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3 Questions to Ask Before Solving ANY Problem

A while back, I heard a stand-up comedian talk about the 3 questions you should always ask before you tell your significant other anything: Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said right...

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Create a 19,900% Advertising Bump in 67 Seconds

A few months ago, I went to a birthday dinner for a friend at an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.  It was a fun night – great conversation, delicious food, and pretty tasty...

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Manage by Numbers, Lead with Stories

When you are in charge, you have two critical tasks to accomplish.  It doesn’t matter if you are a CEO, an entrepreneur, or a pee-wee soccer coach; there are two jobs that you need to excel at to...

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The Right Questions Make All the Difference

I was catching up with my friend Ian yesterday and our conversation turned philosophical (as it usually does when we are sharing a few craft beers).  At one point he asked, “Do you think that American...

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The 30 Minutes Between You and Your Dreams

I sent my latest draft of Networking in the 21st Century: Why Your Network Sucks and What to Do About It to the editor last week.  I have to admit that I’m pretty excited about it.  And a little...

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To Stay or Go? How American Professionals are Like Scottish Voters

Like many Americans, I watched the reporting on Scotland’s independence referendum last week with fascination.  What fascinated me, though, was how close the election was.  With a final vote tally of...

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Moving Past the Damming (and Damning) Power of Getting It Right

I’ve found that one of the biggest challenges for myself as an entrepreneur and creator is the desire to get things right.  I know that it sounds a little backwards, but I’ve found that one of the best...

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Entrepreneurs – Stop Waiting for Clients to Come!

“Is this Heaven?” “No, it’s Iowa.” Every time another baseball postseason ends, I’m reminded of the quiet corn field in Iowa that becomes a baseball diamond in Field of Dreams.  In the beginning of the...

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How to Fix the 3 Delegation Leaks That are Costing You

Ask any plumber and they’ll tell you: leaky pipes are bad news.  They lead to decreased intensity, wasted resources, and slower delivery.  And there’s a good chance that if you are leading a team,...

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How to Find Unexpected Business Solutions Through Couples Counseling

You might not think of your business partner as your life partner.  But in many ways they are as close, if not closer, than a romantic partner.  Money, time, visions of the future…these are just a few...

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Leaving a Business Voicemail the Right Way

With our headlong rush into social media and email, it seems that it’s become rarer and rarer for us to actually speak to others on the phone.  This has definitely led to a decrease in phone skills,...

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The 7-Minute Personal Business Plan for Next Year

With the end of the year here, everyone is putting the finishing touches on (or scrambling to start) their plans for 2013.  Whether it’s for yourself, your family, or your company, putting some thought...

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Non-Linear Growth for Entrepreneurs

There’s a question that comes up a lot when working with clients who are struggling to build their businesses: What causes entrepreneurs to fail? Even new business owners who are doing well often feel...

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The Quick and Dirty Way to Plan Effective Meetings

In the modern business world, meetings are a necessary (and ubiquitous) evil. There are sales meetings, planning meetings, marketing meetings, debriefing meetings, quarterly meetings, project meetings,...

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Technology Can’t Solve Any Business Problems Alone

Today, as you go through your work day, your goal is to solve as many problems as you can. For most of us, that is actually what our work consists of: solving challenges that pop up consistently...

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Act a Little Happier than You Feel

A quick tip you won’t find in most business books: Act a little happier than you feel. Whether you are talking to a client or prospect, sending an email to your boss, or attending a networking event,...

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Business Lessons I Learned from B.A. Baracus

I’ve read a lot of business books on team-building, delegation, and leadership.  But some of the best lessons on teamwork are the ones I learned at my grandparent’s house on Saturday afternoons when I...

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Small “v” Victories

Do you want 2 million people to show up and celebrate your victories?  Unless you are a major league sports team like the Chicago Blackhawks and you just won the Stanley Cup, you might be waiting a...

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Rock n’ Roll Bands and the New Entrepreneurial World

I remember reading Daniel Pink’s Free Agent Nation a few years ago back and thinking, “This guy is on to something.”  Its description of an economy driven by the short-term partnerships of solopreneurs...

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One of the Best Time Management Tools I’ve Found

I recently visited the Zen Garden at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and found it a profoundly calming experience.  Like many of us, I find myself bouncing around from activity to activity during the day....

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Leadership Lessons from The Commitments

When people ask me about my favorite movies, they’re usually unprepared for one of my top choices, The Commitments, the tale of a scrappy Dublin soul band struggling to break away from the travails of...

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The Confidence that Will Make You Comfortable on Zoom, on Stage, and in Zumba

Updated March, 2021 Years ago I read through Scott Berkun’s Confessions of a Public Speaker and I came across the line: Know that your response to a mistake defines the audience’s response. And I...

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Call the Ghostbusters for the Blueprint to Your Entreprenuerial Team

If you grew up in the 80’s, there’s a good chance that Harold Ramis movies were a constant source of amusement (and most of your clever one-liners with your friends). His passing this week has brought...

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The Magic Closet for Entrepreneurs … That Unfortunately Doesn’t Exist

If you grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, you’ll remember his daily ritual at the beginning of each show. He’d walk into his house, sing a song, go into his closest, change his sweater and...

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If I Were 22 I Wouldn’t Try to Change the World

Me giving advice to a 22-year-old is a lesson in irony; because I know that the 22-year-old me wasn’t good at listening to other people’s advice.  I’d like to think that I’ve gotten a little better...

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The Story of my Success (So Far)

June 6, 1997. There’s a common thought that the most important moments in your life happen without you realizing their meaning at the time. That’s certainly tue with one of the turning points in my...

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Is This Painful Childhood Memory Killing Your Sales Network?

Are you nervous to reach out to prospective sales prospects and partners? Does the idea of making sales calls conjure uneasiness or even a touch of dread? Do you stand in the corner at networking...

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