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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

Success

Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. I can’t quit a steady job; it’s irresponsible for me to give up this paycheck and health benefits.’” In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked.

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10 Sites for Quotations

Ian's Messy Desk

Tom Peters’ “Top 41″ quotes and other free stuff – the Top 41 quotes are a project from 2006 that are compiled in a PDF and offered —along with a load of other free Tom Peters’ material— for download. World’s best quotes in 1-10 words – 10 quotes that are less than 10 words.

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Communication Productivity Tip: Don't Make People Search for You.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  That started a deeper conversation that led to us talking on the phone and deciding to work together on a teleconference project scheduled for January.  If I had not taken the time to complete my profile, we probably would not be doing the project in January.   There are a number of ways you can do this. . 

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Good Ol’ Fashioned Marketing is Still Good For Business!

Step It Up VA Coaching

Send personal notes to clients thanking them for choosing you, thanking them for a referral, and upon completion of a big project. Put birthdays on your calendar and send cards to your clients – your kindness will be remembered, and so will you when the opportunity comes up for a client to refer somebody to your company.

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Are You Covering All Expense Bases?

Step It Up VA Coaching

Insurance: If you carry any sort of business insurance, or if you have extra homeowners or renters insurance to cover equipment losses, count it as an expense. You may also consider health insurance as an expense, especially if you had to buy your own after leaving your job to work for yourself.

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Planner Or Tickler (1-31) File? - How to Use Both For Optimal.

Stephanie LH Calahan

Yet establishing any consistency to your information management system is a challenge because there are so many mediums to work with - paper files, computer documents, email, voice mail, hand-written notes, business cards. all in your tickler file--and will use that as the way of reminding yourself of what you need to do.

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Does Your CRM System Help Your Business Grow? Interview: @batchblue

Stephanie LH Calahan

In previous years, we’ve joined the international effort to raise money for men’s health with our own Movember team. Do you have any future projects you’d like to tell us about? Productive Networking: 23 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup. Any favorite productivity tools that you use?