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		<title>4 Keys to a Productive Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solo-entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unfocused]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of the solo entrepreneurs I talk to admit spending hours of unfocused time staring off into space or playing on social media instead of doing what is important to the success of their businesses.   When I ask them if they would rather be more focused and work fewer hours the answer is always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engage Potential Clients by Using Compelling Success Stories</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 01:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compelling success stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[engage clients]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People love stories.  They learn from them, feel more engaged through them, and gain confidence in making choices they know others benefited from. Sharing stories of your clients or your own personal successes can open others to understanding and wanting what you have to offer.  There is something about knowing someone else made the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two of My Favorite Low Cost Resources for Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Startup Tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inexpensive marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low cost marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[startup marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=627</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When starting new ventures, I recommend not investing a lot of money in higher quality marketing materials.  Your vision and ideas are likely to evolve and you will want to have the freedom to make changes without feeling like you are wasting money. Giving yourself the freedom to play with ideas and make changes as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Stuck?  Try This …</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/i1c66LXygnI/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 01:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Setting and Achieving Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taking Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coaching for entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling blocked]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling stuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get unstuck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[move through blocks to success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=622</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I often refer to the things that keep us stuck as stories or fantasies even though they may feel very real.  These blocks to our success often feel huge and powerful even when they are simply ideas or programming from our past and do not exist in the real world. Here is an exercise I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Steps to Empowered Thinking</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/J2V7AiXldHE/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/four-steps-to-empowered-thinking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[belief systems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clear intent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner knowing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intuition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[power of intention]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intention – Setting a clear intention will provide focus, clarity, and a sense of purpose for what you want to achieve.  One of my clients describes it as pulling together their inner resources and giving them a mission.  The power of this intent can be felt energetically and will attract what will support you. Knowledge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Success Skills that Will Help Your Business Dreams Come True</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/1-g1KcaXAZ0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/7-success-skills-that-will-help-your-business-dreams-come-true/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[succeed at business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success skills for entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=608</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Communication: Possibly the most important thing you can do for your business is to learn to listen well and communicate clearly.  This will support positive interactions with your clients, successful enrollment conversations, and help all areas of your business flow more smoothly. Professionalism: Demonstrating a professional way of being gives people a sense of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boost Your Blog by Participating in a Blog Challenge</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/QFY66BO4aIU/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/boost-your-blog-by-participating-in-a-blog-challenge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog challenge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get blog followers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[increase blog visibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starting a blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=602</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In most blog challenges the intention is to write a certain number of blog posts in a specific period of time.   It is also suggested that you comment on other participant’s blogs and they will do the same for you.  The leaders of these challenges usually provide motivation and support that will help you participate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Your Enrollment Success by Addressing What Your Potential Clients Really Want to Know</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/rEj6gcCcre0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/improve-your-enrollment-success-by-addressing-what-your-potential-clients-reallywant-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Centered Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client attraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coaching clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enroll more clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what clients want]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=593</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Under all of the surface questions there are four basic things your future clients want to know before they hire you. Can I trust you? Do you really care about my success? Do you know what you are talking about? Can you help me accomplish what I want? Making sure that these areas are addressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Avoid Feeling Desperate and Really Connect at Networking Events</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/LobfIyXHm44/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/how-to-avoid-being-a-desperate-diana-and-really-connect-at-networking-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing for solo entrepreneurs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relax at networking events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[successful network marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have attended any networking events, you have probably met Desperate Diana.  You know; the nervous, intense one with the twitching eye.  She talks a lot about herself or her business with a glazed look in her eyes and never notices there is a human being before her. Perhaps you can identify with her.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Engage Your Potential Clients with Compelling Success Stories</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/lClhmJ1pTSY/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/how-to-engage-your-potential-clients-with-compelling-success-stories/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales and Enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[client enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compelling success story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The human mind thinks in pictures.  When you use stories with your clients and audiences, they can connect more deeply with what you are presenting and will be more likely to move forward. This can be especially important in a client enrollment (sales) conversation.  Use a true story about a client or one from your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The One Minute Business Assessment</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/7nPfFhYwU6Q/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/the-one-minute-business-assessment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 01:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Assessments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business evaluation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Minute Business Assessment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=552</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is important to have a clear picture of where you are at in your business and which areas need more focus.   Many business assessment questionnaires are pages long and require an investment of time to complete.  This quick and easy evaluation tool is the one my business clients use weekly and forward to me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clear Up Your Thinking with a Little Mental Hygiene</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/825yOJ97O1Y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/clear-up-your-thinking-with-a-little-mental-hygiene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[busy mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monkey mind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negative thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self judgment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are some days that just make our heads spin.  We can only handle so many decisions, challenges, and things to do.  In order to keep up, our thoughts come faster and faster, often in complete disorder until we feel overwhelmed.  Whew!  Just writing about it is tiring. When you find yourself stressed, procrastinating, overwhelmed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Make Every Day a Winning Day</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/_r49xxKS-S4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/how-to-make-every-day-a-winning-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Confidence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Centered Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Smart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[achieving goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business coaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plan your day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solopreneur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work smart]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=538</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Get up early Start your day with spiritual time Set an intention for the day Create a plan and stay focused Take action steps toward your goals Exercise and eat healthy Let go of negative thoughts Learn something new or allow time for reading Celebrate what you have accomplished at the end of the day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Guide Your Business to Success with One Simple Question</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleSmartBusiness/~3/NFkbwnMLKuc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Centered Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working Smart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business coach]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could one question be all you need to evaluate your programs, offerings, marketing efforts, and business overall? Could you free up loads of time by asking this simple question? Can just one question guide you to success? Possibly…..  Here’s how it works: List your offerings, marketing strategies, and where you spend your time, and then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to Do When Things Go Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Centered Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mindset]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conflict resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upset client]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upset customer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[when things go wrong]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simplesmartbusiness.com/?p=520</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No one is perfect.  Things happen.  And when they do, we often get upset and beat ourselves up.  We may feel defensive or apologize again and again, which can make things worse.   The other person will have two needs at that time: to be heard and resolution.  Here is a simple process you might want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Create a Fun, Playful, and Highly Effective Marketing Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most successful heart centered entrepreneurs will tell you their best clients come through referrals.  These clients have a high level of trust, readiness, and are prepared for what the work entails. How do you get referrals? You go out in the world and connect with people.  Be seen.  Be known. What would happen if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Falling Into the Black Hole of Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times when marketing works and times when it just feels like a big black hole.  You can spend hours trying to connect with potential clients in the virtual world.  You build lists, write blogs, do joint ventures, create offers, and even enroll in programs that promise to give you the secrets to attracting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Tortoise and the Hare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are like most people there are times when you move quickly toward your goals like a hare and others when you just plug along in tortoise mode.  So, how do you plan action steps for your goals that will work with both your tortoise and hare energy? You keep the action steps easy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Einstein Wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
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		<title>What is Your Vision for the Coming Year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Luke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creating a vision for your business in the coming year is an important step in your success process.   I recommend going to a quiet, peaceful place and evaluating each of the following areas for opportunities you would like to make happen in 2013.  When you are clear, you can turn them into intentions and goals. [...]]]></description>
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