Many people ask me if there is one thing that they can learn quickly that can make a significant impact on their lives. We all know that there are no shortcuts to success. However, at the risk of “over simplifying”, let me make a statement “One simple thing that you can learn easily and that… Continue reading
Date Archives → August 2005
Quotes worth recording – William Bernbach
This one I picked up from the book Guerilla Publicity. This quote reminds us of the importance of execution. Even the most brilliant ideas can fail if not followed by superb execution. “An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it” – William Bernbach Please sign up for… Continue reading
Automate but monitor..
Portals are great. With the right automation, it’s easy to maintain them too. You can get feeds from multiple data sources and keep the content fresh. While automation saves us time, there is a risk element associated with this. Take a look at the jobs portlet today on the cover page of San Jose Mercury… Continue reading
Killer app on top of a killer app :)
I am of the firm belief that email is still the killer app and there are many more killer apps that will come out based on email. Feedblitz is one of them. In a nutshell, Feedblitz provides a painless way to get blog content into an Inbox. Brad and Phil helped me setup an email… Continue reading
Quotes worth recording – Socrates
This quote is courtesy of Mauri Schwartz at Career Insiders. This reminds us to take action to move towards our goals. “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.” – Socrates Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Qutoes worth recording – Anwar Sadat
This little quote reminds us that change begins with us. First we need to change before we aspire to change the world around us. “In the power to change yourself is the power to change the world around you” – Anwar Sadat Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Quotes worth recording – Thomas Manson
This one is from my friend Greg Winston of Sales2Sales. This little quote reminds us to set higher standards for ourselves at all times. “Our very business in life is not to get ahead of others.. but to get ahead of ourselves” – Thomas Manson Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Boeing demonstrating agility via Connexion
Every company is different when it comes to agility. There is a viewpoint that as the company grows, companies become less agile. There are bigger companies, though, that demonstrate agility. I am here at the Blog Business Summit and Beoing, one of the sponsors of the conference are pitching their service – Connexion by Boeing…. Continue reading
Where is the logic? – Asks JB
Indefinite Articles has a post titled “The power of myth” where there is a critic on one of the quotes that I posted recently by David Thomas “We have the strongest opinions on things that we have the least knowledge of.” The analysis on the quote was beautiful. Thanks for that and I think I… Continue reading
Great advice on building blog traffic – Blog Business Summit
Blog Business Summit has been great so far. I am here attending a session by two of my good friends Dave Taylor and Robert Scoble on building traffic for your weblog. Here are some tips that I collected: 1. Headlines are important – they will determine whether someone will click and read your post. 2…. Continue reading