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What are Triggers and Why You Need Them

What are Triggers and Why You Need Them

What triggers you? If you ask around, you may already know that the word trigger has a very negative connotation. It’s that’s not really the case. There’s this one book titled The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. If you haven’t read it, it’s about looking at how various phenomena in society creates a viral brand. […]

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5 Ways Competition Helps Your Business

For people like you and me, competition is a normal part of life. As entrepreneurs and business owners, we often have to examine and look out for new rivals in order to keep business running. But sometimes, we all have those days where we feel beat down because you feel like they have everything and […]

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Here’s Why Building a Brand Will Kill You

Whether you’re new to the biz game or not, building a business can easily kill you. Yep, you heard right. Statistics show that entrepreneurs are more likely to develop anxiety and depression than those who don’t, and it’s pretty easy to understand why: businesses take a whole lot of work. You see, to be willing […]

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5 Ways to Deal with Failure as an Entrepreneur

Just like success, failure is universal.  There have been many people before you and me that have failed countless times and even then, we still make our mistakes here and there. The problem is that the majority of people look at failure in a negative light when it really shouldn’t be.  If you haven’t read […]

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Why I Love Failure

Why I Love Failure

I have learned to love failure. I know that sounds possibly counter-intuitive and it may even feel a little cliche since you might have heard from other people that failure is a good thing. But it’s true. Failure allows you to see what you need to do and what not to do. Failure allows you […]

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The 4 P-Words to Get Over Perfection Rejection as a Business Owner

The 4 P-Words to Get Over Perfection Rejection as a Business Owner

Have you ever heard of perfection rejection?

It’s not exactly what you think it may be, though.

Let me explain. Perfection rejection is really just something that’s really good news. And you’re probably asking, “What are you talking about?

Well, I say this tongue in cheek but not completely. But I always tell my class or my students: perfection is the devil.

Why? Perfection is what is blocking you from getting seen, getting heard, and getting paid. It’s blocking you. I like to call this the P-word.

But there’s good news, too.

There are four other P words that will help you prevent perfection rejection.

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