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Entries from June 2008

Favorite Wordpress plugins

June 27th, 2008 · 7 Comments

Today on my BTR show, Charly Leetham and I were listing our favorite wordpress plugins. Here is our master list.
Anti spam (comments)

http://akismet.com/ comes installed
http://unknowngenius.com/blog/wordpress/spam-karma/
Installer
http://anirudhsanjeev.org/oneclick-plugin/ - both Charly and I LOVE this one - will install any plugin or theme directly from the zip folder - no more downloading, unzipping and then uploading!
Social Bookmarking
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/share-this/ (Charly’s pick)
http://www.milienzo.com/wordpress-plugins/i-love-social-bookmarking/ [...]

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Tags: Finding Your Life Passion- PP2

The Passion Project Radio Show - Charly Leetham

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today I have Tech Goddess Charly Leetham on my show. She has over 20 years experience in the IT field and has a wonderful ability to explain things in simple terms that even the most technically-challenged will be able to understand.
She has a series of terrific how to videos series and also a one-to-one coaching [...]

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Mindset changes

June 23rd, 2008 · 3 Comments

In September, I will be running a group coaching program based on mindsets - getting rid of ones that disempower you and replacing ones them with success mindsets.(if you are interested in being on the notification list to get the early bird pricing then send me a blank email
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In order to prepare for this, I [...]

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Tags: Business Planning and Reseach-PP3 · Mindset

Rock star mommy shares her passion

June 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I blogged about Judy Davids a few weeks ago and today it is my pleasure to interview her for my blogtalkradio show.
Judy’s passion for her rock band Mydols is very obvious in her book, Rock Star Mommy and maybe the most amazing thing about her story is that she first picked up a guitar at [...]

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Tags: Finding Your Life Passion- PP2

What do you wish you had known then that you know now?

June 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

I would love to know what you would most like to tell yourself back when you were first starting your business.
For me, I think the things that I would impress on that past version of myself is:
1. Network, network, network. It is vital that you make daily connections with people - people who will become [...]

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Tags: Business Planning and Reseach-PP3

Summer goals

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I am a single mom of 3 children and today is the first day of vacation. Ahead of me lies 3 months of trying to run a business and be a mom at the same time without the respite that school offers. Also I will be out of the country for a few weeks.
Summer can [...]

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Tags: Finding Your Life Passion- PP2

Money - does what you think determine how much you can earn?

June 6th, 2008 · 5 Comments

photo credit: EleafOn my blogtalkradio show. The Passion Project today, I will be talking to my good friend Judith Stephens. We will be discussing the difficult subject of money and how your mindset affects your ability to both earn and manage money.
It would seem on the surface counter-intuitive that anyone would actually WANT [...]

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Tags: Finding Your Life Passion- PP2

Overwhelm - how to avoid the trap

June 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

When I talk to those new to running an online business, I hear the word overwhelm spoken with extreme frequency and with strong emotion attached.
I remember the feeling very well when I first became a coach. The lesson I quickly gleaned was that initially I had to be a marketer first and a coach second. [...]

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