Don’t hype, fascinate

When I think of ‘hype’, for some reason Flavor Flav comes to mind. Not the newer more slightly grown up ‘Flavor of Love’ Flavor Flav (if you’ve seen the old VH1 show).  I’m talking about…

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Connecting to your audience like Wi-Fi

Seth Godin said something years ago that I thought was provoking.  He said would they [your audience] miss you if you were gone?  I’ve done some good art and facilitated some transformations.  Like the Chicago…

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Flip your freebie

Most of us love free stuff! When you give your course or service away as a promotion that’s really nice.  I’ve done it before too, but it’s not always buzz-worthy. It’s like free samples at…

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Scumdog [wanna-be] Millionaires

Over the years I’ve picked up a variety of skills.  One is the ability to spot a Scumdog [wanna-be] Millionaire.  I met one this week.  Scumdog [wanna-be] Millionaires are narcissistic and almost always men for…

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Coaching and the Elephant in the room

I remember when I wanted to start coaching.  I thought… I’m good with relationships, communication, and helping people solve problems.  Did I mention I am a fantastic listener? But sooner or later I had to…

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