I’ve long been a vocal proponent of annual contracts. I felt like when I was a SaaS CEO and had to go profitable, they helped saved my rear. Close say a $125k contract, even after a healthy sales commission, that’s $100k+ in the…
“The compression of time is not a matter…
In 24 hours, I leave to study abroad in Varanasi, India — 4 months of what will likely be an intense, eye opening experience.
But for the last 12 months, I prepared and dived in to sales, marketing, and recruiting…
Last week I passed the 2,000 days mark with my company.
The first time I heard the phrase “My money and your money; no be mate”, I laughed so hard. So there is seniority…
CIIE Initiatives, the not-for-profit entity completes 10 years since its incorporation this year…
Everyone is guilty of it. We are subconsciously unaware that everyone knows what everyone else knows. Confused? What? You do not know what I know about this? Ugh.
Seems like you can’t have both: A great, fulfilled relationship and a thriving business. Or can you?
There is common belief that you have to choose: Career or relationship. Job or children…
Here’s a look at our plans for the upcoming cohort of The Hatchery, the student-venture incubator at Johns Hopkins University.
Employee to Employer: Lessons before the LEAP
Some of us have dreams to fulfill even though we are currently helping someone to fulfill his. We wake up every day with the desire to start our own business and employ others. I…
I like this a lot. But I am also a proponent of scripting the Ideal WEEK. It is a great perspective to get all of the BIG ROCKS of life into it. I think that block, deep work time a la Cal Newport is very important…where you can get into flow and really dive deep.
Because the only thing that’s going to happen when you get down on your knees and dig for gold in the dirt is that you’re going to get really, really, really dirty…
There is so much high-quality original content tweeted by entrepreneurs, investors, and interesting people. So here’s an experiment:
✨✨ A Twitter weekly recap for those who don’t check Twitter ✨✨
Look. Here’s the thing. We all read hundreds of blog posts every year. Some of us maybe even every month. And let’s be honest for a second…
On how many of those things did you ever take action? How many things did you implement…
Imagine a world in which all human beings on the planet are equally rich on all five levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I believe such a world is not only possible. I believe it must be built. Let’s build it.
#Introduction
The passive aggressive boss who never lets you have a day off.
Автор: Михаил Поликутин
Not long ago, I was talking about business with one of my colleagues. In the middle of this conversation, I said something that prompted my colleague to respond with something along the lines of “my brother worked at a startup that sold belts online….” Wait, what? A belt startup? I…
Автор: Константин Борисов
Introduções à parte, ITTTTTTT’SSSSS TIIIIIIMEEEE!!!!
Day 1, perto das 21:00 da noite e o clima dessa FLAGCX nunca esteve tão efervescente, modéstia à parte. A galera aqui tá com a testa…
Birth in India guarantees one thing that Indians have most likely faced : “Competition”. A simple Google search yields this — “Competition is the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others”. The…
Many times we hear “listen to your hear and not your brain”. Apparently our “brain thoughts” deceive…
It’s not easy to get featured on Shark Tank, much less to appear twice. Copa Di Vino…
Searching through dustbins :
Last night I had the most interesting ride with our Uber driver, Tebz( my business partner and wife) and I had gone out for dinner, on our way back home our Uber driver began to tell us his journey to becoming a Uber partner driver. He started as a metered taxi driver, working outside some of…
An Interview With Career Renegade Author Jonathan Fields
If you wait until you’re 100% ready, you won’t do it. Being 100% ready never happens. There’s no such thing.
I just turned 29 on August 19th, here are some things from my 28th year that stuck out to me. Heads up…most of these are about travel since…
Can having too many choices be a bad thing?
Paralysis of Choice
We are inundated with choices every day of our lives. From which organic grass fed brands we buy in the grocery store to technology, restaurants, dating apps and so on. Is it…
The Subconscious Mind consists of a field of consciousness, every awakening moment of your day you are using your…
An Interview With Top Sales Coach Tom Hopkins
He has helped countless individuals reach their full potential and become…
The same reason a man buying a car may think to himself is it’s for the purpose of “transportation” yet the true underlying reason he buys stems from this…
When your mind and body is not in perfect tunning then we never get the 100% output.
You would have noticed this while driving a car. we can drive smoothly because our mind and body get sync and we enjoy the drive without any…
The other morning, I woke up from a sweet sleep and had something I needed to write down.
Maybe it was for you.
The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time. ~Abraham Lincoln
In this fast moving and crowded society everyone wants the success in whatever they do. whether it is the student who wants that he/she should get the best job after their completion of studies. or whether it is an entrepreneur who wants…
Many like myself are very familiar with how it feels to be an outcast. The feeling of being the one person who does not quite fit in and having to endure many awkward encounters. Interestingly many celebrities often admit to being brought up under such circumstances. Feeling like…
We have a video call with CEO of MobioSense today. They develop a high sensitive Point of care(POC) testing platform to detect electrical charge from biomolecules using proprietary semiconductor sensor, make it very sensitive, cheaper and easier to maintain. Their whole team are…
Future Industry Insight recently added new research report titled “Custom Printed Food Packaging Market– Global Industry Insight, Market Share, Industry Size…
Long before his current career, which has encompassed more than a quarter-century by now, Nicholas Assef wanted to make sure he had an elite education that would place him among the best in the business. In addition to the enviable…
There will always be people who are better than you.
Be it that famous writer.
That prolilic blogger.
That public speaker.
That marketer.
Did you know that 20% of small business fail in the first year?
But get this, CEOs who delegate tasks have been shown to generate 33% more revenue compared to CEOs who don’t. We all want to be that winning CEO, don’t we?
🌃Pattaya Startups meetup is held on Friday’s night every 2 weeks at rPod Coworking Space. The 17th meetup was held on Aug.24th. 🤗A dozen of people attended, introduced & shared variously valued stories & comments. 🚀Some members are planning to start up new businesses in the city. 🚀Some members have been growing up their tech startups. 🤝Good…
This is a manifesto about YOU.
Are YOU Hungry?
Let’s eat…
One of the hardest things for me as a business owner is to go by the facts…
Fui a Mérida con mi familia, y me encontré con este niño… que estaba dormido, a lado de su hermano que tenía alrededor de 13 años, y estaba cobrando el museo a 5 pesos, mientras que el descansaba en un cartón.
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10 years ago, I started a new and exciting journey as a brand new adult, starting up a business. I was sick of my limited work opportunities in my little town and had no way to move to a bigger city. Thus, I decided to take matters into my own hands. I started a…
Sad, isn’t it?
Your software needs updating. If you are like me, you have probably always assumed this message that pops up frequently on all of our electronic devices was referring to those devices themselves. You probably thought, like I did, that there were some issues with the original…
An Interview With The World’s Most Popular “Freak” David Rendall
An Interview With Saving The World At Work Author Tim Sanders
Tim Sanders is a game-changer. In the last few years, he wrote a great book entitled Love Is A Killer App and it set the tone for our new century, one that embraced conversations and one…
My experiment record to the world what I have learned each day for 365 days of this year.
Il private equity è un investimento diretto in un’impresa da parte di un investitore privato o di un gruppo di…
Live your life!
“Then what did you do?” Ask yourself that question about the last time you endured a setback or challenge. The answer will tell you a lot about whether you are on a path to mediocrity or prosperity. Average people will bounce back after a few challenges or setbacks, but eventually fold…
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Thanks for your response Robin. I’ve heard and seen a lot about Treelo, but usually in the context of team management. This is the first time I’ve heard of someone using it for personal and home management, to do lists AND grocery lists. You can be sure I will take another look. Thanks for the tip!
An Interview With Chief Juggler Ian Sanders
Thank you Dan … if you are interested in publicity, I have another article that may interest you here: http://melanierockett.com/get-more-publicity/
If there is a top brand in the teaching of brand leadership, that’s Martin Roll. In this interview, he shares with us insights into brand management and execution.
In this series we are documenting the journey of building DULO, starting from Day 1. Every week we publish a new chapter that takes you behind the scenes of our process. With every…
New Banking Platform From #GoldmanSachs #TheMarcus
Named after founder who honed his #negotiating skills via livestock at spring markets to a pedlar, hawking household wares from a wagon to tayloing and in New…
Encourage or Inspire?
What is the difference between encouraging someone and inspiring someone? You encourage other people with words, you say nice things, you give them tips and instructions. You celebrate their victories with them. It is a great thing to be able to encourage other people. It is a valuable talent, for sure.
I am digging deep.
I’m flying far.
Every week I walk wider,
I’ve got no maximum bar.
During my time at Sierra college, I was working part-time at McDonald’s. Having a job that could work with my school schedule was obviously very important. My intention was to stay there until I finished my A.S. Degree. However, I ended up working there for over four years, two of which were…
Thanks Brenda, at the risk of repeating myself, here is more information on getting interviews and finding interview guests: http://melanierockett.com/get-more-publicity/
Melanie, a lot great information you have provided! Thank You!
It sounds like the classic turtle vs. the hare proposition. It’s a good lesson for entrepreneurs that the spotlight can be overwhelming.
Check out all the best of the week in Issue 95 of the Tech Smart Boss Newsletter.
When you’re adopting a content marketing strategy (which is what we recommend, listen to Episode 12 of the…
A few catches: We shouldn’t use the 'learn from failure' mantra to justify a long line of (similar) failures and for certain we should strive not to make the same mistake twice. After all, that’s what learning from failure means.
However, I find myself again and again learning a tremendous amount from failure. E.g. on the…
Be realistic. That is what we are told. I think we have been thinking about that advice all wrong all this time. It is actually perfect advice. Let us be realistic for a moment. Thomas Stanley wrote a fantastic book many years ago called The Millionaire Next Door. In this book, he describes the results…
It was a win
Because I felt the opposite
A win is only a win when you experienced a loss
A win is only a win after you haven’t gotten what you wanted
Today’s self-empowering statement to positively affect yourself:
Repeat with me: I AM SUCCESS EVERY MOMENT!
