Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 6/18/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on June 18, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

Turning Fear Into Fuel – Johnathan spoke at TEDx conference at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) back in April to a group of people on the topic of Fearless! Now keep in mind Johnathan clearly states that he was a bit nervous about speaking in-front of the 500+ people in that room – but he adjusts [...]

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One Month In…

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on January 25, 2010 in: Coaching

In a couple of days, my calendar is going to ping me with a reminder. It’s going to say “One month in – how’s it going, Heather?” This reminder is for me to review the new business strategies I intended to integrate into my business this year.
Each year, I list out a bunch of strategies [...]

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Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 1/01/10

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on January 1, 2010 in: Weekend Reading

A Year in Review
Coming Back From the Holidays: How to Get Back to Work
12 Days of Virtual Assistance
DEBATE: The Epic Battle Between Short and Long Posts
Social media needs fewer rockstars, and more rockstar ideas
What You Need to Know about Business in 2010
Five Can’t-Miss Mobile Marketing Trends For 2010
10 New Year’s Resolutions for Small Business
Bonding By [...]

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Find the Real Tools and Reduce Your High Tech Costs

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 23, 2009 in: Articles

If you are a small business owner, you are likely inundated with marketing messages everywhere you go about the latest in cutting edge business technology. Every new device comes with the promise that it will unchain you from your desk and earn you thousands of dollars. It can be easy for a business owner to [...]

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One Small Step for Business

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on October 12, 2009 in: Articles

Have you ever wondered what separates a headlining “superstar” of an industry from the rest of the pack? What makes Seth Godin or Tony Robbins or Jeffrey Gitomer a thousand times more successful than the rest of us? There are plenty of potential answers (and certainly, I believe it’s a combination of factors), but there [...]

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Forget One Liners!

“Take my wife, please” is probably one of the most famous one liners there are. I’m not a big fan of one liners; it’s just not my brand of comedy. And when it comes to project management, I’m not a big fan of one liners, either.
In project management we bring together numerous smaller pieces so [...]

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What’s Your End-Game Play?

Posted by Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM on February 3, 2009 in: Coaching

If you’ve clicked through the services I offer on this site, you’ll notice that a lot of it is related to the management and implementation of projects; of turning complex concepts into completed reality.
One of the most important (and most overlooked) steps in any complex project is the end-game play. You don’t have to be [...]

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