Once I had a boss (an advertising agency owner) who delivered a classic line to a client who was trying to tell our team how to do our jobs. As the client was delivering his withering criticism of our work, my boss interrupted him and said, “You don’t hire a dog to do your ownRead more
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How do you deal with the daily onslaught of information? What criteria do you use to determine what gets your precious time and attention? I devised a simple question that helps me quickly decide what to focus on: Interesting or Vital? It’s deceptively simple, but whenever I go into “IV” mode, I get more productiveRead more
Business Motivation and Inspiration, Growing A Business, Marketing And Sales, Overcoming Business Obstacles, Podcast, Resources And Tools, Starting A Business | 0 comment | 19 September, 2016 | 0
How does a high school kid who speaks no English immigrate to America, overcome racial tensions, graduate from college and go on to earn millions with WordPress (among other things)? That is just part of the amazing story of Syed Balkhi. I had the honor of meeting Syed two different times in 2015. He joins meRead more
Starting A Business, Business Motivation and Inspiration, Growing A Business, Marketing And Sales, Overcoming Business Obstacles, Podcast | 0 comment | 29 August, 2016 | 0
When it comes to starting and running your own business, Joshua Latimer has a great saying: “Everybody sees the wine, but no one sees crushing of the grapes.” Josh knows firsthand how challenging it is to start your own venture—and how much grape-crushing is needed. He left his job as a banker for JP Morgan ChaseRead more
Business And Legal Issues, Business Motivation and Inspiration, Growing A Business, Overcoming Business Obstacles, Podcast, Starting A Business | 0 comment | 15 August, 2016 | 0
Discover how to monetize your expertise and work anywhere with Caitlin Pyle. Caitlin is a 29-year-old former desk zombie turned business transformation consultant. She’s the creator of ProofreadAnywhere.com, home of the online course Transcript Proofreading: Theory and Practice™, the first-ever online course on how to work from anywhere by proofreading transcripts for court reporters. She teamedRead more
Starting A Business, Business Motivation and Inspiration, Growing A Business, Marketing And Sales, Overcoming Business Obstacles, Podcast | 0 comment | 4 July, 2016 | 0
Are you a trainer or a coach? Would you like to make the leap from physical to virtual training? Jeff McMahon is doing that, with about one third of his personal training business now being conducted virtually with some marquee clients in the online business/marketing space, including Pat Flynn Chris Ducker, Jeff Wenberg and LindseyRead more
Do you have a business that is largely dependent on your providing services? How would you like to transition to sell products instead. That is what my guest today has done, transitioning from services provider to custom software developer. Greg Forehand is the founder and CEO of Ekos. Since starting the company in 2002, GregRead more