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I’m Offended By Your Email
Ever consider how much communication in business happens via email? Every day, we depend on our writing skills to set key appointments, get new clients, motivate others and grow relationships. Yet finding words to match what we want to say isn’t always easy… especially when money and critical connections are on the line. I imagine each...
read moreYour Emails Are Amazing!
One of the most heart-breaking moments in marketing happens when we spend HOURS creating an email newsletter… and it doesn’t get the response we want. Maybe our Mom replied, “Way to go, honey” or friends cheered us on saying, “You’re so inspiring”~ Ahhh, thanks, but why aren’t CLIENTS saying YES? For...
read moreHow to Ask for Endorsements
Not a week goes by without a LinkedIn contact asking, “Can you endorse me?” To me, this automatic request is like dating a guy who blindly “went to Jared” on Valentine’s Day. It’s a shallow attempt to acknowledge the unique and special relationship between two people. While it’s efficient (and smart) to...
read moreThe Piper’s Calling You to Join Him
Do you dream of contributing to society in a massive way, yet the details of this vision seem delicately obscured? Ever hope to create something so meaningful and lasting, millions of people could repeatedly be moved by it? While watching the Kennedy Center Honors on CBS this week, I was brought to tears by Ann and Nancy Wilson’s...
read moreA Tribute to Steve Forsyth
My former boss, Steve Forsyth, was killed at the mall shooting yesterday in Portland. When I saw this on the news, it was impossible to believe. Steve was larger than life… invincible, in a way, to those who knew him. One day, Steve and I had an explosive interaction that radically changed the course of my life. You see, he was one of the...
read moreHoliday Sell-Out: Stay True to You
Now that the holidays are in full swing, let’s talk about the ways we “sell ourselves out” for the sake of the season. My latest Reveal What’s Real show prepares us to respond differently when faced with obligatory giving, fake interactions, and emotional overwhelm. Let’s give ourselves (and others) the GIFT of...
read moreWhy Control Freaks Hate Marketing
Most people despise the business of sales and marketing. In fact, Facebook revealed a survey that said “Marketing” is one of the Top 5 most hated words in social media. This supports the theory that most people would rather die than have to ask for business, even if their product or service is amazing. Marketing and sales solutions are...
read moreThe Desire to Belong
Have you noticed how our perception of others drastically expands after seeing them encounter a painful or challenging situation? This might sound twisted, but I live for these moments when the emotional intensity is so rich, the superficial conversation is silenced… and there’s no choice but to express what’s brewing...
read moreControlling People
For the last 6 weeks, I’ve been enthralled with a book by Patricia Evans called Controlling People: How to Recognize, Understand, and Deal with People Who Try to Control You. Being able to decode human behavior and explain “what doesn’t work” in our communication brings me endless personal satisfaction and professional confidence. When...
read moreGrowing Yourself Back Up
Things happen everyday to push our buttons. When our blood starts to boil or we’re flushed with defeat, we want nothing more to appear calm and cool, but all of us know… this can seem impossible when outrage is seeping from our pores. Despite our spiritual practice, we can still react when accused, snap from impatience, or crumble in...
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