September 2010

4 Video Strategies To Evaluate and Improve Your Business

September 28, 2010

(1) Decide Enough is Enough (2) Take an Honest Inventory (3) Realize that It is About Mindset, not Skill Set (4) Take Action on the Right Things “Now” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzOMJw7wyY

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Business Coaching Podcast – Shift Economy

September 27, 2010

September 25th episode of The Shift Economy (Movement/Network) with Roundtable guests Joanalys Smith (Attorney/Counselor to Entrepreneurs), Adrian Lufschanowski (Commercial RE Investment guru and Private Lender) and Small Business and Entrepreneur Coach Dag Nybo of BizCoachAustin The Growth Coach …Hosts Paul Haarman and Ricci Neer manage the high energy and flow of ideas http://bizcoachaustin.podbean.com/2010/09/27/september-25-2010-shift-economy-small-business-round-table/

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Use Your Calendar Effectively & Your Business Will Benefit

September 25, 2010

Have you looked at the next two weeks of your calendar recently? When I’m coaching, I often see empty calendars and receive the follow explanation from clients, “I fill my calendar as go”. There is a better way, especially when effective use of your time is the number one way to build and manage your [...]

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Effective Networking or Prospecting Meeting Format for Busy Professionals

September 22, 2010

I have had my share of unproductive networking and prospect meetings, so I decided it was about time I wrote down what a good meeting looks like (at least for me). Notice that a good meeting is as much about what happens before and afterward as it is about the meeting itself. Some organizations have [...]

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Entrepreneurs Need Distraction Free Environments – Video

September 21, 2010

What this video on why a Distraction Free Environment is so critical

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Video: Entrepreneurs Must Spend More Time Delegating

September 21, 2010

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Deja Vu – Developing Corporate Leadership

September 17, 2010

This morning’s Corporate Leadership Development panel at http://theaustinleadershipforum.com consisted of Allen Sockwell, AMD Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Chief Talent Officer, and Dr. Deidra Stephens, Director of Leadership and Professional Development for The University of Texas’ McCombs School of Business. I left feeling that Corporate leadership is dynamic. As a corporate management survivor, corporate life [...]

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Don’t Forget What Matters Most – Tribute to a Friend

September 8, 2010

I had coffee with a friend of mine who has just been diagnosed with ALS (otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). He is about my age 50, has a family who he loves dearly (and who love him) and is now faced with a few years left to live. I can’t fathom what he is [...]

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What Business, If You Had To Do It All Over Again?

September 8, 2010

…would you pick the same occupation? Spend some time uncovering what you want to do, even if it causes discomfort and regret. You don’t have to dump your current job. Chances are, you can’t anyway, unless you’re without need of money and have few if any responsibilities. Another way of looking at this is, if [...]

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