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Are You In The Flow?

June 18th 2013, 0 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

I hate the whole concept of work-life balance. I don’t believe in it. Never have. What I do believe is that today more than ever, our work lives and personal lives are one and the same. This is even truer for entrepreneurs. I don’t need to feel like my life is perfectly balanced, and I’m [...]

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Hugs Versus Handshakes In Business

June 12th 2013, 44 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

I have a confession to make: In my life and business I’m a hugger. I hug my friends, I hug my clients, and I hug the people who come out to my events. At one event a woman told me she thought hugging was completely unprofessional, and that’s when I knew I just had to [...]

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Lessons from an Evening with Marianne Williamson

June 7th 2013, 3 comments

By Anne Sophie

Last week I had the opportunity of attending an evening with Gabrielle Bernstein and Marianne Williamson, two role models of mine. These two women helped me completely transform the way I see myself and relate to my body, and they paved the way for me to turn to a source of wisdom and healing I [...]

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How To Fire a Contractor

June 5th 2013, 7 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

Many of us, myself included, hire contractors and virtual team members to grow our businesses and keep everything running smoothly. Not every hire is going to exceed your expectations, and once in awhile you have to cut someone from your team instead of investing time, energy, and money into that person if they aren’t delivering [...]

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How to Leverage Social Media Profiles to Stand Out and Achieve Success

June 3rd 2013, 1 comment

By Lissa Duty

Want Social Media Success? Start with optimizing your Social Media Profiles. Don’t just fill in the first thing that comes to mind, or better yet skip an entire section because you are either in a hurry or don’t see it as important.  It is important to the reader and to your success. Facebook Profile Make [...]

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This Is Why You’re Not Dominating Your Niche

May 31st 2013, 4 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

If there is a rockstar entrepreneur you admire, chances are that person has created a niche or carved out a piece of an existing niche then rocketed to the top of it. If you want to dominate your niche like this niche dominatrix, listen up! 1) You don’t have a niche Obvious, I know. This [...]

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How Will You Outlive Your Life?

May 29th 2013, 5 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

You probably became an entrepreneur because there is a part of the world you want to change somehow, whether in a small way or a big way. Entrepreneur and Inventor Thomas Edison founded one of the largest companies in the world, General Electric, and gave us many things we use today like incandescent lights. He [...]

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How To Plan Your Week When You Have Tons To Do

May 14th 2013, 23 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

Have you ever been told you should just focus on one thing at a time? It’s way easier said than done, and if you enjoy having multiple projects on the go you are certainly not alone. I have tried to focus on one thing at a time in the past, and it just doesn’t work [...]

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Are You Getting Impatient Waiting For Success?

May 7th 2013, 4 comments

By Natalie MacNeil

When you start a new business or a new project, you’re usually super excited to achieve your goals and milestones around that project. As time goes on though, you might feel you’re getting a little behind, or it might not be quite as successful as you though it would be. It happens to all of [...]

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My Journey Out of Debt Step #7: Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

May 3rd 2013, 1 comment

By Courtney Wiley

Did you know that the vast majority of self-employed millionaire businesswoman (98%) are home owners? Not only that, but about one in three (34 percent) has a ZERO mortgage balance! One in five has a balance under $100,000, and only 4 percent has a balance of $500,000 or more. (SOURCE: Stanley, Thomas J., Millionaire Women Next Door, [...]

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Nine Ways To Live Richer Right Now

April 30th 2013, 1 comment

By Natalie MacNeil

Do you want to be rich? That’s the question I asked a group of women entrepreneurs recently, and it amazes me how many women have limiting beliefs around wealth. Among the group, only a few would say the words “I want to be rich.” I had a discussion about this with The Conquer Club LA [...]

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To Do Lists and Done Lists

April 29th 2013, 0 comments

By Debra Eckerling

As entrepreneurs, who are working on projects in our spare time, it often feels like we’re treading water. We are working towards our goals, but it seems like things are not happening fast enough. It’s important to feel a sense of accomplishment throughout the process. My solution: To Do Lists and Done Lists. The value [...]

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