Denise Corcoran
Denise Corcoran - CEO, The Empowered Business (tm) - assists CEOs, executives and business owners in taking a quantum leap from the ordinary to extraordinary … from unrealized dreams to mastering their destiny … from slow growth to exponential results. A business & leadership coach, strategic consultant and Master NLP Practioner, Denise's unique "inside out" approach provides deep transformation and lasting change in you, your organization and your results. Her latest e-book: "The Mindset of Greatness: 21 Principles to Becoming an Unstoppable Woman ... Oprah Winfrey Style!" Visit her website.
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October 03, 2008
Are you tired of hearing all the "doom and gloom" forecasts regarding our current economy? Do you find yourself obsessing with worry and fear about the potential impact on your business? Are you ready to shift from victim mentality and knee-jerk reactions to opportunistic thinking and proactive strategies to profit even in recessionary times? Even during the great depression, huge fortunes were made by many. The Kennedy, Rothschild and Rockefeller families all dramatically increased their fortunes throughout the depression. In every recession since then, many companies have not only survived but risen to the top despite the economic times. Read this article and learn what separated these companies and what you need to do to thrive in this uncertain economy.
November 18, 2007
Imagine ...
• Being at the top of your mental game with volition
• Instantly elevating yourself into a peak emotional and mental state within minutes
• Fueling your confidence, passion and motivation on a daily basis that moves you to action,
what would that do to your performance ... your s...
November 11, 2007
"Tell me and I will forget.Show me and I will remember.Involve me and I will understand." - Confucius
In a world where technology is advancing at the speed of light and the volume of information doubling every few years, we as human beings are just as rapidly tuning out the information clutter ov...
August 06, 2007
Have you ever wondered ….
* Why even the highest priced or lowest quality products sometimes outsell their competitors’?
* Why and how your prospects buy the products or services they do, even if their choices seem irrational or impractical?
* Why some brands have a devoted cult-like follow...
June 16, 2007
We are all born with the potential for greatness. There are no exceptions. Yet most people realize less than 10% percent of their potential, while a small handful of others rise to extraordinary heights and become legends in their own rights.
* What makes great achievers great?
* What propels th...
February 18, 2007
Would you like to learn the secrets of the most influential, powerful people of all time? Attract more sales and negotiate more win/win outcomes? Become a masterful communicator and a magnet for endless referrals?
Despite what most books and seminars teach, successful selling is not a set of stra...
January 29, 2007
Imagine … being in one room with the 500 most successful entrepreneurs in the US. This month, I had such an opportunity at the Inc. 500 conference, the ultimate event where Inc. Magazine honors the fastest 500 growing businesses.
As a leadership and business coach developing high performance team...
January 29, 2007
The most successful business leaders in history - Carnegie, Ford and Rockefeller - have used this principle. Thomas Edison used this principle. Mahatma Gandhi used this principle. And many more.
What is this principle that has contributed to history’s greatest success stories? This principle is:
...
January 05, 2007
Do any of these business challenges ring true for you:
** Long, ever-increasing “to do” lists?
** Tasks taking longer than you expected?
** Gnawing, all consuming feeling that you will never catch up?
** Too much time “in” your business rather than “on” it?
All businesses, like it or not, m...
January 01, 2007
“History does repeat itself” ... even in your business UNLESS you consciously break the pattern. The single most important strategic step to take to prevent repeating your business history in 2007 can be summarized in two words: Strategic Review .
Jumping into a new year without strategically as...
December 18, 2006
Rarely has any movie left such a lasting impression on the American public as Frank Capra’s all-time masterpiece --- “It’s a Wonderful Life.” We all know the story and have seen it many times.
On the surface, the movie appears to be a sappy, sentimental film which puts a smile on our face and bri...
The Power of Pause: Profitable Breaks That Accelerate Your Success & Your Bottomline in the New Year
November 18, 2006
"When you're down in the weeds running a company, there's a strong chance you start to lose perspective. A break allows you to step back and get that."
John Helm, Venture Capitalist,Former CEO, Homestore.com
Are you “down in the weeds” in your business? Have you lost perspective of what rea...
November 18, 2006
Why develop a marketing campaign just for the Thanksgiving to New Year period? It’s simple.
From now until January 1, the “buyer mentality” prevails. Buyers are ready to make purchases at any time, not just while shopping. Many businesses make as much as 50% of their revenues during this period ....
November 13, 2006
Would you like to increase your business’ profits and sales 100%, 200%, even 500% ... with greater ease and velocity?
It all starts with leveraging the power of your mind.
Our minds are our single most important business asset. Our money, our marketing efforts, even our clients, are secondary ...
The Disney Difference: How One Man Rose Above Bankruptcy & Failute to Build a Multi-Billion $ Empire
November 13, 2006
Try to imagine a world without Walt Disney. A world without his magic, optimism and childlike fantasy. Walt Disney pioneered the fields of animation, and transformed the entertainment world. He did more to touch the hearts, minds, and emotions of millions of Americans than any other person in the pa...
November 06, 2006
If you are like 97% of other business owners, your business is probably “leaking”. That’s right ... leaking.
Not leaking water or fluids. But rather leaking REVENUES”. That is, your business is gaining revenues in the front end AND losing them in the back end. Regardless of whether your leak is a...
November 06, 2006
Do you know what ***really*** differentiates the winners from the losers in this metaphorical race we call “business success”? Intelligence? Money? Luck? Influence? Is it ...?
These assets can certainly enhance your success. Yet there is still one secret ingredient ... beyond all else ... that ca...
November 06, 2006
Why have only 7% of all businesses hit double digit growth during the past 10 years, while 93% have plateaued or are struggling?
Why are 3 out of every 4 business growth strategies failing today?
These startling statistics drive home the same message for both large and small businesses. The “o...
November 04, 2006
"Argue for your limitations and they are yours." Richard Bach, Author, Illusions
This weekend, I watched the ground-breaking movie ... for about the fourth time, "What The Bleep Do We Know?!" If you have not seen it yet, put it at the top of your list. If you have seen it, watch it again. I guara...
November 04, 2006
The potential to be exceptional exists within everyone. There are no exceptions. Being exceptional is not defined by what you have or what you do, rather by how you think.
Your mind is THE single most important asset in your business. Extraordinary achievers are ordinary people who make extraordi...
November 04, 2006
Are you aware of the single most powerful asset in your business? Is it money? Is it employees? Is it your credentials or intellectual knowledge? Is it your products or services?
No, actually, it is none of these. Your single most important business asset is your MIND ... more specifically, your ...
November 04, 2006
In the words of motivational speaker, Les Brown -- "You don't have to be great to get started, but you do have to get started to be great.” Where do you start to transform your business from mediocre to great?
Below are your top 7 essential ingredients for cultivating greatness within your own bu...
October 28, 2006
Who are you? What business are you ***REALLY*** in? This is THE single most fundamental question you could ask if you seriously want to take your business to the next level.
Too many businesses define themselves narrowly by what they do (e.g., consultant, restaurant, dentist) rather than by what ...
October 28, 2006
“So many times it happens so fast,
You change your passion for glory.
Don’t lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive ...”
Song, Eye of the Tiger
I have seen the movie 20 times and, to this day, “Rocky IV” still leaves a lasting imprint on my mind and m...
October 28, 2006
Do you know the #1 reason why most businesses fail and why you could become a fatal statistic as well?
The answer is ... MARKETING, MARKETING, MARKETING.
Marketing is the “life blood” of any business. Without marketing, there are no revenues. Without revenues, there is no business.
So what ...
October 28, 2006
Are you struggling to make a profit? Are you challenged in reaching your next success level? Would just like to reach your desired business goals faster?
Then this article is a *must* for you. These business secrets are the *BEST OF THE BEST.* These secrets were not gotten from a book or seminar....
October 28, 2006
What do Ted Turner (CNN), Anita Roddick (The Body Shop), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Armani (Armani Fashions) have in common?
Aside from being CEOs of multi-billion dollar corporations, they all have created such mega-success BECAUSE they are business ... Mavericks ... Revolutionaries ... Rebel Think...
Goal Achievement ... Turbo-Charged Style!: Top 7 Pitfalls of Goal-Setting & What You Must Do Instead
October 28, 2006
NEWS FLASH! To all success-minded business owners and leaders … “Traditional goal-setting – as toted in millions of books, seminars and expensive programs -- just doesn’t work!"
” Yes, that’s s right. The likelihood is that the way you have been setting goals is actually the very reason why you a...
October 24, 2006
As with all things in life, there are plusses and minuses ... the good and the bad ... the pleasure and pain side ... to everything. And so it is with goal achievement.
Where's the tipping point?
From my own personal life and from hundreds of business owners and executives whom I have coache...
November 12, 2003
Jerry Rice, former NFL receiver with the most touchdowns, said it was the hardest thing he has ever done. What is it? Competing on TV's show Dancing with the Stars last year. "I worked more on dancing than when I played football."
Dancing is one of my greatest life passions and has also been my g...
November 11, 2003
I disagree with conventional thinking that the #1 fear in America is public speaking. I personally “love” to speak in public. The #1 fear in my book - as it is in most business owners’ books - is “selling. Hard-core, grubby, “get ready for rejection” traditional selling.
If you are li...