Words to Live By

Integrity: Honor your word.  That is, do what you said you would do by when you said you would do it.  And, when you don’t, clean it up, make new promises and keep them. Being Racket Free: Give up being right. Being Powerful: Be straight in your communication and take what you get. Being Courageous:…

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Once the door is open, where am I going?

There’s some things you need to have a successful website. Direction. Where are you taking us?  What paths do you want us to follow?  Is this a static website and we only need to come here once?  Or are you constantly writing, updating, drawing maps – creating a path for us to follow. Goals.  Is…

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Clients who go away, on purpose

Debworks is designed so that it’s clients go away. That’s right, I want my clients to go away. My total marketing clients* come to me for a way to better market their business for growth.  It’s my job to teach them the things they need, help them to see how it will benefit, and ultimately…

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Innovation, Recognition, Sustainability – Three Words for 2011

My three words – Innovation, Recognition and Sustainability – to rock me through 2011. Chris Brogan started it in 2006, choose 3 words that represent where you are going this year. Innovation – From the Latin innovare – meaning to renew or change.  So it doesn’t mean to start something new — it simply means…

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Dream Board for 2011: Day 14

I save magazines and then on New Years Eve or New Years Day cut out pictures that appeal to me. The pictures get organized on my dream board that sits right by my desk. This year there’s a lot of travel on the board.  Hawaii, Peru, North Carolina, Paris, a beach with a hammock and…

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Goals for 2011: Build It

It’s been a year of ups and downs.  The roller coaster went pretty fast this year.  Last years goals were all met.  When I wrote them, I thought “will I be able to do this?”  Looking back, it seems they weren’t bold enough or big enough. This year I’ll expand on my goals – create…

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Acceptance: Day 13

Acceptance is a person’s agreement to experience a situation, to follow a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it, protest, or exit. (according to Wikipedia) Winter is not my favorite season.  I don’t like being cold, falling on the ice or driving in bad weather. However, I live…

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Google Reader

There’s millions of blogs and I can’t read everyone.  I can however subscribe via RSS feed and put some of my favorites in my Google Reader. Here’s a few posts I’ve read this morning. For the traveler … if you don’t want to travel after this, you’re not a traveler.  I want to go out…

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Dear Santa

Dear Santa, I got what I need. A roof over my head, people who love me, food in my cabinets and ways to make a living. Blessings indeed! Take my gift to someone who needs a little help. There’s a man down the street who can’t find a job. Help him this year. That lady…

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Hunter Devin – Day 11

This little guy was born at 6:46 this morning.  7 pounds 5 ounces and 21 inches long.  Hunter Devin Milius. My great nephew – welcome to the world. My heart is filled with love. 30 days of pictures with words geared to develop goals, values and such.  This is Day 11.

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