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Stop Blending In with your LinkedIn Profile!

I do a lot of workshops on using Social Media for business owners and my number one tip / place to start for anyone that’s a business owner or professional is to have a quality LinkedIn Profile (find me at http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnkinkade). There are other great Social Media sites and depending on the type of business […]

Discover the secret to success – Amazon style!

  photo by Striatic I came across a great video (thanks to My Venture Pad) by Jeff Bezos (founder of Amazon) that has some really impactful and timeless advice.  It’s only a short 8 minute video, but there are a lot of really important ideas that come out of this. The first thing that stands […]

Finding your Mission and Core Values

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the danger of chasing rainbows and the importance of recognizing that your business is a tool to help you get what you want out of life. I have a couple of different clients that are working on what they really want out of life, who they are, […]

Are you using a talking pad to sell your ideas?

A couple of weeks ago Seth Godin blogged about The Talking Pad (and the following post was a variation called the modern talking pad).  The concept is when you’re talking with someone either 1 on 1 or in a small group, instead of using a powerpoint presentation, you should walk them through the discussion with […]

Two Resources that will show you the Future!

Technology is coming to all of us (keep an eye out for it!)  😉 Below are a couple of interesting looks at the pervasiveness of Social Media – everyone is talking about it and now it looks clear that most people are participating in it in some fashion. Social Media Revolution! The first piece does […]

Chasing rainbows won’t get you where you want to be

  Have you ever felt like you were chasing a rainbow?  You know that there’s a metaphorical pot of gold out there somewhere and you’re running hard…towards something but you’re not really sure where or what that something is. I’ve had this discussion with several of my clients recently (and been struggling with it some […]