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Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal?

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How do you measure your progress other than just finishing the pursuit of the 50,000 word goal. If simply finishing is your goal, then yeah, have a beer. Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. Because your publishing dream (again, very much like being a parent) is a serious and worthy goal.

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The Hypocrisy of Kleenex Hand Towels

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So, if Kimberly-Clark’s goal is to generate more waste, I think they’ve accomplished it well, but if they want to win public opinion and dollars, in my humble opinion, they’re going about it all wrong. Instead, I read the following on their FAQ. DISCLAIMER: I’m in NO way affiliated with PeopleTowels.

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Project Managment Planning Time | Men With Pens

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I could throw the text book definition of project management at you… Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. … My goal setting has improved dramatically since I discovered the SMART system.

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What to Do When Your Client is Boring | Men With Pens

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I am goals-oriented and have great attention to detail. This sounds like the generic stuff you put on your resume when you’re just out of college and don’t realize that your resume shouldn’t sound like everyone else’s, and also that everyone in the world is lying when they say they are “goals-oriented.” No one is goals-oriented.

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

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Email marketing gone wrong, and why size matters Reply jodi Kaplan April 14, 2010 at 8:58 am I got four phone calls yesterday from people who were trying to sell me things, or sell things to other people. Business Logos – I think the more important question is: why do you think your goals are more important than their goodwill?

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Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website.

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The last time I needed the phone number, I looked online. If you’re not online, people won’t be able to find you – period. , but I’ll have to tell you we’ve been hemming and hawing about advertising in the yellow pages and we’re finding our community actually does still use the phone book. (I

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How to please your client every single time | Men With Pens

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Writing Career Goals – Plot Your Destination Reply Naomi Niles ( @NaomiNiles ) May 11, 2010 at 2:20 pm Yep yep. You see, every client has a goal. They want customers of their own, or they want more clients, or they want credibility or fame… there is always a single goal. Thank you, this is a huge help.

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