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ARTArticleRead This Before You Use Loans To Pay Your DebtsGetting a debt consolidation loan to pay off your credit obligations may seem like a good idea but before you pursue that path, you need to lean a couple of things first. All forms of debt relief in general will require a specific financial situation before you can really say that it is the right option for you to achieve debt freedom. In getting a loan to pay your other debts, there are signs to look out for before you opt for this as your solution. If you have the wrong signs, you may end up having more financial problems than when you started.ARTArticleReal Growth in Unreal TimesThere’s no doubt about it. These are crazy times. In fact, at times it may seem unreal. But that doesn’t mean you can’t create real success and real business growth. I’ve been working with many of my clients to create solid foundations and focused business strategies that allow them to safely and sanely grow even during these tough economic times. Planning and positioning for growth is about taking the long term view, and then aligning your short term actions with your end game vision.ARTArticleReflections on LifeThere is no one formula for a successful life. Each person approaches the daily challenges encountered in a different way and there are often no easy solutions in today’s tough economic situation. Still, some people seem to rise above their troubles and find a way to deal with what life has planned for them. These are the people who know how to set positive goals and stay focused on achieving them.ARTArticleResolutions Without Resolve Will Not Get You AnywhereDo you typically make a few New Year’s resolutions? It is widely known that over 50% of New Year’s resolutions are broken within the first seven days of the New Year. Another 50% of the remaining resolutions are broken by January 15 – meaning 75% of the brand new and created New Year’s resolutions are broken within the first two weeks and a day into the New Year.ARTArticleResponsive web design in Internet MarketingOne of the most exciting changes in website design has been the introduction of responsive design, a mechanism that allows a website to react to the size of the user’s device screen and to adapt to the best fit. This is used to allow websites to fit the varied screen sizes that users have on desktop or laptops, but the real benefit has been its use for creating mobile friendly sites.rARTArticleResults! 7 Reasons Why You Absolutely Must Get Creative With Your Marketing RIGHT NOW1. It's not your grandfather's communications model. Communications has drastically changed since, say, the 1970s when advertising was in its heyday (actually most of the 1900s, but the 1970s is a good representative year). Target markets are fragmented, customers have more demands on their time and they've learned to shut out the majority of advertising messages out there. The old ways of marketing based on advertising don't work the way they used to. To succeed in the new communications model, you need every advantage you can find. And that includes harnessing your creativity.ARTArticleS-O-S SEO: Rescue Your Business With 5 Simple Optimization Techniques.Close your eyes and think back to the time when you first started your business. Remember the day when you sold your first product or service, or when you officially launched your website? Can you recall the time and effort you put in and how excited you were to finally get the business off the ground? You were giddy with great expectations and life was feeling pretty good. Maybe your start date wasn't all that long ago or maybe a few years have already passed.ARTArticleSave Time and Automate Your Web Searches with Google AlertsIf you’re like me you probably spend a good deal of time on the web searching for information. It might be industry news, mentions of yourself or business in the press, news stories for your blog or newsletter, or how to get ink stains out of your rug.ARTArticleSave Your Household: Personal Finance Management for WomenWhether you are a stay at home mom or working to help with the household expenses, family finance management usually falls on the shoulders of women. That is probably because they get to monitor what is needed at home and what needs to be purchased to make sure everyone in the family has what they need to live comfortably. When it comes to deciding what is best for the family, both spouses or partners have to share the burden. But in most cases, women have the bigger role of defining what needs to be decided upon to ensure the household is well provided for.ARTArticleSaving Tips for Your HomeWhen you know that you have been living beyond your means (a.k.a. you’ve got a huge balance on your card bill), there are two things that you can do. One is to grow your income so you can afford all the expenses that you got used to spend on. This may be effective but you may find that spending more hours away from your family or letting more work eat up your free time is not appealing at all. This is why we go to option number two: cut back on your living expenses.ARTArticleService Suicide: Six Reasons That Organizations Lose CustomersIn an economy in which organizations of all types and size are struggling to stay afloat, effective service is often a crucial factor in determining whether customers stay or go. The sad fact is that many owners and managers are so distracted with bottom line issues that they forget to focus ...ARTArticleSettling Your Own Credit Card DebtWhile it is advised that you enlist the help of a professional, debt settlement is something that you can accomplish on your own. If you wish to go about the whole process by yourself, you need to understand every step involved.ARTArticleSmall Business Debt: Know Your Debt Relief OptionsPutting up a business can be a huge gamble. You have to be very careful because you could lose the investment that you shelled out for it. Having a small business entails a huge responsibility. It can get a bit stressful - especially when you are just starting. That is also true when your business is currently in debt.ARTArticleSowing the Seeds of Hyper Inflation: 5 Reasons the Bear Market is Getting WorseThere has been a lot of buzz lately about reviving the economy, and rightly so. People are losing their jobs by the thousands, causing unemployment in this country to soar higher every day. If the government is successful at turning the U.S. economy around and ending the current credit ...ARTArticleStop! Don’t Throw in the Towel Just Yet!Are you struggling in your career and thinking about 'throwing in the towel'? Read this article to get some tips before you do. “I hope I’m not wasting your time,” my new client said as we kicked of her first session. “You see, I’ve been trying to get my consulting business off the ground for ...ARTArticleStretch Out of Your Comfort Zone: Top 5 BenefitsThere are many benefits to stretching out of our comfort zones... here are just a few. Which ones speak to you? Build Confidence in Yourself How important is confidence in our quest for happiness and fulfillment in our lives? In my past, I had little confidence in myself. I was often fearful ...ARTArticleSuccess in Business Is Started With the Power of NumbersThe power of numbers - Many would say businesses are built by concepts, products, services, sales, marketing and the discussion continues. A successful business is built by the power of numbers. You will save yourself a tremendous amount of time, money and effort by beginning with this formula as one of your foundational questions to answer. Here are a few examples of why the power of numbers is the driving force behind building a successful business…ARTArticleSuccess Secrets to Let Your Business Be All That It Can BecomeEveryone wants to know the secrets to building a successful business. The secrets are not really complex. You just need to implement them. In essence, a little more work than to rub Aladdin’s Lamp. The importance and the need to have a clear business vision, mission and plan cannot be stressed enough. Then again, it is a useless exercise! It is worthless to spend the time and the effort to create these!ARTArticleSuccessful Investors Surround Themselves with SupportIf you are like me you are regularly reading comments about the world economic meltdown, the worst financial crisis in our lifetime and predictions of an imminent real estate calamity. The financial lashings we are receiving just seem to go on and on. Every day there is a different bogeyman. ...ARTArticleSurvey your Connections - A Creative Social Networking StrategyThe world of social media doesn't just involve socializing. Social media marketing is quickly becoming quite a large part of business marketing campaigns worldwide. Businesses, big and small, are using social networking sites to capture the attention of clients, and in the process are finding a wealth of new opportunity. While social networking is an excellent tool, it doesn't just stop at sending out tweets, status updates, answering questions and writing up blog posts.ARTArticleTechnology, Tracking Codes, and Rules May Cause Failure in the Ability to ThinkAfter storm Sandy, our street had trees down, branches and more. We knew we were lucky. We know this could have been a lot worse. A tree sat on our front porch, with roof damage and more. This AM our street was clear of debris for the first time since the storm. We know there are others who still have no power and lost their homes, and we were fortunate. The remaining visible evidence of the event is the front roof, the missing fixtures, the yellow tape and signs to not use the front entrance, and instead use the side entrance for anyone coming by the house.ARTArticleThe "Lunch Bucket" Sales PersonFirst, what is lunch bucket mentality? Usually this phrase is referenced with football players and their approach to the game. “Rough, tough, lunch bucket group of guys”, is how the sportscasters and critics describe the best of the best players. They’ll do what ever it takes to win, a “real ...ARTArticleThe 3 BIG Mistakes Most Spiritual and Conscious Entrepreneurs MakeThere is something so amazing about following your heart and stepping out into the world to help people.ARTArticleThe 3 Top Things Every Successful Entrepreneur Needs to Focus OnHave you ever seen those commercials where the business owner talks about wearing every hat including the janitor's? While those commercials are definitely true, what I don't like about them is they also imply it's okay to KEEP wearing all sorts of hats in your business, like the janitors. You see, it's one thing when you first start out to do everything in your business. At that point you have more time, less clients and not a lot of money flowing in. And chances are you're so excited you WANT to be working on your business all the time.ARTArticleThe 4 Most Important Self-Esteem Building Words to Say to ChildrenThere’s one 4-word phrase that single-handedly builds self-esteem, creates confidence in your children and causes kids to believe in themselves. Unfortunately, many parents don’t say it enough. That phrase is I'M PROUD OF YOU. Here’s why… Kids are born with very high levels of belief in ...ARTArticleThe Art of Persuasion - Making Impactful PresentationsA presentation is more than simply standing at a podium and running through a series of PowerPoint slides. It is about engaging the audience and presenting your ideas in a clear, concise and persuasive manner. A persuasive presentation should change the emotional state of the audience so they believe and feel a decision must be made... right now. Your role as presenter is to motivate and incite the audience to act, think and feel differently as a result of what you've said so they will take some form of action.ARTArticleThe Awakened Entrepreneur™ :Tapping into the Soul of Your BusinessA business without a vision has no soul. A business without a soul has no heart, no passion. A business without passion is a business whose demise has already been foretold. Awakened Entrepreneurs™ are passionate leaders who build businesses that encompass the two vitally important and ...ARTArticleThe Benefits Of Bringing A Brown Bag To WorkThat brown bag seems like too much of a chore but if you are currently tight in cash, you may want to reconsider. When you eat out, you do not only spend more, you are also usually rushed as you compress the actual meal time and the travel to and from the dining spot. You should also consider that all office workers in the area have the same lunch hour so you can expect that restaurants are usually full. If you describe those lunch out excursions this way, it seems quite stressful don’t you think?ARTArticleThe Benefits of Hiring a Virtual AssistantAs a business owner or solo entrepreneur, you most likely wear many hats to maintain the success of your business. Effectively managing your stress and taking time for yourself is important to avoid burn out and ultimately avoid the failure of your business. Overworking, isolation and poor time ...ARTArticleThe Desires of Your HeartPsalm 37:4 says “Delight yourself in the Lord and HE will give you the desires of your heart.” What does this passage mean? To the typical Christian in today’s society it means, “Be happy and in joy because of your relationship with your Lord God and for what he has done for us as a people, and He will fulfill your heart’s desire”. Now let’s break it down and see what the original meaning from the Hebrew means. The word delight comes from the Hebrew word, anag, meaning “make yourself moldable and pliable”.

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