Keep Calm….And be ASSERTIVE

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I can’t talk about Assertiveness enough. In a world where busy is often an understatement, I find that people do not assert themselves enough when managing both their time and commitment.

You are Your Brand

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!Tweet /> I had a wonderful coffee meeting with a fellow associate yesterday and we discussed some interesting aspects of building a small business.  One of those topics centered on the idea of your reputation.  We’ve all heard the line “your reputation precedes you.”  And when we hear that line […]

It’s 2Q2014 – How are you measuring up so far?

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetI love starting each new quarter off with a reassessment of my goals. And I challenge others to do the same. First, I immediately recognize who is business and who is not. Business minded individuals generally think in quarters. Our financials are based in quarters and many of our goals […]

The Numbers are the Numbers

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetLet me start by saying that I hate sales people.  I hate the thought that you only see me as a means to an end…as in, your paycheck.  You can usually tell with a lot of sale people that they are not really concerned with finding the right solution for […]

Building your Business Development Skills

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetBusiness development is a key part of building your business. It can also be the toughest. Especially if you’re not a sales person, such as myself. I hate the feeling that I’m being “sold” on something and therefore, I hate the thought of “selling” you on my service. But to […]

What’s in a plan?

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!Tweet Although most can agree that planning is important, they really don’t understand why. I often see things done one of two ways: The people who spend countless hours planning and never doing The people who don’t want to be like the first group, so they do without a plan […]

Success Starts with You

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetSuccess really does start with you. But don’t be fooled by the cliché message here. Realizing there are many levels and aspects to success will help you reach the level you desire. Most of time, success will depend on your personal investment of both time and energy and often times […]

6 Steps to setting Strategic Goals for your Business

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetIf you are not sure what your next plan of action is then you will need to take some time to do some research and set some strategic goals. WJ Business Specialist has created 6 easy steps to setting strategic goals for your business. Step 1- Jot down everything you […]

Streamlining Your Systems

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!TweetIt seems there are a million tools out there available for your use to help you organize.  I myself have fallen victim to wanting to try out every new tracking system available.  Some people love automation and apps and some love the tried and true paper methods.  There is always […]

Cut the Crap

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B2BThrive – Helping Your Business Grow!Tweet If you’ve been interested in the field of business, entrepreneurship or just money in general, you’ve been exposed to your fair share of motivational and textbook talk.  We’ve heard of the law of attraction, how to organize, how to do more with less, how to push through failure, and […]

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