Yesterday I spent well over an hour trying to get customer support from Rosetta Stone for my son's Spanish course. It was one of the worst examples of service I have experienced. I felt as if they were telling me it was a privilege that I was allowed me to be their...
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Did you know you are a teacher? Think about how many people you help day-to-day by giving advice, showing them how you do something, or just keeping them up to date with the latest political or Hollywood gossip. Either way you look at it, you are teaching and...
When you say something controversial, be ready to defend it. My book Resumes are Worthless has resulted in me doing a lot of speaking engagements and meetings. Often as I am being introduced, the very first question asked is "Why are resumes worthless?" When I...
A business crisis or job crisis will come no matter what we do to avoid them. We control few things in this type of crisis, but how we respond can help us get on top of the problem and change the ultimate outcome. In this podcast we examine how to respond to such a...
Patents help protect your ideas, but they can also cost significant money. Entrepreneurs and inventors need to have a clear view of what they are getting into with patents and what they can expect in return.
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Rasing money to start your business. Investment types vs busniess loans. Venture capital, angel capital, bootstrap, SBA, friends and family.
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Clayton Christensen introduced the idea of disruptive innovation as something the disrupts the marketplace. But how can we be aware of disruptive innovations before they damage our career and industry.
In order to find time to start your own venture, you first need to take some steps to make bette use of your time on the day job. Finding those wasted hours can stop you from working extra hours.
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If you are looking to quit your day job to go after some new entrepreneurial venture.
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Podcast on taking control of your income. Focus here was answering questions people had asked me on the topics of how to get started.
Simple legal and accounting steps you need to do to start your own business. These basic steps should cost you little to no money and you then need to focus on making a profit.
Several people have asked for feedback on the Platform Conference given by Michael Hyatt and Ken Davis. So I wanted to share my thoughts. [featured-image single-newwindow="false"]Cliff Ravenscraft, Pat Flynn, Ken Davis, Carrie Wilkerson, Andrew Buckman, Michael Hyatt,...
The other day I was asked how I get so much done. The question shocked me since I feel as if I get little done. I guess everything is a matter of perception. But a lot comes down to productivity tools. Here are some of my productivity secrets, or productivity tools. I...
How can YOU make more money serving those YOU want to serve? What is the secret? . In the last two posts about making money and having freedom, I showed various ways to sell information and products over the internet. I was by no means complete, but I wanted to give...
Did you get any ideas of what you can sell from last week's post on making money doing what you do? This week, I wanted to provide some examples of the many places where people sell information products. I have put them in five categories. 1. How to Information and...
Can you make money outside of your day job? Can you make more money on the side than you do on the job? I am always amazed at the number of people who act as if they have nothing to offer to the world outside of getting a job. In fact, people making over $100,000 per...
Most people do not like asking for a raise, even though they want one. But perhaps asking for a raise is the wrong way to get a raise. Instead of asking for a raise, ask questions your leaders WILL want to talk about. Try these steps and see what happens....
One of the most common questions I get from new entrepreneurs is “what do I do first?” They want to know if they should you start with the business license or the LLC. But that is the wrong question. These are the questions I ask: Why are you doing this business? If...