Wal-Mart Manager Unknowingly Teaches a Lesson in Leadership

Leadership skills aren’t something you automatically don when given a management title.
While continuing the pursuit of my dreams and building my business, I continue to do something which can be very taxing. I maintain a job at Wal-Mart (Ok, so its always taxing…). Being self-sufficient and having the ability to step away from the position [...]

Network Marketers Behave Like Politicians

Scratch that …Today’s Network Marketers ARE Politicians.
We see the politics on the news, and in commercials all day everyday. Most of us are feed up with the name-calling and backstabbing long before the elections are done.
They often behave asses immaturely, don’t they?
At every turn they are trying to get the upper hand, win votes and [...]

1000 Ways to Not Make a Lightbulb OR Discovering Personal Genius

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” - Thomas Edison
He might just have a clue what he’s talking about. You think?
The story of Edison’s lightbulb says he failed 1000 times before having success.
When asked about it, Edison allegedly said, “I have not failed 1,000 times. I have successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT [...]

Quote Worth Repeating: George Washington

Leadership Quote
“Let us raise a standard
to which the wise and honest can repair;
the rest is in the hands of God.”
-George Washington
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Without the OS!M there is no Personal Development, Leadership OR Growth in Business

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18cP8aT6jAg

I remember having a conversation with Liz shortly after I was informed I was chosen to co-author two books and that when the time came, I’d be in prime position to publish a book of my own. For a time I was ecstatic but then it hit me.
Two books.
An unbelievable amount of work goes into [...]

They Want a Hole

You Are Mistakenly Peddling Drills
“Nobody who bought a drill actually wanted a drill. They wanted a hole.
Therefore, if you want to sell drills, you should advertise information about making holes – NOT information about drills!” - Perry Marshall
I remember the first time Tom stated this very revealing quote to me. Like most people, I laughed. [...]

Abundance And Giving And They Flew

Come to the edge, he said.
They said, we are afraid.
Come to the edge, he said.
They came.
He pushed them.
And they flew.
- Apollinaire
A common vain of conversation among marketers and their ebooks,  seminars, blog posts and the like is the spirit of giving information for free. The idea behind these concepts are to entice the visitor to [...]

Why Should I Share My Ideas?

Good question, isn’t it?
I think there is a certain amount of insecurity in all of us as we become entrepreneurs, marketers and business people. We’ve got a solid idea for marketing a business online, its not contrived or false plus its proven itself over time because it’s made the business and ourselves some money–but we [...]

Networking and Relationship Building Defined

It surprises me how many people have the wrong idea about networking. There is so much to networking that its more than just a technique for building a business. Networking is about life and the way you live it rather than what you get out of it. We network in everything we say and do. [...]

Changing Starts