Carrie Greene

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Help, I’m Spinning

overwhelmed

I often do a brain dump exercise like this when I’m feeling overwhelmed with a project I’m working on or when I have lots of ideas or commitments going on in my head. I may think “Who has the time for this?” but the reality is that it doesn’t take long and truly saves you time and energy and gives you peace of mind. It could even be a great way to help you focus at the start your day.

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Don’t Wait for Perfection: Do It and Get It Done

Do-It

Typically, when I meet someone and show them my book I have them open up to any page in the book and see how the strategy on that given page hits them. So back to the event. I handed the book to this woman and she opened the book. She read what was on the page and started to cry. I realized how powerful that strategy was for her and of course was curious what it said.

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Graduate and Move On

graduation

Nobody ever considers staying in high school beyond graduation because once you’ve graduated you’ve learned what you needed to learn there. How many times can you take the same science or math class? How many times can you write the same essay in English? High school was a vital stepping stone but it was just that…a stepping stone on a journey to another place.

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What’s Really Going On?

Now-Later

You know as I just wrote that sentence I’m reminded of something I share with clients when we are working on creating systems. I suggest that they look at the systems that work for them and mimic those systems for other uses. The things that work in one area of your business or life tend to work in other areas. I guess this is the same thing in reverse. The things that aren’t working in one area tend to be broken in other areas.

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One Of The Saddest Things I Heard

Rows of Rubber Ducks

I was standing in a hallway and saw a woman I recognized. I didn’t remember her name but I remembered meeting her in the same spot and having a conversation with her exactly a year ago. I was at the Be the Change Event, a gathering of entrepreneurs geared towards growing our businesses.

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Idea-itis

Ideas

The truth is that there is no way that you can do it all, even if you have a team of people helping you. The only way to create a thriving and sustainable business is to first, evaluate your options, second, decide which things you will do and which you won’t and finally, getting into action and doing!

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Treat Me Right

customer service

Just because you think you are doing a favor for your clients, it doesn’t mean you’re not short-changing them. I am sure that the hotel I stayed at believed that I wanted convenience and speed. With that, they are right, but by giving me that convenience, they cut out the personal touch.

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5 Steps To Ending Procrastination

dailyblogma

I was at a party recently and ran into a woman I’ve known for years. She is a friend and a former client. As we stood talking over a tasty treat she told me that, despite the work we’ve done together, she still procrastinates. I replied…”Yeah, me too.” She looked at me, shocked and said, “I can’t believe it. You do so much! There’s NO WAY, you procrastinate.”

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It’s Okay To Be Late

dailyblogma

I messed up. I went to an event, made lots of connections and collected many business cards. When I got home I divided the cards into two piles. One large pile of people who would simply be added into my database and get an email that was already set up. The second pile was smaller and was the people who I had connected with personally during the event and needed to follow up with either a phone call or other specific information

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Why It Doesn’t Get Done

dailyblogma

I bet plenty of the things you do are “no brainers”. You are psyched to them and have no problem doing. Then, there are the “other things”. It could be picking up the phone and calling a prospective client, writing an article for your ezine, creating a program that you’ve been meaning to do forever or something “easy” like answering a single email.

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I Hate Being A Solopreneur

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I was speaking to a colleague the other day. Like me she’s a coach who works with other business owners. We hadn’t spoken for about a year, so I was happy to catch up. When I asked her what was going on in her life she told me that she was looking for a job in the corporate world. She missed the predictability of a job. She was tired of making decisions and she missed the regular paycheck.

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