I recently had a conversation with the awesome Kathy Klotz-Guest about her new book “Stop Boring Me.” Kathy talks about her book, the power of storytelling, creativity and how it can help market their offerings better. Here are some highlights from the interview Here is the complete interview If you like the interview, please support… Continue reading
I am a big fan of I Love Marketing podcast from Joe Polish and Dean Jackson. I have probably listened to more than 90% of the episodes. This particular episode where Joe Polish interviews the awesome Sean Stephenson is a gem. The conversation is filled with nuggets of widsom on topics such as speaking from… Continue reading
I still remember the phrase my teacher Toby Hecht used often: Birds fly, fish swim and human beings tell stories. Whether you realize or not,whether you agree or not, your life is filled with stories: * stories you tell yourself * stories you tell others * stories you tell yourself about stories others told you… Continue reading
You or someone you know are struggling to see how to fill the gap. The gap I am refering to is the difference between what you earn currently and what you are worth. There is an outside chance that you are in a situation for personal reasons where you can’t positively influence how much ever… Continue reading
Any meaningful AND significant pursuit will involve a huge learning curve. Some pursuits are “safer” than others as your long struggle can be private before you ultimately expose yourself in public. Examples of such pursuits are some kinds of music or some kind of sports where a large part of the training can happen in… Continue reading
How can you seduce someone? Important Note: With the Valentine’s day around, the title can be misleading. No, I am not talking about romantic kind of seduction – I don’t claim to be an expert on that and I am happily married for the last twenty years – so I guess it does not matter… Continue reading
2013 is days away. Here is a 17-point program to make it your best year. 1. Get paid to move the needle: Quit thinking that you need to get paid for the hours you put into anything. If you get paid to move the needle, it will turn out to be a no-brainer value exchange…. Continue reading
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
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
When you speak to talented professionals, more often than not one item comes up either during the Q&A at the end or when we huddle and talk in groups after the talk. That one item is about their Boss killing their ideas ruthlessly. If you are one of those people whose ideas were killed, you… Continue reading