Rumi Was Right

February 11, 2012

“Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment.” – Rumi Rumi was a pretty deep 13th-century poet and Sufi mystic. I love reading his works. He must have been fun guy to hang around with. Let’s change the word ‘bewilderment’ to ‘gratitude’, and his profound saying becomes “Sell your cleverness and purchase gratitude.” Instead of trying to [...]

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Social Proof Isn’t New, It’s Just Much Easier Now

February 10, 2012

Ever since the earth was cooling, the best form of credibility has been word of mouth. We do business with and refer business to people we know, like and trust. This is as natural as gravity. Whether it’s 912 AD or 2012 AD, word gets around. When people have good experiences and outcomes after working [...]

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Wipe Your Feet

February 9, 2012

“Do we live in a barn? Wipe your feet!” Ever hear that when you were a kid? I did, because my brothers and I  tramped in mud, leaves and God knows what else into our home. My Mom did a great job of keeping a clean house and didn’t want us messing it up with [...]

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You Are What You Eat

February 7, 2012

Years ago, I learned a very important success principle. You are what you eat. And you don’t eat with just your mouth. You consume with your eyes and ears too. Small efforts repeated over time produce massive results. Like eating a Big Mac every day. Like watching the news every evening. Like hanging around with [...]

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Don’t Burn Bridges

January 31, 2012

The world feels like it’s getting smaller, but it’s the same size it has always been. It may be getting a littler bit warmer since Al Gore invented the internet, but it’s not getting any smaller. It feels like it’s getting smaller because we’re seeing more and more every day how interconnected we really are. [...]

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Dinner With Friends

January 30, 2012

High tech is nice, but high touch is everything. It’s great connecting with people on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube and many other Social Media platforms. But when you can, get together face to face. Start a relationship online and then take it offline. We’re all busier than ever. With all the traveling I do, [...]

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True Clout Has Nothing To Do With Klout

December 26, 2011

As more people are trying to figure out how to leverage Social Media for their business and personal lives, there are more services that are popping up and attempting to accelerate the process. One of the services that has been around for some time is Klout, which enables people to generate a form of influence [...]

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Gifts That Are Not In Little Blue Tiffany Boxes

December 21, 2011

As you’re winding down 2011, I’m sure you’re taking a few minutes to review the year and take stock of how it all panned out. Did you hit your goals? Did you have goals? How did your job or business fare in 2011? Despite the economic tsunami, did you stay afloat or perhaps even thrive? [...]

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It Makes No Sense To Worry

December 16, 2011

Is it just me or are you hearing people mention more and more that they’re worried about this, that, and the other thing? There’s an old saying that’s worked for me over the years, that goes like this, “It makes no sense to worry about things that you have no control over, because if you [...]

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Attention Is The Most Valuable Commodity

December 6, 2011

In this more and more hyper-competitive, over-caffeinated, 24/7/365, Blackberry/Crackberry, Mach 5 with your receding hairline on fire world, one of the most valuable commodities on earth is attention. Yes, attention. You’re reading this right now. I am blessed to have your attention. Knowing this, always be asking yourself how you can over-deliver in the value [...]

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