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growing the business

Welcome! I’m Marcia Hoeck

May 20, 2010

I’m Marcia Hoeck, and I guide small business owners like you through the maze of running a small business  — the stuff you didn’t learn in school.

I believe that most entrepreneurs and small business owners are different from “normal” people. The same qualities that can be powerful drivers of success — high levels of creativity, [...]

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Recommended Reading List

June 16, 2010

I was asked for a recommended reading list by several people I met when I was speaking last week in Denver at the HOW Design Conference. Because my topic was “Be a Better Manager: The 3 Major Principles of a Great Team,” this list covers my favorites for management, leadership, business, and some good books [...]

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Interview with a Client: Barbara McCollough of Surrogacy Success

May 6, 2010

Sometimes, to learn a bit more about our own businesses, it helps to learn about others’ businesses, and the challenges they face. Today, my client Barbara McCollough of Surrogacy Success in Boston, Massachusetts, has agreed to an interview. Enjoy!
MH: How would you describe your business? BM: Surrogacy Success provides psychological, emotional, and relational support to [...]

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Setting Goals and Actually Achieving Them, Even If You Question the Rules

April 28, 2010

Okay, I’ll admit it — I’m a pretty traditional gal.
Most of the stuff I talk about is pretty proven, and I try to stay on the path — because I like to know that what I’m doing works. I will question the rules, take things that have been successful in one industry and use it [...]

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Attention Coaches! Two Events You Need to Know About

April 27, 2010

If you’re a coach or are considering adding coaching to your business, there are two things happening soon that you really need to know about.
Both of them are from women I’ve learned from myself, and whom I admire. And both of them will give you insight and inspiration — things I love to get myself [...]

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“True Listening” Can Really Help You Learn Faster and Better

April 15, 2010

Here’s a great piece of advice I picked up from my friend Marie Forleo — it’s called “true listening,” and it’s much more powerful than it sounds. It helps to train your attention muscles, and if you can train your attention muscles while you’re reading blog posts and articles, listening to teleclasses or speakers, or [...]

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Three Secrets No One Talks About to Get Your Business Running More Smoothly, Work Fewer Hours, and Make More Money

April 13, 2010

I’m guessing you started your business because you have a passion for something, or you have a special skill or talent, and you want to be able to make a living doing it — because it makes your heart sing.
Maybe you made a conscious effort to start the business, maybe it found you, or maybe [...]

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Are You Ready to Grow?

April 11, 2010

‘ve been thinking a lot these past few weeks.
About what I want. About what you want. About
life and work in general. About stripping everything
down to the basics, and skipping all the BS.
I’m so tired of all the hype and sales tactics and
the “next best thing” that I want to tear my hair out.
But I still [...]

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Get Real: 7 Steps to Real Business Growth

March 30, 2010

You get that I’m not just another internet marketer, right? If you’ve been on my newsletter list any time at all, or if you’ve read my blog before, or if you’ve been to one of my teleclasses, you know that I didn’t just learn internet marketing and decide I’m going to sell you something — [...]

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