I live close to Chicago… but when I am asked to go to or present, I hesitate. I am afraid. Not of the people or the city, but the commute. I had an hour presentation last week. It was not a paid gig, so I spent 2 hours driving in and 1.5 hours leaving. That…
Unlike Columbus who was out to show the world was round… I want to show you your sphere of influence is flat! Not flat as in a tire, but flat as a level playing field. Just because you say or share something, and you have thousands of friends and followers, that does not mean that…
Some people see the beauty in junk while others just see junk. The key thing you can do is get a new perspective by asking others for their insights and opinions. Sometimes have another serf of eyes or ears can turn trash into treasure.
Just because you have it down, does not mean that you give the same spiel to every person. If you ask questions first and listen, then you will be clued into differences in each individual. You owe it to everyone to be flexible in communications.
In the tech world, change is inevitable. Faster processors, cheaper memory, better software all help to build better tools. Al lot of times, these updates or upgrades don’t feel like much, that’s why I normally skip the next version and wait for the 2nd remake to update. But when you go 5 or 7 years…
It’s that time of the year… everything pumpkin. It’s not that everything tastes better with pumpkin, it’s more of a branding tool. You have pumpkin lattes, donuts, pop-tarts, beer, soup, bread, and more – there is even a Facebook page that celebrates it! What’s your Pumpkin?
At a networking event today… Tim Sullivan graphically showed the messages he gets, the messages he opens, and the messages he respond to. What are you doing to make it to level 3 in Tim’s hierarchy? Your messages may get seen and read, but unless people respond… what’s the purpose?
When you are networking, do you constantly evaluate groups? Are you being effective for them? Are they being effective for you? You may develop friendships and partnerships, but ultimately every hour you network has a cost and you have to determine the return on investment. If it’s not directly making you money, then does it…
In our neighborhood, there was a tree that turned into a bee hive. This neighbor was noticed not because of the bees, but because of what they did to save them. They called a bee keeper who rescued the over 10,000 bees and saved the tree and more. Go the extra mile to get noticed…
Sometimes we create our own bars when it comes to networking. We jail ourselves by saying we don’t have the time. Or we lock ourselves up in our scheduled groups. Every once and a while, look left and right and try a different path… you may find opportunities you didn’t know existed!