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For a period of three years I blogged daily. I missed a day here or there when I was sick or traveling, but it was more about the habit and pleasure I felt as I shared insights and reviews of…
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Why I recommend ConvertKit vs ActiveCampaign
Recommendations are a funny thing Everyone has an opinion, when it comes to the tools they use. And when someone asks me for my opinion, I give it to them. But the moment I do, something crazy happens. The debate…
Read MoreGreat Answer, Wrong Question
I was a freshman in college when I failed my first test. Until then, throughout Jr and Sr high school I was an A student. I wasn’t used to failing tests. At all. But in college I took a class…
Read MoreHow to sell in hard times
How do you sell in a downturn? If you've never been in this situation before, I get it. It's stressful. It's confusing. And when you're worried that you'll come off tone deaf, it's a challenge to know how to sell…
Read More7 Tips for Telling Stories on Zoom
Everyone is Telling Stories Right Now…on Zoom My team is on daily Zoom calls. My kids are on Zoom calls for school. My wife gathers with a group of women so they can drink wine on Zoom. So why shouldn't…
Read MoreWriting difficult emails
Writing difficult emails is a skill worth developing. Sometimes it can feel like writing difficult emails is a full-time job. This past week at work I've had to write several difficult emails. And as I was talking about it with…
Read MoreBecoming a Great Conversationalist
Most of us aren't great at business conversations In a CNN poll run a few years ago, they asked people how well they could manage a business conversation. I'm sure that the people who responded (more than 3500 in a…
Read MoreThe One simple way to make more money in 2017
If you want to make more money in 2017, you don't need 12, 37 or 101 new ways. You need this one trick. This one strategy. Check it out. Can I ask you a question? Over the last several weeks,…
Read MoreBecoming a better blogger
Becoming a better blogger is just like becoming a better guitarist There's no way you become a great (or even decent) guitarist without picking up a guitar, grabbing a music book, learning where the notes and positions are, and this…
Read MoreExpertise can disconnect you quickly; Choose Vulnerability
The expert vs. the experienced learner… Let's say you're about to teach something to an audience. You step on the stage. And in that moment, you have to determine your tone. Will the tone be of an expert who's there…
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