Why on earth do I even care about the state of your MOJO, you ask? Because it is driving the state of your business and your life. Don’t believe me? Then let me share two stories and ask you an uncomfortable question. First Story A year ago, I met with a guy to explore some …
One Cure for Verbal Diarrhoea
What a provocative title. Verbal Diarrhoea. Yet you know and I know exactly what it is when we hear it! I have a friend who has one of those hypnotising voices. The kind you want to listen to forever. He can read a telephone book and make all those numbers sound like the most fascinating …
Do You Market Yourself As An Upstanding Community Citizen?
How does one even attempt a discussion about being an Upstanding Community Citizen let alone make sure your marketing works for you? Let’s try! You know there are three legs to the Bullet Proof trifecta, right? Successful companies are passionate about their customers. Have wickedly simple processes. And are upstanding community citizens. This past seven …
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Do You Hire Well?
Everyone complains about a lack of employee engagement these days. Yet, I have never met an incompetent person. EVER. Sure, I HAVE met angry people, disillusioned people, frustrated people and even people in the wrong jobs. But never has anyone ever been incompetent, lacked talent, started the day plotting how to screw everyone, and nor …
Wanna make a BIG Impact?
There comes a point for most of us when we define and flesh out our purpose in life. That which brings us the most joy. This exercise is neither a religious nor a woo-woo activity. It as a part of the maturity journey we are on. Some of us will get it and some of …
The Essentials For Launching Or Refreshing Your Business
Developing or retooling ANY sized business is a lot of work. However, for small and medium-sized companies, even with the essential tools, the whole process can feel overwhelming. And it can cost a fair bit of money too. But all too often in this process, some of the things that are actually the most important …
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Some Expert Opinion On What Makes Communication Work.
I have been a professional communicator for a long time. I’ve worked for large multinational agencies, iconic Canadian agencies, marketing companies, design firms, marketing and communication consultants, large and small direct clients and for startups. The best part of all this, as any creative person will tell you, is that every day is a whole …
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Finding The Time
In the last post, I told you about my laptop trials and tribulations. Update: it took sixteen days to be reconnected to the Borg finally. Thank you to all of you who wrote in or called me with your thoughts and words of advice. I sent a ‘lovely’ letter to the president of the Canadian …
What Every Business Can Learn From Pro Football
Football is a sport that a lot of people (including Charlene) view as an almost primitive game. They criticize it for how it is so testosterone filled, too easy to get hurt, and can cause damage to the brain. In high school, I was a football jock for a while until I got creamed by …
5 Smart Business Tips From The Great Bob Dylan
I have always considered myself to be a bit lucky. So lucky, in fact, that I was fortunate enough to have met and talked one-on-one with Bob Dylan for about half an hour. This was back in the 70s when he was just about the biggest thing out there. The story of how this came …