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Masterminds: Leveraging Other People’s Brain Power

By Melanie Benson Strick | November 24th, 2009

For twenty years I’ve participated in masterminds. A mastermind is a group of people who come together to share ideas, create new opportunities and leverage each other’s brain power.
In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill talks about how Andrew Carnegie tapped into the minds of 50 men who at any time he could ask them [...]

Three C’s of Genius Leadership

By Melanie Benson Strick | October 20th, 2009

As the months wore on it became painfully obvious. My grand plan had gone horribly off-track. With pride and excitement, my team and I spent many days at the end of 2008 planning for a $1.5 million year. By February, part of that strategy had crumbled as a key partner in one of my programs extracted themselves. By June it was terrifyingly clear that something was very, very wrong. Something bigger than the economy and the rampant competition of other business coaches. Clients were dropping, our lead sources had slowed to a crawl, and I was starting to panic.

Tell-Tale Signs You Have Entered Liberation School

By Melanie Benson Strick | October 6th, 2009

We enter Liberation School when we go unconscious to our authentic, highest purpose and try to fill ego-based needs, or just get by with the basics. The more we fight it, the more it hurts. Melanie Benson Strick reveals how to liberate yourself from a business rut and welcomes you to the Get Real Revolution.

Can Messy Delegation Actually Pay Off?

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 16th, 2009

Have you ever tried your best to get things off your plate…only to realize you had a made a HUGE mess? Or worse yet, the person you relied on had made a massive mistake and all your best efforts to hand things off went down the proverbial toilet?
Ah…the joys of team building. These kinds of [...]

Celebrate Your Freedom with 50% Off UWSC

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 1st, 2009

Are you tired of getting one crushing, money-sucking disappointment after another with your business?
It’s time to turn your business that’s more like a J.O.B. into the profitable, exciting venture you wanted in the first place.
Announcing the New & Improved
ULTIMATE Wealth & Success Circle
Let me ask you a simple question… Do you have a business that [...]

Getting Beyond The “Gulp Factor” When Growing Your Business

By Shawn Driscoll, Guest Author | March 18th, 2008

Recently, my mastermind partner Maria called me for support. Several exciting business opportunities had come up and she needed a plan of action. As we looked at the opportunities – a large corporate contract, a web radio show, and a joint venture – it was clear Maria needed help to juggle all these priorities. I [...]

Want to Use an Article?

By Melanie Benson Strick | February 23rd, 2007

Want to Use an Article?
Need an article for your Web site or e-newsletter? Why not use one of mine? You can find articles here. I post new articles each month so keep coming back.
All that we ask is that you keep the copyright/author information intact by adding the following to the end of each article [...]

About the Coach

By Melanie Benson Strick | November 14th, 2006

Melanie Benson Strick founded Success Connections in 2001 when she left behind a lucrative Corporate job to pursue her passion in life – transforming the lives of overwhelmed, burned out entrepreneurs. Having learned first hand the difference between a struggling solo-practice and a thriving six+ figure business, Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who want to [...]