I just picked up Alan Weiss’ book, Million Dollar Web Presence – Leverage the Web to Build Your Brand and Transform Your Business, coauthored with Chad Barr. Yes, I was at a Barnes & Noble again. I’ve been a fan of Alan’s for some time, so I’m looking forward to reading it this weekend. I [...]
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Book Review: Million Dollar Coaching
Do you see yourself as a coach, or want to know what strategies work in becoming a highly successful one? I do, so I picked up Million Dollar Coaching – Build a World-Class Practice by Helping Others Succeed by Alan Weiss, PH.D, the Bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting. Alan uses a methodical approach to defining the [...]
READ MORE »Edge Summit – Sunday 21 Aug
Have you ever taken in more information that you can process? Some of the notes below may be familiar to you if you’ve read my blog before, or if you’ve studied with the Toastmasters World Champions of Public Speaking. There are some new thoughts, some mindset changes, and some of the best advice you’ll ever [...]
READ MORE »Toastmasters 2011 Convention – Darren LaCroix
Speaking “Outside” of Toastmasters for Fun, Profit and Club Building! was the first session of the day for Thursday at the convention. Has you probably know, Darren is a fan favorite, and the 600+ seat room was filling fast as the start time approached. Darren’s opening was fantastic – he started by wearing a bow [...]
READ MORE »What to Read?
This last year I’ve read a ton (at least a few pounds) of books, especially on marketing, the web, consulting, writing and speaking. I created some reviews on this website, but I think it’s time to highlight the best for those of you just getting on board with this whole 21st century reading-thing. This list [...]
READ MORE »Customer Service – the Magic Words
Have you ever wondered what magic words you could use to get better customer service? I seem to remember, in the good ole days, my Grandfather telling me about a phrase that worked really well for him. It was “I’ll just take my business elsewhere.” Is there a single company in America that would even [...]
READ MORE »Book Review: Million Dollar Consulting Toolkit
Alan Weiss, PhD has a long list of successful books. The book Million Dollar Consulting is considered “THE definitive work to grow a solo consulting practice.” Just by itself, you can learn a great deal about the process of starting your own business. However, to take your learning and preperation a step further, there is the [...]
READ MORE »Book Review: The E-Myth Revisited
The E-Myth Revisited is a book by Michael Gerber that is based on his many years of experience in helping small businesses see success by realizing the difference between the Entrepreneur, the Manager, and the Technician. This is the overarching theme of his book, and you’ll hear (or read) it a lot. What’s great about this book: If [...]
READ MORE »Renew your commitment
Sometimes, you need to look at that goal, plan, or new years resolution and renew your commitment. In the spirit of not missing any opportunity, here is a look at some posts that can help you focus on your future in the month where most folks lose that momentum. Are you finding ways to succeed, [...]
READ MORE »Book Review: The Harper Book of Quotations
Every now and then, a good book may be a reference book you can turn to again and again. If you are a person who writes or speaks, you need to have a reference of great quotes handy all the time. Seriously. The Harper Book of Quotations, Third Edition was published too early to include [...]
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