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I saw this t-shirt at one of my son's track meets. That does sum things up when it comes to the playing field of life and business. I don't have much sorrow for talent that doesn't work hard. And I love the overcomer that
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My clients and friends know that I beat that mantra, "Most things don't matter." One area that this particularly applies to is vanity metrics. These are the stats, conversions or data that simply do not matter or are too cluttered to manage towards the one thing
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"The future belongs to those who learn more skills and combine them in creative ways." ~ Robert Greene Things work ... until they don't. We bought stories previously that made sense. Advertising works because people pay attention. A horse and buggy is the way to travel. Everyone should
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"If you are not authentic and passionate about what you do, someone who is will overtake you effortlessly." ~ Raj Rawat Drifting is a sad existence. You go through the motions and live an unfulfilled life. You're not only robbing yourself of great possibilities in this extremely
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While I shared my thoughts about most things being a No in our working reality, there are plenty of people and opportunities to say Yes to. The key is to eliminate the noise and keep a self-discipline in allowing people into your life and business that drain you emotionally, financially
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The worst thing that you can do in your work is to continue with business-as-usual when there are unseen forces acting on you. Whether you feel content working a job or continuing to work in a market that is obsolescing, the lack of feedback on a daily basis can build
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In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can also sell what you create. ~ David Ogilvy It's extremely difficult to be wanted in a world of ridiculous options. You can insist on your idea and work hard on creativity.
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Entrepreneurship and selling is hard business. The ambiguity and uncertainty can stump many people who are used to a well-paved path. Do this and you get that. Just tell me what to do. You may know what makes money now. That's a great thing to have. It may
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Sure, you can be an overnight success. You just have to: * Show up every day consistently * Refine, refine, refine * Push your ideas to the limit * Take calculated risks * Discard what doesn't work * Ignore the naysayers * Never give up It may take 5 years or 10 years to become
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Selling your products or services today in an overcrowded, inattentive marketplace has a high degree of difficulty for sure. You may have the best offering, but what does that mean if you can't connect and get people to pay attention? If you break down sales into channels and
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https://flic.kr/p/pkf9eV It can be overwhelming and plain daunting when you look at the speed of how media, attention and content work. The same is true for sales, entrepreneurship and business building. You have the problem of exponential change around you and our brains don't
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https://flic.kr/p/Axci2 Most people are in utter chaos. Try calling someone today in the middle of the day and a random sampling will show you how frenzied and reactive most people are operating. Our heads are spinning from the ridiculous amount of information, most which does not