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Are You an Ambivert? – The Better Newsletter #4
I was surprised when a well-known influencer told me she’s an introvert. She said…
What’s Stopping You? – The Better Newsletter #1
Someone got in touch with me and said she has wanted to write a book for years. I said…
Lose Control of Your Meetings
“I get a little itchy if I don’t have some control.” – SNL actress Amy Poehler Face it, these days, everyone gets a little itchy if they don’t have some control. That’s why it is…
Can We REALLY Get People’s Attention in 60 Seconds?
THAT’S ALL THE TIME YOU NEED TO GET TO YES. REALLY. “No one wants to go out mid-sentence.” –Johnny Depp And, as Johnny would surely agree, no one wants investors to nod off…
Don’t Tell and Sell. Show and Ask
“You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention.” – line from the movie Django Unchained Many of us grew up doing “Show and Tell” in elementary school. A premise of INTRIGUE is, “It’s…
You C.A.N. Remember Names – If You Put Your Mind To It
“If you think you can or can’t; you’re right.” – Henry Ford, auto pioneer Have you ever told yourself, “I’m terrible at remembering names?” Do you realize you just did what’s called “failure forecasting?” You…
What’s A Recent Entrepreneurial Aha?
“The only danger is not to evolve.” – Jeff Bezos, Amazon Thanks, John Lee Dumas for interviewing me on your #1 rated business podcast – Entrepreneur on Fire. John is different than most…
Did You Know GOLDFISH Have Longer Attention Spans than We Do?
“A lot of times people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.” pioneer Steve Jobs I agree with Steve Jobs. That’s why, as soon as I discovered a startling statistic from…
Down with Elevator Speeches
“Enough about me. What do you think about me?” – Bette Midler in the movie Beaches While speaking at an INC 500 event, I introduced a new approach for replacing elevator SPEECHES with elevator CONNECTIONS. An entrepreneur named Colleen raised her…