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"The true impact of a meeting is determined by what happens after it ends."
It's one thing to have a good meeting with someone, it's another to have it lead to something meaningful.
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"Buy products from women-owned companies. Tell your daughter about them, via their products and websites. Most companies now have a decent founder/inventor bio on their sites. These up-and-comer profiles are some of the most vibrant, contemporary stories you can find online."
After giving a recent keynote speech, Jules Pieri was approached by a man who asked her a question unrelated to the subject of her talk: He asked how to raise his 4-year-old daughter to grow up to be like her.
Her advice includes to surround your daughter with actual role models, support causes that support the advancement of women, and talk about this stuff with boys and other men.
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"As much as it may pain some, all business transactions boil down to dollars made or dollars saved."
Do you think it's possible to win 80% of the deals you pitch? It may be if you pitch them well.
Kayla Lee breaks down how to write a winning proposal including to write the words that matter most, agree on price before you send the proposal, and sell results instead of objectives.
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"Embarrassment is a momentum-killer and a dream-killer. When you let your fear of being laughed at override your pursuit of success, your dreams die and you give your power to deadbeats who have no business commenting on your life."
If you wait until you're ready to start a project, the chances are you'll never start it.
Anthony Moore suggests a key to success is to begin before you think you're ready and points out your ultimate success is often determined by how much embarrassment you can take.
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"Hawker store owners would rather specialize and be renown for one spectacular dish, than cook a lot of dishes that are just OK. They're not concerned about being everything to everyone."
Malaysian street food vendors have a lot more business savvy than you may realize.
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"In or out, yes or no, on to the next thing. Snooze is not for you."
This post is ostensibly about the snooze button, but as with most Seth Godin posts it's actually about much more.
He explains why snooze is a trap and suggests you avoid putting off any decisions you're capable of making right now.
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"Delegating is a gift with two recipients. You get more time, and someone else gains valuable experience."
As a technology director at Amazon, Dave Anderson has had to learn how to juggle an extremely busy schedule.
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"When we talk to our audience, and do so regularly, we can transform everything, from the entire arc of a series of episodes, to tiny pockets of copywriting to promote the show. I urge you: Talk to subscribers. It's our unfair advantage over those who refuse. And why? Because they think it doesn't scale."
I'm amazed how few people who are interested in growing an audience are willing to talk to their existing audience. That's a huge missed opportunity.
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"Saying no saves you time in the future. Saying yes costs you time in the future. No is a form of time credit. You retain the ability to spend your future time however you want. Yes is a form of time debt. You have to pay back your commitment at some point. No is a decision. Yes is a responsibility."
Just say no.
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"The stories of our life are malleable. We can rewrite them as often as we want. In doing so, we create a new reality for ourselves."
Stories are powerful and none more so than the ones we tell ourselves about who we are and what we've done.
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