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		<title>Chasing Dreams or Creating A Lasting Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article, written by Marilyn Gardner of The Christian Science Monitor, was reprinted in my local newspaper.  It talked about people, who are laid off from their jobs and are unable to find new ones, deciding to start their own business. Some of the comments and suggestions in the article apply to anyone who is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy enough to think they can change the world. . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, we find a quote from someone that we think is Right On Target!  Here is one from Steve Jobs: &#8220;Here&#8217;s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes&#8230; the ones who see things differently &#8212; they&#8217;re not fond of rules&#8230; You can quote them, disagree [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surprises in life and business</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I woke up to the sun glistening on snow here in Flagstaff.  It was a beautiful but unusual mid-May event.  This morning, the snow had completely disappeared leaving the sunshine to welcome me when I opened the blinds.  The squirrels were once again scampering on the ground under the bird feeder, waiting for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learning Business 101 from Google</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Auletta, in his new book  Googled: The End of the World as We Know it, gives us ten basic business lessons that we should learn from Google.  CNN Money.com recently featured an article written by Auletta which should be read in its entirety at http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/technology/auletta_maxims.fortune/index.htm Here are the ten lessons discussed in the article. Passion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing and Promotion &#8212; Do you have an idea file?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A question to ask yourself each night is:  What have you done to promote your business today? Other valuable questions are:  What did you learn today? What new promotion did you hear about this week that you could adopt or adapt for your business? What technique did you read about that could make your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consider the Possibilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Daily Surprises]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever now and again, I make a post just to make us think and call it &#8220;Today&#8217;s One Minute Wisdom&#8221; because that is about all the time it takes to read.  As we approach the 4th quarter&#8211;our busiest season&#8211;here is something to think about. 1. Never reject an idea because it is impossible. 2. Never [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Minute Wisdoms</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 22:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started this blog, I decided that creating a sucessful business is about more than just making money.  Since I use this blog to say what I want to say and to tell it as I see it, here is another of my one-minute-wisdoms. Each of us started our business with goals and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What If?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What if you discovered you only had one year to live?  Morbid subject?  Perhaps.  But it&#8217;s a question that we should all stop and think about occasionally. What would you do with that last year?  What would you do differently?  Would you stop spinning your wheels, attending to all the little details, being a perfectionist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Referrals &#8211; Finding it difficult?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing & Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing business needs referrals.  But are you having a difficult time getting those referrals?  If so, ask yourself this question:  Why would someone refer people, who trust them, to you? If you can&#8217;t answer that question quickly, REID ON. . . Networking, asking for referrals, and even setting up a discount or gift incentive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What I learned from Monopoly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joyce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Blanchard, author of “The One Minute Manager and other business books” , told the story about the little boy who really wanted to beat his grandmother at Monopoly.  He studied.  He practiced.  He learned.   Until one day, he beat her at the game and told her, “Finally!  I beat you.” She smiled as she [...]]]></description>
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