Authenticity Defined – Are You In Alignment?

Integrity

Being authentic in your marketing and business activities is critical your long term success.  I have written about authenticity several times and it occurred to me I should attempt to clearly define the quality that, in my opinion, is oft-times lacking these days. Authenticity is the alignment of head, mouth, heart, and feet – thinking, [...]

Seven Valuable Lessons From the 30 Day Blogging Challenge

hen I took the 30 Day Blogging Challenge I set out to prove to myself I could write a quality post each day for 30 days that it would keep my interest, and would have enough material for each day.   There were a few surprises and I accomplished my goals. You may have read in [...]

Mind Storming with Brian Tracy

Mind Storming

Body builders know “pumping iron” challenges your muscles to the point where they get stronger and stronger, the more you use them.  The same is true with your brain.  I learned this ‘pumping mental iron’ technique from Brian Tracy, he calls it Mind Storming and it really works! I learned the Mind Storming technique from Brian [...]

Life-Long Learning a Question of Survival

Time to Learn

There is a quiet, but very real, revolution taking place. Your customers are slowly transforming, especially if were born before 1982.  Your key contacts are slowly being replaced by younger, more tech and social media savvy ones.  Survival demands you to learn to work and communicate and interact with them differently.  Instant messaging and social media [...]

Lesson in Authenticity Found In a Tasty Veggie Sauce Recipe

Low Fat White Sauce

In my quest to eat a healthy dinner I made an important discovery that shed some light on why authenticity plays a significant role in search engine rankings and website conversions. I was eating a healthy, low fat dinner of ham steak and rice and I decided to try those steaming veggies in a bag to go along [...]

Blogging for SEO: Does Authenticity Really Matter?

Satisfaction Guaranteed

I joined a discussion on LinkedIn recently about Blogging for SEO reasons.  A member asked the group for feedback on his blog.   He is in the insurance business and blogging to improve his search engine rankings to, hopefully, generate leads.   The discussion was focused mostly on rankings and keyword density with little mention of building [...]

Nine Easy Ways to Refocus When You Fall Behind in Your Goals

alling Behind? It’s a fact of life! But, when you fall behind in your goals you feel awful! Sometimes it can be overwhelming too! Especially when you are trying to balance career and family and everything piles on your shoulders.  Don’t panic!  Set yourself free! That’s how I felt when I realized my tasks were [...]

Ask Campaign Results: Reviewing the Results of an Actual Campaign

Ask Campaign Survey Results
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Ask and You Shall Receive

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Ask and You Shall ReceiveOne of my consulting clients has a Michigan based, healthy living business.  We used the approach I outlined previously to survey his customers about their interest level in 5 different product categories he wants to develop.  The owner was very pleased with [...]

Do You Make These Same Blogging Mistakes?

Do you make these blogging mistakes/

I read an article today that inspired me to look at what I’ve learned so far in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge (30DC).  The article by Cindy King over at Social Media Examiner is called “21 Dangerous Blogging Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)” I found I am making at least six of the “dangerous [...]

The 7 Links Challenge and Why I Caved

Carol Smith requested I participate in the 7 Links Challenge.  I told her I was too busy at first but I caved and will fit in this post today as she requested.  Thanks for asking Carol! The 7 Link Challenge instructions are to challenge five people to make a similar post.  See below for the people [...]