Category Archives: Business

Tiffany Shlain and Connected

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A friend on Facebook posted a link to Webby Awards Founder and Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain (see video below). Brian Solis talks with Tiffany Shlain, filmmaker and Webby Awards founder, about her latest film "Connected: An Autoblogography About Love, Death, and Technology". It's a very interesting conversation about being connected, about independence and interdependence. It's also about our choice about when to be connected and when to disconnect. Key words that I noted are engagement, connectedness, Read more [...]

Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Enchantment

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I came across Guy Kawasaki on the Art of Enchantment (see video below) where Brian Solis talks with Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple, about enchantment which is the title of Guy's latest book. It's a very interesting conversation, 28 minutes long and interesting all the way. Guy Kawasaki talks about the important three pillars of Enchantment: •  be likeable •  be trustworthy •  have a great service/product/idea During the conversation about enchantment Read more [...]

Life Coach Marketing & Blogging Program

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Tim Brownson and Michael Martine have created the "Life Coach Marketing & Blogging Program" and the first group starts on April 4. It's brand new so we are kind of guinea pigs. There are 16 blocks or topics, preliminary it's these ones: Course Overview The State of the Life Coaching Field Why Life Coaches Should Blog What Kind of Life Coach are You? Understanding Your Own Core Competencies How Blogs Work Getting a Blog Creating a Blogsite Which Attracts Clients, Part Read more [...]

How To Get What You Want – part 1

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I am evaluating 2010 and preparing for 2011. As part of the process I have picked My 3 Words for 2011 and I'm Reinventing My Business. This blog post is about how I work on creating a foundation for the year(s) to come. The Law of Attraction In A Scary Admission Chris Brogan admits that he believes in the Law of Attraction. I believe in the teachings inside The Secret. The Secret is a book that talks about The Law of Attraction. There are several books that talk about this, and The Secret isn’t Read more [...]

UGL course

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November 15 to 19 I attended a five day UGL (Understanding Group and Leader) course. It was a great course, I learned more about group dynamics and leadership plus got more self-insight. We were eight attending and during the week we went from strangers to a very well functioning group, learning along the way. Action based learning is terrific but it's also intense since you're part of the process. We had three fedback exercises (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday), all different and very useful. Read more [...]

BNI Star Lund

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I have heard of BNI (Business Network International), "the World's Largest Business Networking, Referrals and Word of Mouth Marketing Organization", before but today I attended my first meeting. BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world. We offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. I was invited as guest and it was really interesting to take part. It was a highly structured meeting. Each team member got one minute for an Read more [...]

Always Be Closing

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Today I attended a sales seminar called "Always Be Closing" with Steve Schiffman. Stephan Schiffman has been a leader in motivational and sales training since 1979. He is a Certified Management Consultant, and has trained and consulted to a wide range of corporations including IBM, AT&T, Motorola, Sprint, CIGNA, and a host of other organizations throughout the world. He has trained over 500,000 professionals in over 9,000 companies. Millions more have read his best selling books internationally. Read more [...]

Reinventing My Business

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James at Men with Pens posted How to Rip Off Your Band-Aid and Reinvent Your Business. I read it, thought it made a lot of sense - to others - and left. The post starts like this: When you have a business – any kind of business – there are two ways to grow: * You can tinker away and make changes to accommodate growth in little bits as you go along * You can shut the whole thing down and start over Most people do the first. It’s easier to pick away at what you have and make little Read more [...]

Are You an Eagle or a Duck?

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I am coach and mentor. Like most small companies, I'm self-employed, one issue is to make potential clients find me. Another issue is how to stand out in the crowd. There are lots of coaches and mentors, how can I be different and make a difference? I have two questions that I work with: • What can I do differently? • What can I do that my competitors don't? I don't think there's a final answer to any of those. It's about Kaizen, gradual improvement, and keeping an eye on Read more [...]