My wife had a friend over recently. In the midst of chit-chat (you know how much I like that),I probed for more meaningful conversation. I asked, "How are you andJohn doing? How’s your marriage? She replied, "It’s OK, I guess.” "You guess?” I asked. "How could you not know for sure?” She responded with an oh-too familiar scenario… She explained, "Well, we are both doing our part. I am taking care of the kids, the house and my elder parents, and he is working long hours providing for the family. He shows up for dinner and soccergames, so I think we are doing fine.” I responded, "Sounds like you are both performing your roles as domestic partners, but what about your relationship? How is that going?” "Well, life is so busy I think we are doing the best we can,” she said. "That’s dangerous,” I warned. "What do you mean?” she asked.Then I drew out this diagram on a napkin. (see figure) “Here is what happens if you don’t realize there is a third ‘person’ that needs to be cared for. Both of you are doing your part and you do it for 10, 20 or more years. You are living together, raising a family, ‘doing your part’ just fine, but this third entity is never (or rarely) cared for, fed, nurtured or nourished. It gets weak and in many cases withers and dies. You wake up 20 years later. While you are good roommates and you might genuinely care for each other, your romantic relationship has starved… to death. All the while you thought you were ‘doing fine.’ ” I explained further, CLICK TO READ REST OF ARTICLE

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Improving this single attitude makes your days fly by. You wake up excited to work. You make the right decisions. You get more done in less time.

Improving this attitude affects everyone around you. They believe in you, trust you and want to support you.

This one attitude can change your entire life for the better.

A vital attitude for you to constantly improve is YOUR PASSION.

On a scale of 1 to 10, exactly how excited are you right now? Do you really want to succeed? Are you thrilled with your goals for today?

If not, you must generate some passion for your day, your week and your career.

Leadership

To succeed you must be a leader, if only a leader of one person: you.

“In all great leaders there is a purpose and intensity which is unmistakable.” — L. Ron Hubbard

Remember how former President Reagan had UNMISTAKABLE seniority when he met with Communist leaders? Have you noticed how the best speeches of politicians, ministers or actors always include high-volume intensity? The same applies to the most successful people.

“A man who merely wants to be liked will never be a leader. A broad examination of history shows clearly that men follow those they respect. Respect is a recognition of inspiration, purpose and competence and personal force or power.” — L. Ron Hubbard

Passion is a self-generated tool. You have the ability to motivate yourself; to concentrate on your purpose; to get yourself excited about what you do.

Your attitude sets the mood for everyone around you. They get excited if you are excited. If you are fascinated, so are they. Recommendations you give to others that come from the heart have a greater impact.

You Can Never Be Too Passionate

Everyone can increase their purpose and intensity.

When you organize all of your activities toward one focused goal, you not only feel more joy in what you are doing, you get more accomplished.

Sometimes it helps to find things that make you passionate. For example, for which of these objectives can you generate the most passion and intensity?

* Reaching a specific goal

* Accomplishing a certain level of perfection

* Making a great deal of money

* Going back to an original purpose

* Beating a challenge

* Filling your life with as much happiness as possible

* Fulfilling a duty to yourself or your family

* Helping a great number of people

* Creating a superior reputation

* Building a highly-successful business

* Helping others achieve success

* Becoming the best at what you do

* Hitting a specific statistical target

* Earning enough money to buy something you really need or want

* Making a positive impact on society

There is nothing stronger than a leader with a firm direction and passion to get there.

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Are you having fun? Do you get a thrill from your work? Do you enjoy waking up each morning?

Myths about work can hurt your progress. “Work is not supposed to be fun.” “You must buckle down and get serious.”

Perhaps the biggest myth of all: “People will think I’m important if I act seriously.” Yet getting serious creates problems: stress, worry, anxiety, emotional pain, drudgery and failure.

Resolving problems by getting more serious is like fixing a computer with a hammer. The harder you try, the worse the problem becomes.

“When life becomes serious, a man becomes less cause and greater effect. If life gets really serious, his value drops to practically zero. Driving a car can become such serious business that one can wreck the car. Running a business can become so serious as to make it fail. There is a direct connection between insanity and seriousness.” “It is only when an individual progresses in life to a point where much seriousness is attached to things that he begins to have a hard time. The ancient Italian really knew what he was about when he considered that the only psychotherapy was laughter.” — L. Ron Hubbard

12 Ways to Lighten Up

Approaching your life with a non-serious attitude gives you a clearheaded view of difficulties and the energy to deal with them. Problems are easier to solve, people are more cooperative and you feel more relaxed. You probably live longer and more successfully, as well.

Try these ideas until you find one that lightens you up.

1. Deliberately turn a molehill into a mountain. Make a big deal out of a little problem. “I would feel much better if these papers were stacked exactly like this! Not like that! Like this! Not this! This!”

2. Ask yourself, “Is getting serious about this situation really going to improve it?”

3. Focusing on the positives. “What is right about this situation?” “What else is right?” “What else?”

4. Consider a complete, major change. For example, go back to school, move to the ocean, start a new career.

5. Ask yourself, “When I’m on my deathbed, will I be glad I was so serious about _______?”

6. A challenging game is much better than no game at all. So consider losing all aspects of the problem. Examples: You feel serious about family problems. You ask yourself, “Well, what if I had no family at all?” You feel serious about your investments. You ask yourself, “What if I had no money to invest?”

7. The size of your problem may match the size of your game. So get a bigger game. For example, if you get uptight about paper clips being in the wrong drawer, your game size is tiny. Double your amount of responsibility. Set some huge goals. Succeed by thinking much, much bigger.

8. Stop trying to solve the problem that is making you so serious. Certain types of problems solve themselves if you leave them alone. Your problem may be one of those.

9. Compare what you are doing to other careers. Imagine being a septic tank drainer or a tax collector.

10. Make everyone around you lighten up.

11. Look at bizarre solutions. What is the craziest way you could solve your problem? What solution, if it worked, would make you laugh out loud?

12. Act stupid for a minute. Let down your hair. Stop being so darn important for a while. Be a goof!

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Feeling stuck? Or fired? Or inspired? Today’s "best of times, worst of times” economy offers the perfect opportunity to take stock of your life and your business. One thing is certain… maintaining the status quo is not an option. You may be one of the millions who were forced out of a comfortable (but perhaps, unfulfilling) career. If so, your best option and only real choice may be to reinvent yourself. Or it could be you feel compelled to reinvent yourself or your business in order to seize an unexpected opportunity. Either way, the August issue of SUCCESS will prove invaluable to you. Reinvention has resulted in some of the world’s greatest business success stories. Companies that launch with the intention to do one thing often end up finding their grand opportunity lies in a completely different direction. Taking advantage of the opportunity requires a reinvention of thought and strategy—and the effort pays off. For instance, as a startup, Flickr was an online game project and chat room. When its founders realized how much CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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Stress has become a problem of pandemic proportions. I keep hearing people tell me how "stressed out” they are. It’s time to eradicate this disease of the mind. I came across a transcript by a journalist who interviewed me for a national newspaper a while back. I thought you might benefit from some of these ideas and tips as well. Tips on Avoiding and Preventing Stress 1. In your opinion, is stress an unavoidable consequence of life? DARREN HARDY: Stress is a part of life. Life requires stress. As a muscle needs resistance to grow stronger, so do we. Many times, stress awakens our greater potential and makes us rise to the performance we were capable of all along, but we needed the challenge. 2. Why do some people seem to stress out more than others? Do some people just naturally tolerate stressors more easily than others? DH: Ultimately, stress is a mental illusion, an interpretation and a perception. What is stressful to one person is blissful to another. Heights might be stressful for one person, while free-falling out of an airplane is sheer bliss for another. Public speaking might completely debilitate one person but be the most empowering activity for another. Losing $100,000 in the stock market might be less stressful for one person than having a bad hair day is for another. Stress is a mental perception, chosen by the perceiver. 3. Please give some of your favorite tips for managing existing stress (assuming the stressors can’t be prevented). CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

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Last week my wife "crossed over.” She closed the door to her 30s and strode gracefully into her 40s. Curious what life is like on "the other side,” since I am still amere adolescent in my 30s (for eight more months), I asked her whatnewfound wisdom she has gathered from the many best wishes messages,cards and conversations she has had with those already living in "thebeyond.” I was so intrigued and inspired by her discoveries, I asked her ifshe would share her collected pearls of wisdom with you here on thisblog. She agreed (if I washed her car—she’s a tough negotiator!). Advice from the ‘Other Side’ by Georgia HardyIf I had a nickel for every time someone told me that "life begins at 40,” I could buy the world a martini. I just crossed a very important threshold in my life and spent the most glorious 40th birthday celebration weekend with my most cherished friends and family. And though there was a wide range of ages and generations represented, many of them told me similar things about being 40 and how “life happens” in one’s 40s. What does this mean? Does this mean that I haven’t really been living? Does it mean that my 20s and 30s were just dress rehearsals for my grand 40s? Well, I asked these very questions, and though the responses were varied, they were all very interesting. Imperfection Is Perfect In a conversation with my friend Valerie, she shared two important realizations that have made a difference in her life. First, she described transitioning into her 40s as a sort of... CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF POST

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A Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there!  May God bless you and give you wisdom and knowledge to bring your children up in His righteousness. I know the gifts have probably already been bought but just wanted to guide each of you to this book – “52 Things Kids Need From a Dad” [...]

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The Gulf Oil Spill, which may become the largest man-made disaster in human history, is getting worse, as the news shows it’s now full of methane. Pictures show things which appear to be out of the Book of Revelation, as the oily mess appears blood-like in color and texture. (It looks close enough to blood, [...]

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My mentor Jim Rohn emphasized that one of the first things everyone should work on is their physical health.He said, "How terrible would it be if the mind said, ‘let’s go conquerthe world’ and the body said, ‘I can’t even get out of bed’?” It takesyour healthy body to carry around your head full of ideas and yourheart’s desires. There is nothing more pitiful than a ready and willing mind but an incapable body. There is a well-known quote from the philosopher Virgil that says,"The greatest wealth is health.” I also believe that health is thebeginning of wealth. In other words, your health will help you createwealth. Times of great danger. The great efficiencies oftechnology have made us more inactive and sedentary than ever before.Food has become more abundant, more easily accessible, super-sized,bulk packaged and mass merchandised. Commercial marketing hasproliferated into every space of attention with ingeniously creativeand utterly tantalizing commercial marketing. It has never been moredifficult to become and remain healthy. If you are in the business of attracting, influencing, selling orleading others, how you show up, your physical appearance, speaks volumes about who you are, how you are and what you are or not capable of. I know, people shouldn’t judge you, right? Well, here is a clue… they do! Whether you like it or not, people make judgments and draw conclusions about you in the first 10-15 seconds they meet you, based solely on how you look. Like it or not, how you show up on the outside says a lot about you on the inside. Our body advertises our personal development. All the habits, behaviors, choices, disciplines (or lack there of) are made physical (literally) in your physique. Here is a good question to consider: CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF POST

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The special Entrepreneurship Issue of SUCCESS with Kenneth Cole on the cover hits newsstands today! Every issue of SUCCESS magazine is designed to support, instruct and uplift the entrepreneur. But this issue we’re focusing specifically on your needs as a business owner. We know you’re the type of person who wants more out of life; your career isn’t about a paycheck, it’s about creating your best possible life and becoming your best possible self. That’s why, even though we pride ourselves on offering you meaningful content every issue, I believe this edition is one of the most important issues we offer all year. Entrepreneurialism is the heart of our economic system. In a time when everyone is claiming there’s no work to be had, entrepreneurs are out there creating jobs. In fact, an entrepreneur pursuing his or her passion is the greatest stimulus package there is. Today, according to stats from the Small Business Administration, small businesses: • Represent 99.7 percent of all employer firms • Employ more than half the private-sector employees • Pay 44 percent of the total U.S. private payroll • Have generated more than 64 percent of all new jobs during the past 15 years • And create more than half the private gross domestic product Entrepreneurialism is also the heart of the American dream. Taking control of our dreams, pursuing our passions and following through on that wild idea not only makes life more enjoyable—it pays well! Eighty percent of self-made millionaires became millionaires because CLICK TO READ REST OF POST

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Last week I wrote about Philippe Petit and his walk on a wire between the Twin Towers of New York City so many years ago.  I wanted to use his story as a metaphor for how happiness might best be thought of as balancing a clear-eyed expectation and preparedness for the bad things in life in order to fully embrace and celebrate the good.  I talked about how the intense fear Philippe felt about his feat was one of the surprising facets about the documentary of the moment (Man on Wire). A comment from a reader reminded me of one of the other surprising facets of that same movie.  As I mentioned in that previous column, the documentary featured interviews with a cast of characters who made the Twin Towers walk possible.  Archival footage of brainstorming and practice sessions were used to illustrate the extent to which this event was meticulously planned, and that risks were accepted by all concerned.  When Philippe completed his walk on the wire, he was arrested,...

The incredible oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico continues to draw attention, as people struggle to find fixes . Warnings of a massive hurricane season, even if they prove to be wrong, make it seem even worse. Pollution now is bad enough that some fear that the whole planet – the oceans, air, land, [...]

Today is the birthday of The Compound Effect—Multiplying Your Success. One Simple Step at a Time! Through all the labor pains I’ve endured while creating this book, today is the day! As a man, I think this is as close as I can ever get to gestating, worrying about and carrying the burden of nurturing a child for nine-plus months, and then, finally (and not without pain), give birth to this thing you have worked so hard to develop and care for. Post from: SUCCESS magazine Blog People who read this also read...Expose Your Chest to Daggers When Les Brown, speaker, speech coach and author of Live Your Dreams, called me...In a Word—WOW! Lessons, Laughs and Key Takeaways from This Weekend’s SUCCESS Symposium What a sensational event! More than 2,000 people came from all over the...

Today is the birth day of The Compound Effect—Multiplying Your Success. One Simple Step at a Time!Through all the labor pains I’ve endured in creating this book, today is the day! As a man, I think this is as close as I can ever get to gestating, worrying about and carrying the burden of nurturing a child for nine-plus months, and then, finally (and not without pain), give birth to this thing you have worked so hard to develop and care for. Today is the day! Whew! Below I am including a free view of the introduction to the book. I think you will find value in it alone and it will give you an idea of what you can additionally gain by having your own copy of the book. Oh, also: video intro, success quiz, more infoAmazing. Movies: I have always found it amazing that you can own the product of someone’s investment of a $200MM production (Avatar for example) and years of work by thousands of people for less than 20 bucks. Even more incredible to me is to get the chance to own the best ideas, strategies and advice, proven from someone’s life experience condensed down into a written book, also for less than $20. Now that I know how much blood, sweat, tears, pain, suffering, heart and soul goes into getting it just right… I think books should cost $1,000 each! But now I am biased of course. Well, this one doesn’t (it should!), it too is less than $20. Crazy, I know! As my mentor Jim Rohn said (whom, along with my dad this book is dedicated to), “This is your chance to turn pennies into fortunes. If you feed the body and not the mind, you will settle for pennies and not fortunes. If you can feed your mind, you can feed your life and your family forever.” I can promise you this: the ideas presented inside The Compound Effect are worth hundreds of times more than what it will cost you to obtain them. Oh, and I also HIGHLY recommend getting the audio program that goes with it—I am especially excited about that! In it I share additional ideas (not in the...

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America in Transition Sometimes you hear an idea that just makes sense. That’s how I felt when I read about Moving Forward Transition Advisors. Herman Trend Alert, which spotlighted this company last week, notes that the 1990s saw huge growth in advisors of all types—from business advisors like consultants to personal advisors like life coaches and nutritionists. Moving [...]

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New Experiences will always feel a little scary. They're supposed to. But every time you face a fear and do it anyway, you build up that much more confidence in your abilities.

How to Sell to Large Companies Buying and selling is the key to business. Buying is easy, if you hold the purse strings – selling, on the other hand, is more difficult. Selling is a broad term that is often used in business dealings. In this instance, however, I am couching my definition within the rubric [...]

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Boost Your Chances of Success Reasons great ideas never get off the ground…timing is everything. The right time is when you have the time and the passion to focus on the goal.  If there are distractions you can get sidetracked, if another situation comes up and interrupts your path your idea may not get off the ground.  [...]

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Contrary to what many might think (and many practice), the most important job of a leader is not to speak, preach, direct or advise.... The most important job of a leader is to listen. In a recent interview I did with management guru Tom Peters, he revealed the four most important words in business leadership are “What do you think?” Tom said listening should be a leader’s full-time profession. They should be the professional gatherer of input, ideas, feedback, opinion, perspective and personal experience in order to make informed, well-thought-through leadership decisions. Richard Branson once said to me, “If you are a good leader, you are a good listener.” This is true for everyone in every aspect of life, but it’s one of the most neglected skills I observe every day. I am always fascinated by how poorly people listen. There are many ways people invalidate and hurt their relations with others by their lack of listening skill. Here are a few... The Offenders. These people are the worst. They make it clear you are... CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF POST

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How One Company Achieved Success I love reading about women entrepreneurs who come up with smart ideas for doing things better. One hot trend during the recession has been do-it-yourself (DIY) just about everything. As consumers started cutting back, smart business owners launched DIY versions of their more costly products and services. I Heart Design is one [...]

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“The difference between a myth and a fact is good science.” I love this phrase…. You see, fitness and weight loss don’t need to be complicated, but I often overhear gym-goers discussing fitness advice that just isn’t true. Let me try to shed some light on several urban myths by looking at the science. Post from: SUCCESS magazine Blog People who read this also read...Freytag: My Fitness Secrets I don’t have to tell you that if you want to be successful at...Freytag: When’s the Best Time to Work Out and Why It’s OK to Break the Rules One of the most common questions I receive when it comes to an exercise...Freytag: The Two Q’s When it comes to making long-lasting lifestyle changes, I have a few basic, easy-to-remember...

Tips to Reinvigorate Your Next Meeting There is an adage in corporate America that says the average executive will spend 75% of her time in meetings. In my own experience, I have found this to be true. As the president of a marketing consulting firm with many Fortune 500 clients, I am called upon to constantly [...]

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Keeping It Simple In business, nothing matters except how well organized you are and your innate ability to process situations clearly and with many options in mind.  Being a successful business person is simply a matter of incorporating 3 basic skills: Being organized. Thinking clearly. Knowing that there are no problems….only solutions. A team of mentors, advisors and colleagues can [...]

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A New Way of Doing Business Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Time: 12:00 PM EDT (9:00 AM PDT) Place: On Your Computer Take a tour of the virtual summit. Opening Keynote Speakers — Via Streaming Video Arianna Huffington Co-Founder & Editor-in-Chief of the The Huffington Post Learn how she is transforming the most powerful blog in the world into a revenue-driving business moddel. Edie [...]

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When Les Brown, speaker, speech coach and author of Live Your Dreams, called me to offer his enthusiastic endorsement for my soon-to-be-released (June 1) book, The Compound Effect (I’m very excited about it! The picture is me just having received shipment!), he said something very profound: "If you are hungry to be successful, this is it. The fundamentals of all the success you ever want to achieve are condensed into one book. Don’t read this—consume it. Study it; make it your operations manual for life. Darren Hardy challenges you to get out of your head and get into your greatness.” He told me, "This is the first time I learned who you are. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

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Success means different things to different people. But let’s look at sales professionals. What would you say are the top 10 characteristics of successful sales professionals? To a salesperson, it could be a major client acquisition, qualifying for an incentive, making a predetermined annual income or commission, being recognized at the annual sales conference [...]

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The motto of the Boy Scouts is to always be prepared. It is a good creed to live by, as you never know exactly what is going to happen. Boy Scouts always make sure they have everything on hand they could possibly need for any eventuality out in the world. Their whole objective is to never be caught off guard. You should live your life that way, too, in order to provide protection and security to yourself and your family. This is especially important when it comes to faith, as it is said that Jesus will come as a thief in the night, so you must always be prepared for his return.

Innovate or die? I know that sounds dramatic. And while you might not physically die, your greater hopes and dreams and your chances to accomplish your big goals will. Innovation has always separated leaders from followers, those who succeed and those who just get by. Innovation is what creates progress, and progress is what advances companies and people beyond the competitive herd of the masses, average and the status quo. There was a time when innovation seemed to come from the minds of a select few and "special” people, like Franklin, Einstein, Edison, Gutenberg, the Wright brothers. Today, with the speed of progress and the competitive global marketplace, just to keep up, every single person in every position needs to be an innovator, or risk being permanently sidelined. So what is innovation? Innovation is not a task, project or something you only do at an off-site meeting. Innovation is CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF POST

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As Christians, we are called on by God to the role of serving others -- and not only in the area of finances. We are to serve others with every opportunity we can find, and to always be looking for opportunities to do so. And next to witnessing to the testimony of the Gospel, it is a primary function as children of God as well as loving God with all of our hearts and souls and minds.

Free, Live Webinars With live webinars, you have unprecendented access to the best and brightest. Take advantage of these free webinars for valuable biz advice and insights from biz experts. Make sure to register so you can participate and ask questions. Upcoming Free, Live Webinars:  Social Marketing: Using Social Media to Promote Locally Tuesday, May 18 at 1 PM [...]

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Celebrate Small Biz Success SCORE is proud to be a national co-sponsor of Small Business Week. We celebrate your success. SCORE clients have gotten great advice and, with hard work, are succeeding in business. To help your business succeed connect with a mentor online or find a mentor near you. Congratulations to Orange County SCORE, winner of National SCORE [...]

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Web Sites to Aid Your Success  I’m so excited to be joining the blogging team for the SCORE Women’s Success Blog. Supporting women entrepreneurs has long been one of my passions. The SCORE website and this blog are two great resources to help you start or grow your business. If you need more help or assistance, here are 15 [...]

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As Mother’s Day approaches, it’s also time to honor not only biological mothers, but everyone who performs the duties of a mother – grandmothers, aunts, older sisters, and others. It’s also a good time to consider a very important woman in the Bible – Mary. Mary is shown to be a woman of great faith – [...]

Win up to $5,000 of Marketing Services About: Brought to you by the Deluxe Corporation and SCORE, Project Rev is a yearlong program to help 10 entrepreneurs jump start their small business marketing efforts. Prize: Winners will get personalized mentoring from a SCORE counselor to help them succeed. They will also have access to best-in-class marketing expertise, [...]

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Find Success. Get Started Today. Thinking about starting a business? SCORE can help you succeed. Surround yourself with experience. Connect with a mentor online or find a mentor near you. Find out how SCORE has helped other businesses succeed. Best of all, our mentoring services are completely FREE. That’s right. No strings attached. As a non-profit, our goal is to [...]

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It’s Not Too Late! Has your private company grown since 2006? If so, it may be one of the fastest-growing companies in America. Apply for the Inc. magazine 500|5000 Award for 2010 Let Inc. recognize and celebrate your company’s accomplishment on the 2010 list of the fastest-growing companies. If your company makes the list, Inc. will share [...]

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AS a Man Thinketh in His Heart, so is He. From Proverbs: 23:7 We are composed of a body soul and Spirit. Body = anything physical about you. Soul = emotion, ego, id, will, logic mind, subconscious mind….all that is not body. Spirit – anything of you that is not of body and/or soul. The subconscious mind is the way or [...]

"An irony, by focusing on helping others get what they want, and not on our own personal gain, we stand to gain a great deal." -- from The Power of Failure by Charles C. Manz

Who gets into Heaven?  Do you know your Bible?  Get the answer here! Do you really know what it means to be a Christian and what the bible takes to get into heaven? Person A… …has a heart for serving.  She even goes to India and all her life serves the poor.  She heard about Jesus and believes [...]

Do Good & Succeed In recognition of National Volunteer Week, SCORE salutes our 12,400 volunteer biz mentors. Learn more about SCORE volunteers and find out how SCORE serves the community. If a SCORE volunteer has helped your business succeed, we’d love to hear your story. Share it below. Then consider donating to SCORE. Discover how doing good [...]

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National Volunteer Week: April 19-23 SCORE honors our volunteer biz mentors who donate more than 1 million hours each year to help create and save jobs by helping entrepreneurs succeed. Who are SCORE Volunteers? SCORE’s volunteers are successful business professionals who volunteer their time to mentor small business owners. They come from a variety of occupations and backgrounds. Many owned small [...]

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“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -- Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader

We all go through these times in which we wake up and have other things on our mind except that which we should be thinking about. I know just as well as the next person that the first and only thing on my mind should be the Lord. Not just a passing thought of His greatness [...]

Jump Start Your Marketing with Project Rev The Deluxe Corporation & SCORE Launch Project Rev . About: Brought to you by the Deluxe Corporation and SCORE, Project Rev is a yearlong program to help 10 entrepreneurs jump start their small business marketing efforts. Prize: Winners will get personalized mentoring from a SCORE counselor to help them succeed. They will [...]

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Do you have an idea and want to know if it is worth pursuing? Consider writing a concept statement. A concept statement is a short document that explains your business idea to partners or investors. It can be used in the start up or expansion phase of any business.  The concept statement helps determine if the [...]

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Whatever happened in the Ben Roethlisberger case, it shows the importance of having friends who will help, and also the need for that Firend who sticks closer than a brother

Have you visited the SCORE online community? Share with your colleagues and connect. Join today. More than 165,000 entrepreneurs are already part of this vibrant group of entrepreneurs: networking, planning and succeeding. Create a profile to connect with other entrepreneurs and find biz opportunities. Access to free tools and resources. Get expert answers to your business questions, fast. Success is about surrounding [...]

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SCORE Bloggers Featured in Upcoming Webinar Learn how to really start your business from experts Julie Brander and Steve Bloom. This webinar presented by The Company Corporation and SCORE will share starting success secrets, including how to focus your business idea and where to look for small business financing. Date: April 13, 2010      |      Time: 12:00 pm EST  [...]

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Be SMART with your Small Business Some people establish life objectives easily, but struggle to do the same for their businesses. Companies need to act SMART, in every decision, especially those that lead or impact business direction. There are a lot of approaches to define organizational and employee objectives, but I recommend that you Be SMART. Consider [...]

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Why Broadband for Small Biz? Competitive advantage is important. In a global economy with eretailing as the norm, you can increase commerce speed and clients’ experience with a fast web site and rapid ecommerce transaction processing. Seconds matter, so high speed access through broadband helps you operate your small business like the growing business it is. [...]

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…   Successful People Get Results If you ask me, many people are successful in their lives today because they know how to get things done. Not only do tasks get completed, they get done efficiently and on time.  To be successful in any endeavor, you must accomplish your assigned task, do it [...]

Free Events To Boost Your Business SCORE, HP and Intel provide real insights and simple solutions to help you increase efficiencies, boost your productivity and grow your business. You will get essential advice on technology-based solutions and marketing strategies that can help your small business, including how: –To better understand and target customers. –To rethink your marketing in the digital age. –To reduce [...]

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Recently, I was on a flight traveling with my 6-year-old goddaughter sitting next to me. To set a good example, I told her to listen carefully to the flight attendant’s safety instructions. While talking about the oxygen masks, one flight attendant made a point to come to me to reiterate: “Make sure you secure yours before helping with hers.” I smiled politely, but inside I sneered, “Yeah right. Think of myself first before helping her? No way.” Post from: SUCCESS magazine Blog