Are You On Auto-Pilot?
You know that feeling you get when you drive home along a familiar route and afterwards you don't remember any of the drive?
That is what running on auto-pilot is like.
Your brain is amazing. If you've done things repeatedly the same in the past before, you can do them again with little thought or effort required.
The same is true if you are doing something simple or low risk. You don't need to fully engage.
In both cases you can run on auto-pilot and safely get to your destination.
Until something changes suddenly. Or until a danger suddenly appears.
Then you will be present again.
But it […]
I’m Not In The Mood For…
The other night I was in a funk and this post almost ended up being titled "Real Men Don't Talk About Depression" but while there is still too much silence and taboo around the topic; I didn't want to take away from the plight of those who are clinically depressed and this post ended up on a different path anyways. I must also credit Carrie Wilkinson of The Barefoot Executive fame for showing me the value of being real (i.e. human) and thus not deleting this post entirely.
As we started the New Year I was both excited and overwhelmed by […]
Resolutions for 2012 – Dream Big
Assuming I set New Year's resolutions I would have the following and more:
- Get more sleep on a regular basis,
- Exercise more,
- Eat better,
- Lose 10 pounds,
- Achieve more business and financial success,
- Balance my time over all areas of my life,
- Have a neater and more organized work space,
- Waste less time on distractions,
- Deal with stress better,
- Travel to Mars.
But if I haven't done those things consistently in the past, what makes me think I will do them in early 2012? Why am I making a big list of things I will likely fail at?
The problem with resolutions is that we tend to focus on the things we aren't happy with… […]
The Master Plan – How Money Works Part 4
In the previous post I talked about how to intercept the flow of money. This post addresses investing, borrowing, the master plan and concludes the series.
But What About Investing?
When you invest money you no longer have it in your possession. What you have is either a promise to give you your money plus interest back or you have ownership of shares in a company or other investment vehicles.
Cash investments are loaned to others so the money can be spent on something of value.
When you invest in a company you are either buying the shares (at their perceived value) […]
The Right Way to Prospect (Intercepting the Flow – Money Part 3)
I ended the previous post on how money really works with a quote. A very important quote to be sure. But it doesn’t tell the full story. It doesn’t say how to intercept the flow of money.
How money works was not in and of itself why I choose to discuss the topic at this time.
So what is the right way to prospect or sell to maximize your income? When should you give your killer elevator speech? How should you get the conversation focused on you?
Don’t.
Stop doing it from a me perspective.
It is all about the person you are […]
How Money Really Works – Part 2 Business Income
In the first part of this larger topic, I talked about how some people think of money and how it works at a personal level.
In Part 2 I cover how it works at a business level and how you can get as much as you need and why there is no real shortage of money.
The Big Picture – The Big Flow
Picture the entire Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a nation or the world. This is a measure of the flow of value that is changing hands. It the cumulative value created by everyone in the economy measured in money. […]
How Money Really Works – Part 1
Have you ever heard someone say that there is no shortage of money, in fact there is an abundance of it? This is what the rich understand and the poor do not.
I’ve heard it quite a few times, several times in the last week alone.
What does this really mean? I had to really think about it too.
The following is my take on what they mean about how money really works. Like most things, there is a reason it is important and some important lessons to be learned that go with it. So I encourage you to stick with […]
New Fables in Biz – Tortoise and the Hare
The classic tale written as a business case study.
The tortoise and the hare were the two main direct competitors in their industry. They were focused intensely on one-upping each other and acting invincible to smaller players.
The tortoise was slow and steady. He was adverse to risk and sought to keep competitors away by putting a wall around his products and services. It was hard to move fast with all the baggage he was carrying with him. He was really good at copying the innovations of others.
The hare was fast and willing to take risks. Unfortunately, the hare was missing focus […]
Proof that Values, Purpose and Culture Are Important
Lisa Petrilli offers real proof that successful companies consider their values, purpose and culture to be extremely important. Not only that they live and breath it.
What CEOs Really Think About Values and Culture
This is something I have believed in strongly for quite a while and have even been building into our new product; because it is important.
What is your experience and thoughts on this?
Buying Attention In Social Media – Does It Work?
As soon as something becomes popular, someone tries to figure out how to make money on it. Nothing wrong with that… that is a free market in action.
Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. are essentially free for the end user. The companies building and running them can't afford to do so forever without a revenue stream. So free means harvesting the data and selling it in some way, shape or form; and some advertising.
Businesses in general are experimenting with how to interact with customers and potential customers via these platforms. Some have been remarkably successful which is causing […]