What do you say when people ask what your business, project, cause, startup, film, talk, or book is about? Sam Horn shares why a crisp, clear, confident, compelling 60-second response can be a deal-maker—or a deal-breaker.
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See What I’m Saying? – The Better Newsletter #145
When Karl Haas walked onstage, the audience reacted in surprise. Instead of taking offense, he responded with humor—and won them over instantly. Here’s a simple Talking on Eggshells tip for using grace and wit to defuse awkward moments.
What Are You Waiting For? – The Better Newsletter #144
What’s keeping you from writing the book you’ve always wanted to write? Turn reasons into results, pick a date, and just get started.
Are You Happy & Don’t Know It? – The Better Newsletter #143
What does happiness mean to you? Defining happiness can help you notice it when it happens, appreciate it in the moment and feel grateful for what’s right with your world, right here, right now.
Creative Projects in Your Head Help No One: 35 Quotes to Inspire You to FINISH What You Start
“One day you’ll wake up and there won’t be any time left to do the things you’ve always wanted to do.” – Paulo Coelho. When people tell me they’re thinking about staring a creative project,…
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…
How to Create a Unique Niche
“When you’re one-of-a-kind, you have no competition.” – Sam Horn, author of POP! and Got Your Attention? Do you wish you could: * figure out what makes you original? * clarify the secret sauce that…
Want to Give a Career-Making Talk?
Do you have an opportunity to speak at TED, TEDx, SXSW, Small Business Expo, 99U, WBENC, Dreamforce, NMX, World Domination Summit, Wisdom2.0 or BIF? Have you watched the careers of Brene Brown, Simon Sinek, Sir…
Ideas in Your Head Help No One: Quotes to Inspire You to Get Your Work Out of Your Head and Into the World
When people tell me they’re thinking about writing a book, starting a business or launching a project – and they’re procrastinating – I tell them two things. First, “Creativity is a roller coaster. It has…
What’s Your Review-Preview? Are You “Piloting” Your Time?
Michael Altshuler says, “The bad news is, time flies. The good news is, you’re the pilot.” Yet many of us DON’T feel like we’re the pilot of our time. Months (years) blend and blur into…