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The Myth of “JOB” Security

Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock lately there seems to be talk of something they like to call a ‘recession’.  This is a 50 cent word answer for lots of companies (particularly ones that are too ’small’ to warrant government bailouts) are going under at the speed of a morning Starbucks lineup.  [...]

November 9th, 2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Positive Thinking: What are YOU Looking at?

Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this post I thought I’d mention something a friend of mine said to me when I was talking about how I normally teach.  He is of the mind that in order to get results the focus should be to portray yourself as a ‘maven’ or ‘guru’ [...]

August 14th, 2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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Crisis and Great Problems

I’m guessing you’ve likely heard the phrase, “That’s too good to be true.“  Pretty common right?  What about, “That’s too horrible to be true.” …Not so much?  Not surprising really, when things are painted in ‘dark colors’ we tend to believe them.
It’s easy to hear bad news, just turn on your favorite form of mass [...]

July 10th, 2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
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Defeating Analysis Paralysis: Done BEATS Perfect Every Time

“Art is never finished, only abandoned” Leonardo DaVinci
There’s a big gap between ‘not finished’ and ‘not perfect’…often the size of the Grand Canyon.
I’m very much a ‘Ready, FIRE, Aim’ kind of guy.  Gets me a trouble now and again but it also allows me to do a ton more than people who are so preoccupied [...]

July 7th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Frank Kern and WTF Motivation

Sometimes you just have to say, ‘What the F*#k.’ Tom Cruise in Risky Business
I spent a good chunk of today listening to uber marketer and sometime surfer…Frank Kern.  Wikipedia noted that his latest Mass Control 2.0 Launch netted close to 50,000,000 dollars (yep, that’s a lot of Fricken Zeros…) making it the most successful information [...]

June 25th, 2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
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The Power of Choice

‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty’ he asked. ‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said, gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end then stop.’
Lewis Carroll
It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly blessed I am to live in North America.  I know it’s easy to rant about the ‘oh woe is [...]

June 15th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Be Who You Are and Live The Truth

“Knowledge is Power…but ONLY if that knowledge is the TRUTH!”
Tony Blauer
The love of my life was telling me today about a good friend of hers who found herself suddenly ‘downsized’ this past week.  Depending on the circles you move in, or what you watch, read or listen to for that matter, that’s not exactly [...]

June 6th, 2009 | admin | 4 comments | Continued
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The Power of Focus

“Most people have a focus that’s a mile wide and and inch deep.  Tiger Woods has a focus an inch wide and a mile deep.” Jack Nicholas
I’ve been fighting a pretty nasty case of ‘Prostatitis’ this past month and it’s about as much fun as sitting on a bear trap.  Pain is a spiritual [...]

May 25th, 2009 | admin | 2 comments | Continued
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How to Get More Done and Enjoy the Process

“Everything that happens to me is the best thing that could happen to me” Jim Carey
There are about as many ways of saying ‘look on the bright side’ as there are people who say it.  Not that that’s a bad thing…hell I once heard that Hawaian’s have a bunch of ways to say ‘I love [...]

March 18th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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3 Questions to Get to Heart of the Matter

What’s your elevator speech?
If you’ve been around the marketing block a few times you know what I’m talking about.  It’s the “imagine you’re in an elevator with the perfect prospect and he/she asks you what you do.” moment speech.  Most of us at one time have either done the exercise or procrastinated the hell out [...]

March 11th, 2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued