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How To Find, Fight And Face The Resistance

How To Find, Fight And Face The Resistance An article resulting from the book, "The War Of Art" by Steven Pressfield By: Sandi Krakowski The Resistance wants to destroy you, your business and your life. It's not your friend, it's not even a reminder, it's your enemy. Steven Pressfield's book ruined me this past summer because it drew out a "Warrior" that had been asleep. I've fought the Resistance many times in my life. The religious have rebuked me, leaders have attempted to sabotage me, my own heart was against me, my family sought to hold me back and my own mind found a comfortable quiet place to hide in pain. As I began my bodybuilding career in the 1980's I first met the Resistance on the track as I ran continuous laps seeking to get my bodyfat down. [...]

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Building A Business Like The Amish- No list, No JV’s, No network & No Endorsements: How to go to one-million the gold old fashioned way!

Building A Business Like The Amish- No list, No JV’s, No Network & No Endorsements: How to go to one-million the good old fashioned way! By: Sandi Krakowski During the 90's just shortly after my husband and I had our second son I was bit with the "wholesome Momma" bug and had a strong desire to do things the old fashioned way when it came to living my life at home. Growing up in a home where my Momma spent half my childhood in and out of psychiatric wards, I quickly had a desire to give my kids more and to create a peaceful environment for our growing family. This eventually led to a strong desire to learn how to cook, bake, and do things from scratch. When I got my first computer, which was [...]

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The Secret Strategy Of Those Who Implement Quickly!

The Secret Strategy Of Those Who Implement Quickly! By: Sandi Krakowski I've just returned from an intense one day Mastermind in Chicago, IL with 10 of the most powerful business women I've ever had the honor to work with. We arrived at our hotel on Friday afternoon, gearing up and preparing ourselves for what lie ahead. Amity and I had gifts, surprises and more in store for our guests, but what transpired was far beyond any of our expectations. Friday night as many of the ladies went off for pizza, Amity and I were up until 11:00 pm putting our final touches on the preparations. We laughed in my suite as we discussed what our current work situation is. We are a virtual company and work miles apart from [...]

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COVERT Selling: The Hottest Trend Revealed and How You Can Play to Win!

COVERT Selling: The Hottest Trend Revealed and How You Can Play to Win! by Kevin Hogan The October 13th episode of Donald Trump's, "The Apprentice," featured his teams of candidates putting together the next marketing concept for Dairy Queen. For those of you who don't know or haven't been paying attention, 18 contestants compete for a job running one of Trump's many corporations. In this episode, Dairy Queen got nearly 44 minutes of airtime. I have no idea what Dairy Queen paid to have that time. I do know that it is brilliant and more importantly, profitable...advertising. Putting your brand in front of a huge part of your demographic for 44 minutes is worth an enormous amount of money. This is more than "product placement" which is very effective...this is all about building the brand! [...]