| When's the last time someone asked you:
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| | affect on your personal confidence and
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| "What's new?"
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| | motivation, and your ability to
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| If you're starting or growing a
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| | communicate well - to reach people where
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| business, an e-business, or a web site,
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| | they are. I've also learned that I can be
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| the answer is: "Everything!" -
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| | confident and humble at the same time, as
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| especially on the inside.Face it,
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| | long as my humility precedes my
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| launching a new enterprise - or taking it
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| | confidence, as long as I keep the notion
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| to the next level - can sometimes feel
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| | that I am no more or less than anyone
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| scary and overwhelming. Where do you
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| | else ever present."A chance to help
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| begin? How do you begin? And do you have
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| | others"So, my clients say: "See your idea
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| what it takes?Granted. We've heard about
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| | - your new business - for what it is.
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| the classic stages of starting a
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| | Simply a way for you to create a living
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| successful business - like Plan, Launch,
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| | that helps others." That's it. That's
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| and Grow. We've heard about the latest
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| | all. That's everything. You have talents
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| web promotion buzzwords - like
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| | and gifts. You want to do something that
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| Stickiness, Link Popularity, and RSS
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| | seems natural and personally fulfilling.
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| Feeds. Yes, these are important, but
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| | So be it. At the same time, there are
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| let's start at the heart of the matter.
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| | people out there that need what you have
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| My objective is to help you begin your
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| | to offer. This same equation of life and
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| business by focusing on the inner shifts
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| | work is true for everyone. None of us are
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| that accompany committing ourselves to
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| | any more special, while at the same time
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| any new business venture - the "hearty"
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| | all of us are capable of wonderful
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| changes that we're unable to see
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| | things."It's always personal"Business is
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| directly, but that happen just the same.I
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| | always between just two people - it's
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| write these words from my 20 years of
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| | always inter-personal, even if your
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| experience helping entrepreneurs start
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| | client is a huge company, you're still
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| all types of businesses - both
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| | communicating with a person. Today's
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| traditional and online - and having
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| | emphasis on the one-to-one nature of the
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| discussions with them about their
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| | Internet has always been the case in
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| entrepreneurial lives, about their inner
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| | business, it's just easier to see it
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| achievements. What has it been like for
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| | illuminated on the web. Bringing your
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| them? What have they learned? What has
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| | real skills (and person) in contact with
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| worked for them, and what hasn't?The
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| | another's real need (and person) is the
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| essence is this: Though the outward steps
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| | simple essence of meaningful business."Go
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| of launching a business may vary from
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| | with your heart"So, we challenge you.
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| person to person, if you're willing to
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| | Clearly define the parameters of your
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| look closer, you'll see that the process
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| | business upfront - what you will and will
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| you go through on the inside will trigger
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| | not initially offer. And, know your true
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| all the deep changes in your life that
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| | values and limitations - what you cannot
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| are truly your own, that you've been
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| | and will not do. Get these things out of
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| waiting and wanting to happen all
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| | your mind and commit them to paper - and
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| along.The nature and truth of these inner
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| | re-commit yourself to your business each
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| changes - and their effects - cannot
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| | time you re-read them. Build it as you
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| adequately be put into words. My clients
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| | see it. Ask for others' input and gain
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| tell me that these changes don't move in
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| | the professional help you need to succeed
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| logical ways. They are subtle, sometimes
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| | but go with what's in your heart, with
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| masked, even from our self. We see the
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| | what moves you. When you go with what
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| outward advances - the sign going up, the
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| | charges you up, you'll have built-in
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| website being launched, and the first
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| | confidence because you'll be offering
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| client being won - however the deep,
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| | what is you. You're not trying to make
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| subterranean realizations that occur when
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| | others see your business for anything but
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| we launch a new enterprise (that
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| | what it is. You're not having to psych
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| sometimes seem to emerge "out of the
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| | yourself up all the time. What a
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| blue"), end up affecting the success of
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| | relief!"Be like an open container"They
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| our business far more than any genius
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| | also tell me: "Wear life as a loose
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| business plan or enlightened promotional
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| | garment." Be like an open container as
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| strategy ever will. So, it's up to us -
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| | you run your business. Be contained in
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| to be prepared for as much transformation
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| | terms of being focused, yet always remain
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| as we will allow, personally and
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| | open, in terms of being observant and
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| professionally.Here are a few "hearty"
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| | flexible. You will create the map - your
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| Start Up Tips I've learned and
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| | business plan - but without fail know
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| experienced firsthand from my clients. I
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| | that your map must change as you use it.
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| hope they will help you as you shift and
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| | That's the way it is. As entrepreneurs,
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| as you shape your new business:"Be as you
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| | we can grow to love the fact that our
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| are"I used to think that appearing
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| | world and business will change
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| confident and fearless regardless of what
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| | constantly. By saying alert, by
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| I was feeling inside was what it took to
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| | consciously observing, by asking
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| succeed in business. "Be strong and in
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| | ourselves how we can best respond to
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| control. Never let them see you cry or
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| | these changes, we allow our business to
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| sweat" is what we are told. Or, at least
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| | take on its own life - a life we don't
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| that's the way I heard it. I believe what
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| | need to "try" to push or "think through"
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| that advice amounted to was this: "Be two
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| | all the time in order for it to maintain
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| people. Appear as a competent person in
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| | momentum."Challenges enliven your
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| business at any cost" (even though you
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| | business"And finally, their advice:
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| know all too well that you are sometimes
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| | Remain poised to creatively meet the
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| unsure of yourself and make mistakes). I
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| | challenges in front of you. They will
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| bought into this lie, hook, line, and
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| | appear, and you can benefit from them.
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| sinker (or maybe that should read
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| | They may appear as opportunities. "Oh
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| stinker?).The truth: a straight-forward
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| | boy!?" Or, they may appear as hurdles.
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| approach - warts and all - works better
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| | "Oh, no!?" It's all in how we see them
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| every time. Be as you are. It takes the
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| | and the actions we take as a result. We
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| pressure off and keeps your ego in the
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| | can label the very same thing as " a
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| right place, while at the same time it
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| | blessing" or an "opportunity," or we can
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| makes it crystal clear to others whether
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| | label it as a "problem" or a "roadblock.
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| you can meet their need from the very
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| | However, refusing to accept what lies in
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| start. No hype. Nothing hidden. A few
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| | front of us - just because it is
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| laughs. They can make a decision faster
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| | different from what we had envisioned -
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| and feel confident in doing business with
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| | prevents us from the very thing that will
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| you because what they see is what they
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| | drive our business: change and
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| get. They can trust what's real.And
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| | growth."Hope and energy abound
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| likewise, the clarity and inner
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| | everywhere. Surprises are
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| confidence that come from being as you
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| | rampant."Remembering this daily, and
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| are will guide the right actions for your
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| | living from my heart daily - is often the
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| business as well. They will be your
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| | greatest challenge for me, and for my
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| light. They will set you going in the
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| | clients. It's the challenge of
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| right direction and will provide the
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| | perceiving my changing path and my
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| ready fuel to keep you going - and
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| | changing relationship with others clearly
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| growing. The spirit of your business will
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| | and consistently, and allowing the spirit
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| sustain you."Humility precedes
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| | of change - the spirit of my business -
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| confidence"Right up there with
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| | to propel me forward, without grasping
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| transparent living is humility. For most
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| | for it, without losing my focus.Susan Kay
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| of my life, my take on "humility" was
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| | Thompson, a Florida Gulf Coast resident,
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| that it meant being "weak" or "less than"
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| | is founder of Emerald Coast Entrepreneur,
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| in the eyes of others - descriptions that
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| | a consulting firm specializing in
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| seemed the very opposite of how an
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| | business start up and web content
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| "entrepreneur" was supposed to act. But,
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| | development services. With a rich and
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| the more I experience, the more I see
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| | varied background in academic, corporate,
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| that taking a humble, realistic approach
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| | and entrepreneurial achievement, she cuts
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| as we start any business is essential.
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| | through the theories and the hype to
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| Humility is not a demure personality
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| | write words - and find solutions - that
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| trait; it's part of living our
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| | make a difference.Permission is hereby
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| humanity.I've been blessed to work with
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| | granted to reproduce this article online
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| many humble people. You know, it's ironic
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| | without any further arrangement. The only
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| that taking a humble approach to business
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| | requirement is that it be published in
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| will, more than anything else I've
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| | its entirety, including this footer.
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| observed, have a positive, dramatic
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