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What words inspire and motivate you? What words catapult you into action? Continuing off of the post made this morning about comfort zones, I’m curious to know what motivates you each day and gets you going for your career and your business.
Is it money…the promises of a big fat paycheck at the end of the week?
Are you motivated by the sheer intoxication of being in power at your company?
Are you inspired by your little ones, motivated to provide the best for them?
What are YOUR motivating words?
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Copyright 2008 – Bridget Wright
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The bailout is a no-go.
The outcome of the decision to bail out financial institutions was announced yesterday with a marginal vote of 228-205. With such a slim shot at the bailout being a go, Nancy Pelosi was credited with having swayed on-the-fencers in chaning their minds towards a no-go. Wow.
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Guest Post By Lori Widmer
I had a client once who expected – no, demanded – that I be online and signed into Instant Messaging from 8 a.m. until she went home at 8 p.m. my time. If she had questions about what I’d written, she wanted me right there to answer them. My relationship with her ended about 3 seconds after that demand. She was challenging my ability to work my own hours, take my own time off, basically have a life.

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(Disclaimer: This post is NOT meant to ignite or offend any particular political party or opinion. It is simply meant to shed light on and analogize the correlation between politics, business and women)
Pimp -noun
1. a person, esp. a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.

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