Kickstarter: How Seth Godin Succeeded and You Can Too
Just in case you haven’t heard, best-selling author Seth Godin met his funding goal on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter in a mere 3 hours.
Thousands of dollars are still pouring into his project and backers have until July 17 to get in on the rewards Seth is offering on Kickstarter, like advance copies of his …
Entrepreneurial Exam Reveals Improved Grade
It is said, “Summertime and the living is easy”. We seem to enjoy more of what life has to offer when the warmer weather finally arrives. And my theory is, while we are in this more relaxed state, it proves to be the best time to fully examine our current entrepreneurial status.
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How To Create A Unified Personal Branding Platform
There are countless ways to build your personal brand, but these facets are merely just single snowflakes expected to melt in your fingertips if they lack the connectivity of a unified personal branding platform.
Your personal branding platform is your raised surface above your competitors allowing you to share your voice and establish leadership. By …
Are You Ready to be Committed?
The play on words, “to be committed”, describes the life of an entrepreneur. We face so many requirements of commitment in order to find success, that frequently we find the same commitments produce a sense of overwhelm too.
Time, monetary investment, education, introspective thought, associations, partnerships and clientele all bring a type of required commitment …
Creating waves for a Smooth Sale
What is the image you have when you think about waves and a sale? I picture a speedboat out on the ocean with little wave streams following the flow. The imagery for me relates to business due to the fact that we now build followings online. So the question becomes do our connections follow our …
How To Manage The Decision Making Process
Business experience has taught me that as we progress in our journey we should give due consideration to all opportunities and new ideas that come our way. I laugh upon reminiscing about the people telling me I will kill my business if I should choose to study social media.
Making decisionsWhile a particular choice …
Developing Team Produces Improved Business Success
During the early years of business, I kept hearing about the importance of developing team. I didn’t quite capture why it was necessary for someone just starting out. However, the basics were in place such as accounting, bookkeeping, and availability of legal advice.
The next big picture advice heard was to establish a succession plan. …
Solve Presentation Problems With This Stolen Trick
Because I teach Pitching the Perfect Presentation at UCLA Ext., I’m always asked for tips and techniques about public speaking, which apparently more people fear than they fear death.
I have an effective approach to tamping down your nerves and rising to meet your audience’s desire to be educated and entertained. I stole this trick …
Action Steps To Get Started With Blogging: (Part 1)
Job loss is (unfortunately) a way of life for most of us nowadays. In many cases, it’s due to factors that we can’t even control – such as a bad economy devastating our employer. In the last four years, I lost my job because the economy impacted my employer more than expected. In the last …
Flexibility Steers You Toward Increased Sales
Putting a professional foot forward each and every time we conduct business is certainly ideal. But one of the best things you can do for yourself is to recognize everyone is human and we all make errors; yes, even us. Have you ever been late to show up at a meeting or phone someone, or …