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Marry Poppins was an entrepreneur. She summarized business execution in six simple words: “Enough is as good as a feast.” What about you? How skilled are you at executing? Let’s explore a list of strategies to help you make ideas happen at an alarming rate: 1. Convert your workspace into a progress-rich environment. It’s emotionally invigorating to surround yourself with evidence of your achievements. What’s more, keeping past progress…

Aka, “Stick to it” Aka, “Stick with it Aka, “Stick in there.” As a Gen-Xer, I come from a commitment-averse generation. Four examples: 1. Because of our instant gratification culture, we’re impatient. 2. Because of our privileged upbringing, we developed a mediocre work ethic. 3. Because of our self-reliant, entrepreneurial bent, we don’t offer loyalty easily. 4. Because of our abundance of choices, we’re quick to quit and pursue…

Video not working?Click here for Adobe Flash 9. Watch the original video on NametagTV! LET ME ASK YA THIS… What do people think when they hear your name speak? LET ME SUGGEST THIS… For a list called, “37 Words That Should Not be in Your Company Name,” send an email to me, and you win the list for free! * * * * Scott Ginsberg That Guy with the…

Thank God for country music. Especially Toby Keith’s song, “A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action.” Sing it with me: “I was getting kinda tired of her endless chatter. Nothing I could say ever seemed to matter. And I knew somewhere amid all this distraction, was a little less talk and a lot more action.” LESSON LEARNED: Too many businesspeople are accustomed to a steady diet of…

“I love to cook. And people really seem to enjoy my food. Maybe I should open my own restaurant!” Not so fast, Rachel Ray. Before you take out a loan and start scouting locations for your hot new Sautéed Squirrel on a Stick Bar & Grill, a few issues need to be addressed. Consider asking these fifteen questions to help put a foundation under your fantasy: 1. Is your…

The Client: Your company, organization, association, non-profit, school or group; serving anywhere from five to five thousand people. The Challenge: You want to be heard – but your people (employees, staff, team, volunteers, members, constituency) aren’t being reached. Every message they receive from you is just another boring, overextended piece of corporate communication they delete immediately or peruse passively. The Danger: They can’t hear you. If they can’t hear…

“Wow, you sure know how to make a point!” When was the last time you received that compliment? ANSWER: Too long ago. Today we’re going to explore a list of strategies for making your point faster, stronger and better. 1. Attribute transferring. I’ve been a member of National Speakers Association for about eight years. Greatest organization on the planet. My career wouldn’t be the same without it. Part of…

Ever since I was a kid, being a disturbance has always been one of my favorite pastimes. And I don’t mean cruising my pimped out ’67 Impala down Washington Avenue bumping a Dr. Dre record at testicle-rattling volume. Not that kind of disturbance. DID YOU KNOW: The word “disturb” comes from the Latin emotere – the same derivative as the word “emotion”? Yep. That’s all you’re doing when you’re…

When I was in kindergarten, our class has a Tasting Party. Every student had to eat one of everything. Everything. Even if they didn’t like it – they had to try it. I remember putting a green olive in mouth. Then I remember immediately gagging and vomiting. It was the worst thing I’d ever tasted in my five short years on this planet. I never ate another green olive…

“What were you thinking when you decided to wear a nametag every day for the rest of your life?” Well, that’s just the thing – I wasn’t thinking. I was feeling. I was listening. I was trusting. I was testing. I was risking. I was reacting. But I definitely wasn’t thinking. And, interestingly enough, that decision turned out to be the single most important one of my life. LESSON…