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How To Learn From My Handyman Mistakes (for your Business!)

March 15, 2013 by Jamie McKean

In today’s video, I share with you why you can use my handyman skills as a great lesson in your business – try not to laugh too much please!! Hi this is Jamie And in this week’s video I’m going to share with you why me breaking a chisel and my handyman skills can […]

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[Video] How One Idea is Worth Half a Million Pound

December 17, 2012 by Jamie McKean

In this video: 00:32 A Great Story – “Acres of Diamonds” 01:29 Talking about a five hundred thousand pounds a year business 01:57 Marketing to the “Perfect” type of clients 02:35 Paying Yourself First – for business to move forward 03:04 How to simplify your life? 04:07 Mapping Technique – soon on Jamie McKean […]

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[Video] How to Help Your Clients Be More Self Sufficient (and 5 More Tips)

December 4, 2012 by Jamie McKean

In this video: 00:29 How to help your customers be more self-sufficient 00:45 An example from ProfitPartnershipOnline.com 01:32 How to never forget an idea in the shower again! 02:08 How to protect your website – 4 tips 03:18 A great tool to get into your business today 03:54 The passing of Zig Ziglar […]

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[Video] What Happens To Your Business If Something Happens To You?

November 29, 2012 by Jamie McKean

In this video: 00:54 What happens to your business if something happens to you? 01:40 What will be needed as a minimum to close out your business? 02:41 Marketing Specials at Christmas (B 2 C) 03:17 Great opportunity to get yourself ready to beat the competition in the new year 03:40 […]

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The New Way of Networking – Creating Connections

July 2, 2012 by Jamie McKean

The New Way of Networking I was asked recently to help train a group of business owners as part of the local Chamber of Commerce here in Cambridge, NZ. I really enjoyed the event – 40 people there, and aside from almost burning myself because I lingered too much in front of the open fire, […]

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One of the most embarrassing moments (possibly?) and how you can avoid it

June 8, 2012 by Jamie McKean

re: One of the most embarrassing moments (possibly?) and how you can avoid it I’m still chuckling as I write this. Driving home yesterday from the chiropractors (and yes, my neck is getting better thanks), I passed a lady who was walking up a steep hill. A Normal Looking Lady… Dressed in her exercise get-up […]

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Want to Double Your Hourly Rate?

May 17, 2012 by Jamie McKean

Cheap Cheap Cheap No, that’s not the bird sitting in your tree outside, it’s how most services business owners seem to compete: Must be the lowest. Oooooh look, there’s a sale on, gotta match their prices. Gotta give huge amounts for the same price, it’ll cost me more, but that’s normal isn’t it? and so […]

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Why do you think you do what you do?

April 27, 2012 by Jamie McKean

“Why do you do what you do?” This was asked of me recently, and little did I know it would change my life. I’m going to share a very personal journey here. Every step of this journey you can use for yourself: “Why do you do what you do Jamie?” I thought I had the […]

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Don’t Press the RED Button!

April 12, 2012 by Jamie McKean

Don’t Press the RED Button! You know, it’s human nature. We don’t want to We don’t want to press it, but curiosity takes over… We literally can’t help ourselves. Then it’s just down to how big our kahuna’s are: 1. will we be the first to press it? 2. will we talk our other halves […]

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