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Last week, my friend Jen posted on Facebook about her company's policy on using exclamation points. She is being limited to one per email and it's kind of a drag for her. To me, it's sound grammatical policy that I applaud heartily. (Heartily!) Yes, I kind of discriminate against exclamation marks.
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Next week, I am headed to a several-day, out-of-state conference with a couple hundred other entrepreneurs working on their businesses. Most of my prep work is done. Flights and hotel were booked long ago, the conference itinerary is loaded into my calendar, I've got an Evernote list of local restaurants I want to try. I'll pack next week so there is only one thing left to do: Practice my answer to "so what do you/423 Communication do?"
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As small business owners, we spend a lot of time counting things. We’ve been raised on the idea that “what gets measured gets done.” Paying attention to the right numbers is necessary to running a business. So what do you do with a flash of inspiration that doesn’t come with a ruler to measure it against?
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New Year's Resolutions? Nah. 21-, 30- or 90-day goals? Probably, but a bit complex. One touchstone to keep me focused and on track? Bring it on.
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"I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're doing something."-- Neil Gaiman
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