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Feb
27

The Importance of Reaching Their Hearts

“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ― Robert Frost In my last post I wrote about […]

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Posted on: February 27, 2015 in Books, Featured, Publishing, Publishing2, Writing
Feb
18

Avoiding the Cloud of Negative Thinking

“There’s nothing magic about it, but seeing things in a positive light—including yourself—will give you that attitude necessary to succeed.”[i] Kevin Leman   Today’s Verse: “The Angel of the Lord […]

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Posted on: February 18, 2015 in Devotions, Featured, Inspirational
Feb
16

The Power of Pause

Vin Scully, the legendary, and now retired, LA Dodger broadcaster, literally painted a picture of every game he called. While he is a master of words, he is also the […]

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Posted on: February 16, 2015 in Featured, Public Speaking/Presentations, Publishing, Publishing2
Feb
13

Who is Your Market?

Candidly, I groan when a potential author sends me an inquiry that lacks a specific target topic or, a topic that affects a certain, identifiable group of readers. Too often […]

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Posted on: February 13, 2015 in Featured, Public Speaking/Presentations, Publishing, Publishing2
Feb
07

5 Tips on Handling Q&A Sessions

When we’re giving a presentation or speaking at a function it’s always a good idea to arrange for a question and answer period. This period serves a couple of purposes: […]

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Posted on: February 7, 2015 in Featured, Publishing, Publishing2
Feb
05

The Importance of Creating Reader Experience

B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, in a Harvard Business Review article wrote, “But experiences are not exclusively about entertainment; companies stage an experience whenever they engage customers […]

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Posted on: February 5, 2015 in Customer's Heart, Featured, Publishing, Publishing2
Jan
30

5 Ways to Sell More Products During Events

Without question, the most effective way to sell your products is to those who just heard you speak. You’ve inspired them, you may have teased them with many great ideas […]

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Posted on: January 30, 2015 in Featured, Public Speaking/Presentations, Publishing, Publishing2
Jan
16

Why It is Critical to Strengthen Your Language

Words can communicate or distract. Too many words can cause a reader to stop reading and never pick up your book or article again. As writers we need to be […]

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Posted on: January 16, 2015 in Featured, Publishing, Publishing2
Jan
14

Receive the Best Type of Writing Feedback

When we’re writing a book or long article solid and quality feedback are critical. After all feedback should be about learning, developing and changing. We should always want to put the […]

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Posted on: January 14, 2015 in Featured, Publishing, Publishing2
Jan
12

How Much Time Do You Spend Leading Yourself?

Today’s post is written by my friend Nancy Reece. It’s practical and full of wisdom: I ask my coaching clients and my MBA students that question early in our relationship. […]

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Posted on: January 12, 2015 in Featured, Leadership
 

Trust is the winsome wedding of faith and hope.

Brennan Manning

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