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Do Not Quit

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Hold on to these thoughts when the going gets tough. Know you’re good at what you do. Don’t take challenges personally. Have the confidence to keep your energy where it should be – on being committed and determined. Ask yourself this question: “Is what I’m working on worth it and is there a very realistic [...]

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Bloggers – Why Are You Doing What You Do?

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

This post is for my blogging friends and for those of you who are thinking about starting a blog. Here’s something interesting. If you are using WordPress as your blogging platform, take a look at the line in the footer of your dashboard. It says, “Thank you for creating with WordPress”. Don’t you just love [...]

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Worthless Mid-Level Management. This Blows My Mind.

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

I’m looking for your comments and feedback today. I heard a story on the radio last week about an unemployed man (let’s call him Mack). Mack is a 50 year old guy with a master’s degree. He has been out of work for more than a year. Prior to that, he was pulling down a [...]

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17 Reasons Why You Really Want A Coach

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

When you have a coach you can: Write and publish that book. Make more money. Build and lead a team. Generate new customers. Start a business. Create a marketing and business plan. Become an expert. Eliminate obstacles. Get out of debt. Improve your net worth. Increase your passive cash flow. Find your purpose. Expand your [...]

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On Hiring Professionals

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

In business, your team is your number one asset. Casting a cold eye over prospective team members is your job. In this task, the old saying, “Nice guys finish last” is worth considering. These tips will help you approach the job of hiring professionals or contractors with a careful and critical eye.

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Very Little Is New

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

I read a ‘news’ article the other day that stayed with me. The author was complaining that people just didn’t write anything new and amazing anymore. He wrote that if you couldn’t be truly unique, you should hang it up and stop writing. Or lose readers. This struck me as an endearingly naive conviction. And [...]

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A Shift in Thinking

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

A shift in thinking. It’s the ability to think outside of preconceived notions. To consider a different point of view. To step aside from habitual thoughts. To believe we create with our thoughts and with our intentions. It’s not something that is typically taught in school where we learn rote behavior and memorization. Where we’re [...]

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You. Are. Right.

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Yesterday I received a text message from a tenant who was so over the top with anger I was simply floored. My first reaction was one of seriously hurt feelings. I wondered, “What on earth did I ever do to her to cause such a hateful reaction?” In truth … I did nothing. But wow, [...]

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What I Didn’t Know One Year Ago Today

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Today marks the first anniversary of BigFishTopDogs.com. I’d say, “I can’t believe it!” — but believe it, I do. I’d exclaim, “Wow, this year has literally flown by!” if I could make it believable. Actually, it seems like a million years ago when my friend Adam said, “Just start blogging, the rest will come” and [...]

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Some Things Just Don’t Fix Themselves

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

A pill that banishes any toothache. Wouldn’t that be a dream? But, wait a minute … the root cause (no pun intended) of the symptom would still exist, wouldn’t it? I mean, you would do away with the pain but the decay would remain.

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Learn to Live

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

“We don’t live to learn; we learn to live!” – Walter Moers When I read this little phrase recently, I couldn’t help but stop and think about it. A small voice inside my head began whispering, “But you love to learn … that’s what keeps you going! How can this be true?”

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23 Extraordinary Questions to Ask Your Mentor

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Be sure to grab my FREE eCourse, Smart Tips For Getting A Mentor! Look for the big green sticky note over on the right … okay, I realize it’s kind of hard to miss. ********* Here is a simple, but extraordinary, list of questions to use when talking with your mentor. These are thinking questions. [...]

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Why the W2 Job is Dead

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

The days of starting with a company in your 20s and retiring with a pension, a big fat 401K and a vacation home are over. You won’t see those days in this lifetime again. Today, people with long tenures at companies are losing their jobs overnight. Yet most people would rather go to work for [...]

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Interesting, But Wrong: Give It to Me Straight

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

“I’m firing him. I don’t need a QA man who can’t actually tell me the bad news.” This is a quote from a novel I read last week. It’s a memorable line and one worth thinking about. If you have someone who reports to you, who has direct control over any aspect of your business [...]

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Neverware: A Great Story of a Young Entrepreneur

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Jonathan Hefter is a 25 year old self-taught computer whiz with a revolutionary idea. An idea that might mean you never buy a computer again. And it could be a budget saving miracle for schools. Take a look at this remarkable story of a ‘kid’ with an innovative idea, tremendous perseverance and no quit in [...]

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Carpe Diem

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Do you ever stop and think about how you’re being? Who you are in the doing? Last week, one of the members of our mastermind group suggested we write down our top 10 goals and share them with the rest of the group. In itself, that’s not an unusual thing to do. Mastermind groups are [...]

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Edsel

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

Here’s what I mean by “challenge your underlying assumptions”. If you think your product is going to sell simply because you want it to, chances are wishful thinking isn’t enough. If you believe a niche location will be the next new hot real estate market because you took a gamble and invested there, recall the [...]

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Should You Have a Mentor? Yes, You Should.

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

I’m curious if you agree with my belief that we all need mentors. And, I’m wondering if you have a mentor in your life right now. We can all benefit from having mentors in our lives – no matter who we are. Entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, athletes, students, writers, politicians, parents, business owners, teachers, bloggers, etc., [...]

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It’s Time to Start Talking to Some New People

by Theresa Bradley-Banta

A girlfriend once told me “sometimes she felt she didn’t know anything everyone else didn’t already know.” At the time, it struck me as an extraordinary thing to say. It still does. I even started my about page with her comment. My friend was wondering if she had anything new to say — or to [...]

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