Editor’s Note: We’re excited to let you know that our featured contributor, Patricia Rossi, has a NEW book out today! Everyday Etiquette: How to Navigate 101 Common and Uncommon Social Situations. We’re thrilled to bring Patricia, who has been airing on NBC, CBS, Fox, and ABC affiliates for the past 5 years, to Chicago this ...…
If you have worked harder for someone else than you have in your own business, you’re not alone. I’ve heard this self-limiting habit from many of my clients. It shows up in many ways, including procrastinating, not following up, or not following through. So how do you build unstoppable momentum when you just feel like ...…
With the growing trend in telecommuting, more and more people find themselves setting up shop in places that offer free Wi-Fi. Café owners offer Internet access in order to draw the teleworkers who would like to partake of this coffee house perk. Are you one of these public Internet users? If so, you must realize ...…
To view Part 1 of this interview with Dr. Tom Peters, please click here. To live our best life design, we need teachers who prod us to boldly step up, be unabashedly ourselves, and seek excellence in all we do. Dr. Tom Peters is one teacher I look to for these reminders. It was a ...…
Holding ourselves back. We do this in conscious — and unconscious — ways every day. When I met Dr. Tom Peters on his trip to Iowa, I was made aware of how I was holding back an important piece of myself. Perhaps my light-bulb moment will shine some light for you. Tom is the best-selling ...…
Recently I wrote a blog post about some big changes in my personal life – my second divorce – that drew the following comment from a friend: “I applaud your boldness to be so transparent! “ The truth is, after blogging every day for over three years, and sharing many of the details of what some ...…
Did you know there is a way of asking for referrals that literally makes or breaks your ability to get more? Sadly, many self-employed professionals don’t realize this. As a result, they let referrals slip through their fingers even though they are doing a lot of networking. Often unaware of it, they lose out on ...…
When I’m speaking to groups and organizations I’ll often joke with the audience that I’m the person they bring out when they need something taught in such a simple way that absolutely everyone gets it. Delivered with my southern accent (I’m from Alabama), this usually gets the audience chuckling. I’m only half joking of course. ...…
As a professional speaker I spend time attending all sorts of business events. More and more I’ve noticed something: A lack of personal responsibility in many phases of preparing for, traveling to, and speaking at events. I submit the following true (and all too common) examples: The woman who didn’t leave enough time to get ...…
Unless you’re a marine biologist or work at an aquarium, you probably can’t tell the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise. I recently had to look up their distinguishing characteristics – which include their relative numbers of species, their length, and the shape of their teeth – on the informative www.dolphinworld.org. But almost all ...…
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