BLITZ Business Success Blog

Accountability Partner – Why do You Want One?

To catalyze a change in your business you have to change the way you think about what you are doing. Accepting an outsider’s view, perspective, and suggestions can make that change happen quickly.

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How to Weed Through Your Email: Which Ones Make you Money?

Activities in your business that generate new clients, purchases, and money are those in your sales and marketing programs. Connecting with prospects, sending information to clients for other products, inviting people to an event, these are the messages that interest people to purchase from you.
Focus on the email that must get out. This will help you to sell your projects and services. Check your other email in between so you can stay more productive

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Accountability Partner – What value could this possibly hold for me?

If you are in business for yourself as a business owner, consultant, contractor, or on commission then you need an accountability partner. “What is that and why do I need it,” you may be asking.” Let’s have a closer look. What is an Accountability Partner? This person is in a partnership agreement with you to…

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You Don’t Want to Miss Mark Rhodes

I want to share with everyone an amazing millionaire mentor and mindset guru. My friend Mark Rhodes of www.Rhodes2Success.com will be talking to my BLITZ Big Thinker Entrepreneur Club members on March 23 and I want everyone to have the opportunity to hear him speak so I made this call FREE.

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Make this your Best Year Ever (Part 3-2) – Powerful Support Teams / The Power of Opportunity

You should determine what they will do for you, what it will cost you and how the relationship will benefit your business. Types of support you should look at are:
– Spouse, Family and Friends
– Advisory Board or Mentor
– Business Mastermind or Coach
– Employees and Outsourcing

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Make this Your Best Year Ever (Part 3-1) – Powerful Support / The lies we use and Benefits

This first segment is about the lies we tell ourselves that sabotages our chances of having the support we need and also about the benefit we get with the right support.

Benefits like:

* less stress
* more opportunity
* more money
* better health and relationships

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Decision Making 101 – How to make those tough decisions and feel good about it

Have you ever had a decision to make in your business and found yourself second-guessing both outcomes? Should you do it, what if you don’t do it, what are the consequences, how can I justify it… Decision making can sometimes be paralyzing. In the case of business it can be devastating to your bottom line…

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Three powerful Things to Do for More Business Success: Intent, Network, Ask

Set you intentions, nurture your networks, and ask. These three steps will take you from conception to sale.

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Prepare for Everything When You are in Business: Using Gratitude

If you are in business you need to prepare for the things that not only might happen but for the things that will happen. There are processes to help determine what your business might encounter, like the SWOT analysis. . What you need to do is find a way to evaluate what is going to happen and plan for it. I do this by asking questions – here is my process.

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Redundancy: How not to fail when everything around you is.

When everything around you is failing your business should not. Make sure you have other access, other equipment, and other people that can help you with your process so you can continue to work with your client’s.

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When Does Succession Start?

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Value to the Next Owner (Topic 2 of 4)

“No One Can Do What I Do.” I Call BS!

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Why You Might Be the Reason You Cannot Sell Your Business

Who Needs Time Blocking? You do!

Employees that Transform Your Business

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Sentinels To Change

Four Important Points in Change – An Adaptive Process to Success

Getting Back To Normal

Distributed Leadership

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No Change is Change

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Infatuation

The Tenacity Required to Endure Business Hardships

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Don’t Be Consistent (If you want to fail)

You Might Have to Walk Alone

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Get More of What You Love by Loving What You Do

We All Have Shit

Breaking Down Your Steps to Get Everything Done

When the Cup is Full – Stop Pouring

Don’t Be Afraid to Be Seen

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Act ‘As If” is Not the Same as Faking It

The Green-Light Manager

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Up Your Reference Group Level

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How to Act on Ideas

How to Capture Ideas

When Ideas Come

Summer Selling – What Else Can You Do?

Be the Voice

Get to Guru

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Capturing Ideas – 1, 2, 3…

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Spiritual Business: Beyond Balance

When Should You Give Up?

How to Be The Expert

Small Begets Small – Breaking the Cycle that Keeps Businesses from Growing

Your Message Affects Your Money!

Why You Can’t Do It Alone

Three Daily Routines to Managing A Healthy Business

More Products from What You Are Doing Right Now!

When Success Starts – Don’t Depart

Money – Details – Path – Spend!

Why You Shouldn’t Hire a Business Coach

Create More Income in Mid-Summer Doldrums

Working at Home Can Negatively Affect Your Sales

Why You Can’t Do What They do!

If You Are Not Sure – Try it On!

The Value of Your Reference Group

When Time is Free – Business is Making Money

How Do You Keep Track?

What is Balance in Business?

Making a Global Difference Doesn’t Have to Be Global

Getting Your Pricing Right – 3 Key Points

Doing the Work is Your Obligation – More Fun, Focus, Passion, Sales, and Success

Don’t Believe in Infomercials

Creating a Successful 2015 – 3 Important Keys to Growth

How To Make Less Risky – More Confident Decisions

Growth Through Osmosis

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Free Can Get You More Sales

Use Your Passion & Purpose to Create More Business

3 – 2 – 1 – September! No More Compromises

Mistakes that Cost – How To Move On

Overcoming the Fear of Growth

You Can’t Grow Because You Can’t Afford To Grow

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