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One of my goals for 2011 is to record more videos. If I actually picked up the camera every time the thought, Hey, I should record this!, crossed my mind, I would have five new videos a day. Bumping up my barely-one-vid-a-month average shouldn’t be difficult. In the spirit of this goal, here is a […]

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Kindling Your Inner Fire

February 7, 2011

I’m borrowing this quote from my current read, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, and it gets an entire post all on its own, it’s that good. Trust yourself. Create the kind of life you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks […]

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Gift-Giving and Success - [anniesorensen.com]

In the spirit of the upcoming (silly, unnecessary, celebrated by some?) Valentine’s Day holiday, I thought I’d share my opinion on gift-giving. Ok, no laughing about this, but I am convinced that good gift-givers and success go hand-in-hand. Giving an amazing gift, and I’m not just talking about buying something fancy that the giftee specifically […]

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Rocking chair on the deck, on Flickr by Ed Yourdon

Lifestyle Design seems to be a term that’s thrown around a lot, especially online. It’s kind of become a cool and hip thing to say, something that makes anyone you meet go Ohhhh when you mention it. And then they walk away wondering what the heck you’re talking about. As popular of a term it […]

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If you want to achieve greatness, stop asking for permission, on Flickr by billsoPHOTO

I received a call this afternoon from my bank, and no, something wasn’t wrong with our accounts. I hadn’t overdrawn or not paid a bill or been the victim of identify theft. Nope, our banker called to say hello. Actually, it was more like, “Hey Annie! How are you? How are things? Everything going swimmingly?” […]

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Reach for the Sky, on Flickr by RedClayProject

Want your business to grow this year? Making a big difference on the success of your 2011 doesn’t have to mean making big changes. 1. Throw out your New Year’s resolutions and annual goals. It’s January 19th; define five, specific mini-goals you would like to accomplish by February 15th. Then get to work. 2. Be […]

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2010, The Best Of

January 13, 2011

Happy new year!, on Flickr by alexbartok

We’re a couple weeks past the end of 2010 now, and it blows my mind how fast the year came and went. 2010 was a big year. I quit my job in January, set goals for growing existing businesses and launching new ones, and went to work. All while I shared a few tidbits with […]

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Who are you really?

January 11, 2011

Hey, I'm Annie. Now, who are you?

Hi, I’m Annie. Now, who are you? This month, I’m approaching my one-year anniversary of fleeing the corporate world and launching into 100% self-employment (HO.LY.BUCKETS.). As the date gets closer and closer I find myself reflecting more and more on what I’ve learned the past 12 months. The #1 thought that repeatedly keeps rising to […]

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