I started riding a motorcycle about 3 or 4 years ago, and on the drive into the office this morning (in a car) watching the behavior of the other drivers on the road, I was struck by the contradiction and disparity between those who guide these two different types of vehicles. Automobiles Overwhelmingly the majority […]
Note: This is a full-on rant about sales that I just published over at my other blog, www.YouSuckAtSales.com — but I felt there were enough ideas on how to remedy their “sales fails” that it qualified to be shared on the Idea Guy site. I just received a cold-call from a mobile marketing company trying […]
Business author Dan Pink has a weekly podcast wherein he interviews other influential writers and speakers, one of the latest being sales and networking guru Harvey Mackay (search his name on Amazon and buy and read ANY of his books.) You’d think Mackay was doing Pink a favor by being on the show (Harvey is […]
I decided to pay homage to one of my pushy friends this week (Scott “That Nametag Guy” Ginsberg) by literally taking a page from his book “Ideas Are Free, Execution Is Priceless” and executing one of the 366 daily insights as a personal challenge. The entry for March 13 really spoke to me this year. […]
In any meeting you can play one of these roles: Pirate The Pirate in the room questions the status quo and provides ideas on doing things differently. The Pirate has a loud and bold voice that unflinchingly challenges authority, and every time he opens his mouth you can count on at least one-third of the […]
One might “gain weight” but there is rarely anything gained by waiting. On the contrary, the chances are greater that you’ll miss out on opportunities by delaying — you’ll experience “wait loss.” Some delays are inevitable, but most are self-imposed delays based on fear, distractions, and insecurities. Fear Some fear failure, some fear success, some […]
Fantastic story about a haunted house that attracted a bigger audience seeking a scare NOT by showig how spooky their monsters were or how many cobwebs hung from their doorways, but by instead capturing the sheer terror of the people going through the house. Read the article here: How to Be a Frighteningly Brilliant Content […]