A new year and a new you: but are you really thinking about this objectively in the way that you see success in your life and your business?
So here we are at the first post in 2015.
Most bloggers and marketers would have (or will) post about your usual “10 ways to make 2015 a better year…” or “the key things you need to be doing in 2015.” I’m sure you know the posts I’m talking about.
And although these posts are sometimes useful and quite good to align your objectives and goals against your workload and core focus, they are usually the same old repeated ideas that we’ve seen year on year.
But it’s always good to do this kind exercise at the start of each working year. Therefore, I want to post a piece about success.
That word “success” is something that…
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