One day, I plan to write an eBook called Vibe: The Hidden Mechanics of Why People Buy. It would center around the content in this blog post and the message that is present in these two quotes: “We have each had the experience of others reacting to us; often there seems to be no logic […]
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How do you avoid burn out as an entrepreneur? Over the years, I’ve gathered a number of ideas and this post is me making a bouquet of them and offering them up to you. I hope it’s helpful. Your Daily, Weekly, Monthly Marketing Maintenance Lists If you’re burned out from your work Whipping a Shitty
Well, for many people on this list, Christmas will have just happened and gifts will have been, in some fashion, given and received. If you got any gifts, there’s a good chance that you loved some of them and other ones had you utterly question your friendship with that person and wonder if they even
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by Julie Wolk It’s time to talk about boundaries, people! This is a subject often broached in personal development – holding boundaries is considered essential for maintaining emotional health (for example, you may choose not to spend time with a particular friend who drains your energy). But boundaries are rarely discussed in a business context. And
* “Elders are the axis mundi of our mutual life” * That is a quote from Stephen Jenkinson’s new book Come of Age: The Case for Elderhood in a Time of Trouble. I’ve interviewed Stephen twice before, the first on the issue of ‘right livelihood‘ and the second around the question, ‘Am I ready to
The other day, I got the following email from someone: “I have been following you for a long time and really enjoy the newsletter. I have your books, I watch your youtube videos, the whole thing. I have a question, though. I am a property manager, I make decent money with just a few homes
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A few months ago, my Facebook friend Kundan Chhabra posted something that caught my eye. It was about creating a context of good will in your business. I messaged him asking if he would be willing to write a guest post for my blog about it. It took a few months of conversation but what
The other day, I was wondering about why there was such an appeal to marketing courses that taught secrets of unconscious persuasion, stealth tactics, invisible influence, secret closes, ninja strategies etc. The implication of all of these approaches was that no one would notice what you were doing. No one would notice that you were
Marketing Feels Bad Because We’re Ashamed Not Because It’s Shameful Read More
A few months ago, I was connected with Peter Rubin who was experimenting with a new pricing model the likes of which I’d thought of before but of which I’d never heard: privilege-based pricing. As soon as I heard the name of it, I asked if he’d be willing to write a blog post. This
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Gifts and tools are different things. Gifts are those things that come to you naturally. Those capacities, inclination, tendencies and abilities you were born with. These are the things you do that feel effortless for you where you lose track of time. We are, in some mysterious way, born with these. They are woven into