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A Three Step System For Making The Right Decisions

By Melanie Benson Strick | June 1st, 2010

What if you had a sure fire system for making really good decisions – how much more successful would you be?
Some of the decisions I see entrepreneurs repeatedly make poor decisions around are:
- Where they spend their time
- What opportunities to say yes to
- What clients they should work with
- What team members best align [...]

Is Bigger Really Better?

By Melanie Benson Strick | March 2nd, 2010

Over the last few years I’ve noticed a growing fascination in the business community with “bigger.” Growing a mailing list of 10,000, 50,000 or even 100,000 followers. Amassing hundreds and thousands of clients. Achieving a million (or even a billion) dollars in revenue. Conquering a niche. But is bigger really better? Have you ever stopped to wonder what the cost for achieving bigger is? What you might have to give up?

How to Leverage the Law of Un-attachment to Unleash Your Greatness

By Melanie Benson Strick | February 16th, 2010

In 1991 I learned to set goals and do something called “visioning.” For many years I struggled with this process wondering why sometimes my goals worked…and other times I missed the mark greatly.
Over the years of coaching entrepreneurs on creating six and seven figure businesses, I’ve noticed they also have struggled with the traditional principles [...]

Is Overwhelm Robbing You of Your Love?

By Melanie Benson Strick | February 12th, 2010

Seriously…how much time do you spend doing what you love?
I read a statistic somewhere recently that over 70% of people spend most of their day doing what they hate.
Wow. That’s just sad.
As entrepreneurs, I find that it’s easy to get caught up in doing what we HAVE to do vs. what we love to do. [...]

5 Lessons I Learned About Failure, Success & Love in 2009

By Melanie Benson Strick | January 1st, 2010

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 [...]