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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10 business start up tips.

Before we get down to the 10 busines tips, I want to give you some important advice.
Before you start to trade, create a business plan. There are many great business plan templates available on the web, they’re not as difficult as you think.
The plan will tell you from the outset if your business is viable!
It [...]

April 6, 2010 · Pat Sutton · 8 Comments
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Don’t get out! Don’t talk to people! Stay in your comfort zone!

If these words are music to your ears then join the club. There’s nothing I would like better than to be able to potter around in the office, produce new products and then wait until the business comes in as if by magic!
So why shouldn’t it work like that?
Hey, I’ve got a great website! My [...]

February 8, 2010 · Pat Sutton · 106 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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Selling to the taxi driver!

You know, one of the easiest things to do on the internet is to assume that people are not being honest and that they are only talking to you because they have something to sell. Who do you think is to blame for that? We are of-course!
Have you noticed on the social networks how many [...]

November 18, 2009 · Pat Sutton · One Comment
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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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That call to action – your life’s blood!

You can have the best looking website in the world, the best products ever invented, the most eye catching advertisements and a service second to none but if you don’t tell your customers how to buy from you then all your hard work is wasted!
If you want the reader to buy your product or take you up on your [...]

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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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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12 things to be thankful for.

…for the taxes you pay because it means that you’re employed.
…for the mess to clean up after a party because it means you’ve been surrounded by friends.
…for the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means you have enough to eat.
…for the shadow that follows you everywhere because it means you’re out in [...]

October 25, 2009 · Pat Sutton · 2 Comments
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