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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Measure everything to figure out the repeatable system that yields success. Try multiple experiments to see what works best. Test on small samples before spending money on larger ones. This same measurement and documentation is what Michael Gerber pushes in his classic book series E-Myth.

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APRIL 11, 2011

I read a great book by Wayne Breitbarth called " The Power Formula for Linkedin Success - Kick-start Your Business, Brand and Job Search ". And since I started one, I have to do things since I would never want to put anything in it. I use Linkedin but learned from Breitbarth that I am not as good as it as I can be.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others&# - Brian Tracy Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Provides the nessecary tools to master not only effeciency skills, but also effectivness skills.

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DECEMBER 12, 2010

“No one can cheat you out of ultimate success but yourself&# - Ralph Waldo Emerson Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it’- Marva Collins Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it’- Marva Collins Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2010

“Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started&# - Proverb Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! The best way to find out what makes a company successful is to look at the top. The singular characteristic that they all share is their companys success.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

She told a number of stories of people who had suffered great adversity (like paralysis, blindness etc) and had still managed to become great successes in life. I enjoyed that section because it rightly pointed out the success Linda has had despite being a woman and the daughter of the founder. It will also make us happier.

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APRIL 30, 2018

His thesis is – “Success has a lot to do with timing”. He also shares many ideas on how we can improve our timing and hence have more success. I had early success. That early success has provided momentum for other success. I recently read his book – When – the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Self-Serving Bias: The tendency to see success as due to our ability/efforts, failures due to bad luck or outside influences; based upon a need to maintain our self-image/self-esteem and protect our egos. So trying different approaches and tracking success. 20/20 Hindsight Bias: aka “I knew it all along”.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Self-Serving Bias: The tendency to see success as due to our ability/efforts, failures due to bad luck or outside influences; based upon a need to maintain our self-image/self-esteem and protect our egos. So trying different approaches and tracking success. 20/20 Hindsight Bias: aka “I knew it all along”.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2013

I read " Three Simple Steps - A Map to Success in Business and Life " by Trevor Blake. He is highly successful and seems comfortable with himself which makes him easier to learn from. For me, I always thought success came by having daily success habits and hundreds of tiny micro things that I do.

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MARCH 20, 2014

I read a great book - Startup Leadership - How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn their Ideas into Successful Enterprises. This is key to success. Good culture allows decisions to be made easily. The larger the company, the more the leaders job is to "coach on culture" and let others make decisions.

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APRIL 3, 2017

2 - Look at those much larger and more successful than you. 3 - I like reading business bios of people who have had great success. I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day. 4 - Study servant leadership 5 - learn something new every day.

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APRIL 3, 2017

2 - Look at those much larger and more successful than you. 3 - I like reading business bios of people who have had great success. I responded: Random ideas that help keep leadership ego in check: 1 - keep a gratefulness log and log what you are grateful for each day. 4 - Study servant leadership 5 - learn something new every day.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Susan calls herself and "accidental success". I like stories of success against odds. She is modest and even slightly shy about her success. I read an awesome and inspirational book by Susan Axelrod - With Love and Quiches - A Long Island Housewife''s Surprising Journey from Kitchen to Boardroom. And she cooked and baked.

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APRIL 17, 2015

I am a big believer in sense of urgency as one prerequisite of success. I have actually had good success by keeping a few people around me who challenge everything. I was inspired today by a book (as I often am) called The High-Speed Company: Creating Urgency and Growth in a Nanosecond Culture by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton.

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APRIL 17, 2015

I am a big believer in sense of urgency as one prerequisite of success. I have actually had good success by keeping a few people around me who challenge everything. I was inspired today by a book (as I often am) called The High-Speed Company: Creating Urgency and Growth in a Nanosecond Culture by Jason Jennings and Laurence Haughton.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

Life and success happen over the long term. And small changes daily determine long term success. He talks about the microwave mentality of instant success. Clearly people want it instantly but this is just not the way success happens. The more success you have, the easier it is to get things done and have more success.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

Finish Line Thinking involves 13 Principles of Success. Being healthy supports success. So lately I have been using one of my mantras "successful people do tough things" Other Principles include things like. These principles will change your life, if you take the time to learn and apply them. He hooked me on his first 2.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

He was wildly successful in a dangerous environment. Although he was successful, to this day, he has to watch his back so is he really successful? Yes, most people think I only read boring business books but I do read some other books too. In Russia, there is a large underworld that seeks to steal anything they can.

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MARCH 6, 2013

I read Leading Successful Change - 8 Keys to Making Change Work by Greg Shea and Cassie Solomon. Lay things out for success. Often the users, readers, buyers, etc do not value the extra 10% and in some cases do not even notice it. This does not mean I believe in sloppiness, carelessness or shoddy work. Just do it. + Structure.

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MARCH 12, 2012

Take the Stairs - 7 Steps to Achieving True Success is book by Rory Vaden. The gist of it is - do tough things now for the success it yields in the long term. Like one of my success mantras "Successful people do tough things". The greater the commitment, the great the chance of success. 2 - Commitment.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Her ninth book, What Self-Made Millionaires Do That Most People Don’t: 52 Secrets for Creating Your Own Success , was just published by Career Press. 24-7pressrelease.com/ press-release/455470/ann- marie-sabaths-six-solutions- for-creating-your-own-success- what-even-the-most-driven- eminently-qualified-people- miss. +

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

From an email exchange with a friend on what makes successful entrepreneurs: listen - filter - learn - lead Not blind obedience. Work ethic - time management - energy - passion. And the appropriate mix of dreams and reality, focus and trying different things. Statistical experimentation. Learning is the big one. +

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JANUARY 13, 2013

If you happen to hit a success formula, your business can scale very quickly. Keep tracking though since success can be fleeting. Success in business is often tied to velocity. For example, if you are signing up a subscriber who pays $10 per month and the cost to get a customer is $50 is this a good decision?

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JUNE 17, 2012

That success was my entrepreneurial start. I am sure my success is a direct result of what I learned. I see your discipline and the success habits you have. I know I would not have had the success in business had I not had that frugality. As you know, I put those to work in my first business.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

I liked the second chapter which spoke of the culture and values in the early days that created success. My variation on this for successful people and successful companies is "Do what you always have done and you will go bankrupt". In 2009, Circuit City went bankrupt after an amazing 60 year run. Good is the enemy of Great.

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MARCH 4, 2015

That is why Creative Anarchy - How to Break the Rules of Creative Design for Creative Success appealed to me. Bosler is adamant that graphic designers need to be both rigorously unique and business savvy to achieve success within the evolving industry. I am not really a graphics designer. I certainly have no training in the field.

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MARCH 4, 2015

That is why Creative Anarchy - How to Break the Rules of Creative Design for Creative Success appealed to me. Bosler is adamant that graphic designers need to be both rigorously unique and business savvy to achieve success within the evolving industry. I am not really a graphics designer. I certainly have no training in the field.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

I read a book by Paul Springer and Mel Carson called Pioneers of Digital - Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media. Of course I like success stories. The people highlighted are successful but not famous. The people highlighted are successful but not famous.

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JANUARY 30, 2011

One brain book is " The Winner's Brain: Eight Strategies Great Minds Use to Achieve Success " by Jeff Brown, Mark Fenske and Liz Neporent. I definitely see a connection between that and success. Again, any successful person that I know has high focus. Their 8 ways including my comments: 1 - Self Awareness. 5 - Memory.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Students who said they wanted to complete a project were successful when they included when and where they would do the project. Just starting something often creates success. This compared to other students who also wanted to do the project be were less definite on when and where. I know I use that technique with working out.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2013

I love success stories. And in a way, this book is about successes but those that are preceded by failure. So why would I be thinking of failure? I read a book last night Leadership and the Art of Struggle - How Great Leaders Grow Through Challenge and Adversity by Steven Snyder. Or as he puts it - being human.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Successful people say they are lucky, Unsuccessful people have things happen to them. I notice a pattern. What I have learned is you need to choose the former. I meet people who tell me about all the great things they did and how they did it all on their own. It tends to be those same people who have things happen to them.

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