Episode 795 – 2 Things that Probably Won’t Work for Your B2b Business

The brain loves to store and process sequences. We tend to rank success by the probability that a sequence will end in a positive or negative result. This is due to our limbic brains and the fight or flight response. A person standing against a wall has a better chance of survival than a person…

Episode 794 – How The AMA, iContact, and Pizza Can Help You Market Better with Hank Hoffmeier

Hank is an author, speaker, podcast host and Sr. Manager of Client Solutions at iContact, a Ziff Davis company. With a passion for all things digital and social, combined with more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, he has been dubbed the Digital Marketing Infotainer because he makes marketing fun and successful.…

Episode 793 – Boy… Do I Have A Deal For You? Deals From The Trenches And The Search For Value And Truth!

Everything has new technology. Washing machines don’t have agitators (I guess they are less angry now), fridges have Bluetooth (who talks to it?), and mattresses have memory foam (I am not sure I want my mattress to remember what I do while sleeping?). I have a lot to learn. and I am asking local friends…

Episode 791 – Seeing The World Through A Fresh Set Of “I”s

I have had more than one person question, “Why would you leave an area, where you have 22 or 40 years of connections to start over?”.I have asked myself that question a few times. The only answer I could give was, “It was time!” The key thing I am looking for is to find the…

Episode 790 – Best Of – Life Lessons For Success with Tag Team Member DC Glenn

DC Glenn was born in Chicago, Illinois, and Steve Gibson was born in Omaha, Nebraska. Both moved to Denver, Colorado, as young children. They met at Manual High School in 1982, where both pursued their musical interests. Gibson played drums in the jazz band and attended audio engineering classes at an early college education program,…

Episode 789 – You Can’t Always Get What You Want? But If You Try Sometimes…

Do you know that Rolling Stones song? “You Can’t Always Get What You Want?” It goes on to say, “But if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.” I think that “Want” is a term that talks about the future. I WANT (desire to obtain) a cool new computer and desk…

Episode 787 – “You Can Sell Anything!” (With A Little Help From My Friends)

We’re about to make the 1000-mile journey from our old home to a new apartment. We had to find short-term living arrangements while our new home is still being built. Our Realtor and Home Stager, both said it won’t sell. “Nobody wants pianos anymore.” New homes don’t have formal dining rooms.” “Your bedroom furniture was…

Episode 785 – A Goal is Not a Strategy, But a Strategy Needs a Goal

I think that a goal is an admirable thing to have. Maybe you have heard the saying that “A goal without a deadline, is just a dream!”. I’d like to add that “A goal without a plan, is just a Goal!” We often associate having a plan to achieve a goal or goals, but I…

Episode 784 – The Purpose Driven Economy with Mark S.A. Smith

Mark S. A. Smith designs and implements customer acquisition systems that find and recruit customers for disruptive products. He speaks at entrepreneurial events delivering pragmatic ideas to grow and succeed. He is an electrical engineer, media technologist, computer programmer, hardware salesman, software marketer, and business owner who works with leaders who must develop the best…

Episode 783 – When is 10 Greater Than 1000? (Hint It’s All About Relationships)

You never realize how much STUFF you have until you have to move it. We all have closets, drawers, and other hiding places that keep our stuff organized and out of sight, Simply go to any closet or dresser and lay out all the stuff on the floor and you will see what I mean.…