http://www.heidisloss.com Your PowerPreneur Partner Wed, 16 May 2012 16:27:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/capitalize-your-prospects-by-leveraging-your-past-clients/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/capitalize-your-prospects-by-leveraging-your-past-clients/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:48:54 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2655 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The other day I was talking to a woman who is a professional organizer and re-designer. She contacted me, out of the blue, to see if I needed or wanted her service. Her voice mail was a 15 to 20 second pitch to me about her services and what she could do for me. When [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/capitalize-your-prospects-by-leveraging-your-past-clients/feed/ 1 http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/hobby-vs-business/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/hobby-vs-business/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:54:43 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2611 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Last week, as I was giving my keynote presentation, “Fortune is in the Follow-Up®” at Loral Langemeier’sevent in South San Francisco, we talked about the difference between running a business and being engaged in an expensive hobby. I found an article comparing the two. While I can’t find the original author, I updated it to reflect [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/02/hobby-vs-business/feed/ 6 http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/welcome-to-2012/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/welcome-to-2012/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:12:39 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2559 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } I have jumped in feet first and have hit the ground running. Am I excited? absolutely! Am I a bit scared? you bet! But I wont let anything stop me from taking a big juice bite out of life this year. 2012 is the year my investments from the past four years are come together. [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/welcome-to-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/what-inspires-you/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/what-inspires-you/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:07:18 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2332 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } We all need inspiration to help us accomplish our dreams, become the person we want to be and to keep moving forward with purpose. In chapter 5 of my book, Fortune is in the Follow Up®: 5 POWER Strategies to Grow Your Business, I share different ideas for finding inspiration through books, plays, movies and songs. [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2012/01/what-inspires-you/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/12/what-are-power-partners-and-how-can-i-benefit-from-them/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/12/what-are-power-partners-and-how-can-i-benefit-from-them/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:09:50 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2296 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Power Partners are a great way to grow your business, by leveraging your relationships with other business partners. All businesses are already involved in partnerships–with our clients or customers! Our client relationships are an important partnership that we all have, however these are not the only strategic alliances we can develop. Savvy business owners create [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/12/what-are-power-partners-and-how-can-i-benefit-from-them/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/11/it-is-time-to-take-stock-of-your-year/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/11/it-is-time-to-take-stock-of-your-year/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:30:37 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2196 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } How has your year gone for you? Live up to your expectations for earnings? Happy with the results you had? If you can’t answer positively for any of these questions OR if you want to do even better for next year, now is the prime planning time. For me, my year went far beyond my [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/11/it-is-time-to-take-stock-of-your-year/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/10/the-secret-sauce-to-your-success-is-passion/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/10/the-secret-sauce-to-your-success-is-passion/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:03:54 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2156 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Why do you get out of bed in the morning? It is because you HAVE to or because you WANT to? There is a big difference between the two and if you have too many days in which you get up and because you have to, it will show in the quality of your work [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/10/the-secret-sauce-to-your-success-is-passion/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/sometimes-you-have-to-spend-money-to-make-money/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/sometimes-you-have-to-spend-money-to-make-money/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:51:23 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2130 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } The difference between businesses that make it and those that don’t is rarely based on talent and is mostly based on marketing! And for many small businesses this comes down to a dollar investment proposition. Too many business owners under spend on marketing, thinking that not spending is the same as saving. This is not [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/sometimes-you-have-to-spend-money-to-make-money/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/i-am-about-to-launch-my-new-book-fortune-is-in-the-follow-up/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/i-am-about-to-launch-my-new-book-fortune-is-in-the-follow-up/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:14:07 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2100 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Hi Everyone, It is really happening–I am about to launch my new book, Fortune is in the Follow Up®: Five POWER Strategies to Grow Your Business in just two weeks, on September 28th, 2011. This will be the first day that my book will be available for purchase and I writing to ask you for [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/i-am-about-to-launch-my-new-book-fortune-is-in-the-follow-up/feed/ 0 http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/good-is-good-enough/ http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/good-is-good-enough/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:06:21 +0000 Heidi Sloss http://www.heidisloss.com/?p=2027 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Good Enough is Good Enough! In my new book, Fortune is in the Follow Up® , I write about a big problem for today’s business owner–the need to make decisions without constantly second guessing yourself. Simply put: It’s critical for all business owners to be proactive in today’s changing marketing. And to do that, you [...]]]> http://www.heidisloss.com/2011/09/good-is-good-enough/feed/ 0