If you want to produce extremely high-quality work, it may be wise to find someone to help. It's hard to be objective about our own work. Almost by definition, we believe if we did it, it must be good. But yet, sometimes an objective eye can help us take our good work...
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Know the Lifetime Value of Your Customers
When that lone customer arrives at your restaurant on a busy night, it's tempting to make him or her wait, in favor of the party of 12 that's sure to rack up a huge bill. But it just might not be wise. When you're deciding how to structure your business, who to give...
Investors Business Daily & Downtown Women
Wow! Today's a day full of media love. An article about my book and personal productivity is featured in Investors Business Daily. A guest blog post by me is featured in the Downtown Women's Club.
Why don’t you ask for help?
I'm working on a segment for the book about asking for help. I've noticed that I just don't ask for help nearly enough. Here are some of the reasons why: I don't want to admit to myself that I don't know the thing. I don't realize that I need help, even though I'm not...
How do *you* remember faces and names?
I'm writing a Get-it-Done Guy episode on remembering names and faces. I know how I remember names. But my way isn't perfect. In fact, if you've ever met me and expected me to remember your name, you'll know my way sucks. (Sorry, Mom. At least, I think your name was...
Your little voice may give you better advice than you know.
Have you ever wondered how certain corrupt businesspeople can keep spouting great, moral words while doing the exact opposite in their behavior? You wonder how they can wax eloquent about the need to give customers high-quality products while they happily substitute...
“Self-promoting w/o being a jerk” — good topic?
Today's podcast is about how to be self-promoting without being a jerk about it. I think it's one of my better podcasts. What do you think? Should this be expanded into a chapter (or part of a chapter) in the book? If so, do you have specific examples, questions,...