Indie Business Radio Show from 6-8-2009
Show Title: Beyond Booked Solid! Michael Port, author of “Beyond Booked Solid” and other books, offers tips on thinking big and creating a successful business without reinventing the wheel.
Excellence 101
Donna Maria shares a few “excellence basics,” courtesy of the local elementary school.
The Power of Asking For What You Want
Donna Maria shares the importance of clarity and precision.
The Youth Empowerment Pledge
Donna Maria shares the Youth Empowerment Pledge.
Getting out of my own way
Donna Maria shares a short story of what can happen when we get out of our own way!
For small business owners, personality is princess
Donna Maria shares how important is is for small business owners to inject their natural personality into marketing content in order to enhance the return on marketing outreach efforts.
How to gain confidence
Donna Maria encourages you to gain confidence by doing, and remember that there will always be someone to help you.
Whatever you do, don't stop
Donna Maria encourages that, wherever you are in your business, even when it’s tough, whatever you do, don’t stop.
Consistency is better than intensity
Donna Maria shares that it’s more important to be consistent in the little things than to do big things now and then, if you want your business to be successful.
A study in tenacity and resolve
Donna Maria shares some of the impossibly miraculous story of how Madam C.J. Walker turned a legacy of poverty and slavery into a multi-million dollar enterprise.
You're a mentor, whether you know it or not
Donna Maria reminds entrepreneurs that they are mentors, 24/7, whether they know it or not.
Be where your customers are
Donna Maria suggests that one of the way to “be where your customers are” is to target social networking sites where they hang out and engage with them there by starting conversations based on posts that you re-publish at other sites.
What you (and I) should have in common with Warren Buffett
Donna Maria shares insights from Warren Buffet’s 2009 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.
I'm right where I'm supposed to be
Donna Maria shares the sense of joy and fulfillment she experiences by serving members of the Indie Beauty Network.
Tell your own story
Donna Maria shares insights into what it means to be your own media outlet, and offers tips on how to do it.
Make an Indie Business Connection, Make a Friend
Donna Maria shares a little about a fun dinner meeting with Mia Jackson of Doro Marketing, and the importance of making connections and showing up!
How David Slew Goliath
You can find the story of David and Goliath in I Samuel, chapter 17 of the Old Testament. In the midst of a war, the Israelites were having trouble finding someone to fight the Philistine warrior, Goliath. When David, the youngest of four brothers, volunteered everyone laughed at him. But David took himself seriously when no one else did, and that’s exactly what we must do if we are serious about our business ventures. David stood up to Goliath. He won the battle and the rest is history. Here’s how he did it.
3 People Who Will Destroy Your Business
Most business mistakes can be fixed without long term adverse consequences to you or your business. But certain mistakes made by certain business personality types can be made so consistently over time that they conspire to destroy your dreams. This post describes three business personalities that make these kinds of serious mistakes, and offers tips to help you avoid them.
How To Get Listed in Alltop
Donna Maria offers readers a step-by-step tutorial to get listed in Alltop.
How To Lead
Donna Maria shares 9 Amazingly Simple Things Every Effective Business Leader Does.
Good Home Managers Make Good Business Leaders
Donna Maria shares why good home managers make good business leaders