Category: Success Strategies
Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - January 27, 2012 - Business Strategy, Leadership Strategies, Success Strategies
Anita said that what saved The Body Shop over and over was their willingness to recognize what wasn’t working and quickly identify a new way to approach a problem. This is a crucial strategy because everyone who starts a business is going to face challenges. Things never work out exactly as intended and creativity will play a key role in enabling a new business owner to conquer daily battles. If you don’t come up with alternative solutions, your dreams will die.
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - December 15, 2011 - Success Strategies
Guest Article from this Month’s New Era Entrepreneur Wealth Expert, Lynn Rose. Join us live on Wednesday December 21st! “Be on the outside as you are on the inside” I remember hearing that along my path of learning, growing and personal seeking in life. And as I’ve continued my personal journey, lived my mission and [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - December 13, 2011 - Success Strategies
The other day my friendly Trader Joes check out guy said, “Are you doing anything cool for the holidays?” I think I shocked him with my answer of “Why yes, we just dropped some toys off at the Holiday Drive and I’m enjoying finding unique ways to give this year.” Stunned, he responded, “I leave [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - December 6, 2011 - Success Strategies
When I started my business I quickly recognized that all the top-earning coaches had a coach. Wanting to be successful as fast as possible I hired my first business mentor before I even started my business. Today I hire business mentors for a totally different reason – I want to perform at the top of [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - November 1, 2011 - Success Strategies
If you could have a crystal ball to know which of your ideas would wildly succeed, and which ones would fail, would that be valuable to you? You bet it would.
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - February 8, 2011 - Success Strategies
Many years ago I was invited to be a part of a panel of consultants, coaches and trainers who were seeing the growing use of the word “coach” as a common term for every type of support. Just as a licensed physician would take issue with an unlicensed/untrained healer, the long-time, heavily-trained success coaches were [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - January 12, 2011 - Success Strategies
I just got off the phone with a long time member who had a huge breakthrough. She’s been preparing for my next Re-Energize Your Business Retreat and one of the exercises really woke her up. She realized how she spends money is sabotaging her ability to grow her big idea. It’s not uncommon to have [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - January 20, 2010 - Success Strategies
I’ve participated in mastermind groups of one form or another for over 20 years. Early on my experience was focused on manifesting houses and marriage partners. Today my mastermind experiences have transformed into business owners helping each other achieve massive growth and wealth. I have even created and launched mastermind programs for other companies and [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - January 1, 2010 - Success Strategies
As I wrap up 2009 I feel it’s important for me to acknowledge a turning point in my career. I’ve made my year-end accomplishment lists, acknowledged the gifts that 2009 brought to me and feel complete with it. I’m sharing these five lessons with you because this last year was one of the most transformational [...]
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - December 30, 2009 - Success Strategies
A big step in reinventing your success in 2010 will be simplifying the way you run your business. There are many different approaches that we cover in the Fast Track to Lifestyle Business coaching program (like eliminating unprofitable products or services to streamlining your systems.)
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - December 28, 2009 - Success Strategies
Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you are working you are not getting where you want to be fast enough? Success is not what most people think it is. It’s not what anyone else determines for you by following THEIR cookie-cutter approach.
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Posted by Melanie Benson Strick - October 15, 2009 - Success Strategies
Melanie Benson Strick chats with Dan Burrell, Area Developer and Area Director for Jersey Mikes Subs in California, who took a HUGE risk and brought the ultimate sub sandwich to Southern California a few years ago which is now exploding into a planned 300 stores in So Cal.
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Melanie Benson Strick, the Big Idea Catalyst, helps thought leaders uncover the biggest way to unleash their brilliance without losing their sanity or their soul. With over 12 years in corporate America and eight years as a business owner, Melanie works exclusively with big thinking, heart-based entrepreneurs who are frustrated trying to run a successful business. Co-author of Entrepreneur.com’s “Start Up Guide to an Information Marketing Business” and faculty member for StomperNet, Melanie has a solid reputation for authentic but direct training and mentoring on 6 figure plus business success.