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This article is by guest columnist Nicole Dean.
Recently, in an interview, I was asked “Is it ethical to use private label rights and ghostwritten articles?”
Let me step back a moment and explain… Private label rights (or PLR) articles and ghostwritten articles are used by web owners as a
method of outsourcing some of their [...]
Michael Port speaks out on the James Ray tragedy in Sedona.
As personal growth professionals, this is just the sort of event that haunts us. Those of us who are genuinely trying to do good and help others get lumped in with people like James Ray. It hurts us, it hurts our businesses, and ultimately, it denies our audiences and clients the chance to hear what [...]
The New Business Model…shining in the 21st century
If you haven’t already, there’s still time to sign up for a groundbreaking preview call hosted by Ali Brown coming up TODAY, *Wednesday, July 29*.
It’s called “Shine: The New Entrepreneurial Model That’s Changing the World”
If you haven’t heard of Ali, get ready to have your world changed forever. This dynamic woman is leading the way [...]
Talent, Luck or Hard Work – Which matters most when it comes to success? (Part 1 of 2)
This article is a collaboration between Karen Van Cleve founder of Live Well Coaching, Nina East, founder of the Association of Personal Growth Professionals and PersonalGrowthPrincess.com.
So, is it talent, luck, or hard work that contributes the most to success?
According to Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success, talent and luck play a part [...]
Is your virtual assistant letting you down?
As a personal growth professional – well, as any professional, for that matter – how and what your team does reflects directly on you. If they aren’t getting their jobs done, it affects your reputation, your clients’ satisfaction and progress, and your own sense of peace and accomplishment.
In a recent blog post, Kendall Summerhawk gives [...]
30 Reasons Personal Growth Professionals Should Use Special Reports to Grow Their Business
Personal growth enthusiasts (your ideal clients) love special reports. They are chock full of information, they come in manageable bite-sized portions, and they answer a burning question or provide a solution quickly. That’s why they love them.
Personal Growth Professionals love them because they’re quick to make and easy to sell, which means you can make [...]
Video: Is Web 2.0 kicking your butt?
Are you keeping up with the times, or are you falling behind and wondering if you’ll ever catch up?
Here is an excellent interview with Gary Vaynerchuk, host of WineLibraryTV, being interviewed on CNN, talking about how you really can do what you love and be a success…and that it requires you be fully yourself, really listen [...]
Podcast: Does your business scare you?
Most people would say that their business doesn’t scare them. But they would also say that there are things they hold back on – things they don’t say or do in their business – because of fear of what their clients might think.
That means there IS something about their business that scares them – namely [...]
Think Big Manifesto? Do you have one?
Michael Port, author of the Contrarian Effect and the Book Yourself Solid series has just come out with what may just be his best book ever: The Think Big Manifesto.
The tagline for the book, “Think you can’t change your life (and the world)? Think again.” is right on the money based on what Michael delivers [...]
Fear of Criticism – Is It Stopping You?
In August of 2008 I posted an article by Ali Brown about handling your critics. It seems that this topic is one that plagues many people – the successful aren’t excepted, they’ve just found a way to manage it so that it doesn’t get them down or stop them in their tracks.
The truly successful actually [...]
