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Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Stand Out With Your Message
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
There Will Always Be New Ideas
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Live It Up Tonight, But Be Safe
Go out and party it up tonight. Kick 2009 out the door, and welcome 2010 with champagne and dancing! But be safe. Have a designated driver, take a cab, or if you live in Los Angeles, call YDrive LA. www.ydrivela.com
I love this service because you don't have to leave your car behind. With YDrive, they drive you home in your own car. The driver arrives on a scooter, which is then put, completely sealed, in your trunk, then drives you home in your car. That way, when you wake up with a huge headache and fuzzy tongue (happy new year) you can crawl to the couch and watch the parade instead of finding one of your hungover friends to drive you back to the bar for your car.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Pause And You’ll Change Everything
I recently read an article about Pema Chodron. The 73 year old former school teacher is the first woman to be ordained in the Tibetan tradition. The main focus of her work is integrating Buddhist practice into daily life. We could all use a bit of spiritual wisdom from time to time – especially new business owners. One thing she advises is to pause.
That’s it. Just pause. Before responding to an unpleasant email. Before defining someone’s actions. Before clicking “buy”. Before giving up. Before hiring someone. Before firing someone. Before committing your time. Before pretty much anything, especially if it elicits an emotional response.
She explains that when we pause, we interrupt our usual chain reaction. We go from being self-absorbed to completely awake. Chodron refers to this moment of pause as “the gap”. When you stop to take a breath, and enter the gap, your head will clear. Your next move (if you decide to make one) will come from a place of calm. Interrupting our habits (and that’s what many of our responses are) can be tough, but the reward is that we'll create a sense of peace. Also, we’ll have the knowledge that our decision has been dutifully considered, if just for a few seconds.
I’m pretty sure none of us has to look too far into the past for an example where, if we had just paused, we would have done things differently. In the “hurry up, because I’ve got tons more to do” world of new business owners, we should all take a lesson from the former school teacher, and pause.
Friday, October 16th, 2009
A Few Updates & An Opportunity To Win A Book
I will soon be offering an e-book version of The Essential Business Handbook. That way, you can immediately download all of the information you need, and be up and running even faster! I'll keep you posted.
Also, I am creating a 3-hour class, which will essentially be a condensed version of my startup coaching package. The classes will be limited to 6 people. Together we will get fill out and file all of the forms for your Fed ID#, DBA certificate, Resale #, etc... We will also review the tax filing requirements and take a look at your costing methods (to make sure your making money). Please email me with any other things you may want to have covered. I'm still developing th idea, so now's the best time to make any changes.
Finally, don't forget... I am going to give away a copy of my book. To enter your name for the drawing, go to the "Get Your Free Chapter" link on the right sidebar and register to receive your free chapter. The cut off date to be included in the drawing is 11/14/09. I will post a video of the name drawing on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, 11/19/09.
If you registered prior to this announcement, your name will also be included in the drawing.
As I state on the registration page, I will only use your contact information to let you know of upcoming events and opportunities, and new books and services I am offering. And even then, I promise I will not bombard your email box with announcements. I block people who do that to me, and I would never want to be blocked by you.
Pass this opportunity on to other new and soon-to-be entrepreneurs.
Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Get Organized With Evernote.com
I came across this site, Evernote.com, a month or so ago. It was cool then, but they’ve increased the capabilities and now it’s even better. I am always tearing out pages of magazines, writing on scraps of paper, and bookmarking websites I want to visit later. Evernote allows me to keep all of these things (and more) in one place, online.
Once you’re set up, you can send text notes, web pages, photos from your phone, and captured screenshots to your account for safe keeping. Everything you submit is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. You can add tags or organize your items into different notebooks. When you want to find something, you can search by keywords, titles, tags, and even printed and handwritten text inside your images.
Here are a few of their suggestions for using Evernote:
Keep a record of your favorite wines by snapping a photo of the label when you find one you like (I like it!)
Keep notes from your meetings all in one place.
Take a picture of a whiteboard for future reference.
Capture plane tickets, confirmation numbers, hotel invoices, and receipts for your expense reports.
Keep a file of things you want to buy for yourself or for others as a gift.
Plan your next trip. Clip web pages, maps, and itineraries.
Create notes right from Twitter and save tweets that you like.
Because you can clip pages directly from your browser, send notes and photos, and even leave voice memos, the possibilities are endless. The ability to capture and organize useful information, stuff you want to remember, and your fleeting thoughts and ideas, is amazing.
Evernote is free, but is supported by ads on your page. If you try it and find you love it, you can upgrade for $5/month or $45/year. The paid option gives you bigger upload capacity, supports more file types, and offers enhanced security. You also get PDF searching, faster image recognition, and no ads.
If you’re interested check them out at www.evernote.com
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Check Out My Book Fan Page
Become a fan of my Essential Business Handbook page. I will be publishing videos and answers to your questions.
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
My Book Was Reviewed
My book got a great review. I am over the moon! Please check it out when you have a minute.
