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The One Question You Must Be Able to Answer Before Contacting a Prospect

This past week, I’ve had conversations with three separate business owners about how to successfully connect with prospects. Should you connect through LinkedIn? An email? A phone call? The answer is YES – you should do all of those.However, before you do any connecting, you need to be able to answer one question:

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Four Steps to the Best New Year’s Gift You Can Give Yourself

“Those who live in the past limit their future.”This was the message I received on my Yogi tea bag last night, as I enjoyed my nightly cup of tea. How timely and appropriate as we bring 2014 to a close.

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Gratitude for You in 2014; Your Three Pillars of Success for 2015

As we bring 2014 to a close, I want to thank everyone for their support of Successful Culture. As someone who knows firsthand how hard it is to transform a business dream into a reality, I'm honored and blessed for the opportunities to help my clients achieve their goals.

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Driving an Intrapreneurial Spirit and Mindset

I'm working with a great company who's committed to moving to the next level of growth. The owner/founder has done a very good job of establishing himself as a highly dependable and reputable subcontractor, but wants to triple the company size, and evolve into a prime contractor over the next 3 years. We have a lot of work to do. To make this pivot, we have to build his infrastructure, implement required processes, and align with the right people.One of our most immediate tasks is to evaluate and shift the mindset and commitment of his current team. Growth can't happen alone. It takes a village to build a business.

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Eight Lessons for Success (And Some Other Insights) by Barbara Corcoran

I had the privilege of speaking at the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC - www.nwboc.org) conference last week in Palm Beach, Florida. One of the highlights of the conference (where 200 women business owners came together to learn, share, and connect) was keynote Barbara Corcoran. Barbara is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country. She took a $1,000 loan to start her real estate company, The Corcoran Group, which she grew into a $5 billion business. She sold the firm for $66 million in 2001.Barbara is also a host and investor on ABC's Shark Tank. During the last three seasons, she has bought 11 new businesses. She is also the author of three best-selling books, and is a regular small business and real estate contributor on all of the major networks.Like all great entrepreneurs, Barbara's journey to success has been filled with wonderful lessons. I have summarized them here for you.

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Selecting your networking communities; Top DC 7, best learning community, favorite online spots, best events

As a follow-up to my March 10th Washington Business Report segment on strategic networking (http://bcove.me/xuc1biiy), I've compiled strategies on selecting the networking communities that are right for you. I've also listed the top 10 networking communities, along with information on the best learning community, the best events, and my favorite online spots.First, let's look at five ways that will help you decide where and with whom your should spend your valuable time.

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Five Ways To Make The Most of Your Holiday Downtime

How we can make the most of our holiday downtime - you know those pockets of time when office productivity is low, laziness is high, and we're all pressing the reset button to move into the new year? I came across an article by Kevin Daum (http://www.kevindaum.com), a best-selling author, Inc columnist, Inc 500 entrepreneur, and fellow Entrepreneurs Organization (http://www.eonetwork.org) member that answered this question.I've taken 2 of his suggestions and mixed them with 3 of mine. Whether you're the reflective, spiritual, meditative type, the hyper-focused Type-A type, or somewhere in between, there should be something for everyone on this list.

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The Dangerous Myth of the Magical Million Dollar Mark

"Million, million, million." It feels good when we say it, doesn't it? Especially when we talk about growing our businesses. "I'm going to hit a million dollars." "I'm going to be a millionaire." "I'm working on my goal of $1 million in sales."

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