We all have dreams. I dare you. Name it. Say it out loud. The reason you read this blog, get on forums, attend seminars and workshops is that you have a dream. The dream varies specifically for each of you, but it’s just as real for each of you. You have a dream. We all […]
The week that was on The Collective
Just a quick reminder that in just over one week, I’ll be at spa Connects in Branson, Missouri. This Fall 2011 conference is based around content creation, so you can walk away from the conference with a lot of your 2012 branding and marketing in process or even done. Monday Take your business to the […]
Don’t stop believin’. Develop your belief statement.
I received an email… My friend Mark sent me an email in response to Monday’s post – Define the why. It was an email that made me stop and think. He challenged me to go further. To not just say, “Why?”, but to say why in the context of a belief statement (or mission statement). He […]
3 Jim Henson quotes for your business, art and life.
This Thanksgiving, the latest installment of the Muppets – The Muppets – hits theaters. Here is the latest trailer: I was excited to share this trailer the moment I saw it. A personal connection. I grew up with Kermit and the gang – during their heyday (late 70’s through the early 80’s). The Muppet Show […]
Escaping the Killer D.
Yesterday, I shared that the US is beginning to go back to our old ways of increasing debt, and that no studio ever needs to be in debt (and showed why). Find that article here: Return of the Killer D. The truth is that many of us are in debt already, so how do we […]
Return of the Killer D.
The killer D is debt. According to a recent USA Today article, 2 years after seeing debt decrease and savings increase, the trend has reversed. In the US, credit card debt is up 368% from 2 years ago. While this may be good for your business in the short-run, it will be bad for you and your […]
Take your business to the next level: Define the why
Simon Sinek has given, what I feel, is one of the best TED talks ever. Despite some technical difficulties and low-tech methods of sharing, Sinek gives a 20 minute talk that wraps up why some businesses fail (or fail to be incredible) and other businesses are GREAT. You can watch the video at the end […]
Wrapping up The Collective
I’m always amazed at where traffic come from each week. Some weeks it’s obvious an influential person shared via email, tweet or Facebook. Other weeks it’s a great post that goes viral. This week it was a month old post that gained new life – Amy Knollmeyer’s Real Life Example of Growing a HS Senior […]
Authority is earned.
That’s it. Nothing fancy. Nothing flowery. The title says it all. Authority is earned. If you want respect from peers, clients, friends, the industry, family, spouse, then earn it. If you haven’t received the authority you feel you’ve earned in a business, job, relationship, etc then you have 2 choices. Do what it takes to […]
Steve Jobs wasn’t always GREAT. Thank God he learned.
I had an interesting conversation with a guy on Twitter over the last few weeks about Steve Jobs. It boils down to this: He believes that Steve Jobs has always been the GREAT visionary leader that the world sees him as now (and the world saw him as such 10-15 years ago when he took […]
