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Laurie Hayes
Member since 16th July 2005
Laurie Hayes works with men and women who want to break free of the corporate rat race to run successful home-based businesses. To receive her free bi-weekly ezine with tips and resources to help you succeed at home-based business, visit http://www.thehbbsource.com
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04th June 2006
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion... or... it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle... or... it will starve to death.
It doesn't matter...
Views: 76
30th May 2006
Like many aspiring entrepreneurs, you may have decided to break free of your job to live your dream of working from home. You're ready to seize the opportunity for freedom, unlimited earning potential and chance to live your life exactly the way you want...
Views: 184
30th May 2006
Including testimonials on your web site and in your marketing material is a great way to establish trust with your potential customers and boost your credibility.
Giving a testimonial to someone else is also a good way of building your business, and ge...
Views: 144
07th May 2006
In Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich, he tells a true story of a man named R. U. Darby and his uncle who were hit by the "gold fever" during the gold rush.
After having their first car of ore shipped to a smelter, they discovered they had h...
Views: 93
07th May 2006
There are many differences that separate the winners in business and life from those who are struggling and falling by the wayside.
One big difference is how they handle failure. Successful entrepreneurs have a positive mindset around the experience o...
Views: 110
07th May 2006
How many times have you as a customer felt as though you were putting a salesperson out by asking for assistance or interrupting them as they were engaged in a personal conversation with a co-worker or friend?
I can recall times I've actually said to d...
Views: 102
05th April 2006
When you first leave the corporate world to start a home-based business, you're pumped, assured and passionate about making your dream come true and that excitement and desire can fuel your progress for a good long while.
Eventually, like all things th...
Views: 125
05th April 2006
Working from home provides the ultimate experience of freedom in many ways, but at the same time it can easily allow a freedom we take for granted - a freedom that if not appreciated, can actually sabotage our success.
In the corporate world we have st...
Views: 135
05th April 2006
This week during a coaching session, one of my clients shared her ongoing struggle with managing "breaks" throughout the day. Whenever she felt the need to get up from her desk and stretch her legs, she found herself in the kitchen.
As a result of this...
Views: 146
05th April 2006
It doesn't have to be unpleasant or messy, but it does have to be done. You may be well on your way to building a full-time home-based business or may just be tossing the idea around right now, but having a clear understanding of your current and future f...
Views: 127
05th April 2006
Assuming you already have a fairly good idea of what you want on your web site and will more than likely be writing your own copy or having it written for you, here are 10 questions you need answered to help you create an effective web site without breaki...
Views: 116
05th April 2006
One of the greatest enemies to business success is Shiny Object Syndrome. You as an entrepreneur are probably highly creative, intuitive and optimistic by nature, and it's likely common for you to have a mind full of new ideas at any given moment.
You...
Views: 115
05th April 2006
In basic terms, strategic refers to the "what and why" and tactical refers to the "how."
Both methodologies are critical to your business success.
Strategic thinking, planning, and actions reflect your ability to take into account the big pictur...
Views: 140
05th April 2006
Succeeding at home-based business is dependent on many factors including:
- specific skills
- specialized knowledge
- an efficient and functional work space
- structures and processes
- ongoing learning
- a strong support team and mastermind group...
Views: 125
05th April 2006
It's so tempting to take the easy road sometimes.
It's even easier to just put something off altogether and say, "next time". We procrastinate by saying, "I'll make twice as many tomorrow", or "I'll do it with twice the effort next time." And what h...
Views: 117
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