Stephanie LH Calahan

MARCH 11, 2011

I started my training business almost 25 years ago. Thanks to Peter Coombs of FRONTLINE Training & Consulting. The addition of visual training elements allow the viewer to learn when it's convenient for them (and the business owner) and the material can be reviewed over and over until the concept sticks.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 2, 2009

If you wear nice wool or alpaca socks, for example, you’ll want to make them last. The pair I will use as my example were knit (by me) of yarn that isn’t really suited to socks but I loved it and made them out of it anyway. Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change? Loose Ends.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 23, 2010

Other Relaxation Techniques – These include progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training, deep muscle relaxation, imagery training, biofeedback, and self-hypnosis. Train yourself to look for the positive. Develop a Calm Focus – Focus on something in your environment that is pleasant, beautiful, or calming.

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The Marq

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Let’s substantiate this large variance with an example. Hence, reducing the attrition rate from 15% to 10%, for example, with its significant positive consequences, could quickly improve an organization’s margins. .&# Notice that this definition doesn’t include layoffs or dismissals. That’s no small amount!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 6 October, 2009 When you suspect a co-worker has a substance abuse problem. it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. ’ “I’m not good enough.&# “I’m too old.&# “I’m not qualified.&#

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The Marq

MARCH 29, 2010

This may mean searching for and providing additional courses, in-house training, or brown-bag lunch events where team members teach each other about what they’re learning. For example, you may realize that an employee interested in management, but lacking verbal communication skills, can benefit from Toastmasters membership.

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The Marq

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

For example, a posting describing how to train your mind to think different would be a wonderful read. December 3, 2009 5:12 PM Post a Comment Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe | Content copyright 2009. I'd love to see in future postings how you would execute each of these. Just read this, will do. TheMarq.com.

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The Marq

MARCH 23, 2010

As with other posts on this subject, let’s elucidate the concept with an example. Your role at this stage becomes that of the mentor who provides guidance and resources for removing any blocks and insuring the employee’s success. He was at that stage a senior developer with more than eight years of experience developing software.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

Tip #2: When writing for others, be sure to retain copyright. I wrote The Deeper Meditation Training Course first, then the audio course came out later. Here are 2 quick turn-around examples: 1) Beginning with a written blog post, I record a Cinchcast, and post the Cinchcast with the blog post.

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www.pickthebrain.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

You’ll work faster and better if you cut out all the noise – I know, for example, that my writing improves dramatically when I don’t listen to music while I work. At my last position I had actually trained myself to fall asleep for the duration of my break. link] Chris Ginsburg. Great article. link] Farouk.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

It includes hundreds of hours’ worth of training modules – with new additions constantly coming in – task lists to keep you moving forward, how-to videos, and community forums, as well as one of the best guarantees we’ve ever seen: They guarantee you’ll earn your first dollar using the Gamer Lifestyle in just three months, or your money back.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

For example, you might discover that Joe prefers one type of work and you prefer another, even if you offer the same services or products. For example, if you’re a great writer and Joe’s a fantastic ebook designer, create an info product or a course. You don’t have to put your business on hold and lose money.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

It’s more difficult to organize a coherent train of thought through 50 pages than it is through 5. For one thing, there are more possible sidetracks for the train to take , risking it getting lost. One piece of information might suggest an analogy to you, for example. The short ones tell a nice concise story. Write it down.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

For example, my niche interests are humor, tech, writing (clearly!) & Octopus Obedience Training—Better Than Ricky Gervais Reply Deneen Wilson ( @typingbug ) November 20, 2009 at 8:41 am This is so true. Example: I have a social work degree. Am I formally trained in food preparation? That’s the important bit.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

For example, all of these books I chose for my marketing class have exercises in them or suggestions on how to apply their advice to your own business, which means – and this is killer – I can give myself assignments. In my case, for example, I want to have a whole marketing campaign planned out by the end of my course.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Fiction is great training to become a good writer. Of course, fiction isn’t just a good training ground to being a better writer. Want an example? Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

For example, hiring a creative consultant can bring fresh ideas and the alternative perspective you need to get your business from good to great. Pay attention to offline potential (stores in your area, for example) and get in touch with people that aren’t on the net. And as a freelancer myself, I approve! Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Take psychology-style self-help books as an example, arguably the single most destructive e-book on the internet today. People like me often have extremely broad knowledge of a number of subjects in which we don’t have formal training. For example, Zen Habits. For example, in psychology or medicine.

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Brilliantly Better

AUGUST 25, 2010

Comments Policy A blog is about interaction more than it is about broadcasting. From this level up, I think you could update your comment policy. Thanks for leading by example! I’m saying that if you do your job constantly, at some point you will create some opponents. It’s natural, don’t be upset. Don’t get nervous.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

If you were, say for example, to add WishList Member to Men with Pens and offer a paid level of content, you would be, essentially, creating a product. For example, if you sell a book for $10, you might sell a workbook for $40. If the objective is training in a specific subject, some of these would work better than others.

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 10, 2010

For example, when you fall in love with the “wrong&# person, this is the romantic phase. Sooner or later Reply 14 David Rogers March 10, 2010 at 10:55 pm Hello Dragos My take is that unless the failures are big, like the examples you gave, they don’t shake us up enough to make these stages apparent. Keep writing.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

A better quality of music, one that never skips or sounds fuzzy, for example. Reply FJ - No BS Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) January 18, 2010 at 11:11 pm @James Yeah very true… but if I wasn’t training clients by now I’d be worried. What about a player that’s easy and fun to use? What about digital audio? All is well.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

For example, instead of that “Contingency Fee&# box, why not have a “Recent Accident Victim? For example, “We’re ready to help. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

For example, you might complain about being too busy… but when a buddy calls, you drop everything and cut out for some playtime. For example, decide which hours you’ll work each day – firm ones, not flexible ones. Perception is projection – people see us in the way we project ourselves to them. Bottom line is money.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

I don’t think he really understood but he nodded like he did because he’s well trained. I like to think I’m a good example of that!) Mellaman – I think your point shows that James is a perfect example of the overnight success. Amy Harrison´s last blog. Will Creativity Build or Break your Business?

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

For example, mine might be bold, cocky, friendly, straightforward and witty. That’s just a fast train to writer’s block. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Forget that.

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

The economy is a perfect example. A true leadership thought is one that teaches by example and creates the Tom Sawyer effect…&# Hey! It’s ridiculous – they have no experience, no training, no research to back up what they say and they’ve probably never felt suicidal. what do we really need?

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

After reading through thousands of job applications, it’s amazing how much a little copywriting training would help almost everyone. Jack – I know we freelancers are all a little off the wall (take my friend Leon up there, for example), but that ‘be sane’ was a big one for me. Hugs and kisses – James.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

Reply Nathan Hangen ( @nhangen ) March 24, 2010 at 9:47 am Many people I work with get wrapped up in marketing speak, which is very similar to your example here. The perfect example of how words influence our actions. Who are your heroes or heroines? Nathan Hangen´s last blog. Lucy – Oooh, see? Powered by frugal

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Brilliantly Better

MARCH 4, 2010

A ‘No Regrets’ policy in which we just ditch any feelings we may have about our past behaviour is, I believe, selfish. I noticed for example that I may be less peaceful when driving home after a very frustrating stupid workday …being aware of it is half of the solution. Joe Pritchard´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. Kenji – love James’ example in his comment.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

For example, one of my favorite blogs is Liz Styles’ Damomma – I’ve been reading her blog for five years, despite having no kids and no plans to have kids any time soon. It’s all great training. Find writers that you love to read, and learn from what they do. I stick around because she’s such a brilliant writer.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

The only upside in my example is that I was the client, so I haven’t lost business, just a good supplier. You have to have a lot of training before you can be trusted to wield it in public without hurting people. I’m still not sure to this day if I misinterpreted his original mail or not. Todd – Sarcasm is dangerous.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

For example, let’s say I want to learn how to be a better copywriter. Another example: Most clients of Men with Pens don’t know me personally. For example, a while ago I happened on someone who had a WordPress installation business. I have a need, and I sit down at Google. I land on a site that looks credible.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

I think we’ve taught people to expect blog posts often and continually, we’ve trained them to want it for free. And look at you – the perfect example of what you can get done when you trim in the right places. There’s still posts here that I haven’t read. How much information is enough? Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Take this blog, for example. With the autograph example, the piece of paper they just put their name on became a commodity the moment they did, but they don’t expect to get a cut of any profit should it be sold. I think many bloggers – Copyblogger is a good example – spoil readers with top-notch stuff at times.

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