The End is Near (But it’s No Big Deal)

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on June 7, 2010 in: Coaching

As business owners, we optimistically show up to work, sit down at our desk, and expect everything to go well. Every single day. Most of the time it goes okay but every once in a while something goes wrong. There could be any number of reasons but that’s the way it goes: Life deals us [...]

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The Qualities Your Prospects are Looking For

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on March 29, 2010 in: Coaching

Just the other day I found a site that looked like it could potentially help my business. It was a SaaS (software-as-a-service site), which meant that they were asking for $29/month. The service looked really good. And it looked like it could fill a need in my business. But I didn’t buy. Here’s why…
Relationships take [...]

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Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 3/19/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on March 19, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

How to Prepare Yourself for Success – A rather lengthy read, but hey – who said preparing yourself for the success you want in life was simple, easy, and didn’t require much. Marelisa ties in some pretty powerful information on the experiences some actors have had that affected where they are today, where they wanted [...]

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“What Should I Do?” – Advertising

In a previous blog post, I give you a link to a fantastic map on MindMeister that contained nearly every marketing technique known to humankind and I promised to go through each of those techniques and show you how to do them well, without spending a lot of time or money.
In today’s blog I’m going [...]

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“What should I do?” – New Series – Social Media Mindmeister

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on February 17, 2010 in: Social Media Mindmeister

From time to time, I’m asked the following question by clients and friends and nice people on the street:
“Heather,” they say (or sometimes they call me Ms. Villa… just kidding, most of them don’t), “I’ve got a business and I want to market it with social media. What do you suggest?”

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On the Weekends, I’m in a Band

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on January 22, 2010 in: Coaching

A friend of mine is a high school music teacher by day. And, since she’s not a full-time music teacher, she also plays in a band on the weekends to help with the bills.
I was reminded of her when I read an article by Jonathan Weber at TheBigMoney.com, Outsource Yourself. Weber says that, in difficult [...]

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Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 11/13/09

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on November 13, 2009 in: Weekend Reading

You’re Lazy and You Look Fat in Those Pants – You’ll read this one just because of the title. I know I did.
Blogging is Rocket Science
Slow & Steady Wins The Race: An Interview About A 3 Year Journey To Location Independence
5 Mindsets to Streamline Your Coaching Business Admin
Why you can’t make money with Twitter
Earl [...]

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