March 2011
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Is Your Health Your Wealth?
I think it is. Do you? Do you think taking care of your health is the most important thing in your life? I know with today’s world we all work hard at our jobs, which takes up most of our time these days and the demands of the job can make it difficult to devote enough time to other areas of our lives that impact our overall wellness and quality of life. How do the long hours at the...
Health Your Wealth
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February 2011
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What Would Buddha Tweet? Ten Mindful Ways to Use...
What would Buddha Tweet? I absolutely love this article and I love #4 Offer random tweets of kindness, #5 Experience now and share later and #9 Practice letting go. Which ones do you like? Discuss this article with the author here. For the last two years, I have provided a daily wisdom quote through a Twitter account called Tiny Buddha. Since the follower count has grown by...
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Congratulations To The Saltys Winners!
The first ever Saltys Awards wrapped up last night, and we’re happy to say that it was an overwhelming success. For those who weren’t at the event you can check out the list of nominees and winners over on The Saltys website. Our most sincere congratulations to the winners and to all of the nominees as well. It was an incredibly tight race for many of the categories, and it’s safe to say that...
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How To Make Facebook Page Communication Easy
Facebook recently upgraded its Pages feature, providing businesses new tools to customize their pages and interact with consumers more easily and quickly. Facebook hopes the new features will help you manage communication, express yourself, and increase engagement. Two things that I really like with the upgrade, well actually it is three things. :-) 1. I love the use of photos across the...
22 Ways to Become Spectacularly Inspirational «...
Just received this in my inbox the other day. Great list and words to live by. 22 Ways to Become Spectacularly Inspirational By Robin Sharma, author of the #1 bestseller “The Leader Who Had No Title” 1. Do important work vs. merely offering opinions. 2. Lift people up vs. tear others down. 3. Use the words of leadership vs. the language of victimhood. 4. Don’t worry...
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What Is Your Take On Network Marketing?
Photo Credit: Will Lion When I first heard about network marketing, I was against it. I would say that is probably the norm for most people? Or is it, please share. So, why do I have this perception? Maybe it’s the pyramid structure? You always hear the term, “oh that is a pyramid scheme!”. But you can’t really take issue with the tiered compensation...
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Why Small Business Should
I am going to share my thoughts on why I think small business should love and use group buying. However, lets get the disclosure up front here. I am the owner of the Maritime group buying website, How She Goin’. There, now lets get down to business and please do share your thoughts and opinions. Why should a small business be interested in group buying? It is essentially an...
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Does someone need to light a fire under their...
Okay kids, by now there are well over 500 million people on Facebook and a shocking number of them log in every single day. This is an incredibly powerful communication medium, not a “nice-to-have if there is any budget left over”. There’s still time to light a real fire under your butt and get your social brand in gear. This is a huge opportunity!!! If you want to see how so...
January 2011
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Group buying is not about the money
Great article on why businesses should focus on the marketing advantages of group buying and not just the money. Thanks to Dave Veale of Vision Coaching for sharing this with me. What are your thoughts on group buying? Almost overnight, it seems online group-buying services have taken the world by storm. Companies such as Groupon, which is apparently worth $15-billion (yes, billion),...
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The Ice Does Make The Party
February 4th marks the date for the 3rd Annual Tim Horton’s Pavilion Cup. I have participated in this event the last two years and I must say if you like hockey, having fun, and doing some good for the Saint John community, this is the way to do it. The event looks rock solid again this year and if I can get my bummed shoulder working, I will be there again this year. Because of this...
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The Future of Business is Sharing
[[posterous-content:pid___0]] All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. — Robert Lee Fulghum Sharing was something we all learned in kindergarten. Well now it is something we should pay close attention to in business. There are 1000’s of new businesses popping up that use sharing as their business model. And guess...
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Don't Postpone Joy
See the full gallery on posterous I definitely didn’t postpone joy this past holiday season. And I hope you didn’t either. I just recently got back from Mexico with my family. We took a one week holiday in the Mayan Riveria to attend my bros wedding. It was amazing week and a great way to put a close on the holiday season. As we were flying to Mexico I was...
December 2010
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Breathe......
Photo Credit: LunaDiRimmel Are you feeling like there is not enough time in the day? Feeling busy? Where did the day go? Time is running out? How am I going to get this done in time? Do you feel like that right now? With the Christmas break fast approaching, work pressures, life pressures it can really sneak up on us. I went for a walk today and realized I was feeling exactly like this...
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A Holiday Season Request
We are about to celebrate a joyous time of the year, therefore, we’re getting into a season where we think more about giving than most other times in the year. If you have a few extra dollars or time kicking around this year, maybe you can assist one of the great charities involved with the Do Good Today website. Instead of buying an extra DVD for yourself this Christmas season, give...
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What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI |...
This is part of my Startup Advice series. I had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI. (In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.”) I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things done. You are constantly faced with decisions and there is always incomplete information. ...
November 2010
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Raise Your Glass If You Are Wrong In All The Right...
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Pink gets it. Your latest hit, Raise Your Glass really displays how leaders need to make their own trail and Pink is a perfect example. She has always done things her on way. Yes she has had some bumps along the way, but this is what makes us great when we step out of our...
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How She Goin' Is Live
How She Goin’, our new shopping website that offers a daily deal on the best local goods, services and cultural events, launched in Saint John today. Using the principles of collective buying, How She Goin’ negotiates unprecedented discounts with popular businesses. How She Goin’ subscribers get free daily emails alerting them to the deals. The deals are activated only when a...
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Who's Using Which Social Media Sites?
I get asked this question all the time and I never really have an exact answer. Well thanks to Flowtown I do now. Flowtown is a social media marketing platform that helps businesses transform email contacts into engaged customers and also owned by fellow New Brunswicker Dan Martell. Great infographic and should answer the question I always get asked. :-) Thanks Flowtown!! Flowtown -...
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Who's Using Which Social Media Sites?
I get asked this question all the time and I never really have an exact answer. Well thanks to Flowtown I do now. Flowtown is a social media marketing platform that helps businesses transform email contacts into engaged customers and also owned by fellow New Brunswicker Dan Martell. Great infographic and should answer the question I always get asked. :-) Thanks Flowtown!! Flowtown - Social...
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Why Do Good? Because you can...
Lets put the Abundance Principle in full motion here. Abundance is an energy that circulates in the world, and the more you send out, the more you will see come back to you. Good things always happen to people who do good things. — Robin Sharma Hey Everyone! I am very excited to let you know that there is a new site available to everyone from Saint John, NB that I hope will create a...
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Social media secrets for local...
Awhile back I did a quick video on Does social media work in small cities. In the video I shared an experience I had while visiting Fredericton, NB one afternoon and how social media impacted where I spent my money that day. Check it out if you missed it. Today I decided to do a quick video on two companies here in Saint John that I think are doing a decent job with social media. One of them...
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How do you sell cat food?
[[posterous-content:pid___0]] Photo Credit: Atlantic Dream Festival According to Kevin O’leary you need to ask yourself this question. Who do you sell cat food to? Cats? No, you sell it to people who are shopping for cats. This was one of the great lines shared by Kevin O’Leary at the Atlantic Dream Festival last week in Moncton, NB. You can watch Kevin share some of the golden...
October 2010
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My Best Bud Is Seven
See and download the full gallery on posterous It has been an amazing ride buddy. Thank you for teaching me so many things. You still continue to teach me how to enjoy the moment, enjoy the simple pleasures, smile and to always have fun. Happy Birthday Dude! I love you. Posted via email from Chris Nadeau Stream | Comment »
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Saint John Business Community Doing Good
Last night I attended the BCAPI 12th Annual Dinner. Dare I say it was one of the most inspirational dinners I have ever been to. BCAPI (The Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative) was formed in 1997 by a group of business leaders who were concerned about the level of poverty in Saint John, N.B. and wanted to do something to help. BCAPI members are business leaders and professionals who...
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Showing weakness takes strength
Like most golf fans I watched the unbelievable finish to the Ryder Cup yesterday as Graeme McDowell edged out Hunter Mahan in the final match on the 17th hole to give the Europeans the Ryder Cup. During the final match, the weight of both countries was suddenly thrust upon McDowell and Mahan. Unfortunately with these events, there is always a winner and a “perceived” loser. Those...
September 2010
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Do your best!
I had the chance to watch Into The Wind last night on ESPN’s 30 for 30. Into The Wind is a movie about Terry Fox’s fight against cancer. The film was directed by basketball great and proud Canadians Steve Nash and Ezra Holland. I remember in 1980 being an eight-year-old boy and waking up every morning and rushing to the TV to see where Terry was that day. However, at the time I did...
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All progress comes from unreasonable people
Photo Credit: MobileStreetLife Don’t be afraid to follow your heart, even if others beat up on you. That is their opinion and it is none of your business. All progress comes from unreasonable people, people who follow their hearts and the instructions of their consciences rather than the commands of the crowd. All progress has come from risk-takers and men and women who were...
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Reflection Case Study: Benefits of hiring a VA
Being an entrepreneur, we wear many hats to maintain the success of our business. Effectively managing our stress and taking time for ourselves is important to avoid burn out and ultimately avoid the failure of our business. Overworking, isolation and poor time management all contribute to high levels of stress. Geez, that intro paragraph kind of scares me when I read it over. But it does...
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Group Buying: A No Brainer For Businesses
The only thing hotter then the weather these days is group buying. This phenomenon is taking the Internet by storm and it has created the fastest growing company in history. Groupon has created a haven for small businesses, allowing them to use the power of social media and the web to market and advertise their brand at no risk. When you think about it, the businesses that advertise with...
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Take Some Action
Photo Credit: Guiri R. Reyes It’s been awhile since I shared a quote from my Daily Inspiration book by Robin Sharma. The quote from today struck a cord with me and maybe it’s because of the new venture we are on, but it hit me like a ton of bricks. I leave it with you. The Law of Diminishing Intent says that the longer you wait to implement a new idea or strategy, the less...
August 2010
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Group Buying Is Coming To The Maritimes
I feel blessed to be a Maritimer. Living in the Maritimes has many advantages. However, we sometimes miss out on some of things that the technology world has to offer because we don’t have the population. There is a current phenomenon happening on the Internet right now, called group buying, where people living in certain cities can get great deals from local businesses. It is huge in...
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3 Tips For Entrepreneurs Breaking Free From The...
We left early Monday morning last week for the first “real” family vacation we have had in over a year. We are now back from PEI and we had an amazing time eating lots of great local island food, going to the beach, bonfires and hitting the water slides in Cavendish. However, for entrepreneurs, it is sometimes hard to break away from your business when on vacation. This time I decided it...
Thank You Grammy
Well, I am at that age now where you begin to lose more and more people to death. This morning my grandmother passed away. It was inevitable, as she was battling Alzheimer’s and a case of Pneumonia but it always catches you off guard. This morning an individual passed away that had a huge impact in my life and when something like this happens, it always makes me look back on what things...
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Is Social Media Old School?
This is the way you have to think about social media. Don’t get freaked out by all the new tools. It’s just another way to build realtionships, which all great businesses do. Think of it like you are going to a cocktail party and you are going to network with friends, customers and prospects. Only now you can do it from anywhere. When you think about it, social media is...
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Architect turns 344 sq. ft. apartment into 24...
I will never complain about space in my house again. Instead I will find a way to make it work or hire this guy to make it work for me. He could probably turn my house into another country. And it is all eco friendly. Brilliant! Posted via email from Chris Nadeau Stream | Comment »
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the best goal is no goal
I wrote a small post about breaking free from your goals almost a year ago and it was Leo Babauta, blogger of Zen Habits and mnmlist.com who wrote a post on breaking free from your goals that spawned that post. Well Leo has done it again. In the post below he explains about having no goals and doing what you love each and every moment in your day. I think this is an amazing way to live your...
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Dove for Men vs Old Spice
Which one would you choose? OhDoctah seems to think the Old Spice guy is a fake! Are you with OhDoctah? Posted via email from Chris Nadeau Stream | Comment »
July 2010
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Lunch On Us Round 2
We had a blast during our first “Lunch On Us”. It is now time for Round 2. Here is a choice cut from our visit to the Opera Bistro with Tanya Whitaker Garnett of Atlantic Med Equip Supplies and Elaine Shannon of Take Charge! Get Rid of What’s Holding You Back: We are looking forward to sharing another great lunch with two other business folks. Lunch is on us, of course. ...
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4 Websites I Checked Out & Liked
Photo Credit: Brandon C Warren Going to try and get back into sharing more sites/blog post out there that have really had an impact on how I do things daily. Please feel free to share sites you found that might be helpful. Seesmic Web - Seesmic Web now eases the management of all your social feeds, recently adding Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, all in one browser tab! I am using this more...
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7 Things I Learned From A Street Performer
This past weekend we went to the 20th annual Buskers on the Boardwalk in Saint John. Along with some great weather, we saw some great performances. One performance that stuck out to me was the one by Rob Roy Collins Rob has entertained around the world including Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand appearing on TV, radio, at festivals and as a street performer in places including London’s...
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3 Websites To Improve Your Website Content
Having trouble keeping your website up to date? Feel like the content is lacking? Well you are not the only one. Being in the web business for the last 10 years and providing a platform that lets organizations manage and maintain their web content with no coding, we are still seeing some groups having trouble coming up with the content to make their site more appealing to their customers. I...
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Holy Smokes 20 Years Goes By Fast
Photo Credit: Paul LeBlanc & Extreme Group Well it’s here. 20 years later and I feel like Martin Q. Blank from the movie Grosse Pointe Blank, minus the professional assassin job and he was celebrating his 10th year reunion in the movie. Everyone last night looked Tony Robbins good!Our 20 year reunion kicked off last night at Big Leagues in Cole Harbour and for me its been a success...
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Will You Go See "The Social Network"
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The First Lunch On Us
Today was our first “Lunch On Us” and we were lucky to have Tanya Whittaker of Atlantic Med Equip Supplies and Elaine Shannon of Take Charge! Get Rid of What’s Holding You Back.We had a great lunch at Opera Bistro and a great conversation. We talked about: Challenges as entrepreneurs Referral programs Drop Shipping Family Social Media Being Grateful Where is business headed...
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Keep it simple
I am currently reading Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier of 37signals. The book is about going against the “so called” norm when building your business. The examples and writing are a breath of fresh air and it is something we have been trying to do with our business since Day 1. We truly believe it is important to be yourself and keep things simple. Some of the topics...
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nextMEDIA Awards | HHP | Professional Photography...
A friend of mine is crushing it with his international media production company Hemmings House Pictures. They recently received three awards at the nextMEDIA awards in Banff. This is what happens when you follow your passion, do it your way and truly believe in what you are doing. Congrats to Greg and the team for just f’ing doing it. Here are some of Greg’s thoughts on...
June 2010
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Why Charity Always Begins at Home
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” – Nelson Mandela “The ones who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones that do”. – Steve Jobs We can make a difference, even if it is just a small one. I encourage you to read the post below by Arvind Devalia...
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Lunch On Us?
Yes it’s true. Adrian and I have been talking about getting together with a couple of you once a month for lunch to discuss life, biz, the web, social media…you name it. It’s time to get off our wallets and out from behind our computers more and have a great face to face conversation with you! So we’ve decided to host a few lunch dates in Saint John and the surrounding...
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4 Ways To Build Social Currency
Photo Credit: Haags Uitburo The other day I wrote a post about 5 ways to deepen your relationships in a tough economy. Heck, doesn’t matter if it’s a good or bad economy, you should always think about ways to deepen your relationships. Today I am going to put a bit of a social media spin on why it is important to deepen your relationships via social media, which will in turn build...