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Drayton Bird’s Top 20 Business Lessons
Imagine that you’ve been in business for 30 years or longer. As you look back on the good years and bad, what are the key lessons that stick out to you? What are the things that made the difference? While you may not have been in business for 30 years — or even 10 — […]
Continue readingBook Review: One Simple Idea
In 2011, I re-read The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss. Except this time, I was intentional about taking action on some of the recommendations in the book. One of the recommendations was to buy and read One Simple Idea: Turn Your Dreams into a Licensing Goldmine While Letting Others Do the Work by Stephen Key. […]
Continue readingTry Your Hardest, Then Let It Go
I’m reading Bossypants by Tina Fey. It’s hilarious, but also includes some useful lessons and anecdotes about life as a writer. On page 123, Fey writes about “Things I Learned from Lorne Michaels.” (In case you don’t know, Lorne Michaels is the creator and producer of Saturday Night Live. He is the guy who hired […]
Continue readingNew Book Explores the Hidden Power of Context
If you enjoyed reading Cialdini’s Influence, Ariely’s Predictably Irrational, or Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, then chances are you’ll enjoy the new behavioral psychology book Situations Matter by Sam Sommers. Situations Matter explores how our behavior is shaped by circumstance. For example: In one situation, we may be proactive; but in a similar situation with […]
Continue readingResults of the Kindle Marketing Experiment
Remember the “Kindle Marketing Experiment” post? Well, that post is now gone since the offer is over. But the results are in! And John Breese has generously shared what he’s learned in the following post. If you’re interested in Kindle Publishing, this will help you make smart decisions as you get started. Enjoy!
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