When I speak, I have a tendency to ask a lot of questions. I do this for at least three reasons. First, to check in with the audience and keep them engaged. Second, to help them see that they aren’t alone. Third, to learn something about the audience so I can tailor my message (if
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I was listening to a webinar today from Naomi Dunford, and one of the questions led to some discussion about older content on our websites. Since I’ve been blogging for about 5 years, this caught my attention. In the discussion, there was a reference to someone that had a recent link to a 2011 horoscope
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As we finish up the month of July, it’s a good time to reconsider your progress in your goals. What did you say you would do this year, and how far along are you? Is it time to reevaluate those goals? Maybe things in your life have caused some stumbling blocks. Maybe your goal to lose 40 pounds is
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What is the next thing on your “if I just had more time to do” list? For me, I just bought and set up a new site that I plan to launch by 1 June. My next “if I had time” task is to create 3 videos, one as a promo for the site, one
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“Branding demands commitment; commitment to continual re-invention; striking chords with people to stir their emotions; and commitment to imagination. It is easy to be cynical about such things, much harder to be successful.” I recently saw this quote, from Sir Richard Branson. The second line is what caught my eye – it’s easy to be cynical…much
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Each New Year I post something about setting a resolution, and I receive a variety of comments that fall into three varieties: 1. I don’t believe in resolutions, I set goals. 2. I don’t believe in resolutions, no one keeps them. 3. I don’t believe in resolutions. Why do you limit yourself? Let me rephrase,
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Can you believe it? 2011 is coming to an end. Did you accomplish anything, or did you “make it”? Don’t feel bad if that’s the case, sometimes just making it can be an accomplishment. Especially in an annoying economy with equally annoying political and social issues all around us. Now’s the time of year when
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Seems fair, right? If the retailers can keep pushing Black Friday back into Thanksgiving (10pm tonight for one retailer, midnight for many others), then I can wish you a happy 2012 today, right? As the holiday season really kicks off today, maybe it isn’t a bad idea to look to where you’ll be in just
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It’s easy to let life “happen” and cause you to miss doing some of the things you need to do. In fact, it’s even easier to let those distractions keep you from doing the things you enjoy doing, right? So, what’s the trick? How do you keep doing what is important, while also getting in
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This week I’m reading Talent is Overrated (finally) by Geoff Colvin. In this book, he asserts that talent is a myth (or at least it’s attainable – not a birthright) and the best at any endeavor is the person who puts in the most practice. Not just “practice makes perfect” type of practice, but what he
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