From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Invest in Interactions

by Julie
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People don’t just buy things any more. Nope. We buy ideas, relationships, and feelings attached to products or services. I don’t get my hair done at just ANY salon. I trim my long locks by going to see Sam – the one hair dresser who I feel understands my personal style and therefore my hair. [...]

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Notable and Quotable

by Julie
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Last week I had the incredible experience of attending the Canadian Special Events & Meeting Expo educational sessions and seminars hosted by some of the top event producers known in the industry today. There were some fantastic quotes which I wanted to log via this blog for our mutual reference and on-going benefit. Even if [...]

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The Choice is Yours

by Julie
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“You have three choices in life: Give up, Give in , or Give it your all! To me there is only one choice. What’s your choice today?” Tony Robbins Every day is full of choices. You can choose to: Wake up and start your day or roll over and go back to sleep. Just put [...]

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Rags to Riches

by Julie
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Image via Wikipedia Hands down, one of my favorite television shows of all time is CBC’s The Dragon’s Den. I love watching fellow Canadian entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to dragons (aka self-made millionaires and billionaires) Kevin, Brett, Arlene, Robert and Jim. What a fantastic concept! Go on the show, present your idea, gain free publicity [...]

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“I can’t” and the Defeatist Mentality

by Julie

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” – Henry Ford A little piece of me died inside yesterday when I heard a mother say to her (very talented) teenage daughter: “You can’t make art your career because it’s too competitive.” Sigh. I honestly can’t think of a worse dream-crushing [...]

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If it ain’t broke – fix it anyway!

by Julie
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The problem with routine is just that – it’s a routine! The old saying “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is true in some situations and in certain circumstances. There are many benefits to having a routine, or a personal list of goals (similar to the list you had last year), or a process [...]

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Us and Them

by Julie

Image via Wikipedia I am grateful to have had the chance to vacation in the Caribbean last week. What an eye-opening experience. Without going into specifics, to get to the resort which we were staying at, from the airport we had to drive an hour and a half in a state-of-the-art tour bus through several [...]

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“Average” Isn’t Good Enough

by Julie
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Mediocre, in the middle, so so, average… It’s time for a change. How was your day today? If you answered “fine” or “alright I guess” it’s time to consider how you can make your day “great” or “fabulous” (not in a superficial way, but in a deep-down, sincere and meaningful way). This is possible, but [...]

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The Importance of Failure and Imagination

by Julie
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In the spirit of giving, this video was sent to me by a very dear friend, and I couldn’t wait to pay it forward to share with you. This is super-star author J.K. Rowling giving an address to a group of Harvard graduates on their convocation day. It is certainly worth twenty-minutes of your time. [...]

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It’s “Not Personal”

by Julie
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“It’s not personal, it’s business.” How many times have you heard this line? As an entrepreneur I hear this constantly, and I even believed it until recently. Well guess what? It turns out that it is personal after all. One thing that I’ve learned about running a business is that you must be passionate about [...]

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You’ve Got to Work!

by Julie
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When we talk about “work ethic” what comes to mind? Typically, we are groomed to punch in at 9:00 AM and punch out at 5:00 PM. That’s convention. That’s what’s expected – no more, no less. BORING! Can you honestly think of an example of a person who has achieved great things by just going [...]

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Dreams vs Nightmares, Video Three

by Julie
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“Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” Scott Adams The final film in this Circus Blog Video Series is about dreams, reality, and the merging of the two entities. Ladies and gentleman, without further adieu, I give you: Video # 3 Dreams vs Nightmares Related articles by Zemanta [...]

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Plan B only Distracts from Plan A

by Julie

Ditch Plan B. Period. It only distracts from Plan A, which is your ultimate goal. Dreams are funny things – they don’t come to fruition without lazer sharp focus, passion, courage, and of course lots and lots of hard work. When you have a goal in mind you owe it to yourself to make it [...]

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Racing Against Time, Video Two

by Julie
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“Things that are done, it is needless to speak about – things that are past, it is needless to blame.”  Confucius The second documentary highlighted in my Circus Blog Video Series focuses on idea execution to deadline. Personally, I find it hard enough to get ideas out the door, but throw in a pressing deadline [...]

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