Archive for the ‘motivation’ Category

I hate chain letters but had to share this with you!

“A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing home today.
His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move [...]

June 16, 2010 · Pat Sutton · 79 Comments
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Forget the glass ceiling – use the fire escape instead!

When, after 8 years, I decided to emerge from the security of a monthly salary I was met with the usual, “Are you sures and are you mads”
Thankfully, I didn’t listen
I felt that as Marketing Director of a company like Advantage Business Angels I was being held back.
My talent for thinking outside the box was [...]

December 2, 2009 · Pat Sutton · One Comment
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Wow! I’ve been listed!

I am so excited to be on the Forbes List as Thirty Women Entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter.
I am honoured to be in the company all those inspirational women.
Forbes’ Natalie MacNeil said:
“These business-savvy tweeters are all excited about helping you grow your company, create buzz for your brand and stay inspired.
Twitter has been an incredible [...]

December 1, 2009 · Pat Sutton · No Comments
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Confessions of a Blogger.

At last my official blog website is actually finished. My intention of blogging for a living has become a reality.
Ok, what next?
The first thing I need to do is to go back over the archives and delete all my earlier muses.
In the early days, as is usual for blog virgins, my impression of a blog [...]

November 9, 2009 · Pat Sutton · 3 Comments
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10 QUESTIONS: DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES? By John Assaraf

Do you have what it takes to be really successful? Have you ever thought about what you must be prepared to endure and do in order to be successful in business or your career?
I think I have been asked at least 5,000 times what it really takes to be successful in business, so I jotted [...]

November 9, 2009 · Pat Sutton · No Comments
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How and Why to Start a Membership Site.

People often ask me about the benefit of having  a membership site.
I have 3 networking  membership sites that are free to join and are  self populating.
Once set up, these sites tend to need very little administration but, although they do not generate any direct revenue apart from occasional affiliate earnings, they have immense value to [...]

November 9, 2009 · Pat Sutton · No Comments
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Don’t listen to the negative thinkers!

Many of us feel set in our ways. We’ve been doing things the same way for so long, it is hard to imagine we could change.
But anyone can change, yes I said anyone!
You can create changes in your life by doing the tiniest of actions each day, like doing 5 minutes of exercise or cutting out [...]

October 25, 2009 · Pat Sutton · No Comments
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You can make your life as rich as you want!

“Had I but plenty of money, money enough to spare,” wrote Robert Browning.
Money is the greatest attribute of riches.
It is a universal desire, money is the materialization of riches, the stuff that makes the rest possible.
Are you looking for financial security? For retirement, for education or leisure?
Riches are the overflowing abundance of material possessions – houses, [...]

October 25, 2009 · Pat Sutton · No Comments
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