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Planning A Hiring Spree? Read This First
Planning A Hiring Spree? Read This First The coronavirus smashed a lot of businesses, wiping out their customer base seemingly overnight. But now that things are starting to return to normal again, many firms are looking to bolster their ranks, getting ready for the...
Meditation from a Christian Perspective
Christianity has a long history of meditation that for many has been lost. All too often our faith is a series of bible stories and Sunday services and a notion of God taken for granted. Or we find we approach faith as an argument in which we pit ancient wisdom...
Cross Promotional Marketing | Cross Promotion: A Positive Force in Your Podcast Marketing Strategy
Cross Promotion: A Positive Force in Your Podcast Marketing Strategy In honor of International Podcasting Day and our great friends at the Podfest Organization, please enjoy this FREE 30-minute teaching on Cross Promotional Marketing, Cross Promotion: A Positive Force...
What Software is Best for Growing a Small Business?
What Software is Best for Growing a Small Business? So while the question, "What software is "the best" for growing a small business?" is a subjective term, for the most part our research has shown the following solutions to be ranked the highest among experts and end...
Coronavirus Reopening Checklist For Small Business
Creating a safe and productive work environment at the moment is tough at the moment, but you need to move past these barriers in order to get things back to normal, and your business making money again. Work through these tips to get your small business up and...
Thinking Outside The Box: A Skill, Not An Art
Thinking Outside The Box: A Skill, Not An Art When we consider how to ‘think outside the box,’ it’s very easy for us to imagine a Sherlock Holmes-like figure putting together connections and circumstantial evidence to solve a case in no time at all. But that’s not...
How To Stop Your Product Launch From Going Over Budget
How To Stop Your Product Launch From Going Over Budget When you have a product to release to the world, you need to take specific things into account to keep your product launch under budget. Naturally, let's assume you have an idea, and you're keen to start...
Should I Start a Podcast? How to Beat the Competition and Win New Business
Should I Start a Podcast? Should I start a podcast? A great question we hear almost every day. By reading this 2-minute article the answer should be clear. To start the dialog, my first question to you is this, do you see less qualified individuals and businesses...
Why We Feel Pain
Why We Feel Pain Throughout our lives we will all experience pain. Physical pain, mental pain, emotional pain, etc. The good news is, despite the type and intensity of the pain, all pain has a purpose. Keep reading to learn why we feel pain and be comforted. Think...
How to Record a Podcast Remotely And Get It Right The First Time
How to Record a Podcast Remotely And Get It Right The First Time Remote interviews are a fact of life for every podcaster, and in today’s era of social distancing, more so than ever. Since you rarely get the chance at an interview do-over, nailing down your remote...
Benefits of Auditing Your Business
Benefits of Auditing Your Business An audit is often a necessity in your business to help ensure you’re complying with the right laws and rules set out as well as finding ways of improving your company’s business processes. With this guide, you’ll be able to make the...
How to Move Past the Barriers of Life and Get Things Done
How to Move Past the Barriers of Life and Get Things Done Wondering how to move past the barriers of life and get things done? This article should help you. Let's start here. Do any of these statements sound familiar to you? I need more time I don't have enough time I...
Marketing 101 Tips You Can Use Right Now
Marketing 101 Tips You Can Use Right Now There are a lot of things that play a role in helping your company thrive and grow, and this is what you need to be making the most of right now. Try to come up with factors that are going to play a role in the process right...
Give Yourself Some Breathing Room Growing Your Business Amidst Chaos
Give Yourself Some Breathing Room Life is not a smooth journey. It is a roller-coaster, especially when it comes to your finances. The current COVID pandemic is increasing risks for small business owners. They may not have enough savings to keep the business afloat...
How Unique Data Can Help Grow Your Business
How Unique Data Can Help Grow Your Business Data is everywhere. You only need to open tools such as google trends to identify your audience’s latest obsessions and create timely content that can target their interests. Unfortunately, the availability of data can...
Creating a Trusted Brand: From New Business To Trust In 3 Months
Creating a Trusted Brand Creating a Trusted Brand and Making a name for yourself can take a lot of time. Cue to a giant such as Apple, which manufactured personal computers from its launch until the 1990's, when it faced rocky sales. Jobs returned to Apple in 1998,...
Choosing Impactful Music For Your Advertising
The power of music is immeasurable. If you are feeling down, then a song can instantly make you feel better. If you are feeling tired, then music can give you the boost of energy needed. On the other hand, a song can pull at your heartstrings and have you in tears as...
5 Tips For Business Owners On LinkedIn
If you’re looking for ways to improve your skills when it comes to LinkedIn but you don’t know where to begin then don’t worry, you have definitely come to the right place. Whether you’re just getting started or you’ve been on LinkedIn for years, knowing how to...
Finding Funding For Your Business Without Having To Crawl To The Banks
Many new businesses look for some start-up capital. Even the most bare-bones of from-home online setups may need investors, even if it’s for the marketing alone. However, a lot of people are skeptical of going to banks and for good reasons. They often only lend out...
Two Ways To Prepare Your Small Business For The Worst
Picture by Christina@wocintechchat.com from Unsplash - CC0 Licence Disasters for small businesses arrive in all forms. In some cases, a catastrophe can affect a small business so much that it is unlikely to ever recover from it. Catastrophes that could strike a small...
Three Tips on Keeping Your Clients Happy
Whatever line of work you are in, the chances are it’s competitive. It’s rare to be undefeated and unrivaled in your field, and if you are, congratulations! Most of us, however, are competing constantly with others in our field who threaten our business by offering...
How to wear a face mask without fogging up your glasses (2-seconds or less and FREE solution!)
How to wear a face mask without fogging up your glasses (2-seconds or less and FREE solution!) If you’re like me, wearing a face mask is quite annoying. Well I want to respect other people and keep my self safe (potentially), face masks are an inconvenient, hot, and...
Everyone is Suffering | Getting Older with Bipolar
Originally Posted: June 30, 2020 | Recently Updated: January 28, 2026 This week, with people crying out in the streets, I decided to just shut up and listen. Underneath all of the slogans and signs, buried under opinions and blame, there is the voice of suffering. The...
Self Worth vs Net Worth
Self Worth vs Net Worth It’s a fact. Your level of income will rarely exceed your level of self-development. But most of us are going to retire broke. If you feel you’re worth more – then you’ll do everything you can to alter your financial circumstances. According to...
How to Exceed Your Sales Goals Year After Year
With the year quickly winding down, many Sales professionals, Marketing executives, and business owners are scrambling right now to make their organizations year-end goals. While some of them are killing themselves to make quota and quell investor drama, others have...
Benefits of Self Funded Health Plans | How to Lower Your Organizations Health Care Costs and Increase Quality
Benefits of Self Funded Health Plans | How to Lower Your Organizations Health Care Costs and Increase Quality Mark Fox is a consultant that manages the supply chain for self-funded health plans. Employers love working with Mark because he sits on the same side of the...
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Remarkable People Podcast Season 1 Finale Thank You
Remarkable Season 1 Finale Now Available IN JUST 4 SHORT MONTHS... Dear Friend, Thanks for making Season 1 of the Remarkable People Podcast such a Remarkable success! Here are just some of the Remarkable things that People like you made happen through the Podcast this...
A Funny, and SOBAR’ing Coronavirus Story
A Funny, and SOBAR'ing Coronavirus Story S.ituation: The worldwide pandemic of #Coronavirus / #COVID19 has "non-essential" businesses shut down. O.pportunity/Need/Problem: I need a haircut B.rainstorm/Ideas Generated: Wait it out, cut it myself, have wife cut it, have...
“Do what you love.” How many times have you heard that phrase and ideology?
"Do what you love." How many times have you heard that phrase and ideology? If you only had a nickle, right? 😉 Well, I'm here to tell you that at 43, I'm finally starting to figure out and enjoy what I love "full time". Here's how my day went so far today, and it's...
Remarkable Season 1 Finale | What’s Next, Wrap-up Reel, & Thank You! | Episode 20
Thank you so much for making this first season of the Remarkable People Podcast just that, REMARKABLE! 😇 We hope you not only enjoy this episode, but it inspires you and helps you grow. We want to see you at the top, so please let us know how we can help you get...
The Simple Fact of How Not to Lose Hope
The Simple Fact of How Not to Lose Hope 6 part Blog Series The Supporter’s Gap Why Domestic Violence is your Problem part 4: The Simple Fact of How Not to Lose Hope. Eyes are the window to the soul. What I find there is Hope. Hope that trials can end, that dreams can...
Top 5 Ways to Survive Valentine’s Day
Top 5 Ways to Survive Valentine’s Day Valentine’s day. A day for love, for weddings, for dates, for romance, or for broken promises, broken hearts, and broken bones. Valentine’s day can evoke the idolized notion of love, and for many couples, it is the day to...
Domestic Violence Not A Home Issue; It Bleeds onto Society!
Domestic Violence Not A Home Issue; It Bleeds onto Society! Let's start here. Ripped from HEADLINE NEWS: ******MASS SHOOTINGS****** 30 Dead in 13 hours Dayton, Ohio, Shooting 25 down in 2 days Virginia Beach: 12 killed after city worker opens fire at Colleagues...
87,000 Preventable Deaths Happened in One Location!
87,000 Preventable Deaths Happened in One Location! Let’s start with home after all this is something, we are all familiar with. Home. H- O- M- E. H- hearts, hands, happiness are O- Open and filled with love to accept M- More forgiveness, more kindness, and more joy!...
Free & Easy way to Stop Spam and Unwanted Emails in Microsoft Outlook Live and Hotmail
Are you like me and tired of getting spam everyday in your inbox? Do you use Microsoft Hotmail or Outlook Live? If so, you're probably going to be as excited as I was when I found this simple, easy, and FREE hidden feature built right into Hotmail and Microsoft...
Remarkable People Podcast | Show Intro, Overview, & Why | Episode 1
The "Who" "What" "When" "Where" "Why" & "How" of the Remarkable People Podcast. - by David PasqualoneLISTEN TO THE PODCAST 🎧WATCH THE PODCAST 📺EPISODE OVERVIEW: "Hello friends! 🙂 Welcome to the Remarkable People Podcast! I'm David Pasqualone and I am so thankful...
Building Self Confidence: Whose Opinion Counts?
When it comes to building self confidence, whose opinion really matters? In the fast-paced, approval-seeking world we live in today, it's easy to loose focus on that and forget the real answer. With that said, ever have one of those moments when you accomplish...
Everything is easy… once we learn it
In business, & life understanding & mastering the basics matters. Anything is “easy” once we learn it. The key is learning & moving forward.
Are you a “runner” or love someone who is? Why I’ll never “run” again.
Are you a “runner”? Well, that may change after today. (Trust me. It’s a good thing. Keep reading. You'll be happy you did.?) You see, since I was a teenager, I’ve “run” off and on over the years for many reasons. Cutting weight, increasing stamina and endurance,...
Getting to the Real Root of the Problem
When we moved into the house we are currently living in, there was a very large oak tree that leaned over our new home; specifically, our children’s bedrooms. Because the tree seemed healthy and strong, we did not have any intention of removing it right away. However,...
What’s Your “One Thing”?
Comment: Great movie. Great question. What’s your Purpose? What’s your “One Thing” that you were made to do? What makes you wake up each day excited and on-fire to live? If after watching this clip and considering the question you’re still not sure, call us. We’d...
What if Money Didn’t Matter?
Comment: A powerful and thought provoking video that may just change the way you look at your life for the better. Clip: Citation: Youtube Consider: James 4:14
Do, or do not. There is no try.
Comment: Don’t worry about “perfect”, just ‘Do’. It’s better to start something and get moving with mistakes than to stay still and think yourself to death. Remember what Yoda said on this topic? Here it is in case you forgot. Enjoy! Clip: Citation: Youtube...
Holy Toledo! Weight… What Happened?!
Ever look in the mirror and wondered what happened to you? Do you feel disgusted and angry at yourself for allowing the bad past decisions in life that led you to where you are today? Tired of making excuses for why you are not who you could be and should be? Well, if...
So Thirsty. How to be refreshed during the dry times.
Have you ever had one of those moments when your body was just so thirsty you could feel the moisture in your mouth evaporating and saliva getting thick? The times when you feel yourself dehydrating slowly, but don't make the time to stop and find relief because it...
Web Development 101 Session 1 Starting with the Vision
What You'll Learn in this Session Session 1 of Ascend Training Academy's Web Development Series covers the fundamental elements and key pieces of building a successful website in simple, non-technical terms that a pre-teen with no experience can understand (adults...
Inaugural Scrabble for Souls (SfS) Event | Pensacola, FL
Scrabble for Souls (SfS) BE THERE, PLAY A SQUARE, AND HELP WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST! What is Scrabble for Souls? Scrabble for Souls is God-centered, great commission-minded, family-friendly gaming tournament where 100% of the funds raised are sent to a missionary or...
Whose Opinion Counts? Taking a Closer Look at Your Achievements
Did you ever have one of those moments when you accomplished something that you were really proud of and excited over, but no one else seemed to be? You know, the moments when you can't wait to rush out and tell everyone you know and love what just happened. Then when...
What is Email Spoofing and How Do I Stop Email Spoofing?
Does the title page screenshot look familiar to you? Has, or is your inbox full of Mail Delivery Errors or Failure Notices that you have no idea where they came from? Last month I noticed a flurry of strange activity in my inbox. It looked something like this: Knowing...
How to Work Less & Achieve More: Dealing with Email Effectively
So we've all been there. Projects piling up, deadlines quickly approaching, people lined up at our door waiting to come in, the phone won't stop ringing, our not-so-smart phone is about to vibrate off the desk, and our email inbox keeps filling up faster than we can...
No Trick. Just a Treat for You!
Well, it's sort of symbolic. The last post I wrote before going on vacation was on a nationally observed day, Columbus Day. Today, we get back on the wagon after some well enjoyed time off and start writing again on another nationally recognized day, Halloween. So in...
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