Actually, let me brag on my client just a little more… they were featured in the TOP FIFTY of the Fortune 500 list. Not too shabby, right? YET, these companies are often pretty tough for people to get into. Like a celebrity hiding behind big sunglasses and baggy clothes, these large companies (that make lucrative
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Archives for 2012
Successful Marriage, Successful Business? The KEY to Both is the Same!
You know what creates business equity and long term financial success as an entrepreneur? The exact same thing that contributes to a healthy, sexy and vibrant marriage: Dan Kennedy says it best, “finding ways to stay interesting and relevant over years of familiarity.” That’s it. In marriage — like in business — we often give
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Blinding Flash of OBVIOUS
Here’s a blinding flash of the obvious for you and your business: If it’s not working, for God’s sake stop doing it! This goes for the way you’re cold calling, networking, advertising, pitching product or showing up online…. It goes for ANYTHING you’re doing in your business. Doing the same old thing and expecting different
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THE #1 Question that’s MISSION CRITICAL to your Business
In about two weeks, I’ll meet with a handful of savvy business owners for private VIP days. Now, before we move on, you should know who these business owners are. During this particular week, I’ll meet with two doctors, one attorney, one ex-politician and one woman who has an MBA and has taught business marketing
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What Are YOU Pursuing?
I saw this at Barnes & Noble and HAD to pick it up…. It struck me funny, but it also reminded me of this one woman I spoke to a long time ago… and an age-old (and dead wrong) theory about business success. So, first… the woman. I was talking to her about how she’d
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DANGER ZONE: Filling Your Own Events
When I started having my own events about six years ago, VERY FEW “experts” were attempting this feat. My own mentor at the time challenged me to fill my own room, something he called a “master accomplishment.” I did, and it was. But today, I see a bunch of events being promoted, and it seems
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Know Thy Competition (It’s NOT who you think!)
I know I’m a bit late on all of the Olympic hoop-la this year. (Forgive me.) But, there’s so much to learn from really driven athletes. ONE of which is that they study their competition. They study them at their best, and they study them at their worst. They know their strengths and weaknesses. But
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WANT vs. NEED: A Truth in Business and Marriage
Do you SEE me in these pictures? Oh, I was GIDDY. This was taken after I’d been married, danced the night away, and was FINALLY leaving for my first official night with my husband. As I look back, omg, I was a fool for that man. Loved him unreasonably. And WANTED him. Whew…. But, like
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The WORST Business Ideas I’ve EVER Heard
So, I hear a lot of business ideas… from a lot of people. Many of them begin with an inquiry about “whether or not” they have a good idea or not. (I.E. Will this make me money or not?) Without permission, I’m calling out the VERY WORST Business Ideas I’ve ever heard. So, without further
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