Monday, June 17, 2013

The Secret to a Successful Collaboration by Admin

Posted in Partnership and Collaboration“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” —Helen Keller As I begin working in two new collaborative partnerships writing the book …

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Monday, June 10, 2013

What Comes First, the Art or the Market (a.k.a. the Audience)? by Admin

Posted in Branding/Personal BrandingEntrepreneurshipStrategyAgain, I’m writing this series because I want to see artists—art in the general sense of the word, and that means painters as …

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Pricing Your Art…Skill, Time, and Other Creative Endeavors by Admin

Posted in Business developmentStrategyThis week, I had the fortuitous opportunity to meet a fellow artist on a train ride leaving from New Jersey for New York. We waxed lyrical for a good wh…

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Good, Fast, or Cheap: Pick Two — A Note on Value, Efficiency, Job-Security…and more. by Admin

Posted in Customer ServiceMarketingPersonal DevelopmentStrategyTime ManagementThis week, while at the airport waiting for my 6am flight from New York to L.A., I overheard two burgeoning hip-…

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Monday, May 20, 2013

A Tip on Increased Productivity by Admin

Posted in Partnership and CollaborationPersonal Development“Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effo…

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Monday, May 13, 2013

So When Did you Become Such an Expert?
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Posted in UncategorizedFirst, the definition of an expert: a person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area. Second, why strive to become an exp…

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Why You’ve Stopped Creating (and What to do About it) by Admin

Posted in EntrepreneurshipPersonal DevelopmentStrategyHere are the questions (wrapped in finite statements) I often here from people about creating (answers in red to follow): Q’s — It…

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Pricing Your Art…Skill, Time, and Other Creative Endeavors by Admin

Posted in Customer ServiceFinancesMarketingPersonal DevelopmentThis week, I had the fortuitous opportunity to meet a fellow artist on a train ride leaving from New Jersey for New York. We wa…

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Trust: The Oldest and Most Sacred of Stock Exchanges in Human History by Admin

Posted in Partnership and CollaborationPersonal DevelopmentStrategyI’m sure we’ve all heard some variation of the saying, “Trust takes years to earn, and seconds to break.” To earn s…

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Monday, April 22, 2013

No Title by Admin

Posted in Business developmentCoachingEntrepreneurshipPersonal DevelopmentStrategy‘Tis a lesson you should heed: Try, try, try again. If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try, try…

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Checking in on the Year by Admin

Posted in Personal DevelopmentHoly cow…we’re almost a quarter of the way through 2013.How is the year going for you so far? Remember those resolutions or goals we set on December 31s…

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Monday, April 8, 2013

The Magic Formula (For Sex, Business, Love, and Fraternity) by Admin

Posted in Business developmentEntrepreneurshipPersonal DevelopmentReliability + Calculated Risks + A Sense of Humor + Malleability + Kindness = Your desired success Reliability: Keeping your…

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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Guest Blog—Nancy Vitale and Nilou Safinya by Admin

Posted in Guest BlogToday’s guest blog is from Nancy Vitale and Nilou Safinya, Eyes Up Here Productions on “Your Chicken & Egg Baseball-Themed Crowd-Funding Lesson of the We…

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Monday, April 1, 2013

Paying it Forward by Admin

Posted in Partnership and CollaborationPersonal DevelopmentThis week and out of the blue, no less, a new friend offered to help me. Wow, good story, Josh. (I know. Thanks for the compliment)…

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Monday, March 25, 2013

The World Is Your Science Lab by Admin

Posted in EntrepreneurshipAs a school-student, I never cared for science. In fact—chemistry, biology, and physics were all my worst subjects. Boring. I didn’t even like the movie Weird S…

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Monday, March 18, 2013

The Art of the Apology by Admin

Posted in Business developmentPartnership and CollaborationPersonal DevelopmentSo I messed up. I messed up big. I made a mistake with one of my referral partners. I was on the road and jet-l…

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Worry and Panic: The Sirens that Lead to Shipwreck by Admin

Posted in UncategorizedThis week I got lost while driving in Mexico. We were in Tijuana and trying to get back to the border and somehow I took a wrong turn into a very peligroso (dangerous)…

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Monday, March 4, 2013

Mindset is Everything by Admin

Posted in EntrepreneurshipPersonal DevelopmentWhether you think you can or you can’t, you’re right. -Henry Ford This week after doing a show in Saginaw, Michigan; I was scheduled to be o…

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Monday, February 25, 2013

Planting Seeds: How to Become a Farmer of Opportunity by Admin

Posted in Business developmentEntrepreneurshipPersonal Development“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work”  ― Thomas A. Edison I’ve bee…

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Winning with a Story: A How-To for Branding, Customer Service, and Interpersonal Relationships by Admin

Posted in Branding/Personal BrandingCustomer ServicePersonal DevelopmentI had this thought while reading a friend’s inspirational blog this week: “Stories are the way we make sense of th…

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Monday, February 11, 2013

How to Go in Business For Yourself by Admin

Posted in Business developmentDo you like being able to set your own schedule when it comes to work? Are you something of a self-starter? Do you catch yourself daydreaming about having extra…

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Monday, February 4, 2013

4 Tips to Improve Your Sales of Any VIABLE Idea, Service, or Product by Admin

Posted in Business developmentCustomer ServiceStrategyIf you’ve recently developed a product, service, or any other kind of idea and you’ve done a bit of research and you know what you h…

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Monday, January 28, 2013

5 Tips on How to (Re)Charge Your Blog by Admin

Posted in Branding/Personal BrandingBusiness developmentWe’ve talked about how to get more back for your social media buck…but by blogging, and doing it right, you’ll get an expone…

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Monday, January 21, 2013

Say Yes, Then Figure it Out. by Admin

Posted in EntrepreneurshipPersonal DevelopmentStrategyBut: Only if the shame of failure is too great not to succeed. Only if you’re a person of your word. Only if you’re hungry to do gre…

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Monday, January 14, 2013

The Dodo Graveyard. Evolve or Die by Admin

Posted in Business developmentPersonal DevelopmentStrategyIf you work to maintain the status quo, the old way of doing things, you will experience your demise. Your downfall or death might h…

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Monday, January 7, 2013

4 Ways to Get More Bang for Your Buck with Social Media in 2013 by Admin

Posted in Branding/Personal BrandingBusiness developmentSocial MediaStrategyI’m going to keep this one short and sweet my friends as I’m writing this on New Years Eve and need to pack in…

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Monday, December 31, 2012

Time Does Not Always Equal Money by Admin

Posted in MarketingTime ManagementHere’s a little tweak for you if you’re trying to get better at selling your services, products, or anything in between. When writing out your marketing…

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Monday, December 24, 2012

Emotional Labor: The Colonel’s Secret Recipe (For Success) by Admin

Posted in UncategorizedThe good news: I didn’t start calling myself, “The Colonel,” since the last time I wrote you. The even-better-news (than the good news): I have two words for you…

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Monday, December 17, 2012

“I am Adam Lanza’s Mother” by Admin

Posted in UncategorizedI want to take time from our regularly scheduled writings and communication about business, arts, and personal development to write to you, tastefully I hope, and resp…

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Monday, December 10, 2012

3 Ways to Gain the Business Referrals, Favors, and Connections by Admin

Posted in UncategorizedOr  Helping Them Get Theirs First Are you looking to score a meeting with one of the head honchos in your industry but can’t even get the time of day? Are you looki…

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Monday, December 3, 2012

Resolutions, Schmesolutions by Admin

Posted in Personal DevelopmentStrategyHoly cow, we’re roughly a month away from turning the page to yet another (exciting, scary, promising) New Year. This is the time of year where gifts …

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