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My new hommie, John Jantsch, is a veteran marketing coach, award winning blogger and the author of Duct Tape Marketing. His Duct Tape Marketing Blog was chosen as a Forbes favorite for small business and marketing and is a Harvard Business School featured marketing site. His blog was also chosen as “Best Small Business Marketing Blog” in 2004, 2005 and 2006. (Gosh. Get some credentials, would ya?) Just kidding…

GREAT NEWS! I just finished recording a four-part podcast about personal brilliance with my buckeye bud Jim Canterucci. The first episode, “Up Close and Practical, Part 1” is available here! Over the next month, Jim will be releasing all four episodes. Each podcast addresses a specific attribute of personal brilliance. Here’s a schedule/outline of what we’re going to cover: Episode 1: Awareness – May 6 *How a simple idea…

So, what would you like to talk about? *Speaking gigs *Renting Scott’s brain *Training/e-learning programs *Reprinting articles or blog posts *Purchasing books (corporate discounts available!) Drop Scott a line here! HELLO, my name is Scott! 7563 Oxford Drive #2 South St. Louis, MO 63105Office: 314/256-1800 Cell: 314/374-3397 [email protected] AIM Screen Name: ginnyjoe14 Google Talk ID: hellomynameisscott

People make mental notes. Notes that indicate whether or not they like you. Notes that indicate whether or not they should do business with you. Notes that indicate whether or not they should refer their friends to you. And if you read Blink, you learned that people make these mental notes quickly. Like, within a few seconds. (Yikes!) These “people,” represent a certain pool of individuals. Customers, prospects and…

1. Eliminate the following sentences from your vocabulary: *But I’ve never been creative! *I’m a left-brain person… *Creativity doesn’t run in my family! *I work in a job that doesn’t require creativity… Sure, they may be true. But they’re blocking your creativity! One of the first steps to enhancing creativity is changing your attitude. Eliminating negative past programming. Removing counterproductive thoughts that obstruct creative thinking. 2. The moment you…

Growing bigger ears isn’t just about listening. It’s also about NOT listening. Not listening to the wrong kinds of people, that is. After all, the word “bigger” also means “more mature.” So, I did a fun little Google search and came up with (yet another) one of my lists: 100 People (not) to Listen To 1. Don’t listen to people who … have no idea what the hell they’re…

You’re the youngest person in your office. It sucks, right? Trust me, I know what it’s like. Coworkers and customers give you a hard time because you’re “the baby,” or because you’ve “just graduated” or because you’ve “never heard of The Beatles.” Big deal. Consider the plights of these five Young Pups: 1. Napoleon Bonaparte was an artillery captain at 23. 2. Charles Lindbergh was the first man to…

2,372 days ago, I made the most important decision of my entire career… I decided to wear a nametag all day, every day, for the rest of my life. My name is Scott Ginsberg. I’m That Guy with Nametag. And this is my story. It’s called Make a Name For Yourself. Friends, this book will knock your socks off. It’s the best work I’ve ever created to date. And…

1. DISCIPLINE: But I can’t just sit down and write! According to bestselling blogging book Naked Conversations, 50% of all business blogs are abandoned in the first two months. Now, while it’s easy to attribute this trend to a variety of factors, let’s face it: it boils down to a lack of discipline. Blog or no blog. WRITE THIS WAY: get a writing accountability partner. Every Friday, send each…

Katz’s Deli is a delicatessen on the Lower East Side of New York City. Been around since 1888. But it’s not just any old deli. Katz’s was the site of Meg Ryan’s famous fake-orgasm scene (“I’ll have what she’s having”) in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. THE BEST PART: the table at which she and Billy Crystal sat is clearly marked with a sign that says,…