Mike'd Up Marchev
Mike'd Up Marchev
Mike'd Up Marchev is your five minute practical business coaching podcast. Get in and out quickly with an actionable snippet of common sense business advice for your travel agency.Social links:
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2026: Here We Come.
In the first episode of Mike'd Up Marchev for 2026 I am attempting to suggest a reality-based approach to achieving better results as we move forward. No pie in the sky revolutions, just three ideas that will pay dividends without a whole bunch of stress and wasted time. Take a listen.
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Finding Time To Think & Planning Your Future
As General Eisenhower once reminded us: " Plans are seldom followed. The act of planning is everything." Today's final message of 2025 suggests that we find the time and make the time to think about where we are planning to go in the next twelve months. Keep this year's new year's resolution real. …
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Honor The "Plateau"
Sometimes we just need to take a break from the strenuous work we devote to masking our craft. The piano drove this point home to me this week and it was supported by chance when I began preparing for an upcoming presentation focusing on "Branding." Give me five minutes and see if what I have to sa…
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Just a Little Bit of Help
Today I have a double message for you. I've shared this advice before but it keeps on popping up. If and when you think of somebody for no reason at all, find a moment to contact them sooner rather than later. Don't question the reasoning. Just do it. My second reminder had to do with a snow fille…
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An Email Lesson You Can Take To The Bank
Never underestimate the power, and opportunity, that an unsolicited email may introduce to your marketing efforts. Categorizing incoming emails as SPAM can be, and often proves to be, a cop out. Listen to today's lesson and take notes. The next one could very possibly be the Big One.
05:46
Lessons From The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Excellence will not, and does not, come by accident. Today's leaders, entertainers and roll models came to be as a result of tedious practice, rehearsal, coaching and polishing. Those lucky enough to be chosen to march in the Annual Macy's Day Parade made their luck as a result of focused preparati…
04:18
Real Versus Feel
We often think we are doing things right, but this just not be the case. It may not be the truer reality. Hence the Real vs Feel phenomenon. Do not underestimate the power of the video or having a third set of eyes critique your performance. The findings may sting at first but will prove to be a gi…
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6 Steps To A Multi-Million Travel Business
This is the projected title of my new booklet focusing on travel success. Titled The 6 Steps For Building a Successful Travel Business I am sharing the topics which I feel will make all the difference in the world. They include visibility, differentiation, marketing, communication, presentation and…
09:50
Slow Down ... You May Be Moving Too Fast
Today's reminder has to do with taking th4e path of least resistance. Sometimes it takes a gentle whack in the head to slow down, regroup and start from square one again. Such was the case when my brother in law reached out to me recently. Although I have been selling books on Amazon for years, I w…
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Two Valuable Free Resources To Help Build Your Businesses
There are two valuable resources that lie at your fingertips which can immediately help you with your visibility as well as with meaningful contributions to your prospects and clients. Google Alerts and the AI service GROK are worth the time to investigate. I truly believe both of these services (f…
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