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Here’s An Inexpensive Strategy To Convert Prospects Into Clients

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission

Our oldest son invited us recently to see his new apartment.  It’s his third since leaving home.  Instantly, memories of the tour of his first apartment  flashed through my mind.  You may have seen the movie “Animal House” ; the same decorator did his first apartment.             However, apartment …

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All Systems are Go

by Doug Emerson reprinted with permission

During the height of NASA’s space exploration program, the words that I loved to hear right before a launch were “All Systems Are Go”. Launching a rocket is no small feat, even for hundreds of rocket scientists. The rocket launch cycle was held together with a connection of systems …

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Survive or Thrive With Your Boarding Business?

by Doug Emerson (reprinted with permission)

From the  Horseman’s Dictionary: Broke (brok)- 1. a well trained horse 2. A chronic financial condition of a professional horseman who has too many slow paying clients   Even during good economic times, some clients are not responsible about making timely payments for board, training and lessons.  During tougher …

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Let Me Check My Calendar

I like to call the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve Reflections Week. There are pauses in the regular work schedule to tie up the loose ends of the year, relax a little and do some reflecting on what has happened in the past twelve months.

Your mind’s eye, given the right timing and environment, will replay the movie of 2009 for you to see what happened during the year. You may want to look at your written goals for the year and see how you did with the job of completion.

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Is Your System So Easy, A Cave Man Could Do It?

by Doug Emerson

You probably hear a lot about systems in conversations.  Often in reference to money making systems like: internet marketing , horse betting , stock investment  and multi level marketing.  Usually complicated, these types of systems have a degree of success directly in proportion to the business owner’s effort to understand and follow …

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Do You Use These 5 Excuses For Not Charging What You Are Worth?

By Doug Emerson

My son has been shopping on line for a used pick up truck.  He’s narrowed down his selection to make, model, year and mileage.  There are plenty of online resources for establishing values of used  vehicles.  You probably use these resources as price guides, too.  With printed guides, price is well defined …

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Low Cost-High Impact Tips For A Brighter Business Image

By Doug Emerson

Our tractor mounted grader blade gets used for many jobs around the farm including: arena leveler, snow pusher and a substitute bulldozer.  It performs very well at the first two jobs.  As for dozer work, let’s just say it’s a good thing for me there is no Society for the Prevention of …

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