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What's your next dream?

October 24, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

The dream you are working on now is already reality or at least becoming so. What's next? I'm not suggesting you lose focus but it might be time to look forward to what's next. I've worked the better part of two years to make one of my dreams come true. I'm now at the point where the dream is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: dream, dreams, dreams come true, life, moleskine, reality

Solve problems and grow stronger

October 23, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

However bad your problem seems, I can promise you there is someone out there dealing with something a whole lot worse. While the previous statement should give your perspective it does not in and of itself solve the problem - right? The problem you are facing may in fact be the worst problem you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: grow, problems, skill, solve, solving problems, stronger

21 days to a (better) blog – part 3

October 22, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This is the third Installment of the 21 days to a (better) blog series. It will make a great deal more sense if you have read week 1: up and running and week 2: the devil is in the details. This week I am leaving out the redundant writing, posting and editing schedule. By now you should have settled … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, WordPress, Writing Tagged With: 21 days, blog, blog software, fine tuning, fun stuff, scribe, seo writing, themes, thesis, WordPress

Rebirth of the salesman

October 21, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

I don't know about you but back in the nineties and for most of the two-thousands, sales became a little too cold and calculated for my taste. It became all about numbers, processes and tools like customer relationship management systems(CRMs). I think many forgot that contained in the word … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Marketer, sales Tagged With: emotion, likable, rebirth, salesman, salesmanship, salesmen, trustworthy

Your story, sharing the hard parts

October 20, 2010 By Jim Raffel 10 Comments

There are parts of your story you may choose to never share. There are other parts you may never share online. Maybe there are parts you plan to share in a book somewhere down the line. If you're like me, however, you will share most of your story face to face once we know each other. There are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Choices, personal development, Writing Tagged With: challange, hard part, story

What's your post BlogWorld plan?

October 19, 2010 By Jim Raffel 8 Comments

As I write this I'm flying home from Las Vegas where I attended BlogWorld and SGIA over the last several days. I took my own advice and slept more than I usually do during a show. So, my head is clear and I'm thinking takeaways and immediate action items. Here's some stream of consciousness thinking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: conferences, personal development, takeaways Tagged With: action items, las vegas, mobile devices, planning, takeaway

Incremental vs. Breakthrough Change

October 18, 2010 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Because change is a constant, it makes sense to spend time understanding the process and harnessing how it happens, with the idea being to arrive at the best possible outcome. Sometimes methodical incremental change will make sense. At other times breakthrough change could be required to remain a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, personal development, priorities Tagged With: breakthrough, change, evaluating, incremental, marketing, secret, strategic management, strategy

Live in the moment

October 17, 2010 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

Have you ever been so wrapped up in your own little world that you feel like you missed something? I had just this feeling on a recent flight. So, I stopped writing, closed my MacBook, took my ear buds out and had an hour long conversation with the woman sitting next to me. Social media is real, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: breakneck, life, live in, macbook, moment, moments, social media, Twitter

Sleep is a weapon

October 16, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

I'm writing this early Monday morning and by design I spent a good part of this weekend sleeping more than I normally would. Two reasons; 1. last week was spent in four cities and 3 different hotels, 2. By the time you read this post I'll be wrapping up four days in Las Vegas at two different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: personal development, Uncategorized Tagged With: is a, las vegas, metaphors, sleep, sleeping, sleeping more, tool box, tools, weapon

21 days to a (better) blog – part 2

October 15, 2010 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Please be sure to refer back to Week 1: Up and running if you didn't get a chance to read the first installment of 21 days to a better blog last Friday. This week I am focusing on some of the devilish little details that separate a fun blog from one that has the potential to be a business … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Stuff I Like, WordPress Tagged With: 21 days, akismet, best blog, blog, blog software, business, devilish, feedburner, google analytics, part 2, spam in blogs, spamming, WordPress, wordpress blog

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