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 »
How to Brainstorm for Success: Part 2 – Preparing for the Storm
June 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 »
Why Doing Nothing can be Doing More
June 9, 2010 By 3 Comments
I'm amazed at how many work-a-holics there are in the world. Just today I read a blog post about a guy who was aggravated because he'd heard another man say he was just killing time. "How dare he!" the blog author thought as he considered clobbering the other man. "Doesn't he know that time is precious, and I don't have any of it? How dare he be unproductive and do nothing!" The blog author then proceeds to discuss all the things he does and how he as a serious businessman doesn't even have Keep Reading »
Business IS Personal
May 27, 2010 By 2 Comments
You're probably familiar with the phrase, "It's a dog-eat-dog world out there." I've been hearing it for years, and I've used it a few times myself. It's a true phrase. If you're not careful, once you step foot into the big bad business world, you can get skewered, slathered in BBQ sauce, chewed up, and then spit out. These are reasons that people put up a guard and make business and the ensuing relationships as tough as boot leather. If you have seen the movie, "You've Got Mail" you may Keep Reading »
Are You Prepared for Layoffs?
April 15, 2010 By 8 Comments
About a month ago the company I'm working for gathered all 60 of us into a tight meeting room and announced that there would be layoffs in July. It's not because we're shrinking or doing poorly, in fact--it's quite the opposite. It's because we're growing. Perhaps on another day I'll tell you how that works. Those of us who are in management positions already knew what was coming, and it made the meeting all the more interesting because I could sit back and observe the reactions of everyone Keep Reading »
The W8 Formula
March 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
In high school and part of college I competed on the forensics team in debate, oratory, humor, drama, and poetry and (pardon me for tooting my own horn) did really well at it. Actually, I lied. I did well in all areas except debate. Debate was a giant thorn in my side and I’d leave the debate floor feeling like I wrestled a hippopotamus in the wallow. So after a couple years, I decided to leave debate behind. But that’s not what this is about; this post is about working towards a goal, Keep Reading »
