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...
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 with a bit of creative negotiation, there’s an...
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 or the numbness in our butt - he was fired up and...
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 and creative way to get...
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, and launching it out to the...
This post was updated March, 2023 I have a confession to make. As a speaker, seminar leader, facilitator, coach - heck, even as a writer - I’ve made every mistake possible. We all make mistakes. In fact, if you’ve ever planted two feet in front of an audience, you...
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 that way. No argument—meeting...