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		<title>FAST CASH in the SLOW Economy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it &#8230; there&#8217;s a LOT of FEAR brewing inside of people these days.
These times are UNCERTAIN!
And, it would be easy for entrepreneurs to &#8220;freeze up&#8221; or panic. But, it&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t have to be that way&#8230;
Yes &#8212; this economy is coming to a screeching halt in some areas and in some ways. But that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(embarrassing video) &#8220;My Godiva Room Goof Up&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let this happen to you&#8230; I&#8217;m embarrassed to admit it!
Hey Friend,
In this latest video, I reveal one of my dumber (and costly) mistakes&#8230;
It&#8217;s my &#8220;shortest&#8221; video yet &#8212; but with 3 GREAT lessons!
Watch it now:
&#62;&#62;&#62; http://www.jpmaroney.com/videos/godiva.html
TIP: &#8230; and don&#8217;t repeat what I did!
&#62;&#62;&#62; http://www.jpmaroney.com/videos/godiva.html
This one&#8217;s a doozy!
Check it out,
JP
PS: If you&#8217;d like to post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>$5K vs $500K Per Month &#8230; what&#8217;s the difference?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A guy by the name of &#8220;Nick&#8221; asked a really good question on a popular business/marketing forum.
I answered him on the forum, but thought you might want to read both his question and my answer &#8212; be sure to take the suggested &#8220;ACTION STEP&#8221; noted after my answer.
Here&#8217;s his question&#8230;
SUBJECT: Difference Between Making 5k and 500k [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backyard Profit Breakthrough</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m convinced that&#8230;
&#8230; virtually EVERY entrepreneur is sitting on piles of undiscovered CASH!
That includes YOU!
In fact, I&#8217;m 99% sure that if you knew how many untapped resources you already have at your disposal &#8212; that you&#8217;re not using &#8212; it would make you want to puke!
Strong language? Maybe&#8230;
But the sad truth is, far too many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prosper in Tough Economic Times! (Pt 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 18:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it&#8230;
A lot of people are struggling right now. People who normally have reasonably stable businesses are dropping like flies.
It&#8217;s happening in the ONLINE community as well as OFFLINE.
You may be one of them. If you are, there&#8217;s hope!
More on that soon&#8230;
If you&#8217;re not &#8212; take notice! Things will get tougher before they get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Top 5 Most Common Fundamental Problems, Challeges or Mistakes Entrepreneurs Are Dealing With In Growing Their Company!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d like to open a dialogue with you about PROBLEMS!  
Here&#8217;s my question:
What do you believe are the TOP 5 Most Common Fundamental Problems, Challenges or Mistakes Entrepreneurs must overcome in order to grow their businesses?
In other words, what are the &#8220;barriers&#8221; most likely keeping you or other business owners from succeeding at maximum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barriers To Business Growth: How To Identify And Eliminate What&#8217;s Holding You Back!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s your time now. Time to grow. Time to get everything you&#8217;ve ever wanted from your business.
But, you first need to identify what&#8217;s holding you back. And, get past it!
Here are 5 possible barriers to your business growth:
1. Lack of Strategy or The Wrong Strategy
It&#8217;s vital that you have the right growth strategy in place. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Triple-Digit Business Growth in &#8216;08&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.jpmaroney.net/triple-digit-business-growth-in-08/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe you can:
Double your sales this year&#8230;
Triple your sales&#8230;
More&#8230;
Those numbers might seem impossible.
They&#8217;re not!
I&#8217;ll show you how when you download
and read my complimentary report&#8230;
&#8220;The Art of Profitable Growth: 5 Ways
to Double or Triple Your Business!&#8221;
Get it here:
==&#62;&#62; http://www.jpmaroney.com/5-ways-free.html
Big question:
Are you really ready for your Massive
Business Breakthrough?
Here’s what to do&#8230;
1) Download the report
2) Print it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready or Not &#8212; Strategies for Dealing with the Challenges of Change!</title>
		<link>http://www.jpmaroney.net/ready-or-not-strategies-for-dealing-with-the-challenges-of-change-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JP Maroney
Unless you&#8217;ve had your head in the sand you realize that we are living in a changing world, a changing universe, a changing marketplace. Change is everywhere.
You can&#8217;t avoid change. You can&#8217;t ignore change. You can&#8217;t prevent change. You just have to live with it!
And if you fight change you&#8217;ll ultimately end up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrate Success: How to build employee morale by rewarding excellence!</title>
		<link>http://www.jpmaroney.net/celebrate-success-how-to-build-employee-morale-by-rewarding-excellence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jpmaroney.net/celebrate-success-how-to-build-employee-morale-by-rewarding-excellence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JP Maroney
Organizationâ€™s desiring to improve employee satisfaction need a system in place which consistently rewards employee achievements. Iâ€™m always surprised how few organizations have such a system.
Three key approaches to rewarding excellence and improving employee satisfaction include: appreciation, recognition, and compensation.
APPRECIATION
Many times, positive behaviors and achievements are not acknowledged by leadership, so people donâ€™t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a Team of Specialists: How Great Leaders Surround Themselves with People in Order to Build a Strong Organization</title>
		<link>http://www.jpmaroney.net/building-a-team-of-specialists-how-great-leaders-surround-themselves-with-people-in-order-to-build-a-strong-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JP Maroney
Great leaders know their personal strengths, and look for people who will offset their personal weaknesses. They surround themselves with people who are strong in areas where they are weak, knowing that in order to build a strong organization, they must build a team of specialists who can excel in their own unique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting the Power of Your People to Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to solicit, analyze and implement employee ideas for organizational improvement.
By JP Maroney
Involving people in the organizationâ€™s improvement process provides one of the most powerful tools for improving employee satisfaction. Most employees, at one time or another, go home and tell their spouse or a friend, â€œIf we would just __________, we could save the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Four Strategies to Improve Team Effectiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 02:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JP Maroney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By JP Maroney
Now, you and your team can immediately improve focus, clarity and results! Here are four tips&#8230;
1) Clarify Your Mission
You might be surprised how many companies, departments, and project teams fail to agree on, and follow a clearly-defined, well-understood mission. Make sure your team doesn&#8217;t fall into this trap.
Simply stated, your mission is the [...]]]></description>
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