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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

Success

I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. Then I pitched him, and then I ended up writing several pieces for his magazine and that was great until, again, the economy collapsed.” These church ladies ended up receiving a tremendous reception.

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5 Ways to Nail a Surprise Phone Interview

On The Job

I think anyone can do well in a phone interview if they're prepared, but what happens when you get an ambush call? into the phone as you step in dog barf (the dog didn't like the cushion so much) and suddenly your career is teetering on the abyss. Don't answer the phone when you're in rush hour traffic or eating lunch.

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How to Manage Your Phone Call Mayhem

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Here at Finmouse we use approximately 5 packs of post-its a week, we have an average of 500 plus contacts in our Phone Books, we talk to at least 50 phone contacts a day and probably have to remember 30 to 40 tasks related to those contacts. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post.

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10 Apps for the Entrepreneur 2011

Eco-Office Gals

An entrepreneur is constantly on the go and needs applications on their iPhone that not only keeps up with a busy schedule, but which also helps their business in some way. The software allows you to speak into the phone and then it writes the words into a text file of some type. This app is designed for video conferencing.

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2011 - The Year of Mobile Payments

Small Business Labs

There is so much going on in the mobile payments space it's getting very hard to keep up, much less figure out what to do.    MSNBC's Why buying coffee with your phone matters is another good summary and includes a description of the major competing mobile payments technologies. 

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

Success

We felt we had a good value proposition… Things began picking up pretty well, and it turned out that what we thought was missing from the marketplace really was missing.”. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. Still, he kept his eyes on the prize—making Excel viable.

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My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

5 Steps to Meal Planning Success » My Theme for 2011: Decisive Productive Action Do you have a theme for 2011?    2011 = DECISIVE PRODUCTIVE ACTION     Your Thoughts Are The Catalist “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. .    Passing up opportunities is never easy. 

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