On August 6th, I hosted a video interview with my dear colleague George Kao. George is consistently one of the innovative colleagues I’ve ever met. He’s launching a new initiative in the personal growth & business space using a co-op business model which is really inspiring for me and we had a conversation about the […]
80 Minute Video Interview with George Kao – The Seven Steps to True Livelihood Read More
My colleague and dear friend Rebecca Tracey of The Uncaged Life (and her colleague Ellen Ercolini) have come out with a new program for Life Coaches that I wanted to share with you. Rebecca has been featured on my blog a number of times. They have a really interesting take on helping coaches get more clients
Interview: Life Coaching is Not a Business with Rebecca and Ellen Read More
My dear friend and colleague Ryan Eliason has put together a video presentation about his upcoming business training for social entrepreneurs. I just finished watching it. And it. is. good. I want to encourage you to watch this (whether or not you decide to participate in his training). I think this video is a great
case study: 10 lessons on making a no hype compelling sales video Read More
I met Mark Volmer, of Hidden Gem Healing in 2011 at some point. And I had the experience of instantly liking and trusting him. There’s something about people who are so comfortable in their own skin (not posturing or collapsing) that it has us all relax. He ended up coming to one of my weekend
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Three months ago, I wrote a blog post called Slow Marketing. It was all about how it’s okay (even important) to slow down our marketing. This is a wonderful philosophy but what if you need money yesterday? What if you’re so broke and you can’t afford rent? All of a sudden, the slow approach while
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I was in Thailand a month ago, chatting with my friend Shilpa Jain. We were talking about how people learn things. And she shared this idea of a learning web. And how there are different ways we can learn things. As she spoke, my mind immediately raced to the relevance for business. Learning Webs –
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If you want to succeed in your business – you need to become ‘known’ for something. How do businesses ultimately succeed? By word of mouth. People telling people because they want it to thrive. Because they love it. Because they know it will be useful to a friend. In short, the business is known for
your platform: six things you can be known for (and one other) Read More
Natalie Grunberg (pictured below) had an idea for a business. Mail women pretty panties. Once a month. This business is a brilliant example of some many things: niche marketing (panties are for women), having a point of view (it’s about confidence), having a simple, well crafted offer (a pretty panty. mailed monthly), doing something provocative
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My colleague Vrinda Normand (pictured here) just wrote a brilliant little piece in her latest newsletter about the four stages clients must, invariably go through before they choose to do business with you. This is a useful shorthand to explore – where are things stuck. 1. Your potential clients become painfully aware of the problems
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Soooo . . . I went to a sex workshop recently. My colleague Jessica O’Reilly (pictured here) was in town from Toronto (where I do a lot of work) leading a workshop. She’d come to my event when I was in Toronto and I’d never seen her work so she invited me on down. The
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