“We all have mentors. They recognize the talent we don’t see under our own noses.” Jason Hewlett – Entertainer According to Wikipedia, there are three types of satellites: Natural Satellites – also called moons Artificial Satellites – objects intentionally launched into orbit, such as communications and weather satellite Another Type of Satellite? There is a…
Review Yourself In football, the team, and specifically the quarterback, watches film/video of their previous performance. The purpose is to see: What they did right. What they did wrong. How they can improve next time. It’s called a debrief. In addition to sports, corporations, the military and the fields of engineering and project management conduct…
I am often asked, “How did you start your business?” “How did you shift from corporate America to entrepreneurship?” “How did you make that leap?” One of my favorite blog posts on this subject is by Leo Babuta of Zen Habits. Enjoy – ET How to Start “There are two mistakes one can make along…
“There is no room for the dilettante in this business” Are you a professional, an amateur, or a dilettante? Worse than an amateur is a dilettante. A dilettante is defined as a person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts (speaking), without real commitment or knowledge. Synonyms: non-professional, non-specialist, layman, layperson, dilly-dallier.…
What if you had a method to make your message memorable, or sticky, every single time? What if you could hook your audience on your content whenever you wanted. Would you be interested? Earlier this month, I got a chance to spend some time with one of my training mentors and heroes, Sarah Singer-Nourie. She…
One of the most nerve-wracking things a speaker or businessperson gets to do is speak to a tough crowd when they already know that their message has been rejected. On top of the typical nerves that come along with giving just about any speech, you are also worried about rejection on a personal level. How…
If you’re taking advantage of the techniques I discuss in Guerrilla Marketing, you’re probably already working to make your target market aware of the results and benefits you can provide to others. In sales – and ultimately we are all in sales – it’s important to sell the result, not the product itself. People don’t…
con·trar·i·an noun \kən-ˈtrer-ē-ən, kän-\ : a person who takes an opposite or different position or attitude from other people Are there benefits to being a contrarian? Most of us are not contrarians by nature. In our culture it is simply safer to go with the flow and not make many waves. It’s easier – in…
Whether you’re starting out in an entry-level position or you are the CEO, you have things that you want to accomplish, and you want your voice to be heard. Perhaps you’ve been researching your field and realize that in order to keep up with your competition, major changes need to be made. Or maybe a…
What can the moviemaker, Pixar, teach you to make your next story a box office hit? Pixar Animation Studios has created some of the most magical, memorable, and mesmerizing movies of all time. For example, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, and Up! all have worldwide gross revenues in excess of $725 million each. What, you ask…