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Success

How I Got Unstuck

June 27, 2010

Donna Maria shares a 3-step process for getting “unstuck,” and moving important projects forward.

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Podcast: My Interview With Willie Pietersen: Simple Strategies To Outsmart The Competition

June 24, 2010

Donna Maria shares her podcast interview with Willie Pietersen, Professor of the Practice of Management at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and author of “Strategic Learning: How to Be Smarter Than Your Competition and Turn Key Insights into Competitive Advantage.” A text summary of the podcast is included.

Willie Pietersen On Simple Strategies To Outsmart The Competition: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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My Daily Productivity Flow

June 23, 2010

Donna Maria shares an overview of how she structures her business day for maximum productivity and efficiency of work flow.

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Tell Oprah That A Vote For dM Is A Vote For America’s Family Businesses!

June 21, 2010

Donna Maria shares her “Family Business Road Show” pitch to become “Oprah’s Next TV Star”!

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Quote of the Week: I Must Not Fear

June 21, 2010

At Blogging While Brown this past weekend, I met comedian and political commentator Baratunde Thurston. Along with beauty blogger Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik and cultural blogger Anil Dash, Bartunde was a participant on the “Breakthrough Bloggers” panel. He shared many valuable tips for ‘breaking through” with your blog, but the most memorable part of the [...]

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Podcast: My Interview With Pam Slim: How To Escape Your Cubicle

June 18, 2010

This week’s Indie Business Podcast features my interview with Pam Slim, author of Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur (affiliate link). Like me, Pam left a “real” many years ago to enjoy building a career on her own terms. She’s also a wife and a mom, so I know many of [...]

Pam Slim On Escaping From Your Cubicle: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The Power Of Asking For What You Want

June 16, 2010

This morning as I was serving my kids cereal for breakfast, my son suddenly erupted in tears. He hurt his foot at camp yesterday and had just bumped his head on a counter, so I thought he was hurting. When I asked why he was crying, he mumbled something I couldn’t understand. After I got [...]

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Quote Of The Week: I Think I Can!

June 13, 2010

Donna Maria shares the quote of the week: I think I can, I think I can!

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10 Free iPhone Apps To Boost Indie Business Productivity

June 8, 2010

I enjoy my iPhone. In fact, I sometimes wonder what I did before I owned it. I resisted purchasing an iPhone because I once owned and intensely disliked one of these. I’ve made a complete turnaround, and today, we are a happy Apple family. This was the home screen on my iPhone last week. (I’ve [...]

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