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What makes a USP really unique?

In today’s video, I invite you to explore the idea of your Unique Selling Proposition. What makes your product or service unique among the thousands of others who have similar offerings? You might be surprised to find out!     I would love to hear what you think! Love and blessings  

Learning Some “Street Sense” about Engaging Your Audience

I have the great honor to conduct a monthly training session with the vendors of Street Sense*, the D.C. newspaper that, according to co-founder Laura Thompson Osuri, “helps homeless people help themselves, while also letting the public know about the issues this population faces.” I love this paper and the spirit of its vendors, many …

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Speak Out, Girlfriend, Step 2: Sit in the Moment

What difference could it make to your success if you were comfortable speaking in public? The whole purpose of Speak Out, Girlfriend!™ is to help women (and a few good men!) to overcome any fear or reluctance you have about speaking in public, so you can use this important skill to attract your clients and …

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The Power of Intention Take Two: The Perfect Christmas Tree

The Perfect Christmas Tree   Today I was going to tell you about Step Two of the “9 Steps to get from fearful to fabulous series,” but instead, I want to tell you a story about finding the perfect Christmas tree…because it is an example of Step One: Set Your Intention, that we discussed in …

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Build your confidence by getting things “wrong” first!

I used to think that confidence would come when I could get everything to go right, and get myself to do everything perfectly. And of course I never could, so my confidence would come and go. Then I learned something from my dying Fall mum plant. I’ve often described myself as having a brown thumb; …

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Find What Makes You Memorable…and Share It!

Last week I had the great pleasure of attending a two-day live retreat hosted by Fabienne and Derek Frederickson, founders of the Client Attraction Business School, where I’m learning how to grow my business. As part of the retreat, we were challenged to come in costume for a fun-filled evening of dance and treats. As …

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Nourish Yourself and Your Business Through Community Connections

How often do you feel overwhelmed, drained, discouraged by work? Not enough hours in the day? Need a vacation? Well it might sound very strange to speak of relieving these feelings by adding something to your life, but let me explain! A week ago, on Friday, I was preparing for a very full weekend. I …

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Making Friends with Your Inner Critical Judge – Tip #2 – Find Out Why She’s Being So Mean!

In my last post, I introduced you to our new video series: Zelda’s GoldStar Magic Minute: Making friends with your Inner Critical Judge. Tip #1 suggested that you ask you Inner Critical Judge to tell you her name. Now, here’s Tip #2 – Find Out Why She’s Being So Mean!   Discovering that I developed …

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More About Making Friends with Your Inner Critic

Do you remember an earlier article about Taming Your Inner Critic? Did you get a sense that it was going to take a bit more than one article to help you with this process? Well you were right! It’s actually taken quite a while for Zelda, my Inner Critical Judge, and me to begin to …

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Making Peace with Your Inner Rebel

Have you ever “had” to do something that you just didn’t want to do? Silly question, right? But I’m not just talking about the things that most of us find annoying or boring, like paying bills or cleaning the bathroom. I’m talking about “meaningful” things, like getting my newsletter and blog out to you every …

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