Why Unvites are OK and When to Use Them
There are times when you realize you need to pull back.
When you realize you might have gone too far.
I’m talking about LinkedIn invites. And that you might want to Withdraw one, two or a few of them every so often.
And, there is nothing wrong with this.
Reality Check 1:
Have you ever …
Gang Member To Inspirational Entrepreneur With Ryan Blair
This week I got a chance to ask Ryan Blair, CEO and Co- Founder of ViSalus some questions. Coincidentally enough I actually read his book, Nothing to Lose Everything to Gain: How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur, before launching my first corporation several years back. Ryan has launched several businesses and inspired …
Entertainment And Good People with Brad Haugen, CMO SB Projects
Last week I sat down with Brad Haugen, CMO of SB Projects, in their Los Angeles office to talk about entertainment and marketing. SB Projects is the management firm associated with Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and the new tv show Scorpion. In the interview we cover topics such as mentorship, creativity, good people, and authenticity.…
Why You Should Focus On The Long Game
Every day things come at us from all directions.
Every day we are faced with a decision: What to do?
That decision can be made much easier when you are Focused on your Long Game.
When you know where you are going you can make conscientious decisions that impact YOUR plans and YOUR goals. This …
About Our Fight To Be Free of Fear
Be relentless. Be resilient. Be able to repair.
Be ready to play hurt. Play tired. Play even with despair.
Everything can change in one moment.
Every thing passes. Every thing that is good and every thing that is bad does not last.
What have we learned from the latest terror campaign acted out on Paris …
It Always Seems Impossible Until It’s Done
How many times have you been told “That’s Impossible!” in your life?
Whether it was by someone in authority, a peer or even by yourself?
The title of this post is from a quote by Nelson Mandela. If you have seen the movie Invictus or read about what he overcame to unite his country you …
Can You Make the 10% Social Media Commitment
How many followers do you have on Social Media?
Would you be willing to make the commitment to meet 10% of them in person?
How about 20% or even 50% of them? Would you be willing to make the time, the effort and the commitment to go out and physically meet at least 10% of …
Three Words About Your Future: Responsible, Respectful and Realistic
Incoming freshmen. Heed these words.
Why?
Career, Contacts and Optics. More on these later, but keep in mind that the way you handle yourself will define your current and future success.
Of course, this likely does not come as a surprise to most people.
I had the privilege and pleasure of dropping off our son …
One Simple Tip to Make it Easier to Engage
I don’t know about you, but there are times when I just want to pick up the phone and call someone. Just today I wanted to call a colleague to do a quick check-in on something. But, I was stopped dead in my tracks.
What Stopped Me?It was something simple. Something so easy to …
How To Value Yourself So Others Will, Too
Twice each year, I give a personal branding boot camp on campus at UCLA. The single hardest part of camp will be helping each participant appreciate themselves. Appreciating yourself is a weird concept for most people. We are used to talking about our strengths and weaknesses. We are comfortable talking about our hard and soft …