The core principles of leadership for every entrepreneur include articulating a vision, think and act strategically, act decisively, communicate persuasively, motivate the troops, build relationships, and building leadership in others.

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Managing online relationships will always be a somewhat difficult task for people programmed to communicate in person.

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Rather, it presents the opportunity to communicate and establish trusted relationships with customers that can be converted into sales either online or in person.

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But had I not properly paid attention to the personal relationships that matter most in my life, I would have had no one to communicate with nor would I have received such heartfelt and valuable responses when I needed them most.

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