Here are 5 more submissions to the Group Writing Project where we all answer the question, “What I Learned in 2006? Carolyn Manning does her annual self-analysis. Her first point resonates very strongly with me: “No amount of ‘wishing it so’ will hurry a plan to its outcome.” She’s 100% right. Ted Demopoulos has some […]
Archives for December 2006
Submissions to the What I Learned in 2006 Group Writing Project
Starting this week I launched a group writing project asking the question, “What Did You Learn in 2006?” The response has been amazing! I’ve posted 15 submissions already. Please take a look here, here and here. There’s a lot of great writing; people opening up, sharing their lessons learned, ranging from motherhood to business and […]
3 Business Rules To Live By
This year was all about finding opportunities and change. 2007 will be a further evolution on those themes. Reflecting a bit on opportunities and change, I’ve come up with 3 business rules to live by, rules I’m going to follow more closely and we’ll see where they take me. Work With People You Want To. […]
Carnival of Entrepreneurs at Startup Spark
Over at my b5media blog Startup Spark, which focuses exclusively on entrepreneurship, I’ve launched a Carnival of Entrepreneurs designed to collect as much quality content related to entrepreneurship as possible. This is the second Carnival I’ve run and I’ve been very pleased with the quality and diversity of content. Please check out the Carnival of […]
Inspiration Through The Learning of Others
I can’t help but be inspired by the submissions people are sending in for this group writing project. I asked the question, “What did you learn this year?” People have responded with a whole host of different things. I’m thrilled I was able to inspire a little bit. More importantly, I’m thrilled that people are […]
More Lessons Learned From The Blogging Community in 2006
People continue to submit great lessons learned for the group writing project, where we ask (and answer!) the question, “What Did You Learn in 2006?” Here’s some of the latest submissions: Char discovered the power of the blogging community. She has a great example of WordPress guru Lorelle finding her (as opposed to Char knowing […]
Finding Opportunities For Big Success is Easy
You just need to go look. And you don’t even have to lift any heavy rocks. The world is rife with opportunity. Opportunities to: start new businesses help others build communities get out of your comfort zone create challenges for yourself succeed 2005 was my “Year of Living Under a Rock.” 2006 was my “Year […]
What People Have Learned in 2006
The results are coming in already. People are participating in the What I Learned in 2006 Group Writing Project. I want to make sure I highlight every post properly, so here’s an early batch of contributors: David Maister tells us he needs to stop changing his mind. David’s right on the money. It’s easy to […]
You Never Know Who You’ll Meet
This is something I’ve only learned recently, but it’s as important as anything I’ve learned in years. You never know who you’ll meet. Don’t just think “networking.” Often, networking implies you’re going to a gathering with a specific goal in mind; to meet someone in particular, or to sell something. Many people connect “networking” with […]
10 Ways To Get Inspired Right Now
Talk to someone more successful than yourself Turn the music up really loud Take a walk Cry Meditate Read a great book Turn off the lights Tell someone about your killer idea Clean your desk Inspire someone else