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Start Your Engine

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Smile. Sounds simple, of course. Beam. Grin. Convey pleasure or approval. If you think of the word “smile” as an acronym, how about “Start My Internal Love Engine.” People respond to a smile. Have you noticed when you smile at someone, they often smile back? And they...

A Fresh Approach to Communications

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Spring is upon us, and for me, that means everyone’s back in the fields from sun up to sun down working hard to get the grounds ready for another growing season. I live on a grain and vegetable farm where the days are long and the work never ends, especially this time...

Monkey Around with Guerilla Marketing

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If your imagination far outweighs your advertising budget, consider guerilla marketing to help grow your business. This creative, unique form of advertising is typically labeled ‘unconventional’ mainly because of its element of surprise. The very nature of being...

Speak in Earnest

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So you have a speech to make. There are thousands of books and web sites you could peruse for ideas on how to prepare for and give a successful presentation. I’m not going to focus on that. I’m just going to give you my three simple strategies before I go on stage....

A Letter is Better

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Yes, I have a Facebook and Twitter account. I text co-workers and friends. I have an iPhone and a laptop. It’s all so convenient and wonderful and quick, and like millions of other Americans, I use all these communication tools every single day. But … how about...

Invest in You (part 2)

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Back to my own goals. Okay sure, I got married, bought a house, and had two great kids. But I also jumped out of an airplane, performing an accelerated free fall sky dive from 13,000 feet. (Yes, I did it before I had kids. Yes, it was thrilling and scary.) I studied...
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