I Use “Results” So You Can’t Use “Results”
I stopped sending my publishers and lawyer after all the pond scum providing free downloads of my work on the internet because: • It's free publicity • I don't want people who would steal things as my clients in any case • The
Alan Weiss’s Monday Morning Memo® – 03/20/17
Beware of the state of your skills. They require monitoring. Just because you're still doing something well doesn't mean you're doing it as well as you once did. We can generally spot rust—it's obvious and ugly—but we can't spot "pre-rust," the
Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover?
Then why do authors and publishers exert such energy into finding the right title, the right art work, the right "look"? Do you bother to make sure your publicity photos look professional? Do you wash your car before you use it for
Wait. Can you do it yourself?
Folks, if you're a "success coach" shouldn't you be, well, sort of, successful? If you're a "life coach," I'd think you need to, uh, have a life? If you're a branding expert, shouldn't you have a really strong brand? If you're
Thinking Big
Think big. If you want big projects, big buyers, big notice—think big. I was asked recently for a donation for plans for an arts group. I'll make a small donation, but not a larger one because they weren't thinking big
Direct Dialing
Do not work through your buyer's subordinates. Tell that person: "I'm sorry, but ethically I can discuss project progress and issues only with my client, who is then free to disseminate them to others. Ask John to give me a call or
Identity
Let me make something very clear here: I do not publish anonymous posts. I find them cowardly. If you have an opinion or a critique that is polite and civil, it will be published. But if you don't have the
Jersey Mike’s: Dumb Ass Stupid Management
A Jersey Mike's sandwich franchise costs from $200,00 to $600,000 according to their web site. Which means the guy who opened one in East Greenwich here is going to lose a pile of dough. I'd think a sandwich franchisee would assume
How A Rodent Provided My IP
A squirrel was looking at me through the window from a tree this morning, about three floors off the ground. It was perfectly safe from most predators in the evergreen, and fairly sheltered, but it would have to go down