Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see an old friend. Tommy Mygrant and I met at my first Coach Summit in 2009. He was a finalist in what was then known as the Million Dollar Body Game (now The Beachbody Challenge) and he was very nervous (the winner got $250,000). I was just… [Continue Reading]
10 Steps to Success with Team Beachbody – Podcast
July 24, 2012 by
Team Beachbody is the ultimate relational marketing company. Building this business takes time and the willingness to learn, because they don’t teach this stuff in school. Thankfully, there are a lot of great mentors out there that you can learn from. One of my favorites is Jim Rohn. I recently re-listened to his audio, Building… [Continue Reading]
Connect With People to Win
June 27, 2012 by
This is the story of three waves I caught while surfing yesterday. Huh? Stick with me here. Waves are like people…trust me here. The first wave looked great. It had all the traits of a fun ride. As soon as I caught it, it closed out and drilled me. Disappointment ensued. The second wave didn’t… [Continue Reading]
Online Marketing is Simple
May 9, 2012 by
Note: “Easy” and “Simple” are different things. My story is, IMHO, one of the great American success stories. I was stuck in a job that I didn’t like and I needed to find a way out. The internet seemed to be a vehicle that made some sense and I could market online in my “spare”… [Continue Reading]
Connect
April 27, 2012 by
A quick quote from People Follow You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership by Jeb Blount. Like all interpersonal relationships, connections bind people together on an emotional level. Great leaders drop the pretense of power and position, and instead focus on building sincere emotional connections with their people. Connecting tears down walls that… [Continue Reading]
Are you Leading, or Just Managing?
April 23, 2012 by
I’m reading a very good book right now by Jeb Blount. It’s called People Follow You: The Real Secret to What Matters Most in Leadership. The major theory behind the book is that people don’t follow companies, paychecks, incentives, stock options, fear, power, or fancy slogans – PEOPLE FOLLOW YOU. So, if you are wondering… [Continue Reading]
Live with Purpose
April 20, 2012 by
Are you shrinking to a grain of sand or rising to a mountain? “I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my… [Continue Reading]
Be Entrepreneurial
April 12, 2012 by
Entrepreneur: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. Merriam-Webster Well, that sounds scary. RISK! It’s true. Risk is indeed risky. The problem, as noted by this advertisement we spotted in Boston last week, is that entrepreneurs do way more than organize, manage and assume risk. The definition makes it… [Continue Reading]
Become Indispensable
March 30, 2012 by
in·dis·pen·sa·ble/ˌindiˈspensəbəl/: Adjective – Absolutely necessary or essential. Sounds like a pair of golden handcuffs, doesn’t it? Many people believe that being indispensable means that their business never moves away from them because everything is dependent on their action. Far from it. When you become indispensable you become the heartbeat of your organization. If you are… [Continue Reading]
How to Make “Close Friends”
March 28, 2012 by
Did you know that Facebook has a setting for “Close Friends”? It’s true. When you designate someone as a Close Friend you get a notification each and every time they post something. I have a few. Carl Daikeler is one. There are others as well. Some are people I care deeply about. Others are people… [Continue Reading]
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