I’m not talking Stuart Smiley here. Sure, sure, affirmations are fine. You’re good enough and smart enough and I’m sure people like you, mostly. And I’m not talking about empty “positive thinking” either, the crap you read in lousy self-help books that tell you to look in the mirror and Read more »
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6 Principles of Selling In Your Project
You have an idea! You’ve thought it through, and you’re excited. You’ve uncovered something that’s really going to help your company or your boss or your client achieve their goals. You want your project to get attention and action. It deserves it, right? Wrong. Having an idea, unfortunately, doesn’t in Read more »
Social Media Needs Accountability
We’ve talked a lot here in the last few months about some of the nuts and bolts of social media strategy and execution. Stuff like time management and goal setting and measurement. But the real key to getting social media established in your organization isn’t just having the toolbelt of Read more »
Four Words for 2010
I’m breaking with convention a bit here, and instead of three words to frame my year, I’m choosing four. They’re all related, and intertwine. They may or may not make sense to you, but perhaps they’ll get you thinking about yours, and what your guideposts will be for the coming Read more »
The Patience Principle
Sometimes, working through new ideas and giving them clarity is an exhausting process. It takes work, and it doesn’t always go the way you hope. I’m working on some ideas right now that are, well, still foggy. I’d like very much to say that my Three Words have become as Read more »
Actions Instead Of Predictions
Every year, around this time, folks start crafting their predictions for the upcoming year. What will be the next Twitter, who will be the next Chris Brogan, what the killer apps will be and why, who’ll get bought, sold, whatever. But if I’m honest, speculation isn’t useful to me unless Read more »
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