I have a confession. I LOVE the show ”Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” It always gets to me. I start tearing up when I just see the previews of the bus moving! 🙂 Anyway, it was a shock to me to learn the news that after 9 seasons ABC is CANCELLING the show! I hate hearing that. […]
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Friday 12/9/11 – Mind Dump
These are the random thoughts flowing through my mind and some of the interesting things I’ve read online recently: There are some great content marketing lessons here: “Favorite Content Marketing Lesson Of 2011.” I don’t think my favorite one is particularly insightful, but some of the others are really great. One I really liked was from Joe Chernov. […]
The Martial Arts Master And The Unexpected Business Lesson
I thought I’d continue revealing more of the REAL story of who I am. If you don’t remember why I am doing this, it’s to apply this idea that I taught you in the past… If you want a powerful brand and you want a powerful USP (unique selling proposition), you need to: Stop trying to fit in. Stop trying to copy […]
Wednesday 11/30/11 Mind Dump…
This is the first time I’ve done this on this blog. But let’s give it a try… These are the random thoughts flowing through my mind and some of the interesting things I’ve read online recently: I finally saw the movie Secretariat. LOVED it! It was such a great story. It confirms my belief that […]
21 Experts Give You Content Marketing Advice…
I hope you are having a great Friday. I’m still recovering from overeating yesterday on Thanksgiving. I’m trying to update my main website and then relax the rest of the day. I hope you are relaxing too. I wanted to share with you a post from ContentMarketingInstitute.com that I had the honor to be a […]
More Customers Or Clients Than You Started With: Lessons From The Logging Industry
Did you know that nowadays for every tree that loggers cut down they plant four seedlings? Did you know that because of this practice, there are more trees now than there were in 1920? If you think about it, this is a very smart practice because without new trees, loggers have no future. That made me […]
A Powerful Brand Called “Harry”
I never heard motivational speaker Bill Gove speak. But I heard that he was basically the founder of the public speaking industry. I heard that he was an amazing story teller. I’m about to share with you an example of what made him so special. It’s a story of his that I came across […]
How My Dreams Of Being A Hero Were Shattered – By My Own Son
I have 3 sons and I really love them. My middle son is 8 years old and in 3rd grade. His teacher allows him and his classmates to purchase from her “store” when they accumulate enough points for good behavior. Yesterday he brought home some of the new items he purchased. One of them was […]
“Surprising Business Lessons From A Minor League Team” – Podcast
There’s a new show I’ve been watching. It’s called “Only In America With Larry The Cable Guy.” It’s one of my latest finds on Netflix. Have you heard of it or watched it? I’m really starting to like it. Anyway, I watched an episode last night and was surprised that it contained a subtle, but […]
What You Can’t Hear CAN Hurt You
I heard a story that reveals how deaf many of us are to the things we don’t want to hear. A man once bought a new radio, brought it home and placed it on the refrigerator. He plugged it in, turned it to WSM in Nashville (home of the Grand Ole Opry), and then pulled […]