When I read the recent survey about marketing behaviors for micro businesses at Vistaprint, the statistic that jumped out at me was that 46% were actively using social media.

I’m not totally sure why, but I’ve been dragging my feet about getting into the conversation on Twitter. Perhaps I’ve gotten a bit too comfortable in my comfort zone?

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So, here’s my adventures to transformation™ challenge to you: Take the time to try this simply, yet amazing, brainstorming exercise. I’m betting that you’ll be surprised at how effective this simple exercise is!

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock It’s summertime and the livin’ is easy with fun activities – like family travel, backyard barbeques, outdoor concerts, stargazing, sailing, parties, beach volleyball, evening dips in the pool – but hey, what about your business? Can you afford to stop paying attention to your business and put it on hold? No, [...]

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock How do you celebrate wins in your business? In our non-stop, 24-7 crazy-busy world, it’s all too easy to simply step over the win and get right back to the business at hand. But if you do this, both you as the CEO and your team are missing out. OK – [...]

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Image courtesy of Shutterstock I’m ready for Spring and since I’m looking ahead to the new season, I made an appointment to prune the trees that line my long driveway. As usual, an activity that on the surface seems unrelated, gets me thinking about my business. It is important to prune trees when they’re young [...]

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