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Time vs Money – Both Are Limited Resources But What Do You Value More?

Welcome back to the New Reality of work-life in 2021. When I look back, even though it was a very rough year for many, I find myself thinking, “Where did 2020 go?” Actually, I'm kind of glad it went away. I'm sure you are too, but time flies. It's amazing how fast things move. One…

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From Bacon to Beacon… How To Light Up Your Business In 2021?

In last week's blog and podcasts, I talked about visualizing your next year. Marla Tabaka, who's going to be a guest on this week's podcast, asked, “Do you have a word that you use to theme your year?” What would be your word for 2021? You can pick and choose a word that you think…

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The Pu-Pu Platter and Creating Content Marketing Samplers

I've been working on my new book, Toilet Paper Math, and last week I talked about the three Ps of thought leadership. Today I want to talk about pu-pu, or the pu-pu platter of content marketing. Hey, what would a toilet paper book be without a little potty humor? Seriously, though, a pu-pu platter is…

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Thought Leadership? You Need To Have Purpose, Passion, And A Plan

I had an interesting call with a potential client today. He was interested in extending his reach using social media. Part of the problem was that he has two different lives. He had a life as a financial advisor and a life as a musician/composer. One of the things that we had to immediately come…

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LinkedIn Is The Best Way To Follow The Bouncing Customers

Where I live, if you visit the Treasurer's Office website in the state of Illinois, they have a section for unclaimed property. You can put in your name and your business and search and see if maybe there is something of yours that's unclaimed. I can almost guarantee you, you probably have some unclaimed property…

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