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Or worse — losing them altogether Many years ago, a good friend took me out to a glitzy afternoon tea. We were left with one last eclair between us. She asked me why I hadn’t just taken it. Outraged, I said I would never be so selfish. It puzzled me for years. How could me not shovelingContinueContinue reading “How to Avoid Ruining Your Best Team Player”

Entrepreneurs can learn a lot from one of the most successful companies in history. Just make sure to learn the right lessons. “‘m building Amazon for the travel industry,” an entrepreneur told me as we sipped coffees. He was in his early 20s, and, technically, he didn’t say he was building Amazon for the travelContinueContinue reading “The Secret to Startup Success: It’s Not About Being Amazon, It’s About Starting Like Amazon”

 Effective marketers know the “trinity” of a good media strategy is effectively communicating your story across the intersection of three distinct media channels: owned media, paid media and earned media.  This post will demystify these channels for you, to ensure you are effectively marketing across all three.Owned MediaOwned media is exactly what it sounds like,ContinueContinue reading “Lesson #354: Owned, Paid and Earned Media Channels”

Failed one-person business owners are tight arses.Image Credit-MidjourneyNew one-person business owners are having babies.Every day a one-person business owner gives birth (thanks to their example) to another person who migrates from the old economy to the new one that exists on the internet without borders or passports.I am one of those people. I own a one-person businessContinueContinue reading “Top One-Person Business Owners Quit These Things (Using These Strategies)”

Unfortunately, many of the business professionals I meet these days in my mentoring and consulting activities feel perennially stressed and out of control, versus calm and satisfied with their position. They realize that their productivity is suffering, as well as their health, but they don’t know what to do about it. In my experience, it’sContinueContinue reading “8 Strategies For Remaining Cool And Collected At Work”