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When I see something I like, I want to share it.
The book $100 Startup is a great example.
It’s full of awesome case studies of people “doing it” – building a business that serve them and their lifestyle.
So when I found out the author (Chris Guillebeau) was coming to town, I sent him a quick email and setup a time to chat.
We recorded the whole thing on video.
In a flash, three months were gone.
I look back and it’s easy to understand “where” the time went.
But the flip side is I feel like I lost myself a little bit.
You ever get that way?
For me, several BIG opportunities began flowing my way (which was exciting) and one project after another began to stack up.
I was energized about all of them and just put my nose to the grindstone in order to get these projects completed – hence the craziness of the last three months.
Financially, it was worth it.
However, there was a downside…
What are you grateful for?
My friend Marie Forleo asked that question in a recent blog post and I left my “Top 10″ things in the comments – and thought I’d share it with you as well.
(mine definitely reflects little and big things given where I’m at in my life right now)
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a formula for getting the attention of Oprah? (or someone of a similar magnitude?)
What if I told you that there was?
In fact, I have a good friend who recently did just that!
And…
A few weeks ago she was “in studio” being interviewed by Oprah during her hour long “Super Soul Sunday” show.
How did she do it?
That’s what I’m about to discuss…
When I started my entrepreneurial career, I really didn’t know what I was going to do.
All my friends were graduating and moving onto corporate jobs. It was the logical next step. So I did the same. I vividly remember signing that employment contract with a well known company here in Canada.
The pay was good, it came with great benefits and there was plenty of opportunity to move up within the organization.
But something didn’t “feel” right.
You know the gut instinct I’m talking about right?
On paper everything looks good but there’s “something” that you just can’t put your finger on. It just doesn’t feel right.
For some reason I listened to that feeling and made a dramatic decision that forever changed the course of my life. But it all started with one small step.
Imagine, you release a video and shortly after you’ve got thousands (millions?) of views with lots of comments from people who enjoyed what you had to say along with all kinds of “shares” around the social web.
Sounds great doesn’t it?
But what usually happens? Probably a fraction of what was described above.
So what’s the difference? Is there a simple strategy for crafting compelling videos that get more views?
Here’s a look at three different approaches to videos that engage viewers:
In life and in business, everything boils down to relationships.
I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “it’s not what you know, but who you know”.
Well that’s only half true.
A wise mentor once told me it’s not what you know or who you know, but who knows you.
So how do you get people to know you and remember you?
From my experience, it boils down to this one simple secret…
Business cards have been used for years, but are they really effective?
With the influx of smart phones, do people even use business cards anymore?
The answer is yes, but the problems still remain the same. It’s not the business card, but the way people approach networking that’s the fundamental problem.
Here are some tips on what not to do, along with suggestions on how to improve your follow-up so that people you meet will want to do business with you in the future.
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I would like to share to you this week’s collection of good links such as blogs tips and tricks as well as a bunch of ideas for driving more traffic to your website.
I also found some excellent articles about membership sites, tools for web user inter-phase and a lot more.
Check out this week’s “Good Links” post for direct links to each article.
I’ve rewritten this post several times now (blush).
So here we go again (this time removing names of the guilty).
Before you read it just note that I think there is a real “divide” happening in the business world – and as time goes on, I’m finding myself clearly on one side of the fence. I’m curious to know what you think so please share your comments afterwards.
