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The current topics Susan is offering, range from a 30-minute light touch of a topic to a four-hour, in-depth workshop. Attendees of her presentations receive handouts, and tangible, immediate use-tomorrow tools and are able to access her on-line articles.

Topics:
G.P.S.™ For Your Business
The ‘quickest route’ directions for building your business
Absolutes-Must-Haves for Business Women
  • Planning + Goals = Your Future
  • Knowing vs.. Not Knowing
  • The Go-For-It Mentality

Four Disasters To Avoid When Starting Your Own Business
The time is right, opportunity has knocked and you have answered the door with willingness, determination and conviction. You are starting your own business, with no one to answer to but yourself. Success is out there waiting for you. Forging into the uncharted territory of business start-ups is daunting at best. That’s why the failure rate is 85% in the first 18 months of business, according to Entrepreneur Magazine. Learning how to avoid these four disasters will give you an edge so your business won’t become a statistic.
Are You Too Busy To Take On New Business? Or, are you afraid you will become overwhelmed and have no life?
Starting with the premise that most of us are time-challenged….there just isn’t enough time to do everything we would like to do, need to do and want to do. There are those “chosen few” who seem to have adequate time to do everything, never seem rushed or in the ‘catch-up’ mode – what is their secret? Learn what the masters know – and become the master of your time.
Closing the Gender Communication Gap
What happens to the words between her mouth and his ears?
Breaking the Communication Code
Taking your clients/audience/customers from Unawareness to Action
The Invisible Communication Barrier
  • Why do we have 'selective' listening?
  • Why are we occasionally 'tuned out'?
  • How to determine what we are really communicating

The Ladies Room
  • Why we go together
  • Multi-tasking
  • Energy sources

Four Keys to Stopping the Time Vampires
Time is passing at a constant rate – as each minute ticks by, it is gone forever. Do you recognize the value of your time and cherish it as your most treasured commodity? Or do you cavalierly ‘give-it-away’? Do others respect the value of your time? In this interactive exchange, you will learn to identify the vampires, and bring out the garlic when appropriate!! The presentation touches on:
  • How time vampires dress in disguise
  • How to effectively and politely refuse to give away your time
  • How to identify your internal time vampire
  • When to bring out the garlic, and how much to use

Is It Time To Fire The Committee In Your Head? And what is the cost?
This topic is about the continuous dialog that takes place between your ears….the self-talk that never stops – whether we are consciously listening, or not! What is your “head” committee telling you? Imagine replacing your current “head committee” with self-talk that will optimize your outlook, focus your plans and keep you in the high-achievement mode.
Is Your Personal Perspective Crashing With Reality?
In this presentation, we take a look from the perspective of others – the so-called experts. What is the value, if any, of a perspective that differs from ours? How can we explore alternate perspectives and perhaps, even embrace the newfound view? This is a real challenge for many of us, because of our success, affluence, education – we believe we know ourselves better than anyone, therefore, we know what’s best for us. Learn how to trust yourself and follow through with your good decisions.
What Is It Costing You to Avoid Making Decisions?
Learn the critical thinking skill set to make decisions quickly and smartly. Get ready to move from analysis paralysis to lights, camera, AND ACTION.