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Ross Dunn is the CEO of StepForth Web Marketing, based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Since he began the company in 1997, he has been helping his international clients create…
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Natasha Ganem is founder and director of Lion Leadership, an agency of coaches, consultants, and seminar facilitators that serve company owners looking to build dynamite leaders, high-performing teams, and cultures…
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Amanda Camp is a native of Carroll County, Georgia and graduated from the University of West Georgia with a degree in psychology and a minor in sociology. Amanda served on…
Take a servant’s heart, an innate talent for organization, and the energy to make things happen. The result is Peachtree City, GA, charity executive Mike Conaway. Mike spent 20 years…
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Andy Page is a digital strategist and owner of My Web Chef. My Web Chef was created when Andy was Marketing Director for a company based out of Chicago and…
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Barbara Berkowitz is a native Georgian. Graduating from Georgia State University in 1998, she worked in customer service until 2012 when she became the sales representative and production consultant at…
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Some people claim that they are a victim of circumstances. They would have succeeded if only…. they would have won the person’s heart if only… they would have arrived…
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Most of you may not remember the ABC television series “MacGyver” that aired between 1985 and 1992. Richard Dean Anderson played a secret agent that used his resourcefulness and knowledge…
Okay, so this is one of my pet-peeves: People who schedule meetings just for the sake of scheduling meetings. There are times when a meeting is necessary and there are…
You are a leader, but how exactly are you leading? What example are you setting for your followers? When I was growing up, my mom used to tell us…
I spotted this image online and had to laugh. Can you relate? This used to be me. Most mornings I would wake up and be just fine; give me a cup…
Noted as one of the greatest United States presidents, Abraham Lincoln’s early life may not have reflected his potential greatness. He failed in business. He lost elections to the…
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As a coach, I encourage my clients to write out their goals “as if.” By that I mean, write the goals as if they are true today. Don’t talk about…
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