The single most powerful tool in my opinion for any entrepreneur looking to expand their business and achieve the growth they desire is the Mastermind Group.  The “Mastermind Concept” is widely credited to Napoleon Hill, author of the all time bestselling success book, ‘Think And Grow Rich.’ In it he chronicles the common ideas and success strategies of several hundred great achievers of Hill’s time, including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, and Thomas Edison.

Hill discovered that Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and Thomas Edison all had a Read the rest of this entry »

This is a fascinating video on the impact of changes in technology, education and where we’re headed over the next few decades. Only watch if you fall into one of these categories:
1. You have kids still figuring out what they want to do in life
2. You have business ideas you want to bring to the world
3. Your job is one someone in India or Chinese will be doing soon
4. You want to know how to reach more people with your message

Enjoy!

I just came across a great post about the two online contact record/networking tools, LinkedIn and Plaxo.  After reading it, my choice is obvious… LinkedIn is more powerful.  You can read it below:

LinkedIn vs. Plaxo: Is LinkedIn winning? by ZDNet’s David Berlind — Are you using LinkedIn, Plaxo, Orkut, or one of the umpteen contact management or Six-Degrees of Kevin Bacon-like business card exchanges? If there’s someone you need an introduction to through someone else you know, chances are pretty good that you know the right people to make that introduction happen. Provided everyone keys their information into [...]

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”

That quote is from the great author and self-made millionaire, Jim Rohn. When I first read it four years ago, I remember thinking about the people that I spend the most time with, particularly in my business life. I also started making mental notes about who I felt was a positive influence and who tended to be a negative influence. Have you ever Read the rest of this entry »

I just recently finished a phenomenal book titled ‘Never Eat Alone’ that was on Networking, not the computer type, rather the social type.  It was written by Keith Ferrazzi who holds the title as the youngest CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) for a Fortune 500 company when he worked for Starwood (aka Westin and those truly Heavenly Beds)  The book has hit ‘Manual Status’ for me and is Read the rest of this entry »