In sports they refer to the "calm before the storm" as visualization. It's the few moments before a professional golfer addresses the ball, when they are visualizing where they want to ball to go and how it will fly there. Or it's when a race car driver sits quietly and visualizes how he'll run his … [Read more...]
Plan for success by finishing what you’ve started
Some folks view December as a time to work a little less and coast right into the new year. While that may work for some, here's a different approach for you to consider: Finish projects that have been started and seem to have stalled while also making time to plan for success in the coming year. … [Read more...]
Random Friday Thoughts: 10/18/2013 Eddition
This week's thoughts are a combination of what's going on in my life and what I observed in the social media space. A weird combination to be sure, but it's my blog and I'll do with it what I want. It's a conversation Think of this as the ADD conversation you might have with me over a cup of coffee … [Read more...]
Random Thoughts On A Friday Morning
I'm going to start writing more - heck I already have written more in the last couple weeks than the two months before that. As part of this return to the words I plan to use this platform for more informal and conversational posts. Posts like this that are just a collection of random thoughts, some … [Read more...]
Why I'm Coming Home
It's been said, "There's no place like home," and at the moment the prospect of returning to this blog with my name on it just feels right. This is my home, this is where it all started. It's not that I've lost my way with the other writing endeavors and businesses I've started but instead that some … [Read more...]
On learning, practice and perseverance
When Bill Gates was running Microsoft, his idea of a vacation was to escape to his cabin on a lake and read research papers day and night for a week or so. I remember laughing to myself and thinking, "What kind of vacation is that?" At a certain point in life, most of us become quite absorbed with … [Read more...]
Understanding your sales cycle
In order to properly plan for your business success, you need to know the steps typically required to complete a sale and how long it will take to do so. This process is referred to as the sales cycle and you will also find it varies based upon the product or service you are selling. Milestone 1: … [Read more...]
It's about the journey not the destination
I just spent some time looking back through 800+ blog posts and realized I've never properly addressed the topic of life being about the journey not the destination. While I skirted around the edges of the topic several times, it doesn't appear I've ever approached it head on. Let the journey … [Read more...]
Thoughts on community and branding flowing from the WordCamp Milwaukee experience
Before attending WordCamp Milwaukee earlier today I read "Sometimes we all need a reminder," an excellent post by my friend John Hawkins about the WordPress/WordCamp community. It was through the filter of John's post that I took in an amazing day that has helped me clarify some recent struggles … [Read more...]
How to build a unique content marketing platform
Content marketing is not as easy as the pros make it sound. Oh wait, were you expecting a blog post that was going to give you the secret to making a seven-figure income from blogging and other content creation? Sorry, this isn't that post; but it will inform you how to build a successful content … [Read more...]
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