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Profit Tip of the Week Archives
Every Wednesday morning we email a practical, profitable tip, technique, or strategy that you can apply to your landscape design practice. The tips are short, to the point, and best of all--FREE. To sign up for the tip of the week, use the sign-up form to the right. We value your right to privacy, and we will never sell or share your email address with others. Unsubscribe instructions are included with every tip.
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How Steve Jobs Sparks His Creativity--and How You Can Too!
Chris Heiler | March 18, 2010
Imagine yourself for a moment, sitting at your drafting table staring at a blank sheet of paper. You've just been hired to design the gardens and grounds of an estate on a scale of which you have never experienced. Are you up to the challenge? . . .
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Ambition vs. Sloth: Which Side Are You On?
Chris Heiler | March 4, 2010
All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer . . .
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The Three Letter Word That Guarantees Success
Chris Heiler | February 18, 2010
When I was 12 years old I remember adding "a pound of bacon and cheese" to my annual Christmas list. I was a pretty simple kid; although maybe a bit odd :-). I was crushed Christmas morning when I didn't receive my pound of bacon and cheese. My mother told me that she didn't think I was serious . . .
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Highway to the Creative Zone
Chris Heiler | December 16, 2009
As I write this, I'm looking out my window at 6" of snow cringing at the thought of Nebraska in January. Why Nebraska? Because I'll be speaking at the Nebraska Nursery and Landscape Association's annual conference about 7 Proven Ways to Work Less by Working Smarter . . .
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The Chameleon: All Things to Everyone
Chris Heiler | December 2, 2009
I was having such a great day I had to have some fun with this week's Profit Tip. I dropped Charlie off at day care and on my way home I heard one of my favorite songs from the 80's--Run Runaway by Slade. Not to get off topic here, but Slade absolutely made Quiet Riot . . .
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Say That Again: "I Want to Pay Your Design Fee"
Chris Heiler | November 3rd, 2009
I just spoke with a homeowner who is interested in having me do some design work for her. I mentioned I wouldn't be able to do anything until March at the earliest but that I would happily refer a few other companies to her if she wanted. . . .
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W-I-N Part II: How to Accomplish What's Important Now
Chris Heiler | October 13th, 2009
Last week I wrote about Lou Holtz's mantra "What's Important Now"; or W-I-N. The concept is pretty simple--keep your mind in the present and focused on what is most important right now. The concept may be simple, but actually doing it can be extremely difficult . . .
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W-I-N: What's Important Now
Chris Heiler | October 6th, 2009
The phrase "What's Important Now", and it's acronym W-I-N., was coined by the legendary football coach Lou Holtz in his book "Winning Every Day: The Game Plan for Success". Coach Holtz's mantra is pretty simple--keep your mind in the present and focused on what is most important right now. . . .
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2010 PLANET Green Industry Conference
2011 ANLA Management Clinic
Lawn & Landscape Magazine
2010 APLD International Landscape Design Conference
2011 Minnesota Nursery & Landscape Assoc. Northern Green Expo
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