The best business advice?  For me, it was to find a way to separate yourself from your business, so as not to personalize things.

This has made it much easier for me to make effective, commercial decisions – the right commercial decisions.  It has also helped me to handle the inevitable tough times that every business goes through. How about you?

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The latest ‘shiny thing in the grass’ to compete for our attention is Empire Avenue, a stock market simulation-social network game. (See Wikipedia for more info).  I’m not one to have any interest in online games, but have found myself buying and selling share of people and brand on Empire Avenue.  Here’s my take on the game…

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This is Part 3 of how best-selling author and entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuck, uses social media – especially Twitter, to grow book sales. He leaves absolutely nothing to chance. Here, take a look…

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This is Part 2 of a comprehensive deconstruction that reveals the many ways that leading entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuk uses Twitter to drives sales of his latest book.  It’s a master-class in online sales tactics.

Here, take a look…

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As impressive as wine rock star, best selling author, super Dad and inspirational entrepreneur, Gary Vaynerchuk already is, just marvel at how he transforms his Twitter stream into a powerhouse selling machine for his new book. Here, take a look…

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Meet Michael Todd, my Twitter coach.  I follow him because he teaches me how to improve my use of Twitter in practical and clever ways.  For your convenience, I have deconstructed ten things that Michael does differently. Take a look…

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Here’s a little-known and rather clever Twitter tip used by savvy and influential bloggers including Chris Brogan and Leo Babauta. It saves time and makes life just a little easier for us. I was very quick to implement it myself. Take a look…

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Liz Strauss is a highly influential and thought-provoking blogger.  She add substantial value to her followers on Twitter – including me!  Check out these four recent tweets from her Twitter stream:

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