Getting started on the right foot: part IV

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Before you start As in everything we have covered so far, revisit your business goals because the extent of those goals will determine what you do at this stage. Be honest and don’t expect your self to reach rock star levels with out the investment of time and skill building. Also, don’t … [Read more...]

Leading your followers, sliced bread, whales, Twitter,and history

Note: This was originally posted Tuesday 2/9/10 but taken down due to code conflicts that were effecting the site's performance. I've fixed the bugs so these outstanding TED talks could be available to you. The following TED talks occurred last year, they talk mostly about change and the shift we … [Read more...]

Rasslers, Ponies and Artists Oh My!

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I saw The Wrestler a couple of weeks ago and have been haunted by the images of Mickey Rourke as Randy "The Ram" Robinson the broken down wrestler trying for a comeback. While the gritty nature of the movie was difficult to watch at times I couldn't help but see similarities between "The Ram" and … [Read more...]

What blogging and drawing have in common

How many of you remember the first drawing class you took? Do you remember how you felt as you moved through the class? Suddenly, the looked different, details you never new existed seemed to take over your world. No longer was a tree just a tree, now it was a collection of leaves on branches … [Read more...]

When quiting is the best way to move forward

Seth Godin is one of my favorite business and marketing  authors because he is a thinker, and a leader...and I am drawn to those types of people. One of his most recent books addresses the problem of well...quiting. More precisely when to quite and why quiting might be good and when sticking it out … [Read more...]

Thoughts on paradigm shifts, collaboration, community, tribes, and open source art

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Yesterday I received my preview copy of Seth Godin's new book Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us in  it he addresses a growing movement that I have been mentioning in previous posts when referring to social media. The subject of community and tribes and the role they can play in cultural growth and … [Read more...]

How to sell more by being remarkable.

I remember when I was doing clay not a show would go by without someone saying "nice work" and then saying out of the corner of their mouth to their companion "I can get it cheaper at Walmart". I am sure most of you have experienced this but what really happened? Sure we are tempted to shout to … [Read more...]