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The First First Impression: a business connection tip

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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We entrepreneurs may blithely assume that a prospect’s first impression will occur the first time they meet us in person somewhere. This is sometimes true, but often, their first impression comes long before this. Have you done everything you can to ensure that this first first impression is a positive one? ONLINE: Your website or […]

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Dearest Mom On Mother’s Day

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Dearest Mom, We’re approaching Mother’s Day, 2010, and it seems every year that goes by and the more mothers I know, the more I marvel and appreciate what a wonderful mother you have been and continue to be. If you didn’t have a 60 year old daughter, you could get away with claiming you’re a […]

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Connect to a teenager with a handwritten note

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Don’t ever underestimate how much a simple handwritten note will mean to someone of any age. I sent this letter to a high school senior friend who just got into the college of his choice. His mother told me that he loved getting it so much that he read it out loud to her. I’ve […]

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How To Speak From The Heart

By Elizabeth Cottrell

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Anyone who aspires to live a Heartspoken Life must also learn to speak from the heart. But what does that mean in real-world interactions? This was the first post ever published on this blog in April of 2010.  The guiding principle wherever you go I try very hard to speak from the heart in all my […]

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Elizabeth Cottrell, aka RiverwoodWriter

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I am a freelance writer, ghostwriter, and blogger called to encourage readers to strengthen the bonds of faith, family, and friends and to cultivate the joy and impact of personal, handwritten notes and letters. More Info.

 
 
 
 
 
 

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