In spite of the holiday break, have you come back to energy-draining frustrations, inefficiencies, and a lack of productivity at work? Do you feel like the only treadmill you’re on is the one keeping you from gaining traction and momentum? Have you considered there might be a bottleneck? “Well, of course there is! That’s why [...]
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Jan 2012
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Jan 2012
I got the idea from Chris Brogan: Every year since around 2006, I’ve been challenging people to forego the idea of a resolution, and instead, to come up with 3 words that will help you define your goals and experiences for the coming year. Resolutions are often too vague, or too directed towards one goal. [...]
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Jan 2012
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May 2011
I’m a nerd. I believe we’ve been over this. For planning, to-do’s and scheduling I have a simple-but-trusted online system for sharing events with my family and soon-to-be business partner. I can access events, dates, and to-do’s from anywhere at anytime with pretty much any device. But … Corrine Taylor taught me to go old [...]
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Feb 2011
Heading out to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, this morning to kick off Behind a Wizard’s Curtain: The 2011 Radio Advertising Workshop. It’s, umm, kinda chilly there. I’ve got fleece packed and flannel packed and some polar bear food, and I’m ready to go. In truth, they’ve been great, and I’m excited. They’ve done all the [...]
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Feb 2011
How you think it feels being Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers today? Wouldn’t it be cool to feel like that? To be at the very top of your game? That sense of accomplishment from a season’s worth of struggle and sacrifice? Beginning today, why not give yourself permission to kick off your own season [...]
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Jan 2011
Are you stocked up with the milk, bread, and eggs of marketing and advertising? As boy scouts and elves know, being prepared makes life much simpler, and in business, it provides you an opportunity to take advantage of immediate reaction to get the jump on your competition. My region’s imminent Winter Storm Warning Snowpocalypse offers [...]
The world may have changed by the time you read this. As I write, it’s 8:03PM central time. It’s approximately 3:00AM in Cairo, Egypt, where reformers will take to the streets after morning prayers (approximately 3:00AM central time) to protest what they insist is a corrupt, despotic government. Just another day, right? Except the world’s [...]
In early February, I’m debuting a new workshop for radio station sales, management and creative/production teams. It can be as short as a half-day or run two full days and include a public seminar. Since Wizards of Ads are paid on our clients’ growth (we do not take a percentage of the ad buy), we [...]
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Jan 2011
(Bragging Father’s Note: It’s worth pointing out that our son was non-verbal just a couple years ago. We never cease to be awed by his progress, his mind and the patient guidance he receives from his teachers, therapists and classmates.) The morning after I’d gotten back from speaking to a group of not-for-profit organizations, Will [...]
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