You’ve heard me up on my soapbox preaching the know, like and trust gospel. What I haven’t talked enough about is what happes when like is more than the opposite of indifferent and becomes friend. Sometimes you do business with your friends. By “do business” I mean hire your friends, form JV partnerships and [...]
More Please: It’s not personal it’s business →
How do you approach your problems? Do you meditate, wish, dream, hope, journal and vision board? Or do you roll up your sleeves and put your nose to the grindstone? I think the most efficient solution is a two-pronged approach. The first prong is working the problem on an energetic level. The definition of [...]
More Please: Two Solutions One Problem →
There’s been a ton of talk among Square Peg business owners I know about archetypes, how they affect your business and the way you interact with the world. Briefest overview… Think of an archetype as a generic personality, almost a stock character for those of you into theatre. Each of these characters interacts [...]
More Please: Archetypes for Fun and Profit →I’ve had the privilege of knowing the organizers of the Boston Internet Marketing Meetup (BIMM). This year one the sponsors, Kendall Press, wrote a blog post sharing their top marketing predictions for 2013. Take a look: As one of the sponsors of the Boston Internet Marketing Meetup (BIMM), we’ve had the opportunity to talk [...]
More Please: Predictions for 2013 →I just had to share this tale of customer service done the RIGHT way. Backstory: I hate moving, like, passionately despise, loathe and abhor it. One time in college, I called everyone who owed me a favor and no one was available to help. I ended up moving alone, fueled by rage and adrenaline. It [...]
More Please: Customer Service, with Giants →Have you ever heard yourself say… I can’t it’s too hard that’s for someone else i’m not good enough she’s a lot better/smarter/younger/prettier/faster I’ll never finish I suck Suck is a feeling. An ugly, miserable feeling, but just a feeling. It’s really hard to fix suck. Your brain has nothing to latch onto, no concrete [...]
More Please: Put an End to “I Suck” →
Summer’s almost here. When we were kids summer was about freedom. No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks, as the song goes. When I was a kid, I spent a lot of time at the beach. My friends and I threw little rocks at big rocks. If the little rocks broke [...]
More Please: Take your summer back →
My friend Larah at BrainyFeet started a mutiny. I joined her mutiny two weeks ago. The basic premise behind Larah’s mutiny is that our societies’ systems are broken. The purpose of being a mutineer is to take back our social systems and do what you want on your own terms. Our systems of work and [...]
More Please: Gin, Mutiny and how we broke our careers →A former co-worker told me a story about her dad yelling at her for her spelling mistakes. Her response: “But Dad, I don’t care about how to spell it right.” That’s cute and amusing because she was 8. Now as adults, grammar and spelling are important if we’re going to be understood. I’m the original [...]
More Please: Grammar and Spelling are Important! →This article was originally published in a Parlance Monthly Tip Sheet. Get first dibs on articles to help you and your business. Sign up for Monthly Tip Sheet in the box to the right! —-> You’re on the phone with a new prospect. You’re enjoying the conversation. You’re getting excited about working with her. [...]
More Please: I don’t wanna detach! →
