Being “The Best” in your industry is only a value proposition when someone else says it.
When YOU say it, in most instances it comes off as either self-serving and therefore unbelievable, or the messaging is ignored because it just isn’t perceived as relevant to your audience.
Which, by the...
Several years ago, we visited my partner’s father in Weed, California where the town itself (not including unincorporated areas) had a population of just under 3,000 people. It’s not likely there is many more than that today.
In a community that small, news travels pretty fast. Everyone...
Two weeks ago, Gary Vaynerchuk visited Powell’s Books here in Portland. I was so excited!
If it weren’t for my good friend and mentor, Lori Richardson, I wouldn’t have known he was going to be in town. (Thank you, Lori!)
Gary was in the middle of a book tour to promote both his new book...
Lisa Nichols remarked once that she used to let men treat her poorly. She lacked a powerful sense of Self and feared rejection, should she speak up for herself and her own needs.
She perceived herself as open and giving and wondered why she so often found herself taken advantage of.
Her troubles began...
Are you a good listener?
Most of us think we are.
Dr. Scott Williams of the College of Business at Wright State University, agrees. In an article he wrote on the subject, he refers to the study W.V. Haney reports on in his book Communication and Interpersonal Relations that surveyed more than 8,000...
Last week, I read a blog entry by Web Consultant, Jim Kukral, The Difference Between Users & Customers. Using Social Media versus Apple as examples, he quotes Jason Calacanis as asserting the following:
“Facebook and Twitter have users. Apple has customers. The difference? Customers give you...
