Pushing The Envelope

You study leadership, don’t you? You read. A lot. You watch others, with the intent to learn two things:

  1. What works
  2. What doesn’t

The world is overloaded with wanna-be’s and imitators.

In today’s world, if you want to stand out, you need to do one of two things:

  1. Do what everyone else is doing, differently
  2. Do something no one else is doing

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Social media and the role it plays in our daily professional life

Social media.

This post is for anyone who struggles to write publically.

The advice for every blogger is that comments are usually sparse. Most people don’t comment. Because…

  1. They’re too busy
  2. It’s cumbersome to leave a comment
  3. They don’t believe anyone will read it
  4. They don’t know how to say what they feel
  5. They are afraid of looking bad
  6. They really have no interest in commenting

It was interesting to stumble upon a world-class business website that didn’t have a single comment for four months.

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Would You Tell People?

I'd Tell Them, "If Your Goal Isn't Impossible..."
I'd Tell Them, "If Your Goal Isn't Impossible..."

If you found a cure for cancer, would you tell people?

If you believe in your message, your platform so to speak, and knew that if it were available to others, and it would help them, would you tell people?

Jack Canfield suggested you become very comfortable with self-promotion. So much so, that you become an expert at it, a marketing expert.

This is counter-intuitive. But you must own it. And get very, very good at it.

None of this matters if you don’t believe your message will help others.

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Jack Canfield’s #1 Advice Tip

Sure, It's Scary, But Don't Be Afraid
Sure, It's Scary, But Don't Be Afraid

Do you have a story you’d like to tell? You know, could you write a book? Do you dream of writing a story, writing a book? Me too.

On a recent call with Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup For the Soul co-author. His number one piece of advice for aspiring authors?

Write the book!

A few more nuggets tomorrow. Quit waiting. Do something. Carpe diem!

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Score!!!!!!
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