Life as an Internet Entrepreneur

During a recent mastermind, some of us were discussing why people don’t want to succeed and I suggested that it was probably due to the fact that they might be fearing failure and did not know how to overcome their self-imposed barriers.  This got me thinking… Fearing Failure is a Choice! Have the courage to fail big and stick around. Make... 

In case you don’t know what a switchback is, it’s a road that swings sharply in one direction, and then sharply back in the opposite direction. You may be thinking this is going to be yet another lecture about finding one thing and sticking with it and not jumping around switching business models every other week… or day…err…... 

There is a huge difference between being confident or arrogant.  This is a fine line that we often walk as we manage in our personal and business relationships. For the purposes of this post, I will focus on professional relationships but the information does apply personally too. It is completely true that we must have confidence in our abilities... 

As our nation pauses to reflect on the events that occurred a decade ago, we are reminded of the qualities that define us as humans and leaders.   Standing up in bravery during a time of utter chaos is not an uncommon.  The heart of humanity does tend to pull together time and again, so history has proven. The tragedy of that event will never be... 

Marketing and Branding Your Business

Social Media is just one of the many marketing channels open for the promotion of a business and its products or services. As such, it’s important to ensure that it’s done in such a way that it will always reflect positively on the business, enhancing the image you want to project. The sad truth is that most businesses that attempt to use... 

There can’t be many people left in the online world that haven’t realized how social media activity has increased, and how much can be gained by a business that does a noteworthy job of handling their social media presence. Most of us have heard some horror stories of some business that tripped over its own social feet, as well as the occasional... 

When building your personal brand, it can sometimes seem like a painfully slow process, but that slow as molasses feeling is often deceiving. Don’t believe me? Try saying something stupid or callous and see how quick that spontaneous comment is etched in stone for all eternity! That’s why you should carefully consider several things before you ever... 

Part 1 – The Goals Branding is essentially no more than establishing an automatic recognition of your brand name and a positive identification of that brand with a particular product or service. The stronger and more widespread that recognition and association is, the more effective your marketing efforts can be. The effect has been achieved when...