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Stratospheric Success? Follow these Five Laws – Part 1 – Guest Post by Todd Pillars

Written on January 15, 2011 by Todd Pillars in attitude, beliefs, entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, great books, Guest Posts, mindset, optimism, raving fans, transparency

The biggest reward of using the “The Go-Giver” as one of our Bob Burg International Consultant coaching programs is that not only do I get to read the book, I get to devour it (while being mentored by the author), and then I’m priveleged to share it with others. There is true power in knowing your craft well enough to teach it to others.

In a short 30 minute chat with Jerry Kennedy on his Blog Whisperer Radio program it has solidified my belief that business as we’ve known it for the last two decades (more or less, your mileage may vary) is so antiquated that to continue “as it’s always been” is maybe the most deadly thing you can do to your business.

If your business has stagnated over the last 12 months, if it’s slowed down to “just getting by”, or if you have serious concerns if you’ll be in business 12 months from now you can cheer up! Pick up the book and follow along as we discover and APPLY these “Five Laws of Stratospheric Success”.

The first Law, The Law of Value states; “Your true worth is determined by how much more you give in value that you take in payment”.

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Sensory Overload, CES and Las Vegas Style

Written on January 10, 2011 by Jerry in cool people from around the web, General Interest, social media, transparency

What happens when you combine several hundred thousand square feet of the latest in consumer technology with the most unapologetically over-the-top city on the planet? I’ll tell you what: your brain melts.

Miss Destructo gave me some great advice before I left. She told me not to try to do everything. I’m glad I listened. Trying to cram the entire show into four days would have been like forcing an 80-pound kid to try everything at the Treasure Island buffet: likely to induce bouts of vomiting. It is, quite literally, too much good stuff.

That said, I’ll definitely be back next year. The CES Tweetup was far and away the most fun I’ve had at a Tweetup, the educational tracks were fantastic, and the trade show was pretty incredible to behold. And, of course, it’s in Las Vegas, and I’ll use any excuse to make a trip down there.

And of course I brought back a couple of business lessons. Stay tuned the rest of this week to hear about those, and check out my pictures of the trip on Facebook.

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Epic 30-Day Blogging Challenge FAIL

Written on November 30, 2010 by Jerry in 30-Day Blogging Challenge, Blog Whisperer, Blogging, transparency

OK. It’s confession time.

As you probably noticed, I kind of fell off the blogging wagon over the holiday weekend. I’m not going to make any excuses. I’m just going to pick myself up, dust off, and get back on that particular horse.

The only bright spot in my five-day hiatus (from a blogging perspective, that is; from a “me having a great time” perspective, it was all bright) was Saturday’s episode of Blog Whisperer Radio with special guest Marilyn Jess of the Speaking Of… blog. So I guess it was really only a four-day hiatus, since podcasts count as blog posts. Right?

Which reminds me: I also recorded a podcast with Joel D Canfield for his CVO Source website on Friday. We talked about how there really is no checklist for success. It was a fantastic conversation, but it’s locked behind an iron curtain, now. Well, not really; just a membership curtain.

Maybe I’ll have Joel as a guest on my show again so we can have a more public conversation about that topic. Or you could just sign up for CVO Source for a month, download that podcast (and all the other cool stuff Joel and his better half, Sue, have posted up there), then cancel your subscription. It’ll be the best $4.95 you’ve spent this month, even if you’re not a virtual assistant.

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Getting Ready for MyLife v2.0

Written on November 17, 2010 by Jerry in 30-Day Blogging Challenge, Motivation, Positive Mental Attitude, transparency

I’ve been spending a fair amount of time lately preparing for the re-boot of the game I call MyLife, and I’m crazy-excited about the release of version 2.0. For the non-geeks out there, that basically means I’m getting ready for a fresh start.

For those of you who weren’t there to see it, here’s the short version of the last three years of my life: they sucked.out.loud. From financial ruin to broken relationships to a roller-coaster ride of emotional turmoil, I’ve been a complete wreck. Don’t worry, though: I can say with total confidence that the dog days are over.

The last year has been a re-building period for me. In December of 2009, I started working full-time for Karl Palachuk who is, without a doubt, the best boss I’ve ever had. I sometimes even forget that he’s the boss (except on payday, of course…I always remember it then) because he’s such a blast to work with. That’s right: we have FUN at work. It’s part of the culture, and I love every minute of it. And we’re good at what we do, which makes it even more fun…and profitable, too.

The training business I tried (and failed miserably) to start has morphed into a blog building and mentoring business that I work on nights and weekends. Simply put, I love it. I have a blast, I love my clients, and I’m good at what I do. I’m picking up new clients every week, and, so far, they’re thrilled with the results. 2011 is going to see the explosion of that business, too.

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To Speak With The Voice Of Your Soul

Written on September 2, 2010 by Jerry in beliefs, passion, transparency

“If you want to speak with the voice of your soul, you have to quiet the voices in your head.” – Me

I was talking to some friends after the Sacramento Speakers Network meeting tonight (the greatest networking group ever!), and I heard the phrase above come out of my mouth. I was stunned. It was a big “A-ha!” moment for me. I’ve been trying to figure out how to succinctly describe what a Blog Whisperer does, and suddenly there it was: what I’ve learned to do, and what I’m enjoying helping other people to do, is to quiet the voices in their heads; when they learn to do that, they can start to find and speak with their true voices.

I know from my own experience how debilitating those voices can be. Have a look at some of the early posts on this blog; they sound like they were written by a robot, and, in some respects, they were. The stuff I wrote was aimed at…no one in particular. I was writing to appeal to as wide an audience as I could manage, and no one cared.

And yet, I was convinced it was the correct way to write. Don’t offend, don’t alienate, don’t polarize…those were my mantras. When I finally started to quiet my mind, though, I started to hear a different voice. The new voice was vaguely familiar, but it had been a long time since I’d heard it.

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Speaking of Transparency

Written on August 24, 2010 by Jerry in customer engagement, passion, transparency

Since I’ve been advocating the spirit of transparency, I have a confession to make: I have absolutely no idea how to launch a product. And before you start sending me tips for doing it right, I should also add that I’m not sure I want to know.

Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a project for a new program I’m going to offer starting in September. The site for the program is MyBlogWhisperer.com, and it’s designed to help bloggers get out of their own way and start writing or recoding and sharing what’s in their heart. I’m really excited about the program, and I can’t wait to take my first registration.

Here’s the thing, though: I feel weird promoting my own stuff. I know I’ve got something valuable to share, but I don’t feel inclined to make a huge deal out of it. And I definitely don’t want to be a cheeseball internet marketer pitching the product of the week. I just want folks to know what I’m up to and, if they like the sound of it, to join me in the class.

So, wise readers, how do I do it? How do I balance the desire to build some positive buzz and get the signups coming in without resorting to “yellow highlighter” tactics? What do you all think of the page and the program? Please let me know your thoughts, and thanks for reading!

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