#AskPeshev 130: Taking It up a Notch

And just like that, we’re now entering the end of the first quarter. Did you start this year more hopeful than you are now?I’d like to encourage you to keep your hopes and goals higher this year so you can keep exerting efforts that align with these goals.You can rely on me to feed you with weekly nuggets of wisdom for the top business problems you are facing (which reminds me—go check out my guide on The 33 Biggest Business Challenges Growing Companies Face).This newsletter features my Forbes articles for the past week as well as my refreshers on top WordPress-related questions you would find useful. Want to take our work relationship up a notch? Explore one of my business advisory plans at Growth Shuttle 🚀 Message me if you have any questions 📥 Mario

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