Smart marketing. Big bucks and social impact. Raising capital and raising consciousness. Building a team, a digital empire, a product line. Wheeling the deal. Doing the right thing….
1. For the love of God, give people decent notice for your requests. May I interview you … next week? Can you write an article … in two weeks? Um, no. Most people have commitments and process times. A month’s notice for a request is civilized. 2. “Did you get my Thank You note?” Don’t
Something happens when someone moves into the public eye. Other people think Spotlight Person has it all together. They project all sorts of glorified stories on to Spotlight Person. They imagine always-perfect skin, and financial liquidity, and doubt-free endurance. They assume that Spotlight Person with the TV show, or big business, or prestigious position, somehow
Boundaries. They bug me. And I respect them, of course. Healthy living, family as the priority, no-work weekends, closing time, drama-free zones. All good n’ wise. I have plenty of healthy boundaries myself and they allow me to be sane, loving, and creative. But the off-the-bat slam down of boundaries = major bug factor. This
The little stuff that makes all the difference: 1. Know who you’re talking to. It takes less than five minutes to check out your interviewers’ website. What’s their show about? Who have they interviewed before? Most importantly: who is the audience? Speak to the heart concerns of that audience. 2. Send your bio in advance
In this podcast, Srini Rao from BlogCastFM and I got philosophical about ambition, and nitty gritty on producing and launching. We hit these notes: The power of surveying people in your life for opinions, while staying true to yourself A key distinction between excellence and mediocrity How to navigate uncertainty without losing your mind And
I knew I had to have the freedom to be myself, my highest self, and that nothing could stand in my way if I really wanted it. This freedom is there for anyone who wants to discover it. The way is to change our level of consciousness, to change the way we think about ourselves.
What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. – Bob Dylan
When inspiration does not come, I go half way to meet it. – Freud
Every man has his own vocation. The talent is the call. There is one direction in which all space is open to him. He has faculties silently inviting him thither to endless exertion. He is like a ship in a river; he runs against obstructions on every side but one; on that side all obstruction
