At most bike shops, the answer is a shrug, followed by, I'm sorry, we're swamped,Jerry reminds me of a story from the launch of the Permission Marketing book Guy #3 is rare too, but it's a lot less scary and just as important,We need a place to tell our stories, and a reminder of what to talk about
They're not earning interest unless people are reading them,Sort of turns the whole idea of 'cool' upside down Standing for something means giving up a lot of other things, and opening yourself to criticism,what's the point? No sense being kind, looking people in the eye, being open or welcoming or grateful
It's this second doubling that gets you through the Dip, that leads to a breakthrough, that makes you remarkable,Email this ? Subscribe to this feed ? Share on Facebook You must tell a story, build credibility and a permission asset,Challenge the status quo, be provocative, touch a social nerve or create some other sort of interesting conversation
Why? Because they understand that more competition brings more attention, more business, more commerce,It's not easy and it's not always fun, but it's vitally important and it matters When you can launch a blog for nothing and disappear quite easily if it doesn't work, the gravitas is a lot more difficult to find,And it's true, a superstar salesperson might very well be able to sell to an audience that doesn't want to be sold to
There are six billion people in the world,I think in ten years the TV show 'the Office' will be seen as a quaint antique After language, humans as a species took a huge leap forward,That's the way a friend described someone she had just met
Sure, one day he might decide to license his image or try to sell you something,We had a 99% accuracy rate in doing the questions Everyone else should either be in it for passion, trust, referrals, speaking, consulting, change-making, tenure, connections or joy,Finally, and only then, was I smart enough to actually learn
Not everyone uses it the same way, but most people use it the same way every time they use it,Or focus on the one paragraph in your annual review called 'weaknesses' The second kind, on the other hand, is where all real success comes from,But no, all the tactics in the world won't help you get the referrals you want
The only way to enjoy competition is to have something different, or better, or something that scales,Don't buy from big brands or big stores that don't care about you, or that act in ways you don't applaud Not because the site is owned by a paper or because the founder has connections to the old media,The superstars are hard to find, hard to keep and hard to count on scaling
If it's slowing you down and keeping you up at night, consider artificially limiting your choices,It was a tremendous gift, this ability to choose Now, we fast forward to a world, our world, where the cost of delivery is zero and so we've removed 95% of the costs,If you're going to be of assistance, it helps to know which one
Why? Because they understand that more competition brings more attention, more business, more commerce,It's not easy and it's not always fun, but it's vitally important and it matters When you can launch a blog for nothing and disappear quite easily if it doesn't work, the gravitas is a lot more difficult to find,And it's true, a superstar salesperson might very well be able to sell to an audience that doesn't want to be sold to
Does a failure set you on a path to more failure?,The lawyer's job is to do the best she can, not to decide on the outcome Since the new road is always strange to you, you rarely get any better at getting where you're going,Make the button you want pressed green on every page
If you wait for the market to tell you that you're great, you'll merely end up wasting time,What most of us care about is being surprised It excuses you from the responsibility of having an informed opinion about things that matter,The long tail challenge of the iPad store is getting more and more obvious to people
