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Why So Called “Dumb Blondes” Succeed in Business and Phd’s Fall on Their Face

Ditzy Blondes are Great at Business

First, let me say, I do not think people with blond hair are dumb, nor do I believe Phd’s should not be highly respected.  This is simply an observation I’ve seen working with various business owners.  A person, you wouldn’t expect, makes it to the top, while others, who are highly intelligent, struggle. Here are [...]

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[Video] Going Tribal: To Make Business Connections

I’ve jumped on the tribal bandwagon.  Have you? Seth Godin wrote the book, Tribes and is a master business connector. All it takes for a tribe to form, Godin writes, “is a shared interest and a way to communicate.” I belong to two tribes, an online and an offline one.  What makes them successful?  Cooperation [...]

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Business Networking Success Tip: Get Thee To the Point!

I frequent many offline business networking events, and also host my own weekly meeting.  There is always a point in the agenda, when the attendees are asked to give some sort of elevator pitch. Or, in the case of a speed networking event, each person has 3 minutes to tell the partner sitting across from [...]

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Using Media To Promote Your Business – How to Stand Out From the Herd!

I just attended an interesting symposium that discussed various means to promote your business using media.  This  includes print, video, radio, and TV.  The panel consisted mainly of PR people and one editor of a prominent business journal.  Here are some of their tips.     What makes a story newsworthy? It should have a [...]

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Passive Income is the New Retirement – Are You Planning Now?

I’m a baby boomer.  To any of you out there who are part of the younger generation, you are in a prime position to create great wealth and freedom, if you start now.  And, if you are a baby boomer, and did not create the BIG retirement that you dreamed of, you still have the opportunity [...]