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The Stunningly Simple Secret Part 2

The Stunningly Simple Secret Part 2

Busy or effective.  Which one are you?  Did you know it’s possible to do away with almost 80% of your to do list? Here is a myth about being self-employed.  You start a business.  You work 80 hours a week to build it up.  In 5 years or so, you are a roaring success. In my last post (https://successfulcm.com/2017/04/28/stunning-simple-secret-improves-productivity/) we discussed how you can choose the hours you want to work, and then use the 80/20 rule to accomplish the…

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Stunning Simple Secret Improves Your Productivity!

Stunning Simple Secret Improves Your Productivity!

Getting it all done when you’re the only one there can be frightening. How can you improve your productivity?  Using Pareto’s simple 80/20 rule can cut your work week in half You wanted freedom.  You wanted to do something you loved. And…you wanted to get paid for it.  So you went into business for yourself. Now you have this huge list of stuff that needs to be accomplished to get your business off the ground.  How are you going to…

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Are Brain Damage & Multitasking Linked?

Are Brain Damage & Multitasking Linked?

As small business owners we face many demands  on our time every day.  Struggling to increase efficiency, we often resort to a practice called “multitasking”.   This term means doing two things at once.  Today, we often hear about highly successful people who are great multitaskers.  Here is the blunt truth. It is physically impossible for your brain to do two things at once.  In fact, recent research shows the effort to do so may cause brain damage. Just what…

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3 SEO Realities to Be Aware of in 2016 – business.com

3 SEO Realities to Be Aware of in 2016 – business.com

  I’ve seen numerous business owners remain skeptical about that fact that search engine optimization (SEO) can be easy. The lifeblood of any online business is not just content, but the complete strategy one puts in, with SEO being a top priority. I’ve worked with a handful of bloggers and online business owners who underestimate the power and resources required for an SEO campaign. Here are a few things that you always need to keep up with when it comes…

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What are the 6 Simple steps to success?

What are the 6 Simple steps to success?

We all want to be successful. Volumes have been written on the subject.  Courses and Seminars abound on the subject.  Yet the amazing truth is there is a simple 6 step formula anyone can follow that leads to success in any endeavor. Here they are: Know where you are. Know where you want to go. Take action Evaluate the results. Adjust the action taken in light of the feedback obtained in step 4 Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until…

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Duct Tape Marketing-A Book Review

Duct Tape Marketing-A Book Review

Today I am reviewing Duct Tape Marketing, The Worlds Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide, by John Jantsch.  (© 2006 by John Jantsch All rights reserved. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Thomas Nelson. Thomas Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson, Inc.) As small business owners, we must recognize, like it or not, we are in the marketing business.  When you’re starting out, it’s hard to know what to do or when to do it.  In Duct Tape Marketing,…

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Tyrannized by Your To Do List?

Tyrannized by Your To Do List?

Did you ever feel like your To Do list was dominating your life? What happens when you can’t check off all today’s tasks?  How do you feel? We are told if we want to succeed, we have to have goals.  Written goals. With deadlines.  Then we are supposed to break those goals down into intermediate steps with completion dates. If we keep working backwards, we eventually wind up with a daily list of things to do.  Things that must be…

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