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AWE Member Event: The Entrepreneur’s Secret Weapon

By Melanie Benson Strick | November 13th, 2008

Join me next Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 1pm as I lead a teleclass for AWE (http://aweconnect.com/blog/membership-benefits)
Have you ever felt stuck at a certain level of success because you couldn’t possibly squeeze anything more into your already crazy-busy schedule?
Do you long to hand off those energy-draining tasks you hate doing and procrastinate completing – but [...]

Bottleneck or Billions? 5 Tell-Tale Signs You Are in the Way of Building Your Empire

By Melanie Benson Strick | November 4th, 2008

A few months back I was sitting on a plane talking with a successful business owner who was fascinated by the idea that you could have a lifestyle AND financial success. As we talked about his business and what he spent most of his time on, it became clear that even though he was making [...]

 
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The 5 Massive Mistakes That Can Put You Out of Business

By Melanie Benson Strick | October 9th, 2008

I’ve coached hundreds of small business owners, and over and over again they come to me with the same complaints: they are frustrated, confused, overwhelmed, isolated and easily distracted. The cause? Surprisingly, all these problems have their roots in five massive mistakes that entrepreneurs too often make. When we coach clients past these massive mistakes, [...]

How to Transform “Over-Commitment, Way-Too-Busy and Low Cash Flow” into a Thriving 6 - 7 Figure Lifestyle Business

By Melanie Benson Strick | September 16th, 2008

What’s the number one difference between the hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs barely making it and the top 10% who are wealthy, successful and living a life that they love?
Knowing the right opportunities to focus on.
Last week I was talking to a new client who suggested how frustrating it was to be putting so much [...]

 
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The Delegation Dilemma: Do I Have to Learn it Before I Outsource it?

By Melanie Benson Strick | July 15th, 2008

With so many tasks and so little time, we all get the value of delegating to other people to get more done. The ability to leverage other people’s strengths can not only bring more joy and excitement back into your life (cause you aren’t doing tasks you hate) but the revenue potential is unlimited.
So why [...]

 
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Fire Yourself! 5 Ways to Instantly Create More Time and Energy in Your Life

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 18th, 2008

A few years ago I was going to a seminar in Florida. I always hated booking my own travel so I would procrastinate it, put it off to the last minute, and get horrible fares or lose the room availability at the hotel. So this time I was determined to do it early.
I got online, [...]

 
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Octopus Balance: Insights on the Myths and Realities of Life Balance

By Melanie Benson Strick | May 20th, 2008

Jeanette was a typical go-getter who wanted it all. Mother to three children, owner of a thriving consulting firm to Fortune 500 companies, chairman of her industry association and wife to a successful doctor. Jeanette had goals, dreams and visions of a billion dollar company but there was just one problem.
Jeanette was chronically exhausted and [...]

 
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What Billionaires Know About Getting Things Done Fast!

By Melanie Benson Strick | May 6th, 2008

What do Donald Trump, Oprah, Richard Branson and I have in common? Well I may not quite be at the billionaire level yet but what we do all have in common is we are all entrepreneurs who get things done in record time.
Consider this: Over 80% of the entrepreneurs I mentor have great ideas with [...]

 
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How to Breakthrough Your Glass Ceiling

By Melanie Benson Strick | March 4th, 2008

You are working your buns off every day, with the pedal-to-the-metal and yet, the realization has sunk in, you can’t squeeze any more in. The experts however are telling you that to make more money you have to fit in these tasks:

Set up a blog and post 3 times a week
Systemize your business
Create self-study products
Write [...]

 
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5 Key Elements to Quick-Start a High Payoff Virtual Team

By Melanie Benson Strick | February 25th, 2008

Once you realize you are ready to delegate to others
you are probably going to want to get started quickly.
That’s how we work as entrepreneurs, an idea gets in
our head and we leap forward. 
Typically we rush to bring a new team member on board
because we need help now – we can’t wait to get rid of
the [...]