A New Approach to Life How many times has someone told you what you should do about something? Maybe you’re even guilty of doing it to someone else. Joel did it (so did I). But Joel proposes that you don’t ever let anyone “should” on you. Don’t let anyone tell Read more…
In Move the needle, Shelley Brander shares the stories that shaped her as a person, a wife and mother, a creative, and ultimately, as an entrepreneur leading Loops and Knit Stars, two global craft businesses, and a movement to Knit the World Together. Shelley’s hope with this book is that Read more…
Kindle | Paperback | Audiobook Most people enter their professions without properly understanding how to grow a business. At times, this makes them feel lost, or worse, like a fraud pretending to know what they’re doing. It’s hard to be successful without a clear understanding of how business works. Donald Read more…
#1 TRUTH— WHAT BUSINESS ARE YOU IN? If every business is built around satisfying a customer’s need, then every brand story begins at the intersection of your business’s truth and the truth about what your customer needs or wants from you. The most successful brands show customers what their businesses Read more…
Kindle The monkey brain does what it does best If you operate from the purely functional part of your brain, you will live like a monkey. The monkey does all the repetitive tasks, and the reptile provides a variety of peak emotions like anger, sadness, happiness, anger, surprise, sexual arousal Read more…
Paperback The game has changed The Internet, social media, mobiles, wearables, voice recognition, cheap processing power in every pocket has changed everything and will continue doing so. The people who used technology made fortunes and the people who stuck in the past ended up on the factory floor. What remains Read more…
Are You a Me-Too? If you can’t instantly convey what makes you unique and of particular value to a particular person, you’re a me-too copy-cat in the eyes of the market. Take the following test to see how you stack up: Are most of your sales opportunities noncompetitive? Are you Read more…
In Homeless to Billionaire: The 18 Principles of Wealth Attraction and Creating Unlimited Opportunity, Andres Pira presents 18 principles for attracting wealth, creating opportunity, and celebrating self-discovery. Principle #1 Lead a laser-focused life Knowing exactly what you want in life is the first principle of wealth attraction. You must Read more…
They say you shouldn’t ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn’t ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It’s a bad question and everyone will Read more…
If plan A fails, remember there are 25 letters left. If the cold pitch doesn’t work as you hoped, go to a referral network. If the referral network doesn’t work, take it to crowdfunding. If the crowdfunding doesn’t work… you get the idea. Even though, hypothetically, a cold pitch might Read more…