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Here’s How to Make BIG Things Happen

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What are you dreaming about? What life do you long to create? What change do you want to make happen? Here’s how to make those big things happen: Watch my blog, I’ve almost finished reading Danielle’s brand new book, The Firestarter Sessions, and I’ll be sharing a review of it within the next few days. [...]

Inspiration You Can “Pin”

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Are you “pinning” yet? Yes, it’s apparently the latest trend in social websites and I finally joined the bandwagon last week.  I kept seeing it popup in  my stats as a site that was referring traffic to my blog, so it seemed like a good idea to check it out. You can follow me here: [...]

Are You Challenging Yourself?

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This marks post 31 during January 2012 here on my blog.  It’s Ultimate Blog Challenge month so I had a goal to hit.  4 of my posts were today.  But I completed the challenge! Here’s my question for you: Are you challenging yourself? Some food for thought: “Accept the challenges so that you may feel [...]

How to Get Super Inspired to Write

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Does figuring out what to write about hold you back from writing?  Given a topic to start with, it’s much easier! Most of us were trained to write about what we were told to write about.  Think back to your school years.  Did your teachers often free you to write about anything you chose?  Or [...]

What Does it Take to Succeed as an Entrepreneur?

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What, exactly, does it take to succeed as an entrepreneur? Earlier this month I shared some of the ways you can blog better, faster.  One of the strategies was to improve whatever skills you need to. Monday we had a great discussion going on about college diplomas and whether they were necessary for success as [...]

Blog Post Brainstorming Made Easier

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Putting out a steady stream of blog posts can be challenge. Some of us run into the challenge of not having time to write, or getting nervous about publishing, or getting in fights with technology (why does technology usually win the fight?). But another common obstacles is that sometimes just run out of good ideas [...]

~* Virtual Chocolates for You *~

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Dear Reader, I love you! No, not in the mushy, kissy-kissy way. I’m happily married. But I love you in the, “I’m grateful you’re here, and I care about your success” kind of way. Or, if you’re into Greek, we’re talking philia not eros. Got it? Moving on… I’d love to send you chocolates or [...]

Weekend Inspiration: Don’t Stop at No

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Many times we fail as entrepreneurs not because our product or service isn’t great, but because we aren’t stepping out and selling ourselves. We’re stopping the first (or second, or third) time we hear “no.” A quote I ran across this week that made me think was: “If you don’t sell, it’s not the product [...]

Weekend Inspiration: Gratitude

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What are you feeling grateful for? Check out the video below, it’ll make you smile. This is from Heather Meglasson of iLoveHappinessOnTap.com, one of the contributing authors of The Gratitude Book Project.

Weekend Inspiration: Be Inspired

This week I’m sharing a video my son and I created using FlixTime.com (I blogged about it here: http://michelleshaeffer.com/lights-camera-action/2010/10/27/). He picked out photos and music and I added the quotes. This is one of several I’ve created recently using the various video options – you can find more on my YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/MichelleShaeffer