There have been some local businesses working at getting the word out about our beaches and the current affect of oil on the Florida Coastline. Check out…
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Added by Sara Hand on June 9, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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“Not me,” you say. I work in customer service; I would never be in sales. Or me either, I’m a preschool teacher, or an auto mechanic or bank teller or a nurse or a doctor or anything…but don’t tell me it is sales!…

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Added by Sara Hand on May 13, 2010 at 10:22pm —
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The difference between the hopes and plans we discuss and those we actually implement and live out is often as simple and as complex as time. My brother Bill is a great example of how to use time, with the help of his wife, to plan and accomplish what others would only dream of.…
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Added by Sara Hand on May 2, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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My daughter and I resolved to develop in better health. To do this we decided that getting more exercise would be good and that we would ride bikes together several times a week. We didn’t wait until January to get started. Before Christmas we began to ride 5 miles 2-3 times a week.
It felt good…
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Added by Sara Hand on April 7, 2010 at 10:00am —
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Another blog post…another white paper…another 30 second commercial… How I can I keep up? How can I stay on the cutting edge and meet all the deadlines I have?
With today’s emphasis on generating relevant content in a fairly scheduled manner, how does anyone continue to turn out quality? The…
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Added by Sara Hand on March 31, 2010 at 7:40pm —
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Much of what is written about work life balance focuses on the element of time and how it is managed. For some I agree, time management is the place to start. However with many of the clients I work with, through many years of practice they have learned to manage their time. They have learned to incorporate many time saving devices and seem to fill most moments. However they still often feel overwhelmed and ineffective.…
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Added by Sara Hand on March 21, 2010 at 10:55pm —
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Anatomy of a Community Start-Up...Read About BarCamp Sarasota in the latest BizGuide.
2010 Winter & Spring Schedule…
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Added by Sara Hand on March 16, 2010 at 1:08am —
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It is not often that you see democrats and republicans agreeing on the issues. However, across the board, Chambers of commerce and other business minded organizations have gotten behind this upcoming Sarasota County School referendum the issue.

They are…
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Added by Sara Hand on March 4, 2010 at 12:00am —
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In 2002 Sarasota County made a commitment to upgrading our education system.…

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Added by Sara Hand on February 23, 2010 at 10:19pm —
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From running to meetings, scurrying for search engine ranking, and all the while attempting to implement strategy as profit margins continue to decline…you decided there has to be a better way, right? But what?…
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Added by Sara Hand on February 17, 2010 at 10:30pm —
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2009 was a challenging year. Everyone was presented with change of some sort. Yet the challenges presented, did not produce the same results in each person. How did you respond? Did you jump up and down and embrace change joyfully? Did you initially resist? Are you still resisting? Did you climb back into bed and pull the covers over your head? Did you shut down? Did you…
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Added by Sara Hand on February 3, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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Usually I trim my plants back end of November, beginning of December…just in time to put up the Christmas lights. This year I didn’t. It was warm and it was wet. My crepe myrtle, had already dropped most of its leaves, but with the spring-like weather it had started to bud. With my plants I confused, I waited for winter to…
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Added by Sara Hand on January 27, 2010 at 11:31pm —
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In the last couple weeks we have had a “few cold” days in Florida. In some ways it was kind of nice to have a fire in the fireplace, and to be able to wear my leather jacket and the couple of warm sweaters that I own. However, despite the fact the people still looked fairly normal…strangely garbed shapes began to appear…some in florals and others in stripes and solids.
“Chickens”…”wimps” our northern friends think! Yet apprehension mounts as reports of near freezing temperatures…
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Added by Sara Hand on January 13, 2010 at 3:41pm —
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“My life changes when I do, and I am choosing change today!”
What is your “One Thing” you could be doing today to be more profitable, successful, balanced, healthy, happy…?
Call 941-228-4033 or email info@JoyBeyondFreedom.com to schedule.
Added by Sara Hand on January 6, 2010 at 4:00pm —
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The New Year is here and the list of things that you are going to do and accomplish is formidable. I applaud you for thinking big. Yet, one of the most common causes for failure is trying to do it all now!
In goal setting with clients, we create a list of all we want to achieve…to experience…to share in the coming year. Then we take a simple one page overview of the year with only the titles of the months on it and divide the objectives from our yearly “to do list” under the titles.…
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Added by Sara Hand on January 6, 2010 at 3:15pm —
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Have you heard anyone say something lately that started like this?
“After the New Year I’ll start…”
For some reason, the later we get in the year the more often this comes up. Although there are a host of other significant dates, vacations and events we organize our lives around; there is just something about December 31 and January 1. I understand we only have a few days left and low-fat eggnog is just not as good as the full-fledged…
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Added by Sara Hand on December 30, 2009 at 11:26am —
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By Thanksgiving night hosts of homes already had their Christmas lights out. Front windows were already filled with the sparkling lights from the trees inside. Yet, with all the numbers from all the surveys of what’s happening economically, with all the reports of foreclosure…how could this be?
The stock market has taken a dive and Mame Dennis has lost everything. The week before Thanksgiving she sings:
Haul out the…
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Added by Sara Hand on December 9, 2009 at 6:30pm —
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The Secret to Success (Part Three)
You have taken inventory of yourself and of your business. You have fearlessly examined the facts and know what you have to work with, what you need to eliminate and the tools you will need to truly move toward your goals and objectives. You know where you are and where you want to go. You are on the road to success…however this road is just that, simply a road and being on it guarantees nothing.…
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Added by Sara Hand on November 18, 2009 at 4:08pm —
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The Secret to Success (Part Two)
With all the changes in business, people are looking at how to be more profitable.
Start by taking an inventory of what you currently have. Comb through files, closets and storage and make a list of all your assets and liabilities.
What products, services and information do you have?
What products, services and information do you have access to?
What is…
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Added by Sara Hand on November 3, 2009 at 9:30am —
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So if it’s not the necessarily the best products or the best ideas that make it in the marketplace, and a good plan and plenty of funding don’t guarantee that success is inevitable; what does “it” take to succeed? The million dollar question, the magic pill, the miracle cure is…I’m sorry there isn’t one. AND anyone who tells you there is is lying!
Although the answer is simple, it certainly isn’t easy or everyone would do it. Here…
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Added by Sara Hand on October 26, 2009 at 11:37am —
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