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21 Ways to Make Money Speaking

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ARE YOU READY TO MAKE MONEY - WITH YOUR MOUTH? Inside these pages, discover: 21 specific descriptions that show you exactly how to make money, Exactly what you can expect to be paid as a professional speaker in various settings, The fastest, easiest way to be prepared to speak at a moment's notice, and more! These sometimes small, but impactful steps will bring you an inner peace and allow you to breathe this holiday season. Start your holidays off right and stress-free with the strategies in this book!
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Join the revolution and be a … Career Renegade

Career Renegade

Jonathan Fields



There’s a revolution brewing across the nation--a movement that’s changing lives and revealing little known paths to passion and prosperity. 

It’s about building a great living around what you love to do most. Once you’ve been touched by it, you’ll never be the same. This book is your way in, your admission ticket to the world of the career renegade.

Jonathan Fields, mega-firm lawyer turned successful lifestyle entrepreneur, blogger and writer shows you how to turn your passion–whether it’s cooking or copy-writing, teaching or playing video games–into a better payday and a richly satisfying life.

* Discover the 7 career renegade paths to prosperity
* Tap technology to turn a seemingly moneyless passion into a goldmine
* Rapidly test and tune your idea for free, from the comfort of your couch
* Establish yourself as an authority in a new field with little or no investment
* Cultivate the mission-driven, action-oriented career renegade mindset
* Rally others to your cause, and convince them you’re not nuts

Join the movement now…and take back your livelihood and life!

Fields provides pragmatic strategies for creating a realistic business plan, exploiting technology and employing affordable guerilla marketing.

The first part involves discovering one’s secret passion, via a few exercises. What makes the journey with this author worthwhile are his sections on determining the exact work path (yes, via research on the Internet) and on developing a business. The references and ideas will inspire; he also interviews quite a few renewed careerists.

 

The book is available from Book Depository or Amazon

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Aim for service and success will follow

“Aim for service and success will follow”
 Albert Schweitzer

A powerful and key component of an organization is great customer service.

It is about building relationships and caring for people. Regardless of your job or position within an organization we can all make a difference if we have the courage to try.

The movie, The Simple Truths of Service, shares an inspiring story of service.

The beautiful story of Johnny, the grocery store bagger truly captures the essence of service.

It takes only 3 minutes to watch it, and it brings service and life into perspective.

The Simple truths of Service - Watch it here

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Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform

Million Dollar Speaking: The Professional's Guide to Building Your Platform

Alan Weiss

Million Dollar Speaking

Make your move into, or improve your position in, the powerful world of professional speaking
If you think you have what it takes to speak professionally, or you've already been doing so with insufficient reward, now is the time to make your move. => http://bit.ly/13QGLwa

 
 
 

Simple Steps to Declutter Your Office

Organised desk, organised mind

Can you stand staying in an office where there are many clutters? What I mean is there are many things on top of your desk, piles of reports are everywhere, magazines are not organized and papers are scattered on the floor. Having this kind of office, can you still locate easily what you need to accomplish your task? Can you maintain your productivity with the many clutters all around you? If your answer is NO, let me help you with the simple steps to declutter your office.

A clutter free office is very important since you will be welcoming visitors to stay in your office while discussing important matters. Sometimes your boss checks your office to monitor you. There are also times that you need the important files to be part of your reports. If all your things are messing around your office, you will not be productive in your daily tasks. With this, you have to start organizing your office.

One of the simple ways to declutter your office is to remove unnecessary equipments. Since you will not need them, then, start removing them to have a bigger space in your office. If you think that you have lots of shelves already in your office, remove some of it or give it to other offices that need extra shelves. Get rid also of boxes which make your office looks untidy. Place all your things or office supplies to the right storage. With this, you will be amazed of the extra space that you can use onwards.

Moreover, declutter your office by maintaining a clean desktop. Place only the important things you need on top of your table. Get away with those things that have no bearing in your work. However, if you think that you need to place some extra papers on your desk, you can use a tray or folders that will keep them intact. Use also drawer organizers to maintain the cleanliness of your drawers. Using these organizers will help you to search easily the items that you need to use.

Labels are very important when you want to have an organized filing of your documents and reports. This helps to minimize clutters in your office. Whether you have a quarterly or monthly reports to put together, indicating labels will help you have an easy access to these documents. It will also keep you reminded that you have to put your documents back to its appropriate storage. Furthermore, use an erase board to keep you on track with the different events that you might be involved in your company.

These are the simple steps to declutter your office. Once you have a clutter-free office, be sure to maintain them so that your clutters will not pile up. Keep your office clean for you to have a healthy working environment that would translate to your increasing productivity.
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Re-write the corporate rule book with Re-Imagine

It's crunch time - learn to re-write the corporate rule book with management guru Tom Peters

We're in a new business climate and we'd better make some big changes. And what changes does Peters propose--or, shall I say, demand? Try these on for size:

* Basing all business (from the smallest department to the biggest megacorp) on projects and the professional service firm model, thus increasing value.

* Embracing branding and design--and providing experiences to Clients rather than just products and services.

* Charging after new markets: Boomers, seniors and--especially--women.

* Relentlessly pursuing talent, especially among (again) women.

* Rebuilding education to prepare young minds for the new world they will soon face.

" Author, provocateur, and business visionary Tom Peters is recognized around the globe as one of the most influential and revolutionary management gurus of the last century. The author of more than 10 best-selling books on innovative business practices, including the groundbreaking In Search of Excellence, Peters gives more than 100 major seminars each year and serves as the chairman of Tom Peters Company.

 

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The Most Annoying, Pretentious and Useless Business Jargon

The next time you feel the need to reach out, touch base, shift a paradigm, leverage a best practice or join a tiger team, by all means do it. Just don’t say you’re doing it.

If you have to ask why, chances are you’ve fallen under the poisonous spell of business jargon. No longer solely the province of consultants, investors and business-school types, this annoying gobbledygook has mesmerized the rank and file around the globe.

“Jargon masks real meaning,” says Jennifer Chatman, management professor at the University of California-Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. “People use it as a substitute for thinking hard and clearly about their goals and the direction that they want to give others.”

To save you from yourself (and to keep your colleagues and customers from strangling you), we have assembled a cache of expressions to assiduously avoid.

=> http://yhoo.it/zRWB1G

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3 things Ita Buttrose can teach us about business

If you think that the main thing you can learn from Ita Buttrose is how to dress well and maintain grace and poise under incredible pressure, think again. Here are three things you can learn from Ita Buttrose about growing your small business.

As I watched Asher Keddie playing Ita Buttrose in ABC-TV’s Paper Giants – the birth of Cleo, I was literally moved to tears. What an inspiration Ita was – and is. And what a great marketing brain she has. Now if you’re wondering what on earth that has to do with growing or marketing a small business, then in just a moment I’ll tell you. => http://bit.ly/k1W094

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What women (business owners) really want…

If you are a woman, you already know how vital quality time with your girlfriends is to your happiness. In fact, scientists say women have a specific way of coping with stress called "tend-and-befriend" -- where we seek comfort specifically with other women. The results? Better health, increased satisfaction with life, and better performance.

In her years of coaching women entrepreneurs, millionaire mentor Ali Brown experienced firsthand that those who give themselves a supportive community of successful business owners succeed FAR faster and further than those who try to go at it alone.

And that's why Ali created SHINE -- her powerful three-day LIVE conference for women entrepreneurs (in Dallas, Texas, November 2-4, 2011). Learn more here:
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At Shine, Ali will lead you and hundreds of other entrepreneurial women through your own reinvention at all levels. It's an exciting LIVE experience designed to give you the new ideas, tools, and how-tos you need right now to propel your business and life to new heights.

Whether you're an advanced business owner or you're just starting to explore becoming an entrepreneur, SHINE 2011 will deliver up-to-the-minute business strategies, passionate inspiration, and networking that's bar none.

IMPORTANT: SHINE Early Bird Registration ends on Tuesday. That means you only have 4 DAYS LEFT to SAVE $200 on your SHINE registration (AND you get to bring a friend along for free!)

So, see the BRAND NEW Shine website, hear the amazing new Shine song, and register today for the time of your life here:
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P.S. -- Remember, that deadline is Tuesday, March 15 at midnight.
That's when registration prices for Shine go UP, so make sure you lock in your $200 savings TODAY. Plus, Ali's making it super easy for you to save your seat with easy monthly payment plan options too! Learn more here:
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