The pandemic has probably got you sick of Zoom meetings. People who’d never heard of video conferencing are now having to do it as a regular part of their lives. My 11-year-old has no less than 5 Zoom calls a DAY as part of his private school curriculum. So I completely understand if you want… continue reading »
Yes, the speed at which you respond to your customers and prospects is literally worth actual money. I didn’t always think this way. In fact, I lost a job as a research consultant in my early 30’s because I didn’t respond fast enough to a big-wig client. So they let me go. How about you?… continue reading »
I was afraid of doing Facebook Lives until very recently. Before that, I slayed my personal dragon of launching an online course for the first time in my life. Before that, I was afraid to launch a Podcast. Before that..well, you get the idea. What’s So Scary Ok, I’m not actually an extravert. Despite the… continue reading »
This week, at a Tesla event in China, the world got to witness billionaire genius bad boy Musk doing a sort of strip-tease as he took his jacket off on stage. He was definitely not Magic Mike material. Believe me. Nobody is. Except Channing Tatum-sigh I digress..But the show went viral. With a hip twirl… continue reading »
I got a call on a Sunday afternoon last week. It was from my old university. The person who was calling was young and had a thick accent I could barely understand. Because she was calling from my university and it’s been a few decades since I had anything to do with them, I knew… continue reading »
An estimated 90 million Americans listen to at least one podcast each month, according to Edison Research. But that’s not why I did it. Here are the lessons that I learned along the way to birthing this idea of podcasting. Clear The Blocks I knew from my own coaches and people in my industry that I look… continue reading »
Well, as I just turned 50, I should probably qualify ‘old’ before I upset too many people. A 2019 research showed that 60% of people who start small businesses are between the ages of 40 and 60. There are so many implications for selling and marketing to these people that I just had to put… continue reading »
Every day at the conferences I speak at, I meet business owners who are should-ing themselves about the guilt of not having done social media or speaking or networking. Some are saying they should have a better elevator pitch. Others are saying they should do more blogging. Whatever it is that they’re saying, I’ve said… continue reading »
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