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I finished reading The Go Giver over the weekend and have started thinking and looking at things differently. Specifically, I’ve been thinking about mindset. I learn best using contrast so I created this list of values.
The left could be the mindset of a Go Giver and the right a Go Getter.
Valuing instead of Exploitive
Serving [...]

This was the “prequel” to my Four Part Series The Collaboration Sweet Spot
I used to be part of a coaching organization where I did a lot of collaboration. In fact, I got an award for being the most collaborative member.
I remember thinking how ironic it was that I got that award. See, I was seriously [...]

Every business owner and entrepreneur seeks to achieve some semblance of equilibrium in their lives. In my experience, self-knowledge and awareness is a crucial ingredient to the equilibrium recipe. I created this tool to help raise your awareness.
These side-by-side comparisons were developed to contrast the differences I’ve observed supporting more than 11,000 business owners and [...]

Really wish #PeopleBrowsr was as pretty as #Seesmic web version, & why doesn’t it remember my setting for icon sizes etc. instead of trying to be everything to everyone.
Be really good at one or two things #business101 IMO #peoplebrowsr has the same problem as TweetDeck to many elements r mediocre, what ever happened to less [...]

It takes a community to raise a child. I think it takes a world raise an entrepreneur. Let me tell you what I’m thinking about.
I’ve been working with Danielle Herb and Marianne St. Claire, they are a mother daughter team who’ve been developing a program called Drop Your Reins, you can find them at dropyourreins.com. [...]

There is an awesome post over at TeamNimbusWest blog. It’s titled “Seven Words a Business Owner Can Never Afford to Use” and is one of the most insightful, original articles I’ve read about leadership and business in a long time.
I had been a dreamer for a large part of my life, I am definitely a [...]

I came across an article from March via Yahoo Pipes RSS feed from @prem_k via Twitter. It got me thinking about how much weight should be placed on customer needs and wants.
The article does an excellent job of laying out a framework for weighing customer input about your  approach to innovation and marketing. Here is [...]

Where’s technology headed in the next 3-10 years, take a look at what NCR has planned for commerce using a new technology via cell phones.
What are you doing to to innovate and apply new technologies to your business? Thanks to Fast Company

If you haven’t heard of Danielle Herb and Marianne St. Clair, you will soon.
Danielle is a 15 year old phenom who with her Mom, has developed a Drug Free ADHD Program. Daniele is best known for her signature move, standing on the back of a horse and then dropping the reins. Watch to the end [...]