Do you have a Thinking Cap? Something you wear when it’s time to get down to business and generate ideas? Perhaps you have some other creative totem that you keep close and “activate” when you want to get into the zone or trigger your flow state. For me it can be as simple as brewing […]
What you focus on is what you work on. What you focus on will be the results you reap. If you focus on the exciting and positive opportunities around you, you will have exciting and positive things to work on. If you online focus on the negative events and people in the world, then it’s […]
Although I continually stress the importance of having a website (especially one with a blog), there are times when launching a simple Landing Page is better for achieving your project goals because a full-blown website might actually work against you! Chris Brogan calls a website your home base. It is the headquarters of your personal […]
Are fretting over a project that you really want to do, but you simply can’t seem to get around to adding it to your schedule in order to complete it? The problem may be that you’re giving yourself too much time to get the project done. Try giving yourself less time to get it done! […]
Inspiration may drive creativity — but you still have to steer. Creative drive come from a lot of places… random inspiration, focused brainstorming, personal and professional goals, etc. but creative drive doesn’t realize its fullest potential useless you’re steering it in a productive direction. If you have creative drive, but you’re not behind the wheel […]
You may have noticed I’m trying something new this year — publishing a new article every. single. day. I’m not new to blogging. I started publicly posting my thoughts and ideas around 20 years ago when a “blog” was more commonly referred to as a “web log”. The first couple years of those posts have […]
Businesses are always trying to find tips for connecting with their customers better. Techniques for building rapport. Tricks for winning customer loyalty. If you’re working at one of these companies, I have some Good News and some Bad News for you… The Bad News You can’t trick your way to getting a customer’s loyalty. You […]