Catherine Franz

7 Ways To Stay Spiritually Balanced

By: Catherine Franz [See Author's Biography] When we find spirituality, or if it finds us, the experience feels surreal. We begin to feel like we're walking on a tightrope between two different worlds. We become ungrounded and loose touch with the... Read >

Creating Assets: Spark Your Thinking With These 16 Comprehensive Questions

By: Catherine Franz Here are some questions to get your thoughts and cash flow moving that will also keep your product creating aligned and focused. Find the gold mine in your surroundings by looking at any promotional literature you have created... Read >

Zany Ideas That Increase Writing Productivity And Quality

By: Catherine Franz Welcome to the zany ideas of a productive writer. My students keep reminding me of my unusual tools and how helpful they have been for them. I also thank my students for their concept testing and refinement. Now, I feel much mo... Read >

Do The Unfamiliar To Keep Your Writing Going

By: Catherine Franz One of the best ways to blow someone's winning streak during a tennis game is to comment on how great they are doing. Your comment will kick in their left brain's inner critic which will zap their flow and change their focus. In... Read >

Powerful Lessons From A $20 Bill

By: Catherine Franz Just last week I was speaking to a group of 50 women and men. I opened by holding up a $20 and asking who would like this $20 bill. I also mentioned that there were no strings attached. You would have thought everyone would be ... Read >

Astonish Your Customers With These Customer Service Tips

By: Catherine Franz Customer service today is getting worse. Win customers over and you build your business for life. Proven by the leader in the industry -- Nordstrom's. Nordstrom's customer service keeps improving and they continue to drive other... Read >

Increase Awareness With One Simple Question

By: Catherine Franz There are many ways we can increase our own personal awareness about our life and what we want to make out of it. Yet, we seldom ask the question, "Why am I doing this?" By consciously becoming more aware of what we do and why,... Read >

Change How You Say It, Change Your Attractiveness

By: Catherine Franz Language, whether it's emerging from our mind, our heart, or our lips, says a lot about ourselves. It tells others what state we're in at the time, actually where we are in our life, as well as how we dress our self, our body and... Read >

Ten Ways To Get Visitors To Read Longer

By: Catherine Franz Unusual, not weird, does sell even if you are a professional. Here are ten ways you can doctor your picture to get people to chuckle. When people have a lighter sense of humor, they will stay longer on your website. And of course,... Read >

Reasons Why People Usually Don't Buy Again

By: Catherine Franz There are many psychological reasons why people will buy from the first time and why they do not buy from you again. There are books on many of these reasons. Many of these reasons are totally out of your control. But what ... Read >

Getting Past The

By: Catherine Franz During the past few months, I have received many questions as to how I have gone from an unknown writer to overcoming society's adversarial thoughts on what writing should be and even become a well known writer. So today, I was i... Read >

Mind Mapping Your Journal Entries

By: Catherine Franz Clustering, also called Mind Mapping, is a great way to save space and time when you journal. For those of you that aren't familiar with Mind Mapping, you can search in Google on the words or read one of Tony Buzan's (the creator)... Read >

Networking, iNetworking, What Is The First Rule?

By: Catherine Franz Networking on the Internet is the same as networking in person, or is it? Let's take a conversational tour together on this topic. At an in-person networking event you wouldn't just attend not to network. Or would you? N... Read >

Ten Fast Ways To Sell Your Products

By: Catherine Franz Always give a reason for the sale; this is for credibility. 1. If you have old inventory, give a closeout sale. 2. Return sales. Sometimes called a scratch-and-dent sale. Offer any less than perfect inventory at a special ... Read >

Top Five 2005 Required Marketing Tips Needed To Succeed Updated

By: Catherine Franz When marketing your practice, as well as designing your brochure, web site, business card, flier, advertisement, or other marketing efforts, we recommend investing the time and effort needed to effectively address all these tip... Read >