One of the first impressions you need to make is that the people behind the business are “the business“. All the market data that you will gather, all of the actions your competition performs to beat your business, will not matter unless the people behind the business make adjustments as the situation demands. I remember back in my college graduation ceremony the CEO of FedEx made a statement that holds true in any business situation. He said, “One of the most important lessons in life that we should never forget is to be flexible.”

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John Assaraf, international best-selling author, speaker and entrepreneur; sits down with world-renowned motivational speaker, John Hersey, to tackle the questions that are on everyone’s mind. Assaraf’s popularity as a motivational business coach landed him a cameo appearance in the highly-acclaimed book and movie, The Secret.

His thought-provoking interview inspires you to live each day with passion and joy. He shows you how to make positive changes in your life, and how to tackle every day obstacles. If you have the right attitude, skills and tools, you will achieve your dreams and goals.

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Grabbing opportunities with open arms is often easier to talk about than to actually do. Most people find themselves dreaming about being rich but never actually doing anything about it. A combination of procrastination and ‘what if‘ syndrome can cripple your creative spirit and might mean your idea will never become a reality.

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With 2009 coming to a close, we look ahead to what we can expect and should plan for in 2010. Here is my list of the top ten trends founders, CEO’s, and entrepreneurs of start-up, emerging, and medium-sized businesses should consider as they prepare for the new year.

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Looking to start your own business? Do you know that you have to think big if you want to achieve successful business? Conversely, most people will stay away from the concept believing that they need to have a large amount of capital before they can go big!

Undeniably, most of the today’s successful industry empires and icons of the business world, all have one simple story! They start from scratch and build their way up to become great businesses. From these excellent examples, we learn that anything is possible! You can go as far as you are willing to go when you start your own business.

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