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This is the third post in Brainstorming series. Read the first two posts here: 1. An Introduction to Brainstorming 2. Preparing for the Storm Before the first rainy season in Guatemala, the locals would tell me that I had never seen rain before. I, of course, was hesitant to believe seeing how I've been in some torrential downpours. When the first rains hit; however, I realized what the locals meant. Within minutes, the cement-lined streets quickly turned into rivers, filled with Keep Reading »
In my book, having control is a dangerous delusion--especially in business. How can you claim to be in control, when agency is a universal principle? At any time any person could quit, sabotage your project, eat your lunch (gasp!), steal your thunder, fire you, raid your desk, and the list goes on. Control is a delusion. You don't have control. What you do have is the power to choose. The way you conduct yourself at home, work, online, and in the public eye has the power to Keep Reading »
Tomorrow marks the first day of fall; summer is ending, the leaves are changing color, and playtime is over. Well, really hard playtime is over anyway. For me summer means traveling nearly every weekend, bratwursts, steaks, shorts, watermelon, gaining weight, buying new pants that fit, swimming, more swimming, and lots of unbearable heat. I grew up in Star Valley, Wyoming—an area of the world where the four seasons are very distinct—and it was the fall that marked a new year: school Keep Reading »
If you search around on YouTube you can find some very excellent videos regarding business and marketing. One such video was created by TheRSA.org. They've illustrated a talk given by Dan Pink about what really motivates us at work. This is a must see. Enjoy! Direct Link: RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us. Keep Reading »
This post is the second post in the "How to Brainstorm for Success" series. If you missed the first post, check it out here: "How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 1 - An Introduction to Brainstorming" where we briefly discuss different brainstorming stages. Have you ever been laying down at night waiting to go to sleep, or been on a nice afternoon walk and the ideas just kept rushing into your head? I've been there way too many times. I love it when this happens, but what really drives me Keep Reading »
The internet has opened up a whole new playing field for marketers. Now a lot of people think that marketing online is the same as marketing offline, but there's so much more to it. The interent allows people to connect with each other in ways that people have never thought of before. If you browse around from webpage from webpage, you find that most websites have banner ads (mine currently doesn't, although I am considering it). Banner ads are the standard internet marketing device. Keep Reading »
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