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Stone Cabin Trail: Knowing when to turn back

July 1, 2014 By Jim Raffel

image of sugarlands stone cabin

Photo Credit: Joe Kegley There is a difference between turning back and quitting. Quitting is something you do when you are scared of failure or just don't want to do whatever it is you should be doing because it's difficult. Turning back is something you do when conditions indicate there is real … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development, The Business of Hiking

Baskin Creek Falls: Rock Bottom Recovery

June 24, 2014 By Jim Raffel

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When you are at the bottom, there is nowhere to go but up. Rock bottom is a term frequently associated with addiction and recovery. While the term makes a lot of sense in that context, we probably all have had times in our life that we would identify as low points. How you respond and recover from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development, The Business of Hiking

Change is in the air …

June 20, 2014 By Jim Raffel

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  I love change. That's what being a disruptive innovator is all about. As much as I love change, however, I've learned that meaningful change is harder and takes longer than you expect it will. I began the redesign of this site about six months ago and anticipated it would be done in 30 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Uncategorized, Writing

It’s ‘the year of’ what for you?

March 3, 2014 By Jim Raffel

I'll start with my answer. For me and my company, it's "The year of the sales process." My answer, however, really doesn't matter. How I arrived at my answer is what matters so we'll focus on that. Fix what most needs fixing Three years ago when I looked at ColorMetrix, it was obvious we needed to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business Monday

Why you should believe more than you trust

January 28, 2014 By Jim Raffel

Trust is a tricky word. Like it or not, the world is made up of shades of gray; not black and white. This means that you won't always agree with others about what's right or wrong and that can strain the ties of trust between you. Also we know that we all screw up and make mistakes at different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development

Getting shit started is not getting shit done

January 13, 2014 By Jim Raffel

Starting new projects, building new teams and getting shit started all sit on the fun side of the business equation. Getting shit done, however, is not about getting it started. It's about seeing it through to completion and, for most entrepreneurial types, that is not fun. Shut up and do the hard … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Create a body of work

January 6, 2014 By Jim Raffel

A body of work is all the art you have created and shipped. If you are a writer, your body of work is all the writing that you have published. You might have great unpublished art, but until it has been shipped and is out there for the world to consume, it's not part of your body of work. So how do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Content Creation Wednesday, Marketer, new media, Writing

Focus your 2014 efforts with three words

December 31, 2013 By Jim Raffel

This is my last blog post of 2013, but also the one that sets for tone for how I will approach 2014. You might not think three words can be so powerful, however, I have three years of proof that this form of long-term strategic planning works. It's the big picture, the 30,000 foot view, if you will, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development

Three essential WordPress tools for success

December 23, 2013 By Jim Raffel

While I travel a great deal and am a big believer in face-to-face business contact, the reality is that I make my living online. I say that, because over the last four or five years it's been my online activity that has driven the business I do offline and face-to-face. To drive that business … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, new media, sales, Small Business 101, WordPress

A 6,000 miles journey begins with a single click

December 18, 2013 By Jim Raffel

View Larger MapIn a little less than 60 days, I'm going on a journey of 6,000 miles that I've named "The Long Drive." The Long Drive will last about a month and cover a good portion of the U.S. with stops planned in about a dozen cities. Why would I want to do this? Because I've decided to prove to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, new media, social media, Travel Tips

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