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• Money Isn't Everything: How Clara Could Have Been Saved
  The story of Clara underscores the importance of seeking professional help and advice. In the 21st century, the "village" of family and friends is often tenuos at best. Seniors are particularly at risk for abuse and theft. It's a whole new business model, filled with lots of loopholes and missing parts and unexpected challenges. We better pay better attention to the details for our own sake as well.
  Published 10Feb2011, viewed 130 times

• What Successful Businesses Believe: They Have No Competition
  Rather then worrying about the competition, see "new kids on the block" as a indication that the market is hot and wants your services. Every industry has multiple service providers. Think banks, insurance, department stores, even chocolate and cookies. Have the same attitude as all successful business owners. Focus on the customer, not the competition. Be a standout so you won't have any competition.
  Published 08Dec2010, viewed 363 times

• It Might Be Worth Something: Estate Sales, Auctions and Donations. What Is Best For You?
  We all have too much stuff. Now with all the TV shows about antiques and collectibles, we think everything we have might be worth something. All this "something" is paralyzing us,making us downright greedy, cluttering up our lives and preventing us from moving forward. Marilyn Ellis challengers readers to be realistic about their stuff. Discover how to determine if it's worth keeping or selling and get tips on what to do with it next.
  Published 08Dec2010, viewed 199 times

• Is Direct Mail Out of Date?
  Is Direct Mail passe and out of date? In this email world, is it still relevant? Find out how small businesses can effectively use Direct Mail campaigns, 21st century style.
  Published 14Aug2010, viewed 248 times

• How To Grow Your Business In A Slow Economy
  Every business, at one time or another experiences a downturn. It is partly the natural flow of things as well as a reaction to current events. In this current economy, coupled with wars and the tragic Gulf oil spill, the country is spiritually as well as economically depressed. What's a small business owner to do? Do what farmers do! Use your time to sharpen your tools, plan new crops, repair equipment and refurbish the barn. Here's how.
  Published 25Jun2010, viewed 327 times

• Baby Boomers: The Club Sandwich Generation
  Baby Boomers are often called the Sandwich Generation. That moniker has been earned because they often care not only for their children, but their aging parents as well. That's all changed. Boomers' kids are returning home in record numbers, often with wife and kids in tow. Now with 4 Generations in care, the "Boomerangs" have changed their boomer parents into the Club Sandwich Generation!
  Published 22Jun2010, viewed 215 times

• Niche Craft: Finding Your Market Niche
  Learning the fine art of Niche Craft is essential in growing your business. It may seem counter intuitive, but the truth is, the narrower your niche, the more money you are likely to make. Find out how to find your niche and why niche craft is the magic you need to grow your business.
  Published 19Jun2010, viewed 651 times

• Assisted Living Can Save Your Life
  Delaying the decision to move can result in all of a Senior's options being taken away altogether. This is the story of Amelia and how her beautiful, assisted living apartment went to someone else.
  Published 08Jun2010, viewed 381 times

• Ailing Senior, No Family, Needs Help: A New Life For Amelia
  When Marilyn Ellis first visited her senior client, Amelia, she found an amazing and courageous lady who was now alone and needed help. Marilyn tells her story and offers insight on how to help help seniors like Amelia.
  Published 10Apr2010, viewed 309 times

• Another Face Of Depression
  Depression manifests itself in many ways. Sometimes the sufferer, particularly seniors, show their sadness by keeping too much stuff. It can be frustrating for those who love them and those who try to help. Here is a story that might help you understand this other face of depression.
  Published 10Apr2010, viewed 214 times

• Assisted Living - When Yes Might Really Mean No
  Constant vigilance is necessary to protect your beloved seniors, even when they live in a posh Assisted Living Community. Marilyn Ellis offers insights on how to make and keep your parents safe as well as happy in their new senior community.
  Published 26Mar2010, viewed 201 times

• Polypharmacy: How Many Meds Are You Taking And Why?
  If your beloved Senior seems sleeply, wobbly and sluggish, it could be their medications. A growing number of seniors are overmedicated by accident, not by design. Here's what you can do to protect your beloved Senior.
  Published 05Mar2010, viewed 386 times

• What To Do With Stubborn Parents
  What do you do when your senior parents need help but are too stubborn to get it? Marilyn Ellis offers some ideas and tips on how you can cope with your stubborn parents.
  Published 03Mar2010, viewed 489 times

• How To Choose An Assisted Living Community
  Choosing an Assisted Living Community doesn't have to be daunting. Marilyn Ellis, Professional Organizer and Senior Move Manager,offers you 10 important tips on how to find the new community that is just right for you or your beloved senior.
  Published 26Feb2010, viewed 255 times

• Five Steps To Better Listening Skills
  Most people don't really know how to listen. They talk too much and listen too little. The results are often frustration and failure. Here are Five Steps To Better Listening Skills. Good Listening skills will improve your personal and professional life and be the best gift you ever give yourself.
  Published 17Jan2010, viewed 466 times

• Future Trends: The End of the World In 2012? Get Over It!
  Welcome to the second decade of the 21st century! Learn about Five important future trends that you can act on right now to grow your business and/or improve your own life.
  Published 01Jan2010, viewed 784 times

• Are You Charging What You Are Worth As A Coach, Consultant or Speaker?
  Establishing fees and setting boundaries with your clients is always the first priority of a business owner. If you are in a service provider industry, there can be quantifiable prices for supplies and tools and probably even industry standards for your hourly rate. But how do you measure your value as a coach, consultant or professional speaker? Marilyn Ellis offers tips to dispel the myths that may be keeping you from growing your business.
  Published 27Dec2009, viewed 534 times

• Is Staying In Their Home Or Living With You Best For Your Parents?
  What is a busy family to do when a beloved senior member is failing and needs constant care? As we continue to live longer and medical science keeps us fairly ambulatory, it is not fair to expect families to assume the burden of elder care as did their predecessors. Yes, in the "olden days", you kept your parents at home. But they didn't live as long as they do now. Marilyn Ellis offers insight for families struggling with what to do next.
  Published 26Dec2009, viewed 514 times

• Aging in Place - What Does That Mean?
  Aging In Place means helping seniors stay in their homes rather than move to a senior community, or does it? The author considers this term to be offensive and likens it to "leftovers rotting in the frig". What does it mean to help them live meaningful lives in their own homes?
  Published 05Nov2009, viewed 686 times

• Another Side of Hoarding
  How much of hoarding is really the hoarder's fault? How much is inherited and how much is the result of family dynamics?
  Published 17Oct2009, viewed 334 times

• Key Selling Words For The 21st Century
  What keywords are you using to market your business? Are you focusing on the features of what you do rather than the benefits your clients will get? If so, you are still operating in the 20th Century. Learn what sells, 21st Century style.
  Published 29Sep2009, viewed 941 times

• What Kind Of Business Are You?
  Understand the difference between Business to Consumer Selling and Business to Business Selling makes all the difference in your success. Which one are you and which one should you be?
  Published 25Sep2009, viewed 406 times

• How Not To Do Business
  This story about a business trip from Hell, illustrates the importance of first impressions and the due diligence that is necessary to make good business decisions.
  Published 29Sep2009, viewed 413 times

• What They Don't Tell You In Network Marketing
  Every day, thousands of individuals join Network Marketing, aka Multi Level Marketing. It can be a fun and profitable experience - but you need to understand the basics of business development and not rely on the company to do that for you. Most NM's hail from corporate America and haven't got a clue about how to run an independently owned business. It's all about thinking like an Entrepreneur.
  Published 30Jul2009, viewed 753 times

• Feng Shui Means Less Hazards For Seniors
  Senior Safety is a growing concern. Here are some insights and tips on the benefits of Feng Shui for seniors and anyone looking to improve their health and safety in the home.
  Published 25Jul2009, viewed 416 times

• Senior Care Opportunties: What do our elders need and want?
  Knowing that the senior population is growing by leaps and bounds, how can you become part of the growing senior care industry? This report will outline a few of the many business opportunities available for those interested and called to help our beloved and growing elder population.
  Published 25Jul2009, viewed 429 times

• Secret Squalor- How To Spot A Hoarder And What To Do About It.
  Hoarding is a growing problem and causes great emotional as well as physical harm to its sufferers and those who love them. Marilyn Ellis offers insight on how to spot a hoarder, what hoarding really is and what, if anything can be done to help those who suffer from it.
  Published 28Mar2009, viewed 881 times

• Assisted Living - What To Take, What Not To Take
  Seniors who need to move into assisted living can be paralyzed by the choices they have to make. How do you decide what to take and more importantly, what not to take? Adult children, with no previous experience with moving a senior either, feel the same or greater level of anxiety over this move. Marilyn Ellis offers you tips and advice on making this transition as seamless as possible.
  Published 17Mar2009, viewed 460 times

• The Curse of Perfectionism
  Perfectionism is a growing problem in our ever competitive world. Perfectionism often leads to paralysis. It can ruin lives, marriages and careers. It can make us miserable.Marilyn Ellis offers new insight into this insidious problem with practical to tips on how to finally get unstuck and as the greeting card lady in the red hat who likes to wear purple says, just "get over it".
  Published 17Jan2009, viewed 550 times

• Ten Tips To Staying Positive In This Economy
  It's easy to fall prey to the doom and gloom put forward by the news and the naysayers. Here are 10 tips to help you survive the lousy economy and come out the other side having manifested abundance in your life.
  Published 14Jan2009, viewed 358 times

• Bad Ecomony? What's That Got To Do With You?
  Every time you turn on the TV, the news is bad. The economy has crashed, friends, neighbors, family have lost their jobs and/or their savings. But what has this got to do with your business? People still need you. You are the still the best deal in town - the best at what you do. Here are some thoughts about how to think about your business in these turbulent times.
  Published 13Jan2009, viewed 305 times

• Thinking About Starting Your Own Business?
  Thinking about starting your own business? Good for you. There's a big difference in the way employees and business owners think? Do you know the difference? If you don't, here are the critical points that will help you create a successful business. It's all about Attitude and Infrastructure. You'll learn important elements of business that will take you to the head of the class and save you from making costly mistakes.
  Published 08Jan2009, viewed 298 times

• Helping Your Senior Parents Move
  When people age, the roles ofter reverse between parent and child. This new relationship feels awkward and overwhelming for both parties. Aging parents can be stubborn. Grown children can be torn between their responsibilities to their needy parents and their own families and careers. Lots of sadness, anger and frustration occurs. Marilyn Ellis offers both insight and important tips on how to cope when you become parent to your parents.
  Published 08Jan2009, viewed 560 times

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