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		<title>He is an AMAZING STORY &#8211; Homeless-to-25th Wealthiest American</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me cut to the chase, because time is of the essence.
I have never made this kind of opportunity available to my reader. I am not sure I will again. You have an opportunity to hear first hand how someone took themselves from eating out of trash bins and living under a bridge to becoming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why The One Degree Differece is Important</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business coaching is about helping other to think differently about their business.
Watch this 13 minute video to see why thinking differently is important and how to begin the process of thinking differently to grow sales, grow effective teams, become a master marketer and master many of the skills a small business owners need to master [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/124-why-the-one-degree-differece-is-important.htm</link>
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		<title>Why Coaching Works</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why does nearly every professional athletic have a coach? Some have more than one coach and each has a specific role: marketing, finance, contracts, tactics, public relations, etc.
Why do most larger companies have a board of directors. The role of the board is to hold the management team accountable for executing strategy, clearing out obstacles, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/123-why-coaching-works.htm</link>
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		<title>Not recognizing or Ignoring What YOU don’t do well and Not Seeking Help.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Not recognizing or Ignoring What YOU don’t do well and Not Seeking Help.
As a business coach, All business owners think their business is unique and no one can understand it like they do.  Wake up! All businesses have a set of clearly defined rules, when understood, make great sense. All businesses have some aspect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/117-not-recognizing-or-ignoring-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-do-well-and-not-seeking-help.htm</link>
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		<title>Being Overly Optimistic About Sales and Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being Overly Optimistic About Sales and Money
Do you want to make more money and grow sales. One of the hallmarks of an entrepreneur is that they are typically a confident bunch. You need that confidence to start a business. I often hear people say “they would be profitable in year one.” I also hear “I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/113-being-overly-optimistic-about-sales-and-money.htm</link>
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		<title>Not Pricing Properly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Not Pricing Properly
As an experienced business coach I often see what people do, without knowing, to fail.
Today I want to address another reason businesses fail: not pricing properly.
A strong argument could be made that the pricing issue should be addresses in the business plan. Let’s assume it was addressed in the plan but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/107-not-pricing-properly.htm</link>
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		<title>No cost, No Obligation Assessment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a business owner looking for a business coach and you live in any of the following communities, I will visit your office and provide a one hour, no cost, and no obligation, to see if it makes sense for us to work together.
Nothing is off the agenda. We can discuss lead generation, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/101-no-cost-no-obligation-assessment.htm</link>
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		<title>Ineffective Prioritization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ineffective Prioritization
A business coach&#8217;s view on ineffective prioritization.
Many business owners, especially first time business owners, confuse accomplishments that are achieved with results; Think of it as the difference between being effective and efficient. Effectiveness is doing the right things, efficient is doing thing right.
Maybe an example will help.
I am a small business owner. If I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/96-ineffective-prioritization.htm</link>
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		<title>Ron&#8217;s Top 10 for Small Business Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ron’s 10 Rules for Small Business Marketing
 
1.   Get clear on what you want, make a decision to go for it, then take action.
2.   Stay focused on what you want. 
3.   Surround yourself with people that will hold you accountable and tell you want you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Research, research, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.yourbusinesscoach.net/94-rons-top-10-for-small-business-marketing.htm</link>
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		<title>Businesses Fail Because</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Businesses Fail Because
According to SCORE, businesses fail for many reasons. I listed the top eight below.
Lack of a well-developed business plan  78%
Not pricing properly  77%
Being overly optimistic – sales, money  73%
Not recognizing, or ignoring, what they don&#8217;t do well
 and not seeking help from those who do  70%
Ineffective prioritization  66%
Denying problems exist  65%
Minimizing the importance of [...]]]></description>
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