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Say less….

Say less …very strategically… and people will listen to you more.
True?

Leaders are Learners

I’ve heard that leaders are learners. I will add to that….
Leaders are Ceaseless Learners.
We get so comfortable being who we are and doing what we are already so good at that we forget to intentionally learn. For myself, I am intentionally setting up the next three or four weeks [...]

Becoming a Pirate…

Current.com recently produced a story about modern-day pirates. Most people didn’t think they were real until this week, when a captain and his crew went head-to-head with them. The end of the story is that the captain was saved and three pirates were killed by snipers.
The pirates do what they [...]

Five Posts for You to Read Today

1) Seth Godin’s “First, ten”
2) Faith Dwight’s “I lost my job and I’m okay”
3) Josh Parrish’s “Drink Coffee, Do Good”
4) MicroExplosion Media “Five Kinds of People to Avoid on Twitter”
5) MicroExplosion Media “How To Format Blog Posts Since People Read Vertically Now”
Be inspired. Educate yourself. See you tomorrow!
P.S. What [...]

Questions for you to eat….

If I were you (and I’m not), here are some questions I would ask myself re:anything important….
•Is the the best I can do?
•Is there someone else I can involve?
•What are my motives?
•How can I get my point across clearly?
•How will someone be motivated by this?
•How could this have any unintentional undesired side effects?
•Where is my [...]

A few must-reads for this week…

Seth Godin- Two ways to deal with no
Josh Parrish- Dragging vs. Flying
Jonathan Lawson- During our lunch hour
Gene Schlesinger- American Heresy: Gnosticism (be prepared for depth)
More pics of Mike and Vanessa’s newbie….Maddie
Tom Howe- One of those Days

Everything is an experiment

Nearly a month ago I decided to try an experiment with my writings. For a month, write things that people other than myself, will value, learn from, and things that might even start a decent convo.
I switched a simple white layout. I would rarely include videos or pictures (which is [...]

Want to make your business better?

Be unique. Find new ways to use existing technologies.
Make your business more accessible. People want to ‘know’ your business. Get to know them!
Here are some ideas:
• Allow customers to text in their orders so their products (if you have products) are ready and waiting upon arrival.
• Deliver. Pizza has [...]

Are you my Sun? -Sincerely, Orbiting Object

I am imperfect like everyone else. So perhaps, I think that this makes what I have to say more valid. As imperfect people, we yearn for our lives to revolve around something greater than ourselves. Preferably something perfect.
Fact: We will center our lives around something or someone. [...]

Step on a few toes…

Listen. If you’re message isn’t stepping on a few toes, perhaps your vision isn’t large enough. Big dreams step on people’s toes. Outside of the box ideas step on toes.
Those who hate change, really can’t stand it when someone with a vast vision of the future comes [...]

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