An unfortunate side effect of becoming successful in what you do, is people talking badly about you, criticizing your work, or even making fun of you.
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from the Tin Man
Most people know the Tin Man as a fictional character from The Wizard of Oz. Not many people know the Tin Man as a model for aspiring entrepreneurs to learn from. It may sound whacky, but here’s why any ambitious professional could benefit from taking a leaf out of the Tin Man’s book:
How to Use Sneaky “Psychic Powers” to Validate Your Business Idea
When you start a new business, you have to know what product your potential clients want first — then, you can build it. And even more importantly than simply knowing what they want, you have to know what makes your service/product/idea DIFFERENT.
Family & Friends Critical of Your Startup? Here’s What to Do
Whether you are thinking of beginning your journey on the entrepreneurial path or have already stepped foot into these gorgeous, albeit at times rocky waters, chances are you’ve encountered criticism.
3 Principles to Be a Great Business Leader, Not a Manager
I have a pretty straightforward philosophy on the types of head honchos that are out there. Simply put, there are the leaders and there are the managers.
Social CEO-ing to Create Customer Champs
Stop thinking of yourself as an ‘employee’ of any organization. In reality, you can never be. You are what you are—a living, thinking, caring human. This is exactly you must convey to your customers, that ‘hey, I am not a robot, wanting all the money in your pocket.’
The “Secret” to Overnight Success: What You Can Learn from Drake
For a long time, I was EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. I was sick of being stuck in the same place, and I would have done anything to get massive results really quickly.
When to Say No: Not All Client Partnerships are a Match Made in Heaven
The ability to say “No” to a potential client is just as, if not more, important as saying “Yes.” (It doesn’t help that saying “No” is much, much more difficult than saying “Yes.”)
How to Attract People Who Are Ready to Work with You
Nearly everyone I speak with has the same issues and more often than not they experience frustration around people approaching them only to tell them they aren’t ready to sign up yet.
4 Ways to Turn Metrics into Business Strategies
In the bestselling book “Moneyball,” Michael Lewis explains how the Oakland A’s built a winning team using only statistics. Yet more than 10 years after the book’s publication, few organizations follow this example of metrics-driven decision-making.
