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What do you do when you have a roadblock in your life or in your business?
This past week, I was driving to Boston for my Mastermind meeting. I was running a little behind schedule. I don’t like taking the George Washington Bridge and going through New York because of traffic. However, my traffic radio station said it was the quickest route. As I was just passing the toll booth going onto the upper level of the bridge, I saw this rather large pothole and swerved to avoid it. Unfortunately, my tiredness nipped it, and then, “boom.” My tire blew out just as I was getting on the bridge-yikes. I tried not to panic. In fact, I was on my wireless headset speaking with a colleague…
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Now for something a little different…
Have you ever gotten a new technology “toy” to play with and find yourself using it a lot because it’s so easy and fun? And yes I did use the words toy, easy and fun all in reference to technology. This certainly could be an anomaly because most technology certainly isn’t easy or fun, especially when it comes to computers. Yet, there is a very cool shining star in stores right now that’s my favorite new, fun and easy technology toy. It’s called a Flip. Some of you may have already heard about it. In fact my favorite tech editor David Pogue from the New York Times just did an…
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Don’t be afraid of your “super powers…”
I’m dumbfounded by the number of people I meet and work with who take so much of their talent for granted. They take their own knowledge for granted and assume everyone else has the same knowledge that they have. Time and time again, I run across this, and I’m not excluded from this category either. I think I’ve gotten much better over the years in really recognizing my knowledge (or as my Executive Coach calls “my super powers.”) in certain areas, how it’s useful, how I can help others, and even how I can package and sell some of it. We did a great exercise at our Mastermind meeting, where…
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The Little Engine That Could…
Do you remember this childhood story? I remember it well. Maybe because I’ve read it to my nieces, nephews, and my own son many, many times, this story about the little engine huffing and puffing his way up the mountain was always a favorite of theirs. I think it struck a cord because it was a classic tale of the little guy saying yes and going beyond his comfort level to persevere. This story was originally written by Watty Piper (a pseudonym used by the publishing house Platt & Munk) and published in 1954. A quote from the book that is most famous today (which you may remember well) is…
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Lessons from Oprah
Last night was a pretty big internet event—Oprah held her first ever online, live-streaming video class. It was the first class of ten, and she interviewed and talked to Eckhart Tolle, author of A New World, Awakening To Your Life’s Purpose. It was a fascinating event. I signed on early and got my “seat,” wondering how they would pull this internet feet off without a hitch. I mean, trying to stream video to over half a million people around the world is pretty gutsy and courageous, yet this IS Oprah. The first 20 minutes were amazing. Hearing him talk about why he wrote the book and how important it was for…
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Too many overwhelming Marketing Ideas and Too Little Time…
Welcome to my first MarketingImplementer.com blog post! You might be one of those entrepreneurs, information marketers or business owners who has way too many marketing ideas and just never enough time in the day to implement or take action on them. Or maybe you have the opposite problem. You’re able to implement your ideas, but they’re not working to bring you the new clients that you’re seeking. These are both stressful and frustrating places to be in, especially when all you really want is for your business to be successful, to make some real money so you can have the financial freedom you deserve. I’m with you on all fronts.…