Today I want you to learn from Heather Dominick, founder of a Course in Business Miracles, whose research with entrepreneurship has led her to discover a fascinating statistic: 20% of all entrepreneurs are highly sensitive. Could it really be that high? Absolutely. What’s even more surprising is that most entrepreneurs don’t even know, and therefore, aren’t …
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Today I want you to learn from Greg McKeown, the bestselling author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, who believes that the key to success has nothing to do with having more, but doing more with less. But wait, doesn’t success mean more business, more clients, and more of the work you want to be …
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It’s our 200th episode of My Quest for the Best, and we’re excited to share a special interview with Chris Bailey, author of Hyperfocus. Today I want you to learn from Chris Bailey, a focus expert who believes that your ability to control your attention is directly related to the quality of your life. Essentially, the more …
Today I want you to learn from Bob Burg, who believes the most important thing to be in sales is a Go-Giver, a person who always looks to give value to others, because only by giving value to others will you be able to gain value for yourself. You have to become a Go-Giver, adjust your …
Today I want you to learn from Michael Zipursky, who’s sure that the secret to being a great consultant is getting out from behind technology and having real conversations with people. For consultants, technology should be used as a tool, not as the sole means of reaching your ideal clients. Reaching ideal clients is the …
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Today I want you to learn from Robbie Kellman Baxter, a leading proponent of the membership economy who’s certain that taking a long-term approach to member needs is key to building your business. She believes that by building lasting relationships with loyal customers is the surefire way to provide enduring value. It may seem like …
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Today I want you to learn from Allen Adamson, author of Shift Ahead, who’s convinced that the way to stay relevant in a rapidly changing marketplace is as simple as taking the time to listen to your customers. It may seem obvious, but it works! What’s more, he thinks that it’s absolutely essential that in order to …
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Today I want you to learn from Randi Brill, the author of 99 Wows of Creativity, who believes that every person has the capacity for creativity! So many people think that they’re not creative, but as it turns out, they’re just looking at creativity the wrong way. As it turns out, problem-solving, strategy, and outside-the-box …
Today I want you to learn from David Mattson, who has worked out some of the crucial blind spots to building a successful business, some of which are more surprising than others. Some of these have a lot to do with how sales managers are failing to link their employees’ personal and corporate goals. [pullquote …
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Today I want you to learn from author of Fierce Leadership and Fierce Conversations, Susan Scott, who is an advocate for “putting on a scuba tank” to dive deeper and have more meaningful conversations. She just isn’t interested in what lives on the surface, she believes that the secret to strong connection takes a bit …
Today on My Quest for the Best, be encouraged by the story of David Fields, an unabashed chocolate and hockey enthusiast who may have unlocked the ultimate secret to client relations. It’s called thinking right side up, and it’s one of the smartest pieces of advice you’ll ever receive in regards to consulting, building a …
Today I want you to learn from small business marketing guru Anita Campbell, who left her career in the corporate world to try her hand at being an entrepreneur. And she didn’t just try, she succeeded. She’s the founder, CEO, and publisher at Small Business Trends and the co-author of Visual Marketing, a powerhouse volume …
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Today I want you to learn from Jay Sullivan, the expert communicator who’s convinced that the secret to effective communication is to be less focused on yourself. How can you argue with that sort of wisdom? You can’t. To communicate better, you need to listen more, because the only way to take the focus off …
Today I want you to be inspired by the story of Rhett Power, by how he and his business partner took his company, Wild Creations, from being on the verge of going out of business to becoming a successful $9 million company. How did they do it? Well, it was so much more than just …
Today I want you to be motivated by Jonathan Raymond, who insists that you stop running from uncertainty and, instead, embrace it. Jonathan is a master in the art of giving feedback that counts, because, he believes, feedback is the key to seeing actual change in an organization. You may be thinking: “But feedback can be …
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Today I want you to learn from Thomas Barta, a former McKinsey partner who has trained CMO’s and marketing specialists around the world to get in the value creation zone by adjusting their language and making customer focus their top priority. His advice? Cut it out with all the marketing lingo, and for the love …
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Today I would like for you to pick up some brilliant tidbits from Box of Crayons Founder, Michael Bungay Stanier, a man who wants you to be more lazy. When he told me this, I figured that surely he must be joking. Laziness is proven to have a negative impact on your productivity, right? Well, …
Today I want you to let Dorriah Rogers inspire you to think differently, look more closely, and decide that now is the time to really start seeing the success you deserve. Dorriah believes that you really can decide when it’s time for your company to go from struggle to success. She’s so convinced that she …
Today I want you to gain new nuggets of wisdom from world-respected Teamability® expert Janice Presser, who has pretty much written the guidebook for how teamwork actually makes the dream work. She also told us that the real reason people leave their jobs isn’t because of the work they do, it’s because of the people …
Today, I want you to hear from Joe Calloway, who turned a blunder into a win-win bonanza! He is a mastermind when it comes to the powers of WOM, that is, word of mouth, and insists that positive WOM can transform your business in the same way once you embrace this tool. But does positive …
