Build Relationships with Social Media

20 years ago to engage and connect with people in the media, you would need to submit a press release or call up a newspaper to have them write a story about your business. It was a bit challenging and time consuming. Media platforms like the newspaper was the influence and the power to get the word out about your businesses products and or services. The importance of having a blog or a website to support your social media  So we've touched on what a blog can do for your website. Remember...

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Create and Maintain a Business Blog

Hey game changers, yah know what? What tool can you use to communicate with customers and potential clients? A BLOG!  Blogs are an inexpensive marketing tool that works for you and your business 24/7. For a small business and entrepreneurs it’s an easy way to build web presence and get the word out about your company, your products, and your services. If you were to ask me what a blog is, I would tell you that it is a dynamic multi-functional marketing tool. I would even nickname...

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Mirror. Mirror.

For the last two weeks we’ve been chit-chatting about the YOU in your business. We actually asked a lot of questions about how you see yourself in your business as a leader as well as what it takes to step up and be that leader. Last week we broke down the Conscious Competence Ladder and how you can use it to identify your strengths and weaknesses in yourself and your business. So has this helped you in any way? I hope so ‘cause although there’s a lot of ways to analyze and gain knowledge...

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Just Do It. Don’t Think About It.: Part 4 of the Conscious Competence Ladder

Unconscious Competence  Although some may have mastered their skills, they cannot become complacent (routine) in what they are doing. What got you to where you are right now in your business? Was it Drive, Determination, or how about Passion? You must stay aware of those ideals that got you where you are and continue to keep learning more about what you know. Sooner than later, you’ll be the mentor of someone who too will be walking through these stages. Remember the 4 stages in the...

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Practice, Practice, Practice: Part 3 of the Conscious Competence Ladder

Conscious Competence When you started out on the ladder, Unconscious Incompetence, you began to learn how much there is to learn and then began to learn what was needed to be learned. Hmmm! Say that three times really fast! Unconscious Incompetence helped us be aware that although we desired to do or be something, we were not equipped to acquire it so we advanced to Conscious Incompetence to consider what skills we need to do or be that thing we desire and decide if we want to move forward...

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You Don’t Know Everything: Part 2 of the Conscious Competence Ladder

Conscious Incompetence  Now you know that you don’t know what you don’t know and if you are thinking about staying in Unconscious Incompetence, stage 1, you can forget it because it's nearly impossible to do. See once you get the idea in your head that you want to venture into something you've become interested in, you have to learn! You are now aware that there’s a lot to be learned and you are aware that you don’t have this knowledge (yet); you’re Conscious Incompetent. In this stage...

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Are you at Stage 3 or Stage 4?: Part 1 of the Conscious Competence Ladder

The Conscious Competence Ladder  Regarded as an intuitive approach, The Conscious Competence Ladder helps you manage your emotions during a learning process that may be uncomfortable due to you recognizing that we necessarily may not know the answers to, for instance, how to start, build, and sustain a business. The Conscious Competence Ladder helps us to be more in touch with the emotions of the people we are teaching so we can better train them through the learning process. The Conscious...

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Are you In Tune with Your Business?

There are things we do on a daily basis that determines if we are conscious competent (stage 3) or unconscious competent (stage 4).  I would venture to say you're not at one or two level because then you would be oblivious to your surroundings. Are you at Stage  3 or Stage 4 in your business? Conscious competence are those things that you do, but must be focused on it or somewhat be thinking about while you're doing it.  Let's say you are used to folding your clothes a...

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CAUSING Momentum Through Leadership

So you didn't think there would be delays and back ups on the road to a successful business... Well I’m here to say, YES there can be unexpected delays and major backups on the road to business success. You just have to be prepared to take back roads and watch for the signs before you get caught up in those things you cannot foresee. Get Back in Neutral Business development and planning can be predictable especially when you are diving into a business plan that has been around a few times. ...

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Creating An Effective Business Through Leadership

The business tip of the week prompts us to be diligent in our communication with our team to yield the most success in our businesses. You may start out in your business venture as a singular entity but eventually you add others that make up a team to duplicate your ideals and vision to make your business soar and thrive. So how do you create an effective business through leadership? Is being trustworthy overrated and should we manage a team versus leading one? CAUSE and EFFECT of your business Are...

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You are the Cause and Effect of YOUR Business

What is Leadership to an entrepreneur?   Some may say being an entrepreneur is a lonely task. Being the one to either build up a company from scratch based on a brilliant idea or take on multiple business concepts with the intent to harness multiple streams of income can only be done with success by ONE individual. But what we don’t seem to take in consideration is that there is no ‘I’ in ENTREPRENEUR.  What stands out in in the word ENTREPRENEUR is “ENTRE” which is close to...

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