Let’s take a book, your book. Your book is the value you bring to the marketplace. The cover of your book is your personal brand. In other words, your cover is the assessment that the marketplace makes about the value you bring too the marketplace. What is the value you bring to the marketplace? In… Continue reading
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It was a good meeting
Most people say It was a good meeting when they really have to say It was a meeting where I felt good All good meetings will probably make you feel good but all meetings where you felt good may not be good meetings. This is very common in the world of sales. A good meeting… Continue reading
An element of mystery
Imagine you went to see a movie. It is a murder mystery. You bought the tickets and as you entered the hall, there was someone handing out an index card that had the words “IMPORTANT” written on them. Curious and you turn the card around only to find that there are two paragraphs of text… Continue reading
There is no guarantee that this will work
If you want to kill innovation, new ideas and breakthrough thinking, you have a master stroke in saying: “There is no guarantee that this will work” What will you do when you have to convince someone and they come back with a response like the one above? Your first temptation Your first temptation is to… Continue reading
You have 30 minutes
Let’s say you have 30 minutes to meet with someone who is three years junior to you in the career path. In those 30 minutes, your job is to discuss, brainstorm, counsel, prod or motivate that person. Assuming that the other person was totally open, at the end of those 30 minutes, what do you… Continue reading
Out-of-the-box thinking on out-of-the-box thinking
Two questions for you: 1. Are you an out-of-the-box thinker? 2. Are you surrounded by people who are not out-of-the-box thinkers? If you said “Yes” to the first question, there is a good chance that the second question becomes a rhetorical question. If the answer to the second question is a “No,” you are saying… Continue reading
Business Cards Designed to Make You Think
The consulting side of my life (Foresight Plus) is a combination of enough left brain mixed with a lot of right brain thinking. It’s about bringing creativity, storytelling and leverage to the marketing side of any business. So, my cards for Foresight Plus had to have a mix of all of them. A pack of… Continue reading
What makes you happy?
Think about it. Close your eyes for a few seconds and think about it again. If you have got an answer, are you sure about that answer? If you have not got an answer, are you still searching for one? Actually, this is a trick question forcing you to come up with a reason to… Continue reading
Ambassadors of Care – Interview with Paul D’Souza
Recently, my friend Paul talked passionately about his fundraising efforts for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Not only was it a meaningful cause, the approach he took for fundraising was interesting. In this quick Q&A, Paul talks about his innovative fundraising approach for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society called Ambassador of Care. Here we go… RS: Paul,… Continue reading
7 Kinds of Social Media Companions You Must Avoid
Social media seems easy but only those who have tasted it know that it can be super-frustrating. If not used right, it can easily suck all your available time and return almost nothing. For one, social media provides shortcuts to start a conversation. Beyond that normal rules of investing for building relationships apply in order… Continue reading