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2 Ingredients To Finish Strong in 2016
Finish Strong. That’s my motto when I run. It’s my motto in business. I was going to start this blog with ‘I can’t believe that it’s November already‘ or ‘the year is flying by‘ but there really is no use writing such platitudes. The truth …
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Denise Fay Chosen to be Speaker at TEDxDrogheda
In September, I was delighted to share that I was one of eight chosen speakers for the Inaugral TEDxDrogheda event. Over 80 people applied so it was an honour to be selected. The TEDx Drogheda took place in the intimate Droichead Arts Centre on the …
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Start Doing (not just Planning) 2016
Lets be having you 2016. Lets Do not just Plan 2016 I’ve discovered something in 2015 that I guess I always knew. The coach that I work with has said it for years. Want to know what it is? I don’t need more information, I …
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Setting SMART Goals
Setting SMART Goals Happy 2016. I hope it’s a great year for you and I wish you happiness, health and prosperity. This is the time of year that people set goals but perhaps don’t master the achievement of them. My mantra for this year is …
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3 No Cost Marketing Tips to Use Straightaway
Getting customers is as complicated or easy as you wish. Some businesses panic and advertise anywhere and everywhere with no great plan or logic. This can be avoided if a business owner simply takes a deep breath and looks at the resources that they have …
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Replace Great Intentions with Imperfect Action
We moved to the countryside last year and I love it. As I look out my home office window at rolling hills and fields, not to mention the historic Monasterboice Round Tower, two phrases keep popping into my mind when I think of 2014: Great …
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3 Must-Haves when Creating a Successful Call to Action
There is an acronym in sales that is really important. It’s practically the first lesson when you pick up the ‘Sales 101’ handbook. It’s ABC – always be closing. Yet I speak to business owners and it’s the one thing that they find really difficult …
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2014 – The Year you Create Your Future
I saw this quote recently and thought how apt it is for starting the new year….”The best way to predict your future is to create it”. It was penned by the great US President Abraham Lincoln. And I got to thinking about it. So many …
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It pays to write a book. Here’s why…
3 years on from ’31 days to write better copy’ I was just talking with Krishna De yesterday and she reminded me of the challenge she set me three years ago. On 1st October 2010 when my son was 9 months old, I set out …
A real life example of Guerrilla Marketing
It’s not every day that you get to listen to a fantastic guerrilla marketing initiative. But that’s exactly what happened today when I was feeding my gorgeous five week old daughter. Over the airwaves, courtesy of the KC Show on Todayfm, I was reminded of …