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Because I started investing in wiserrelationships, I am now an absurdly wealthy woman–if blessings, fulfillment & joy are measured as wealth.Amber Hurdle
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Most people like to talk about themselves, so get them going and you’ll make new friends quickly!Amber Hurdle
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By not stepping into your greatness, you are letting down everyone around you whom you can inspire, touch, or influence.Amber Hurdle
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I always say that my success has been three parts support and encouragement from my amazing network and one part piss and vinegar.Amber Hurdle
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If you were stranded in the ocean in a small boat with a paddle, I’d tell you to pray to God, but row for the shore!Amber Hurdle
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Determine how you are going to measure your success.Amber Hurdle
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Remember, you are not aspiring for perfection, Bombshell. You are aspiring for progress, one step at a time.Amber Hurdle
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Be sure to ask for help, and vent or brag on your progress along the way.Amber Hurdle
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Do your best in the day, for the day, and then work on tomorrow when it comes. Show yourself grace and laugh at yourself.Amber Hurdle
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Don’t be bothered with what you think other people expect of you when it comes to your raw talent.Amber Hurdle
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You want to be able to say, for example, “I will know I am successful if these three things happen.Amber Hurdle
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If you cannot tie your marketing efforts to actual dollars that the electric company will accept, it’s time to adjust your plan.Amber Hurdle
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I’ve always said we can’t all experience everything, but we can all learn from each other’s experiences, making learning curves shorter and pitfalls avoidable.Amber Hurdle
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Business is fluid and you can always improve and progress as your time and financial resources allow, and as your learningcurve shortens.Amber Hurdle
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A Bombshell’s constant struggle is living up to her God given potential while also battling in her mind the difference between her expectations and the world’s expectations.Amber Hurdle
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A Bombshell wants it all, yet she is beginning to see shecan’t have it all at once.Amber Hurdle
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The concept of “work-life balance” is a fleeting idea for a Bombshell. Instead, a focus on work-life success–where her time and energy shifts based on the rotating demands of each area of her life–is far more realistic.Amber Hurdle
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Sorry, Sister. You're not “normal.” You're exceptional. You're a Bombshell. If this was easy, everyone would be a successful business owner.Amber Hurdle
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Well, I admit it. I’m a people addict, and I don’t want to quit!Amber Hurdle
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Your mission statement, vision statement, core values, and service standards provide a clear focus for all while keeping your team humble and hungry. It creates that family environment in which your employees enjoy coming to work and dealing with the challenges they face each day.Amber Hurdle
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If your culture is how you do business internally, your brand is what people believe about you externally.Amber Hurdle
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You can’t be “it” for everyone. In fact, if you try to please everyone, you will please no one, especially yourself.Amber Hurdle
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You’ve got to get your team to not only understand your company brand, but also to understand their personal brand.Amber Hurdle
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Even if you delegate that responsibility, ultimately you are the one responsible for howyour brand is portrayed.Amber Hurdle
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Never take lightly that becoming an employer puts another person’s ability to provide for their life in your hands.Amber Hurdle
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Train your new employee properly. Sounds so obvious, and yet it often doesn’t happen.Amber Hurdle
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Treat your employees like you would want to be treated if you were an employee.Amber Hurdle
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Customer service has everything to do with consistency, systems, training, and the habits you and your team create.Amber Hurdle
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Your company culture is made up of the family rules ofyour business that establish consistent expectations among all.Amber Hurdle
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When you create a company culture, you are drawing your lines in the sand for you, first & then for anyone else who does business with you.Amber Hurdle
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All businesses begin and end with their company culture.Amber Hurdle
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You want how you do business to be consistent among all team members, including partners, management, employees, and even vendors.Amber Hurdle
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Your company culture is the internal foundation on which everything in your business builds.Amber Hurdle
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To gain your share of the market, you must show how your company is different and how your culture produces a unique experience for your customers, leaving no room for competition. And that, Bombshell, is your brand.Amber Hurdle
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When you have a strong company culture it will shine through your brand and you can authentically say, “This is what our brand is about.Amber Hurdle
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Creating a company culture is the first operational step in becoming a bold, brave fempreneur. It creates certainty, a road map and stability.Amber Hurdle
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Your mission statement outlines why your company exists. It doesn’t have to be all fancy-pants, just a clear statement of what you do.Amber Hurdle
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While a mission statement speaks to why a company exists, a vision statement communicates what you want to accomplishin the future.Amber Hurdle
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Values are the measuring stick for howyou make decisions in business: goal setting, employee conduct, recognition, discipline–everything.Amber Hurdle
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The bottom line is that no matter what you’ve experiencedin life, no matter what kind of trauma you’ve been through, no matter what bad decisions you’ve made, if you accept therealities of your situation, you can properly address them witha plan and with action.Amber Hurdle
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Understanding who isn’t your ideal customer sometimes helps you better clarify who is.Amber Hurdle
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Creating a plan to bring in more business in a way that does not ultimately support yourannual goals is fighting against yourself.Amber Hurdle
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If your plan is not working, pivot. If it is working, do more of it!Amber Hurdle
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The time to market yourself is all of the time.Amber Hurdle
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To set yourself up for success, you need to be real about what you can commit to consistently.Amber Hurdle
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Make no mistake: if you want to make it as an entrepreneur, you simply can’t do it on your own. This is a nonnegotiable!Amber Hurdle
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If you choose the right vendors, your collective and sincere motives should establish both trust & grace on both sides of the relationship.Amber Hurdle
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Remember that businesses are made up of humans like you. They aren’t going to be perfect and they willneed encouragement, clarification, and correction to deliver their best.Amber Hurdle
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Remember that businesses are made up of humans like you. They aren’t going to be perfect and they will need encouragement, clarification, and correction to deliver their best.Amber Hurdle
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Exceptional customer service proactively manages your brand and reactively can turn upset customers into raving fans based on how you handled their complaint.Amber Hurdle
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Walk a mile in your customers’ stilettos or loafers. Try to understand where they are in the moment.Amber Hurdle
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I pick my technology like I picked my husband. It has to complement, not complicate, my life.Amber Hurdle
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Time cannot be managed. It’s going to pass you by, whether or not you are trying to manage it.Amber Hurdle
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Time management is reactive, whereas time strategy is proactive.Amber Hurdle
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Batching or “bucketing” your tasks is ripping the Band- Aid off whenever you have to deal with ongoing activities.Amber Hurdle
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Bucketing your time or your tasks keeps you in the zone.Amber Hurdle
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Raise your hand if your calendar ever makes you feel the need for an oxygen mask!Amber Hurdle
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I call dealing with your calendar the “calendar boogie” because you seriously have to dance around to pull it alltogether.Amber Hurdle
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I’m telling you that responsibly applying time strategy and proactively leveraging your calendar is the dumb ol’ secret to seeing your dreams come true.Amber Hurdle
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With a strong personal brand, you become the only option in the eyes of your ideal customer.Amber Hurdle
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Your culture is the birthplace of your brand.Amber Hurdle
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Service standards create the standard of expectation that you and all team members follow when interacting with customers.Amber Hurdle
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Only you can create bold goals that attract success for your business as you use your God-given gifts to serve others.Amber Hurdle
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Creating an ideal customer profile helps you understand who are you talking to through your marketing, and it helps you carry that message and vibe through to your customerexperience.Amber Hurdle
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Before you can decide on your brand fonts, colors or imagery, let alone your messaging, you need to know who you're trying to attract first.Amber Hurdle
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The thing is, If you try to market to everyone, then you successfully market to no one.Amber Hurdle
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If I had a dollar for every time someone asked, “What do you think about this logo?” I’d be rich.Amber Hurdle
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Your ideal customer should be attracted to the brand that rests on the fabulous culture youcreated, but they don’t have to share your personal interests or have the same lifestyle you do.Amber Hurdle
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Much to the confusion of small-minded people, confidence does not equate arrogance.Amber Hurdle
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Who cares what insecure people think who are insanely jealous that you are OK with yourself?Amber Hurdle
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Nobody can experience everything, so you need to borrowthe experience of others.Amber Hurdle
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A Bombshell commands attention for her business with a strong culture, consistent branding, and simple, no-to-low cost marketing.Amber Hurdle
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Find another solution. That’s how you move toward success.Amber Hurdle
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Be a person of character people can count on.Amber Hurdle
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Good influences are positive, and they see the good in even bad situations.Amber Hurdle
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Just do you. The right people and opportunities will be drawn to that.Amber Hurdle
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If something doesn’t work, try something different. Don’t go ball up, cry in a corner, and say, “Woe is me.” Kick yourself in the pants and force yourself to get on to the next alternative.Amber Hurdle
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Plan B” is nonsense. Successful people come up with plans A, B, C, D .. . all the way to Z. That’s how life works. If you’renot constantly looking for and testing solutions, that’s probably why you’re on the hamster wheel that you’re on right now.Amber Hurdle
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Own your mistakes. Even when you’re in the process ofscrewing up.Amber Hurdle
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My greatest joy is in helping others be their best.Amber Hurdle
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Ain’t nobody gonna separate from theircold hard cash unless they have an unresolved problem, so ifyou want to make money, you have to be incredibly clearabout what problem(s) you solve.Amber Hurdle
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Follow through. You’d be surprised how many people don’t do that. If you have to stay up all night to get it done, n then do that. If you consistently see that you cannot actually get things done in the time frame you committed to, stop over committing.Amber Hurdle
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Ask yourself this question both for current and possible future commitments: If I say yes to this, what am I saying no to?Amber Hurdle