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ARTArticle7 Steps To Buying A BusinessBuying business should be the best thing you have ever done for yourself. Many people want to buy a business but really don’t know how. If you are sure you want to buy a business rather than start from scratch, then follow these steps so you feel at ease in the process. 1. Make the decision ...ARTArticleA Fly in Your Business Success Ointment?During my morning work yesterday there were persistent and consistent flies buzzing around me. Some landing on me and others just buzzing by without permission, like the fly-by without permission by Tom Cruise in his Navy F-14 Fighter Jet in the 1986 classic movie Top Gun. No fly and companion flies were going to take me off my course toward business success. Not today. Not ever.ARTArticleAre You Living Your Life Purpose?More and more people are letting go of the belief that it’s impossible to make money and also do what you love. Working with passion is more than just making money; it’s about being fulfilled by your work. I used to think the key to fulfillment was all about making money. I was always focusing ...ARTArticleAssisting You Virtually- How Virtual Assistants are changing the face of the workplace.Virtual Assistants, or VA's are changing the way we do business. Not only is this field growing tremendously, but it's offering employers and business owners alike an attractive new alte ative to hiring employees. Perhaps because this is a relatively new industry, it's hard to pin down ...ARTArticleBalance Yourself With Your Life WheelThe fall season is a time when things change. It’s also a good time to continue to get more balance in our work and life. Have you seen the life balance wheel? You identify areas of your life important to you, and rate them anywhere from 0 to 10. All-encompassing balance can include areas ...ARTArticleBalanced Living - 5 Tips To Lighten Up And Create A More Balanced LifeHave you ever felt like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Does it seem normal to accept responsibilities, errands, and favors to the degree that you've become slaves to our lives? Consider lightening your load; allowing yourself to be still or take a walk; or let ...ARTArticleBeauty Inside And OutI came to North Carolina on a quest for beauty. My vision was of beautifully cared for communities with green trees, sunshine, clean streets and warmth. Beauty, to me, meant vibrancy, new, colorful, pretty exteriors, and manicured lawns. It also meant natural surroundings like trees, parks, ...ARTArticleBeing Your Best, The Fastest Way to SuccessIs there something in your business or life that you would like to change or improve – a relationship, a situation or even a daily task that drives you nuts? If there is some part of your business or life that isn’t working as well as you would like, you can live in resentment, accept it gracefully or change it. It is, of course, your choice. (Even when you choose to do “nothing”, you are making a choice.)ARTArticleBenefits Of HomeschoolingAs a conce ed parent, I'm sure that you are interested in your child's education and making sure that they learn what is necessary to excel in life. In most cases, unfortunately, that is not going to be offered through the public school system. Typically, that is the case because the public school system is overcrowded and it is usually those that are struggling who get the most assistance. You can overcome that problem and make sure that your child gets the education that is needed by homeschooling them.ARTArticleBest Time To Get Pregnant – Mother Nature At Its BestIt is so nice that you have decided to bring new joy into your life. However, have you made sure that you both, you and your partner, are medically fit to be parents. Moreover, is this the best time to get pregnant? Pregnancy planning is something very important in today’s world. If you have ...ARTArticleBooklets, M & M's, And The Right MomentTips booklets have long been recommended as promotional items, to be imprinted with a company's name and logo, and handed out at trade shows from their booth, among many other applications for these booklets. Candy is also something that has frequently been seen as giveaways at trade show ...ARTArticleBranding - Simplified“Branding” is a business term I heard a lot when I first started working in the business research field. I had to learn what it means and clarify the concept in my own mind. It is actually a simple concept made to sound mysterious and complicated. When a company “brands” a product, it creates ...ARTArticleBrazil resists the worldwide recessionBy any standards, Brazil has made great strides in recent decades. In mid 2012 the Country has now reached the point where it is second only to the United States in terms of economies in the Americas. Not only that but in global terms, Brazil has now overtaken the United Kingdom to become the world's sixth biggest economy.ARTArticleBringing on Brand Strategy To Realize Your VisionA corporate brand is a proprietary visual, emotional, and cultural image surrounding a company and/or its products. Corporate branding and identity development is one of the most important investments a company can make. OEM has taken the plunge and has made a commitment to re-introducing and ...ARTArticleBuild A Powerful Referral Network And They Will ComeAs solo business owners, we sometimes feel like “Lone Rangers” on our own, trying to figure out ways to bring in more clients. A business owner’s survival and growth depends largely on bringing in new clients. Who wants to be alone on the range, single-handedly trying to figure out how to bring ...ARTArticleBuild Your Wealth With Tax Savings - Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)Build up your savings with RRSP In nowadays, I'm not sure how reliable is one's retirement plan, if one is solely relying on the public pension plans. To encourage Canadians to plan and save for their own retirement, the federal government has introduced the Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) many years ago. This plan has many features that gives investors great incentives to save for their retirement.ARTArticleBuilding the savings for disabled Canadians - Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)People with disabilities and their loved ones face a distinct set of financial challenges throughout their lives. To help address these challenges, in 2008 the Government of Canada introduced the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). Designed to help build long-term financial security for disabled persons, the RDSP makes it easier to accumulate funds by providing assisted savings and tax-deferred investment growth.ARTArticleBuilding with People TipFrom my earliest days in Sunday school, I have remembered the words that a wise man builds his house upon the rock and the foolish man builds upon the sand. For 50 years, I thought this probably sound advice for someone about to build a house. It never dawned on me that it might have some other ...ARTArticleBuilding Your Brand Through Relationships, Reality And ResultsBranding is most commonly used to differentiate a product or service in the eyes of the consumer from a similar product or service offered by the competition. As a result companies use mass media campaigns, product identity (corporate logos) and graphic design to promote their product or service ...ARTArticleBusiness Coaches And Consultants Need Training Too!Well, they can surely use off the shelf business leadership training content if they want to add another valuable service to their clients. As a business coach or a consultant one of your best weapons is asking questions. To be a successful consultant you must dive deep into your clients ...ARTArticleCalm Your Way to Success in Business and LifeThe need for calming experiences in our busy lives is more important now than ever. It seems we permit so much to pull us into different directions from the electronics to the constant media stream we are drawn towards. The people we interact with utilize the same electronic equipment and regardless of a work interaction, or social communication, everyone seems to expect immediate responses. If one does not immediately respond in some way it is highly likely a missing person's report would be filed within a few hours.ARTArticleCan Honest Copywriting Succeed?I confess--I'm a marketing heretic! I've built my career on breaking all the rules--and one of the rules I break is that I don't hype. Do I put the best possible "spin" on the truth? Of course! But I refuse to deceive my readers into action. What are some of the common copywriter tricks that I *leave on the table?* Here are a few to start: * If you order in the next 24 hours, you get... (face it. If you come back tomorrow, the offer will almost always still hold)rARTArticleCar Lease – Choose The Right OneDo you want a car lease or a car purchase? This is the most important question, which needs answering, once you have decided to have a car. The biggest catch in the car industry is to be at the right place at the right time and get the best bargain. Some of the hottest automobiles are available ...ARTArticleCereal MomI recently heard a woman say that being called a "work at home mom" was professionally demeaning. Being one myself, my initial reaction was to agree with her. "That's right, I'm a professional, I'm not just a bored housewife dabbling with a hobby here," I said to myself. Upon reflection ...ARTArticleChallenge RoutineFor better or worse our routines direct our destiny. Frequently, we think about routine as something monotonous and undesirable. Even so, we all have routines and not all of them are bad! While there are certain routines and habits we would like to change, like smoking and eating too much, ...ARTArticleChange and the Cycle of SpecializationGuide for Visionary Leaders and Business Decision-makers. ¡V In the January issue of Taking Aim, I reported on the book Margin. That book triggered some thoughts that had been floating in and out of my consciousness for some time. In fact I had even created the topic “Cycle of Specialization” ...ARTArticleChange Your Life From Ordinary To ExtraordinaryDo you feel like you are spinning your wheels? Do you have a business or personal goal that seems unreachable? Is your life is way off kilter? If you answered yes to any of these questions, here are few tips for you. Spinning Your Wheels If you are stuck in the muck of an ordinary life, ...ARTArticleChange Your Self Talk – Change Your ResultsFirst of all, did you know that you are talking to yourself all day long? (You’re thinking, “Do I talk to myself? What does he mean, talk to myself? I don’t talk to myself!”) Psychologists estimate that you are talking to yourself at a rate of 1,200 to 1,500 words a minute (in contrast, when we ...ARTArticleChanging Beliefs That Aren't Serving You AnymoreOur daughter recently said out of the blue, "Daddy, firefighters are boys and teachers are girls, right?" For those of you that don't know about our daughter, she's four and the most brilliant, sweetest, most curious, most beautiful creature in the whole wide world. That's not just my ...ARTArticleChinese And A Home Based BusinessA few days ago, a letter came to the house from my sons’nschool. They were writing to inform me of their intentionnto introduce a Language Immersion program at thenKindergarten level. The five-year-olds will be taughtnentirely in Chinese for half of the school day. Needless to say, I was very ...

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