Define Your Success
Every person’s definition of success is different. According to Dictionary.com success is defined as “the favorable outcome of something attempted.” Take a moment to consider Dictionary.com’s definition one more time. One thing that becomes quite clear is that in order to have a chance at being successful, you must actually attempt to do something. Many […]
4 Steps to Making Good Business Decisions
Starting a business can be a very scary task. It’s tough to make the many decisions that lead up to the actual start of a business. Will your company be an LLC, a C-Corp, a non-profit or something else entirely? Where will you work? Who will you hire? All of these decisions are very important, […]
UnMarketing: Cease to Sell and Begin to Engage! (Book Review)
Last time I wrote about the book UnMarketing I told you a little bit of what I thought it might be about, my excitement to read it and entirely too much about my apparent obsession with Amazon. But, that’s not going to be my blog post today (a second blog post on the exact same […]
Step Back: Gain Perspective
You see vivid colors that are sort of swirled together: a little bit of burnt orange highlights over a dark brown, and many different shades of green. You can make out individual brush strokes and the grain of the canvas. But it really doesn’t look like much; Just a bunch of colors tossed together. Really, […]
Was the White iPhone 4 Release a Victory?
I know you are all wondering what I decided to do since I wrote my last blog post asking the question, “Should I Wait For The iPhone 5?” But before I tell you if I’ve given in, I wanted to talk about Apple’s latest product launch: the White iPhone 4. According to CNN Money, on […]
Create Massive Demand For Your Business
How can you create massive demand for your business? Tonight, Paul Anderson with Prolango Consulting will be speaking at a Biznik event where he will address this pressing question. According to the event page, Paul will explain “how to get an explosive number of clients where you actually have to hire more people to service […]
UnMarketing, Relationship Building and… Amazon?
Whenever I place an order with Amazon, a subconscious countdown begins in my head. The seconds start ticking by till I might have my next movie, show or, (as in this case) book in hand! Ok, well maybe I’m not actually counting the seconds, but I definitely know which day it should be showing up! […]
First Step in Starting Your Own Business: Take the Leap
I just love being inspired! Luckily for me, I’m surrounded by inspiring entrepreneurs every day! However, the “wanna-be entrepreneur” also occasionally stops by to take a tour of thinkspace. There are two types of these wanna-bes; one that believes they can make money from their passion and one that thinks that starting their business will […]
What is Servant Leadership and Why Should I Use It?
I’m not sure about you, but over the last couple of years I have been hearing about Servant Leadership more and more. I’ve always had a vague idea of what Servant Leadership meant. However, after hearing Carol Olsby speak on the topic at this weekend’s Women’s Leadership Summit (which was absolutely amazing by the way), […]
Finish Something!
I would love to be someone who always sees things through to their end (albeit sometimes bitter end). But, I’d be lying if I said that I completed every single task that I started. It seems that a lot of people in our fast-paced, overly-committed culture are in this same boat; And, I’d bet that […]