In this wonderful video by Jeff Bezos about why Amazon acquired Zappos, Jeff shares four important lessons. The short talk is peppered with stories from the early Amazon days. This is a must-see video for all entrepreneurs and want-to-be entrepreneurs. If you don’t have 9 minutes to spend on this one, here is a quick… Continue reading
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Staying Upbeat – Interview on Cranky Middle Manager Show
I am honored to be interviwed by my friend Wayne Turmel of the Cranky Middle Manager Show. This is special for both of us as this is the 200th show in the series for Wayne and for me, I am speaking on one of my favorite topics. Wayne talks to me about the being and… Continue reading
Announcing TH!NKSULTING or "Ask a Question"
For a long time I have had requests to answer questions on this blog and I have avoided that as I didn’t know how to make it work for me and the readers. Answering questions has an inherently built scaling problem. I have only limited time and can only answer a limited number of questions…. Continue reading
Announcing "The Fulcrum Effect" DVD
THE FULCRUM EFFECT “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” – Archimedes Finally, the DVD program is here. This is one my favorite talks because of how much I believe that “understanding leverage” is the biggest key to long-term success. Here is… Continue reading
How much should you spend to save a dollar?
First a quick note and some background information. Note: I love RedBox and have nothing against them. I think they have a cool service. The example here is only to make a point. For those of you who don’t know about Redbox, you can rent the latest DVDs at the redbox terminal for $1 per… Continue reading
The Three Stages of an Idea
All of us get MANY new ideas everyday. Majority of these ideas will never see the light of the day.They die in our minds. But, some ideas we choose to pursue. How do we determine which ones to kill and which ones to pursue? It’s a million dollar question, really. Here is one model to… Continue reading
The 6 Levels of Engagement in Online Conversations
My new column was published today at Lateral Action. This is about the levels of engagement in online conversations. Social Media has lowered the barrier to initiate conversations. Unfortunately, most conversations initiated via social media go nowhere. I talk about how to elevate those conversations and convert them into real relatonships – online and offline…. Continue reading
There is a book in your heart…
That was the topic of my presentation at the recently concluded #140Conf at NYC. It was also the day when my new book was released. The new book is titled: TH!NKtweet 140 bite-sized lessons for a fast paced world. The entire book was written on Twitter. This is probably the first published book that was… Continue reading
Upbeat Blog Tour – First Wave
My friend Teresa Morrow is helping to organize two waves of Upbeat Blog Tour. This is the list for the first wave. Thanks to all those that are participating in the blog tour. 1. June 22nd – Starts with Teresa Morrow of Key Business Partners writing a book review of Upbeat. 2. June 23rd –… Continue reading
Newsletter Topic: Please take me from P to Z or Ineffective pre-suppositions
For those of you who are joining late, I send out a newsletter every week. This week’s topic is: Please take me from P to Z or Ineffective pre-suppositions The newsletter will go out on Sunday this time. Apart from one article, I will include a few Aha-Moments (inspired by my close friend Bill Sherman)… Continue reading