Entrepreneurship
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Monday, June 15th, 2009Ready to Make Your Competition Irrelevant?
Monday, June 8th, 2009It’s no secret I’m madly passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing and the health and fitness world. Which is why I’m psyched to share an article I’ve been working on for some time over at my CareerRenegade.com blog, called, “Marketing From The Heartbeat Out.”
Here’s how it starts…
One of the biggest mistakes I see entrepreneurs and companies of all sizes make is treating product development, marketing and sales as three independent pursuits.
Truth is, they are all hopelessly intertwined parts of the same process. And, without fail, the more innovative energy you give to the first, the less time, money and energy you have to spend on the last two.
The Truth About Vizualization and Goal Achievement
Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Ever wonder what the real deal is with visualization?
Whether you call it visualizing, simulating, vision-boarding or something else, the technique has been the talk of the personal-development town for years.
Problem is, many proponents:
- Overlay a metaphysical basis for it, leaving all who do not buy into the woo-factor skeptics, and
- Focus exclusively on something called “outcome” visualization that’s been shown in university studies to be less effective than the rarely discussed “process” visualization.
Time for a bit of debunking and pulling back the curtain on how to do it right…
Is Gifted and Talented a Life Sentence
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
I recently finished reading a book that blew me away, called Mindset: The New Psychology of Success.
Unlike so many other books that have the words “mindset” and “success” in the title, this was a serious book that steered clear of pop psychology and soundbites and offered a simple, yet astonishingly empowering concept that will forever change the way I approach challenges…and teach my daughter to do the same.
It’s not based not on abstract metaphysics, but on hardcore research conducted by the author, Stanford University Professor and acclaimed developmental psychology researcher, Carol Dweck, Ph.D. The fundamental idea was that, from the time we are little kids, we approach challenge with one of two mindsets:
Working From Home: 10 Unconscious Cues to Create a Work-Life Balance
Monday, May 18th, 2009
[Guest post from Wisebread.com's Lynn Truong, co-author of 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget]
Working from home sounds like a very simple concept. But there are a lot of built-in structures and boundaries inherent in a going-to-the-office job that we often take for granted. Recreating those boundaries when our home and work is one and the same is a crucial part of achieving a work-life balance.
The personal battle
Are You Asking the Wrong Questions?
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
When I was down in Austin for SXSW back in March, I had the privilege of being interviewed for a very cool indy film called Life In Perpetual Beta, produced and directed by blogger, mom and all-around cool person, Melissa Pierce.
While the movie is still in production, Melissa’s been doing the very 2.0 thing and posting interview segments on the movie’s blog, so people can participate in the entire process. And, guess what…she just posted a decent chunk of mine. So, I thought I’d share it with you guys here, because toward the end, I answer that age old question - Are you asking the wrong questions?
Model This!
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
I was just reading Seth Godin’s post on A Million Blind Squirrels and it brought me back to an ongoing debate I’ve had with certain folks in the NLP and personal development community about the utility of “modeling” successful people as a tool to accelerate your own success.
I’ve already expressed my concern about the loose definition of modeling and how difficult and often poorly executed it is in real life.
Interview with Pam Slim, Author of Escape From Cubicle Nation
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Okay, fair disclosure, Pam Slim is a good friend. She’s also just one heck of a human being, super smart, a gifted blogger, coach and now… author. Her new book, Escape from Cubicle Nation
Critical Mass
Monday, April 27th, 2009
There’s a turning point where the glorious beast starts to feed on it’s own momentum…
It’s called the hitting critical mass.
Answers.com defines that point as:
- The smallest mass of a fissionable material that will sustain a nuclear chain reaction at a constant level.
- The amount of matter needed to generate sufficient gravitational force to halt the current expansion of the universe.
- An amount or level needed for a specific result or new action to occur: “The sudden national uproar over drugs and drug abuse has reached politically critical mass in Washington” (Tom Morganthau).
Companies Have Nothing to Fear but Social Media?
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009Just published a new post at CareerRenegade.com that I wanted to share with you guys. Here’s an excerpt…
What do you tell employers who are freaked out about their employees developing their own personal brand on social media, instead of the company’s?
« Previous EntriesHere’s my short answer to companies…GET OVER IT!
