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Your Baby is UGLY!

15Oct
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I’ve been mentoring many entrepreneurs 1:1 and through a number of programs and organizations I’m involved with and still, to this day, the hardest thing for me to say, even if it is true is: Your baby is UGLY! What the heck are you playing at Anastasia, telling people they have ugly babies!?!? Calm...

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Bartering for Business

28May
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It starts with Best Intentions Win / Win Objectives Friendships Partnerships but can end in dissatisfaction lack of commitment poor follow through broken relationships and some really pissed off business people. As entrepreneurs, one of the ways that we can get things done without cost is through the exchange...

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2 Letters to Know and Love

21May
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NO – Definitive Empowering Direct & Clear. Many are reluctant or fearful of giving this response. Reluctant to hurt or not please the other party.  The fear of the reaction when the no is received. The word “maybe” just prolongs the inevitable. It is the on the fence position, a position of...

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So You Want to Be in Business?

18May
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I’m all about building businesses and helping entrepreneurs, small businesses, medium sized businesses and YES even billion dollar companies.  Its what I DO and I love every minute of it.  I’m rolling up my sleeves! Here’s my story in a nut shell which has been only selectively been told...

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Do What YOU LOVE!

23Apr
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Ever hear the saying “Do what you love and you won’t work a day in your life?” Do you remember the last time you felt like this? Energized Inspired Feeling the music Letting everything flow Trusting in yourself Letting everything go When the only reason you were doing what you were...

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Take a Workation FOR your Business!

19Mar
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Workation Workation Workation! A few times a year I make it a point to get away for a workation.  It gives me an opportunity to have some solo strategy time to write, instigate, create, plan and be inspired to do some amazing things !  I always get a ton done, am totally productive and return from...

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Chocolate for Breakfast? & over 4000 Likes in Under a Year!

18Feb
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Today’s Mentor Monday segment is VERY SPECIAL, but first a question? Would you like to eat Chocolate for Breakfast?   I know I would! I am delighted to introduce you to my very first featured Subject Matter Expert (SME) on Mentor Mondays and fellow entrepreneur Sue Ann Gleason, founder of Chocolate...

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25 SOLID Tips to Live and Work By!

13Feb
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I can’t believe that my company Sandbox PM turns 1 year old tomorrow.  I was told many things when I started my company including: This is THE WORST time to start a business! You are entering a very competitive market. Most startups fail I am happy, no DELIGHTED to say that after 1 year my company...

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Getting PAID! The Ca$H Conversation!

02Feb
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Today I answer a fabulous question from a new entrepreneur who is having some challenges with customers paying on time or paying at all. When we began this entrepreneurial journey, many of us began with a passion and purpose in mind without a thought that we wouldn’t be paid on time for our work.   ...

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Mentor Mondays – Do I have to be a Bitch to be a business woman?

29Jan
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Welcome to the first edition of  Mentor Mondays!   Mentor Mondays is a weekly series where you can get your burning business questions answered by me or some of my favorite subject matter experts!  What can you expect on Mentor Mondays? A video, blog or interview on a hot business topic, easy to share...

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