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Let’s get something done.

October 2, 2010

ShareI’m doing a project in October. Start to finish. It’s not a *huge* project….but it’s not a tiny project either. It’s probably exactly the right size to tackle within one month. And I’m inviting you to projectize with me. Especially if any of the following sounds vaguely familiar to you. share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend [...]

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You’re a WHAT? Eww…

September 20, 2010

ShareLast Thursday night, I attended a large networking gathering featuring a motivational speaker. And this speaker did something that I’ve seen lots…maybe even most….motivational speakers do. He denied being a motivational speaker. To the point of acting somewhat offended that he would be “lumped in with that group.” I’m not a motivational speaker. I’m an [...]

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Accountability and getting stuff done

September 13, 2010

ShareI don’t wanna write a blog post today. And I’m doing it anyhow. Because I committed to writing a post every Tuesday morning about what I’m going to do for That One Damned Phone Call on Wednesday morning. I’m testing the theory of public accountability. To see if it works. Because what I’m doing now [...]

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Courage. It’s like everyone is driving the same car.

September 4, 2010
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ShareNow that I’m focusing on fear and getting over it, examples of bravery are springing up all around me. It’s just like when you buy a new car…and suddenly…you see the same make and model all over the place. Lately? I see so many people writing about fear…and demonstrating amazing courage. Today I’m going to [...]

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What do you do when no one signs up for your thing?

September 1, 2010

ShareI made a bold move. I stood up to fear and launched That One Damned Phone Call – my first product/service. I had an amazing amount of support. Lots of enthusiastic tweets. Lots of “what a great idea!” feedback. Lots of visits to my sales page. And no takers. Oops. Now what? share:Bookmark on DeliciousDigg [...]

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Preparing for the dreaded networking event

August 9, 2010
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ShareMission one in my quest to scare myself is to attend networking events. Last week, Joe and I attended a Biznik casual gathering. In this post, I’m going to outline the things I did to mentally and emotionally prepare myself for the ordeal. In my next post, I’ll report on the results. (Hint: no one [...]

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