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By Melanie Benson Strick | December 2nd, 2008
Entrepreneurs are a funny breed. We thrive on creative energy. One of my clients told me not too long ago that her number one value was creativity. Which was true – it was the thing she does the most. But does it really serve her to continue to create?
Just like the saying, “A strength overused [...]
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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 [...]

How to Transform “Over-Commitment, Way-Too-Busy and Low Cash Flow” into a Thriving 6 - 7 Figure Lifestyle Business [12:00m]:
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By Melanie Benson Strick | August 5th, 2008
Have you ever felt that achieving success is somewhat elusive? There’s always more to do, new marketing strategies, bigger accomplishments to pursue. So when is it that we actually can say, “I’m a success!”
In my coaching experience, people with the highest levels of stress are often the ones who have a general feeling of “I [...]

Your Measure of Success: How Do You Know When You Are There? [14:55m]:
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By Melanie Benson Strick | July 1st, 2008
John had a dream. He wanted to live his passion and make a difference in the world. He knew that self-employment was a key to creating wealth and freedom. So John set out to be the owner of his own business. He did everything right. He watched what other successful people were doing. He modeled [...]

Oops, I Climbed the Wrong Mountain: 5 Strategies to Do a Business Turn Around in Record Time [10:13m]:
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By Melanie Benson Strick | June 3rd, 2008
“I’m stuck” my client says.
“Tell me about being stuck,” I ask.
“It’s like I know what to do and I’m just not doing it. It’s almost like I see what I want, and part of me wants to create this amazing business and part of me is in fear of what my life will be like [...]

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By Melanie Benson Strick | May 29th, 2008
I recently asked my readers what was keeping them from achieving their goals and after I read over 100 responses, there were three that seemed to surface over and over again. As I thought about the challenges that most entrepreneurs face, I realized that when these three issues are present in your business, it becomes [...]
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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 [...]
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By Melanie Benson Strick | January 17th, 2008
Have you ever pursued a goal only to find that once you got there you aren’t happy? Do you every find yourself feeling blocked and frustrated trying to achieve a dream but feel bad wanting to quit?
Often we pursue a goal for all the wrong reasons. Here are a few that I’ve heard from people [...]
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By Melanie Benson Strick | September 27th, 2007
One of the Success Strategies that I had to learn to embrace in my business is the power of good sales copy. Not everyone gets it thought and I watch people struggle with writing copy that doesn’t get them any results. I love this article my friend Lorrie Morgan-Ferrero of RedHotCopy.com wrote and I think [...]
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By Melanie Benson Strick | July 17th, 2007
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A couple of years ago I was at a leadership conference where one of the keynotes, Suzanne de Passe of Motown Productions, talked about protecting the entrepreneurs’ greatest commodity – our energy. Suzanne’s key comment was “how you spend your energy is how you measure your success.”
Boy did that [...]

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