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Use Chumming to Grow Your Business and Build a Platform

11. July 2011

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Use Chumming to Grow Your Business and Build a Platform

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Are you trying to grow a business?
Are you an author trying to build a platform?
Are you someone trying to leverage social media to attract new followers?
If you said “yes” to any of those questions then this post is for you.
You know what “chumming” is, right?
It’s is the practice of luring animals, usually sharks, by throwing [...]

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Harnessing the Power Of Total Confidence

30. March 2011

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Harnessing the Power Of Total Confidence

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My friend and Leadership and Influence Summit speaker Tim Sanders just released a new book that I’d encourage you to pick up. It’s called Today We Are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence and it’s the long awaited prequel to his global best seller Love Is the Killer App: How [...]

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Increase Facebook Interactions and Engagement with this Simple Tool

25. March 2011

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Increase Facebook Interactions and Engagement with this Simple Tool

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The key to success on Facebook, and in any form of social media or marketing for that matter, is engagement. For it to work the best that it can you must figure out how to interact and keep your followers attention.
One simple and great way to do that on Facebook is with the new Facebook [...]

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When the Best Marketing in the World Won’t Help You

22. March 2011

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When the Best Marketing in the World Won’t Help You

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There is a reality that is hard to swallow sometimes. It’s what happens when your product or service isn’t selling or taking off like you had hoped. You know that point? It’s when you feel frustrated that your efforts aren’t reaping the type of reward you want.
Maybe you’ve done a fair amount of marketing to [...]

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Leader Lesson: How to Go from “Bud” to Boss

15. February 2011

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Leader Lesson: How to Go from “Bud” to Boss

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It’s an inevitable problem that many of us face as we move up the ranks in our career. It’s the point when we go from “bud” to boss. That fork in the road, so to speak, when we get the promotion that moves us from a peer position to one of more accountability and intentional [...]

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Why I’m Excited to be a Part of Seth Godin’s Domino Project Street Team

10. February 2011

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Why I’m Excited to be a Part of Seth Godin’s Domino Project Street Team

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The world is changing and we have a choice.
We can hold tight to what used to work then but perhaps isn’t working so well now… or we can proactively pursue the future by reinventing, trying something new and stepping out on the leading edge of change.
It’s a risk either way.
One will eventually lead to [...]

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The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do

4. January 2011

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The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do

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At the bottom of this post I’m giving away a few copies of a new book from NY Times editorial board member, Eduardo Porter. Make sure you read on to find out how you can win as well as read some really interesting examples of PRICE such as the value of human life and what [...]

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Top Posts for 2010: Top Books for Influencers, 25 Free eBooks for Business and Productivity, Perfection, Hard Work and more.

31. December 2010

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Top Posts for 2010: Top Books for Influencers, 25 Free eBooks for Business and Productivity, Perfection, Hard Work and more.

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With today being the last day of the year I thought it would be appropriate to list the Top 10 Posts for 2010 from my blog (based on overall traffic). I hope you’ll find a post that is of interest to you and perhaps something you can use as you kick-start 2011!
Top Books Every Young [...]

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Why You Must Make “The Ask” To Get What You Want

22. December 2010

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Why You Must Make “The Ask” To Get What You Want

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If someone else has something you want, how do you get access to it?
You ask.
Sounds simple right? Well, it is.
It doesn’t mean they’ll say yes but asking is the best place to start.
It’s amazing though how many of us avoid making “the ask.” Perhaps it’s because when you ask for something there is a 50/50 [...]

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How to Create a Platform: It’s All About the Distribution Channel

7. December 2010

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How to Create a Platform: It’s All About the Distribution Channel

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Ben Arment wrote a post the other day that inspired this one. As a matter of fact I ripped off his title (and modified it a little) but I only did so because he’s 100% right.
It you want to create a platform, regardless of whether you are an author, professional speaker, widget peddler, or service [...]

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