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The Perfect Contact Page

Your website’s contact page. In the end, it’s what your entire website comes down to. After all, the reason you work so hard to set up a....
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Bust Through that Business Lull!

Oh, the entrepreneurial life – one moment we’re trying with all our might to keep our heads above water, and the next we’re sitting....
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3 Reasons to Start With Why

Business owners are entering into a new paradigm: one in which we are encouraged to talk not just about what we do – but also why we do it. As....
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Put Your Personality into Your Business!

Did you ever hear about the New Jersey pediatric dentist who went viral when he started performing magic tricks for his young patients? Out of a....
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5 Steps to Making Difficult Choices Without Regret

Do you remember the last time you had to make a really difficult choice? If it was recently, then you probably remember quite well how agonizing it....
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Letting Go of Perfectionism

I’m performing tomorrow night with my band at a local jazz festival in my city, and you know what? I’m not stressed or nervous about it....
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Your Life or Your Inbox: 3 Tips

Can you remember life before email? I’m 35 years old and very thankful that I can. It was a simpler, more peaceful existence. Slower paced and....
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Terrified to Speak? Remember These 3 Things.

I was recently a guest speaker at LA2M, a popular monthly marketing group in downtown Ann Arbor. Each month LA2M presents a speaker on a....
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We Need Bold Strokes

As I write this blog, I’m sitting aboard an Amtrak train running from Chicago to Ann Arbor. Technically I can’t call the trip my mom and I....
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You Can’t See What You Can’t See

Museums are one of my absolute favorite places to play my clarinet. The sound of my instrument flows through the halls, reverberating and echoing to....
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Three Navigation Quick Tips

I know what you’re thinking – website navigation: B-O-R-I-N-G. But hear me out: it’s important. Really important actually....
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Unfinished (Jigsaw) Puzzle

It’s my belief that every single one of us has an unfinished jigsaw puzzle in our home, somewhere or other. (let me explain) A few months ago on....
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My Favorite Website Mistake

My favorite website mistake (to fix) is often overlooked because at its essence it’s rooted in basic human nature: we as human beings are....
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Your Gut is Talking to You.

Do you know that feeling you get in your stomach when you don’t quite want to do something? For me it’s a subtle discomfort that sits....
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Say Hello to Ellanyze

In celebration of the rebrand of my business in creating Ellanyze, I present to you a list of FAQ to explain all the ins and outs of why and how my....
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My Recipe for a Rebrand

“Is it me and do I love it?” This is the simple yet powerful question that led me to the eventual complete rebrand of my business that....
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Authorized Vehicles Only

I’ll confess that in the past when I’ve heard people tell stories about running out of gas, I never really got it. Run out of gas? How....
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5 Great Conversation Starters

“Where are you from?” “Do you come here often?” …yawn… Never be afraid to ask great questions. When I’m out....
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Creating a Workspace You Love

Where do you do your best work? Can you work in any location with equal productivity and inspiration? For I confess, I cannot. My surroundings and....
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Working in Coffee Shop Smart Tips

I don’t think I’ve ever met an entrepreneur who doesn’t work in coffee shops. Coffee shops are our turf. They’re our office....
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Life Lessons from a Four-Year-Old

Yesterday, on a lazy Saturday afternoon, I got to spend a few hours with my nephew Jack. I was struck, as I’m always struck when I spend time....
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My First Vision Board

When a friend invited me to her “vision board making” party, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what I was in for. I did not....
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5 Self-Care Tips for Entrepreneurs During the Holidays

“Time off? What’s time off?” – Every entrepreneur who ever lived I find the single most challenging thing about being an....
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The Birthday List

Remember when you were a kid and your birthday was the thing that you most looked forward to all year? It was that day of ultimate fun when you were....
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The Vast Rewards of a “You-cation”

Does it ever seem like you can never quite get to those things in life you’re most excited about? Those things you’d love to do that are....
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Take Control of Your Time

Do you ever feel like time is in control of you instead of the other way around? This is exactly how I felt most of my adult life – until....
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What is a work funnel?

Have you ever given any real thought to how you get work? If you trace backward and consider each step of the process that had to happen to get you....
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Public Speaking 101

Public speaking is a powerful way to build any business. Not only does it establish you as an expert, but it also allows you to be seen and heard by....
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5 Easy Ways to Save Money

I’ve noticed that any blog posts I write related to saving money are always a hit – so here’s another one. Here are five ways to....
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Build Your Vocabulary: 5 Tips

Why do people long to learn new words? Some people want to sound smarter. Other people are simply lovers of the English language. I myself find it to....

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