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Dancing with Flow
The flow doesn't arrive until you break past your barrier. Your barrier appears as that "thing" you feel prevents you...
Work in Progress
Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they're finished." - Daniel Gilbert (@DanTGilbert) You've got...
We Have a Problem with Business
We’ve got to stop with the blame.
We’ve got to stop blaming ‘business’, aka money, for the world’s problems. ‘Business’ is not a dirty word. Yes, some businesses selfishly seek profits at the expense of their consumers, workers, community and environment but not all. To make a sweeping statement about ‘business’, to reject money as an evil, it makes no sense. It completely ignores how the world actually works. Business and money make the world go round (not literally but figuratively). It propels the community.
You can’t escape it, you can’t deny it.
You need it.
You Can’t Trust Social Proofs But You Can Trust Your Self
I got duped. They seemed trustworthy. But I lost my money and my phone number. And then they insulted me.
This month I got entangled with a bogus VoIP provider. The email above is the only human interaction I was able to establish with them. They sure fooled me with their website.
They used all the ‘keys’ to building trust online.
Most websites use these 5 social proofs to get you to trust them:
1. A site that ‘looks good’.
Check. VoIPGo.com has a very professionally designed site. Perfectly designed to appear credible.
“Criticize By Creating”
Don't like something? Improve it. In three words, 500 years ago, Michelangelo summed up the Innerpreneur and Cultural...
Before You Start Building Your Website
photo credit: Brittany Linder
If you’re thinking of building a website, consider:
1. Are you sure you really want one?
A website is like a pet, you need to make sure you want one before you get one. A site needs to be taken care of, so if you don’t have time or aren’t really committed, don’t bother. You can’t build it and leave it.
On the Benefits of a Business Education
photo credit: jacky_oh_yeah
In 1986, when Russell Ackoff, a pioneer of management education, retired as Professor at the Wharton Business School, he was asked what were the benefits of a business education. With savage irony he replied that there were three.
- To equip students with a vocabulary that enabled them to talk with authority about subjects they did not understand.
Shoot First, Think Later
Creative Commons License photo credit: monkeypuzzle
How often is a movie filmed without first writing a script? How often is a book jacket designed without first writing the content?
A website is no different. It tells a story. One of the most common mistakes I find business owner’s make in their website development is creating the design before writing the content.
You Aren’t Authentic If You Don’t Stand For Something
You started your business for you. You started your business so you could share your unique gifts with the world. And while that is all well and good, it isn’t enough. Your passion has guided you here but purposeful planning is what will make you flourish.
I know saying that you ‘should’ do anything is a quick way to disengage you but give me a moment. I am going to take the chance and suggest that there are a few things you ‘should’ take the time to determine if you want to grow a strong, authentic business.
