I certainly do. I dislike jargon and renaming things that we’ve been talking about for years by other names as if we just discovered them. I’ve found several others had written an article with a similar title. Their complaint is typically it makes it sound like work and life are on balance sheet in which each occupies 50/50 of one’s … Read more
I’ve been reading books about negotiating recently, which really boils down to two powerful little words, Yes and No. Here are three inspirational quotes I gleaned from William Ury, Author of the The Power of a Positive No. A ‘no’ uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or what … Read more
Clients ask for freebies all the time. In my research on scope creep I’ve uncovered another winning strategy for handling requests for freebies: identifying nibbles and utilizing swaps. What? I love little mysteries and things that sound absurd. Nibbles are when people flat out ask you to do things for them for FREE. If you are a … Read more
By Karen Nierlich, SEO Web Designer, Full Orbit Web and Marketing How many times have you or I thought that major success is tied to ruthlessness and being tough. The main point of Adam Grant’s book Give and Take is that it’s not exclusively the takers, the tough guys, the self-promoters—who rise to the top of the … Read more
I found the title of B.J. Mendelson’s book provocative. He’s a bit of a marketer himself, however his business title is humorist and social critic. He’s not saying social media is worthless or a waste of time; he’s not talking about social media in the social context where we are chatting with our friends online. … Read more
by Karen Nierlich I read business books as often as I can and love to share the effective ones. This month I’m talking about Getting Things DONE: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen. The book is quite well known and therefore I expect some of you to be familiar with it. I’ve test driven … Read more
The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy is a success book I recommend without reservations. I’ve probably read over a dozen books about success; this one contains none of the annoying, obtuse, illogical, bizarre parts I’ve had to apologize for in other success books. Hardy’s book contains all the advice you’ll find in other success books…honestly … Read more
Let me tell you about a great tip for consistently writing blog posts I learned from Dan Kennedy, probably the nation’s meanest, baddest success coach. Who else would write a book called the “No B.S. Time Management for Entrepreneurs.” Your calendar isn’t just for appointments with clients etc. All your important tasks like writing a … Read more
Success books like “Think and Grow Rich,” tell us to think positively and eschew negative thoughts. The book tells us to believe and not fear…but if one has fears…then what? As successful people each of us needs to learn to overcome stress or minimize stress so we have lots of good energy to keep growing … Read more
Nothing makes me feel more conflicted or secretive than books and movies like The Answer and The Secret. However, you don’t want to hear about my conflicting desire to be existential vs. my desire to do what it takes to be successful. We can have that conversation over a drink or on a hike sometime … Read more