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My Favorite Productivity Tools
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...
Can You Meet the $6000 Challenge?
Get a $6000 increase in salary from your company of one in 4 months? That is the assignment for this educational experience at the UAB School of Engineering IEM program. Make it pay now.
Five Steps to Networking for Introverts
Introverts can be highly effective and comfortable with networking when they understand the process.
How to Find the Products YOU Should Offer
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...
How to Get a Raise Without Asking for One
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....
Is Success Really Tied to Goals?
Any book or speaker on success points out the need for setting goals. In fact, if you have heard many motivational speakers or read books on the topic, you have heard the story of the 3% many times. It goes something like this. Back in 1953, the graduates of Yale...
Overplanning or Just Planning Insanity?
The other day Lea told me I needed a planning intervention. She told me that since I had moved to a new method of managing my time and my projects, I was really busy planning, but getting a lot less done! WOW! That stings! Especially since I had invested a lot of...
You
Your favorite subject - YOU. You talk about YOU. You think about YOU. You tell people about YOU. Right? This is the way you SHOULD do, especially when your are operating as your personal Chief Marketing Officer! But YOU are SO mistaken! STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU! If you...
Daymond John’s Shark Points
While at Growco I was tweeting out the five shark points presented by Daymond John from Shark Tank. I was convicted to start tweeting off my Droid since everyone around me was doing it! Social pressure, I guess. But some of you have told me that I missed the points. I...
Becoming an Agile Earner
Back to the story. Last week I was at Growco, so my post was about some ideas I took away from the conference. One of these ideas, being an agile entrepreneur, will appear here today! For your calling search, you should have done all the background work and...
Mistakes We All Make
I spent the last few days in New Orleans at Growco - and wanted to share some things I learned. As I listened and participated, I could not help but think of you and how what was being said applies to all of us. GROWCO First, in case you are not familiar with Growco,...
Who is Living Your Dream?
Last week I continued the process of moving from calling (things you love to do) to career (things that pay you money). I have been using myself as an example for two reasons: I am always rethinking where I am going and based on my earlier post this year I decided to...
Connecting Your Calling to Money and Career
My previous post on finding your calling walked you through the process of finding work you love - or finding your calling. My example was me! As you should have guessed, that post was part of a process which defines your calling, career, and job. I have seen this...
Are We Really Helping Our Kids?
Our parents wanted us to go to college and have a better life. Our parents worked hard and sacrificed for what they had and to provide for us. We can thank them - today we have a lot more opportunities because of all their hard work. What about our kids? Are we just...
How to Find Your Calling
Based on my 2012 plan, some of you have asked me for details. What am I going to do? And how? I do not know for sure. But since I am always telling people to find what they love and then find a way to make money doing it, it is only fair that I share with you where I...
Plan for 2012
OK - so I have violated all rules of blogging - in other words I have failed to blog in some time. The last few months have been a struggle on several fronts - but I think I am starting to get things back in order again. I often tell my clients they need to step back...
3 Ways For You to Make More Money
Assuming you want to make more money, have you ever considered there are just three ways to make more money? 1. Find more people to pay you. This might imply taking a second job or multiple other jobs including selling stuff on eBay. If you are an employee and think...