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I’m no expert on goal setting, but 2006 has been the best goal setting/goal achieving year EVER. Thought I’d share 25 of the gems I’ve learned… 1. Brian Tracy, one of the world’s foremost experts on setting and achieving goals, explains the following fact: less than 3 percent of Americans have written goals, and less than 1 percent review and rewrite their goals on a daily basis. Which means…

The old saying in customer service is, “A complaint is a compliment.” If that’s true, then hate mail must be a dozen roses. I only say that because, in my four years of business, I’ve received my fair share of hate mail. Now, without going into a whole dissertation about the irony of hate mail being sent to a man who wears a nametag 24-7 to make the world…

Hey look, it’s That Guy! And look, he’s with That Bloke! Meet my friend Pete Williams. Referred to in the media as “Budding Richard Branson”, 24 year-old Pete Williams has been an entrepreneur from an extremely young age. During 2003 while reading the book The One Minute Millionaire, Pete Williams got a business idea… The MCG (The Aussie version of Madison Square Garden) under its own redevelopment and as…

Tuesday, April 29th, 2003. 5:47 AM. Standing at the corner of 6th and Morrison, I was the only person around for three blocks. I anxiously awaited the 5:50 train to take me to the Portland airport. To my amazement, I was off to New York City to do the biggest interview of my life. In less than 24 hours, I would appear on the CBS Early Show before an…

In 20 minutes, you have the biggest sales call of your life. It could mean your next promotion. It could mean millions of dollars in revenue. It could mean a new business relationship that lasts a lifetime. Are you wearing The Armor of Google? Huh? The Armor of what?! You heard me: Google. The greatest thing to happen to the Internet since the Internet. And, your best friend in…

A is for ATTITUDE B is for BREAK PATTERNS C is for CONSISTENCY D is for DISCIPLINE E QTis for EVOLUTION F is for FRIENDLINESS G is for GOOD WITH NAMES H is for HAPPINESS I is for IDEAS J is for JOY K is for KNOWLEDGE L is for LAUGHTER M is for MUNDANE Today I’m celebrating my six-year anniversary of wearing a nametag 24-7! Woo hoo! Which…

I just realized something: I haven’t carved pumpkins in about 10 years. I forgot how much fun it is. Especially cooking and eating the seeds afterward, dusted with Emeril’s Gaaahlic Essence. Also, as I mentioned in my ezine, I decided to go with the El Cheapo Halloween costume. I changed my nametag to Gary. When I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror, I admit it was a…

Radio ads. Billboards. Wall Posters. Yellow pages. Pamphlets. Leaflets. Brochures. TV commercials. Newspapers ads. Magazine ads. Pop ups. Fax Outs. Hiring a fat guy to stand out on the street corner during traffic with a big sandwich board three blocks down the street from your restaurant. Pitching the media to do stories about you. Standing at a big flashy booth at a trade show giving away free pens. Blinking…

My flight to Newark was late. My connecting flight to Geneva took off in 10 minutes. If I missed my connection, I would miss my speech the next day. And I was stuck in the very last seat on a packed plane. Not good. I started to panic. There’s no way in hell I’m going to make it! I thought. Then I had an idea. During our descent, I…

A is for ATTITUDE B is for BREAK PATTERNS C is for CONSISTENCY D is for DISCIPLINE E is for EVOLUTION F is for FRIENDLINESS G is for GOOD WITH NAMES H is for HAPPINESS I is for IDEAS J is for JOY K is for KNOWLEDGE L is for LAUGHTER There are two kinds of laughter: outward and inward. And I believe both are equally important. Me, I…