It was a Tuesday. I had just opened up the analytics on my site - just like a hundred times before. And there it was. 1,000 visitors in one day. I was gobsmacked. I’ve been writing and publishing blogs posts for over 6 years. And for most of those years 100 blog readers a day would make me smile - 300 and I’d have to sit down. And now I’m looking at… Continue reading
How to negotiate your speaking fees and get hired
I’m a terrible negotiator. Either I give away the farm (“Why Yes, I’d love to fly red-eye to North Dakota and speak for free to 80 dairy farmers.”) or stick to my guns and end up with nothing. But other times, and… Continue reading
What Tony Robbins, Antarctica and my dog taught me about getting started
For over three hours we sat uncomfortably on the shag carpet of a West Vancouver home listening to a giant of a man berate us about mindset, attitude and “awakening the giant within.” He didn’t seem aware of the time… Continue reading
Your first baby steps to getting started with SlideShare
For a couple of years I’ve been raving about the not-so-secret power of SlideShare. Typically, I am greeted with a response like “Huh? SlidesShare, what’s that?”. Well, for all you unwashed marketers, let me introduce you to a very exciting… Continue reading
Sometimes your problem is a business in disguise (mine was)
Sometimes our problems are a business in disguise. It happened to me. Last year I was dutifully writing every week to you, dear reader. And loving it. There is something wonderfully scary and exciting about constructing 1,000 words, or so,… Continue reading
The Five Biggest Mistakes Most Speakers Make on Stage (and how to avoid them)
I have a confession to make. As a speaker, seminar leader, facilitator, coach, heck even as a writer I’ve made every mistake possible. I’m human. We all make mistakes. If you’ve every planted two feet on a stage and faced… Continue reading
The idiot’s guide to networking and making a good first impression
The idiot’s guide to networking and making a good first impression I think ‘networking’ is sometimes synonymous with tooth extraction. You dread it happening, it’s painful during the event - you’re glad when it ends. It doesn’t have to be… Continue reading
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