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What if your business card is your only marketing tool?

There's an Apple iPhone app that can read business cards! If the card has a QR Code, Quick Response Code, it can match that data to find if that person is a LinkedIn connection with you. [...]

Frustrated Introverts Breakthrough Plan to Thriving On Your Terms

God doesn't make mistakes. Have you heard that? It's really okay that you may be more introverted. While society has made it a label, it's not like wearing the Scarlet Letter. The only crime that might [...]

5 Networking & Sales Mistakes You Don’t Even Know You’re Making

Recently I had the distinct privilege to talk with Kris Cavanaugh about top networking and sales mistakes. Kris and I met on LinkedIn and started talking via email at first, then went to telephone. Although these [...]

Can the Reluctant Marketer Escape Any Fears? Today is just that day.

There's a holiday for EVERYTHING isn't there? And Jan 30th is no exception. It is National Escape Day. It makes sense in some parts of the world to have this as we are in those unpredictable, [...]

Is the Holiday Season Sending Your Mind into a Tailspin?

It's always terrific to have help with any actions this time of year. This blog post is co-author with my collaboration partner Monique MacKinnon. Christmas and New Year’s Eve are emotionally-charged times of the year — [...]

Sing the 12 Days of Christmas like the Introvert You Are

Holidays and introverts are only close as words in a dictionary. In life, the events and this people style don't always mix easily. Ahem ... you may want to head over to iTunes to find one [...]

Do you prefer to receive or give for Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Bah Humbug! Time to opt out.

In the USA, Thanksgiving barely gets noticed in the media. This is a holiday that is celebrated in other places in the world so I wonder what attention it gets there. Are you ready for the [...]

Clearing clutter helps to shed pounds?

Since I've been decluttering – or clearing clutter – I've been taking notice. Feeling better. More focused. Losing pounds - thank goodness. First, I have this overall feeling of being freer. Lighter. Moving forward. The weirdest [...]

Introvert lessons from clutter chaos to clutter control

Getting more organized has been energizing for this introvert! I've always liked the metaphor that clutter is to our lives like cholesterol is to our bodies: it clogs us up! Starting with our kitchen counter tops [...]

Top 10 Pain in the Business Butt Reasons to Collaborate

Speaking about collaborating, this article is a collaboration between one of my Canadian joint venture partners, Monique MacKinnon, and myself, Patricia Weber. Are you a solopreneur or small business owner who is frustrated about being able [...]