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  • I'm listening to a wonderful conference call with @dianawalker #
  • If I could wave a magic wand and make something in your life different right now, what would that be? #
  • @lindastacy I'd like to wave my magic wand for your friend's daughter too. in reply to lindastacy #
  • It's a beautiful sunny spring like day here. I almost feel like going for another walk just to enjoy it. #
  • @DianaWalker you had a great call, thanks for doing it. I figured I need to have a clue… waiting for the personal site to come available. in reply to DianaWalker #
  • @DianaWalker looking forward to the link and the other info you are putting together. in reply to DianaWalker #
  • @latarahamying I'm having a great day and glad to hear you are too! in reply to latarahamying #
  • Happy Thursday Twitterville #
  • Busy updating my web site today, and working on a newsletter. What are you up to? #
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  • @jaimealmond interesting question, be sure to tweet the answers you get. I think it has value for building, may or may not be self promo in reply to jaimealmond #

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Melody Thacker’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-28

by Melody on February 28, 2010

  • Wow, it's almost the end of February! Where did the month go? #
  • Happy Friday twitterville, are you looking forward to the weekend? #
  • Almost have my work done for the week, time to start planning my cooking marathon! #
  • @michellegust lol maybe. Hubs is away all week so I marathon cook for the coming week. My version of once a week cooking. in reply to michellegust #

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Melody Thacker’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-21

by Melody on February 21, 2010

  • @CaraM I'm with you on Tiger, lol in reply to CaraM #
  • Gee I can't remember when I last tweeted! Been busy, busy busy! #

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  • I'm off to a good start this week, getting lots done. How are you doing? I'd love to know! #
  • Life is great, business is great! Taking my family to Hawaii, my reward for business growth, all expense paid trip for 4, free from Watkins! #

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  • RT SOS! @slpowellмаси can't figure out if her new laptop screen is a dud or if she's doing something wrong. Any TECHIES here who can help? RT? #

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  • Happy Monday twitterville, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday! #

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Try New Things!

by Melody on December 30, 2009

In life, there is one constant: change. Around us the world is constantly changing. Everything is in a constant state of flux: fashion, architecture, technology, and most of all – business. While some people have been successful by sticking with the same old thing, it’s a pretty short list.

If you look at yourself and what you know and do, and compare it to all the knowledge and opportunity available in the world, it’s probably a pretty small chunk. There are so many new avenues in business that are open to you; you just have to be open to them as well. While most people resist change, you may find that a lot of these avenues will not only make you more successful, you may just like them more than what you do now.

Willingness to change makes you a better investment to customers and clients. If they only see you as a one-trick pony, they may come to you for that one thing, but that’s about it. But if people see you as adaptable, they’ll have more faith in your ability to keep up with the changing world and be more likely to take a chance on you, or come to you with new business opportunities that might be something you haven’t tried before.

In today’s business market, technology is one of the best resources you can have. And the technology available is changing at a remarkable rate. It used to be that if you were out your business for ten or twenty years, you’d get behind and probably couldn’t go back without learning a lot of new stuff. Now, if you’re gone for just six months, you could be totally out of date. While you don’t need to get the latest or most expensive gadget, you do need to make regular changes and upgrades to the equipment you’re using.

Some of us are just more resistant to change than others; it’s just engrained in our DNA. But just because you don’t like change doesn’t mean you need to be left behind. Small changes can make big differences too.

Instead of turning your life upside down, just start by looking in different directions. Attend a seminar about new ideas or technologies, subscribe to a new newsletter that you didn’t before. By themselves, these are pretty small changes, but when you do them, you might find options of bigger changes that won’t be too hard either.

Don’t change too much. Warren Buffet is one of the world’s richest men. He got there by being fairly resistant to technological change. He invests mostly in stable businesses like insurance and food, rather than more unstable things like dot-coms. The reason? Just because something is new, doesn’t mean it’s good.

It’s always a good idea to research anything before getting involved with it, and to never put all your eggs in one basket – no matter how big an opportunity it is. If you change smart, then you’ll likely find yourself in a better situation.

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Melody Thacker’s Twitter Updates for 2009-12-27

by Melody on December 27, 2009

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