Learning to keep a promise that you make to yourself may be the ultimate competitive advantage. More in this blog post: Ways to Distinguish Yourself #33 – Keep promises you make to yourself Please sign up for my newsletter here:
Date Archives → January 2009
Twitter Digest – Networking 101
My experiment on Twitter continues (Twitter Id: @UpbeatNow) I participated in a rapid fire session on Networking on #lion channel on Twitter (organized by @MariSmith and a few others) Here are a few tips from my side (in 140 characters each) 1. The #1 trait required for a good networker – “genuine caring” for the… Continue reading
More clients in this economy?
One of the questions posed in the Open Mic Night with Barry Moltz at Successful Blog (by Liz Strauss) was: How can one find more clients in this economy? At the risk of simplifying, here is my quick advice to the guy who’s looking for more clients in the economy: First, remember that more people… Continue reading
Story Telling
Things that make me smile #47 – The Interview
Just shows that what you say may not be what someone is hearing…. The Interview Interviewer: “OK, if you could have dinner with someone, living or dead, who would you choose?” Interviewee: “The one who is living, definitely!” Have fun! ===== Note: For other 46 posts in the same series, please visit my Squidoo Lens… Continue reading
Sneak preview of Upbeat – Radio Interview on KZSU
On January 7, I was at KZSU Stanford Radio studios and Sri (the host of “It’s Different” show) interviewed me. The topic was surrounding my book “Upbeat: Cultivating the right attitude to thrive in tough times.” Some of the questions that Sri asked included: 1. Why is the book called “Upbeat” when everything is down… Continue reading
Reasons people IGNORE your request
Here are a few of them. Please modify the list by adding/deleting but remember to address the concerns in the “final list” before you make that request. #10 They are NOT ignoring. Just busy to respond back that they will work on the request #9 They are busy. #8 You made an unreasonable request #7… Continue reading
Gary Vaynerchuk on "Secrets of Success"
Summary of Traits: #1 – Patience (Things Take Time.) My $.02 – The 3T Rule #2 –Hustle (for the monetizing) #3 –Content (Greatest hustle with crap content will still fail) #4 –Community (You got to give, give and GIVE) If you don’t have the goods, nobody will care. You will be EXPOSED! Here it is… Continue reading
Mini Saga #30 – The Discount
Discounts are good but that’s not the reason to go and shop! The Discount Joe thought that he was SMART to shop only when there were deep discounts (40 percent or more.) He would scour the web for deals and coupons. Until one day his friend told him – “Joe, remember that if you DON’T… Continue reading
Twitter Digest – December 2008
A partial list of my tweets (@UpbeatNow) in December 2008: A gem from Bobby Knight “Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.” [Dec 9, 2008] Statistics on an invitation-only social network: Most connected person has 3046 connections. 100th most connected person has 843 connections [Dec 10, 2008]… Continue reading