of your competitors in their contacts network when opportunities to introduce you come up. Natural conversation means you will typically touch on topics beyond just work and this is all part of the opening up and self disclosure element of rapport building.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I personally use a Franklin Covey planner because I love the look of the pages, but many other companies make planner pages with the same set-up.  Thinking Through A Pen As a writer, I enjoy being able to open up my planner to jot things down. Make sure you choose an organizer that you feel confident and comfortable using.

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Productivity Bits

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. They may even give up, believing they will not finish in time. They may feel more confident that it will be done and work a little harder so that they do not disappoint others. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest-Post. Don’t Procrastinate.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 18, 2012

You won’t get the results you want… and you’ll end up discouraged as your confidence levels take a hit. You’d feel completely confident you’ve done a great job. That kind of comprehensive support brings you confidence money can’t buy. There’s a better way.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. You can still put your trust on your own established system but it is difficult to put out fires when something gets messed up because you cannot easily recognize the demarcation between the cause from the effect. I recommend that you pick up this book along with the GTD book.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

So when she sent me this guest post that outlines some of her learning curve lessons as a new freelancer, I was thrilled – here was someone who’d gone from zero to being a confident writer who could stand up for herself, and for her business. Copyright 2006 – 2011, All Rights Reserved. from Lisa – enjoy!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2011

They creep up on you slowly but inexorably, a bit like zombies on the march. You just want to curl up under the duvet and pretend that deadline doesn’t exist at all. How can you spot a monster deadline creeping up on you? And you can feel the panic bubbling up… Step 2: Win the Psychological War. Take heart.

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Men With Pens

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? Clients will feel good about working with someone who lets it be known that he or she just had a client spot open up and invites people to get in touch if they’re looking for a freelancer. Be Professional.

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Men With Pens

JULY 29, 2012

While it’s often discouraged (especially in academic writing) there’s nothing wrong with “I” in blog posts or web copy – and if you try to avoid it altogether, you might end up writing weak, passive sentences. ” Imperative tense makes you sound confident about the value of your content.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Main | Start 2011 off Organized! Once I feel I've captured every idea on a note, I find a stretch of wall and stick each idea up. "Heads Up. I write down one task or to-do on a Post-It, and put it up on a wall. It is so easy to get caught up in the spin of the world. Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. They are also secure and confident enough in their own abilities to invite and welcome suggestions from team members and others when the time to do so is available. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. W hether it’s in business or personal lives, leaders are all around us.

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