So, my parents came to visit last week.  We always have fun when they visit.  Well they brought a bunch of apples from their apple tree.  I do mean a bunch.  What to do?  There was one thought that came to mind: bake an apple pie.  Now, I've never made an apple pie, you see.  So, this was my first adventure.  Yes, all of these years and I've never made an apple pie. Well, I thought, how hard could it be?  So, I checked the internet,
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Do you like presents?  I do!  I especially love it when I give a gift and you see someone's eyes just light up because it was the perfect one!  (Speaking of perfect, more on perfection in today's article.) But back to the presents.  So my friends and I are giving away some really great free stuff.  I just love giving away high value stuff to help you grow your business!  First, my friends, best-selling authors Marilyn Suttle and Lori Jo Vest are giving away some awesome videos in how to turn
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Fran excitedly hops into the conference room where Accounting is meeting and is just thrilled that she just landed one of the biggest accounts of her career and the largest in the company’s history.   Rather than the excited response she anticipated, she was riddled with questions about how the contract was going to be implemented.  Uninhibited by expressing herself, she quickly answered their questions.  While Fran brings in sales results, accounting is often
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Originally a maritime reference, the phrase “steady as she goes” referred to the ships that navigated difficult waters.  It was important to keep the ship steady so that it didn’t take on water. The old ships would sail along especially well in predictive seas.  The first sign of unpredictability, however, can put the ship into chaos requiring a strong leader at the helm.   A similar analogy can be used to describe people who are naturally hardwired as
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Managing Through Impatience Here’s the challenge:  you’re waiting for someone else to finish their work before you can leave for the next appointment.  You don’t receive it on time and now you’re running late.  You get behind a driver that’s going 10 miles below the speed limit.  You feel your body getting tense and suddenly you yell at the car in front of you as if they can hear you.  You’re going to be even later! Does this sound
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