I have to admit that I’m sometimes amazed at the things people say online. Just this weekend I was surfing around bragbook, I mean Facebook, and I noticed an old friend of mine made an interesting status update. The update read: so-and-so ” is drunk on a Wednesday!” No disrespect to my friend who may…
DetailsYesterday I was speaking with a client about pricing a new online service. The client kept referring to the “perceived value” of the service if he charged more than his competitors. Let’s say we have two items and one is $69 bucks and the other is $99. They are both almost identical yet many people…
DetailsOne of my goals in 2010 is to read a lot more. I bought so many books in 2009 and I bet I only read about 20% of them. If you have seen my last post, you’ll know that I recently read the expanded and updated version of “The 4-Hour Work Week.” by Tim Ferriss.…
DetailsHey everyone, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday season, but now it’s time to get back at it. I apologize for any typos or grammatical errors in advance, but I’m tired and fat from too many delicious treats over Christmas. I’ve spent the last 4-5 days driving my wife…
DetailsLooking for some direction in 2010? Seth Godin has compiled a free eBook titled “What Matters Now” with a collection of ideas from over 70 “big thinkers” about the world in 2010. You can download the eBook free directly by clicking the button below. Here are a few of my favourite ideas, thoughts or quotes…
DetailsThis weekend my wife and I, along with some of our close friends, traveled to the USA for our annual Christmas shopping trip at the Somerset Collection Mall. The mall itself is a grand collection of upscale and luxury shops that can easily put a large dent in your wallet. The mall has both a…
DetailsYesterday I mentioned Seth Godin. Today I saw Seth tweeted out that he’s offering 3000 people the chance to get an advanced copy of his new book for *free ($30 donation to charity required) Check out the details on his blog. Looks like another great book and a great opportunity to snag a copy a…
DetailsThis is an excellent presentation by Tara Hunt. Tara provides some solid advice and thinking in regards to the ways we use social media both personally and within our businesses. I couldn’t stop thinking of the Terminator films when I viewed the presentation hence the title of this post! 🙂 Tara writes: “The presentation I…
DetailsBack in August my Wife’s Uncle Ed gave me a copy of Seth Godin’s book “The Purple Cow ~ Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable” as a gift. Ed told me that he found the book at a used bookstore and he remembered once that I had blogged about Seth so he thought it was…
DetailsI know my last few posts have dealt with following your dreams or taking your passion by the horns and going at it full steam ahead… This post is no different. How often do you fall into the shoulda, woulda, coulda category? Here’s an easy and simple way to think about coulda, shoulda, woulda type…
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