Just saw this at Wired news. Cartoonist and Dilbert creator Scott Adams lost his voice to a rare condition called Spasmodic Dysphonia. Read his Blog post to see how self designed exercised helped him be the first ever person to recover from this condition. To me a testament to the power of optimism, courage, and…
Seth is spot on… My favourite: Half my advertising works, I just don’t know which half. Actually, it’s closer to 1% of your advertising that works, at the most. Your billboard reaches 100,000 people and if you’re lucky, it gets you a hundred customers… One of my former clients was a Top 10 Advertising agency….
Here’s how my colleague Diana Laird begins her FIRST ever Blog post: I will start by admitting that patience didn’t come naturally to me. I had to work at it. My younger years were frought with these escalations. I believe the politically correct term for it is “Dramaâ€. Who are we kidding with that? It’s really anger and self importance….
It’s almost here! Yep! My brand, spanking-new, interview series STARTS November 8, 2006. BUT, I think the name of the series SUCKS! So, I’m running a little contest. The series will feature in-depth interviews with creative, eclectic, &/or multitalented, independent professionals who are "Slightly Famous" — to borrow the title of Steven Van Yoder’s wonderful…
In a recent edition of my newsletter, Creative Careers Unleashed, I talked about strategies for finding the courage you need to make the changes you want and need to make. Along that theme, I’d like to share this poem I wrote in 1987: Courage Cowards are we all,Who easy choices make. Fear whispersIn every ear,Few…
In his recent post about Celebrity Marketing Seth Godin makes these comments about building Your Brand: It’s no longer about celebrity as endorser. Now, it’s about celebrity as provider. You don’t just get their face… it’s as if they made it for you. We don’t need another Lexus or Accelant or Verizon. Apparently, we need…
If you are a Genre Busterâ„¢ you’ll likely wind up working for yourself. You’ll be a (pick one) Solopreneur, Independent Professional, Small Business Owner, Entrepreneur, or Freelancer. And, you’ll need to learn how to market. Seth Godin has some critical wisdom on the marketing process My favourite piece of advice is: 4. Irrational, strongly held…
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