The Savvy Entrepreneur

Here’s a quickie post to share with you a great article I found in The New York Times: If You’re Open to Growth, You Tend to Grow.

Ian Lurie over at Conversation Marketing blog is a man after my own heart.
If you love to hate bad ad campaigns as much as I do, you’ll love his post 5 Worst Ads of 2008.
Enjoy!

I’m helping my friend and colleague, Mark Ford, host his free teleseminar next week, What Every Leader Must Do to ‘Recession Proof’ Their Workplace Culture.
You don’t want to miss this call. Mark’s sheer energy and passion, paired with his experience in the field of management, leadership and communication will blow you away.
For more information and [...]

Lately, you’ve heard me talk a lot about StrengthsFinder 2.0 and Go Put Your Strengths to Work. If you haven’t already done so, you need to get these books. It has been a life-changing experience for me, and I believe everyone needs to know about their strengths and talents (you may think you know, but [...]

Over on the Marketing Today site, you’ll find a neat little (free) tool to help you calculate your return on investment for any direct mail or email campaign. You can get there by clicking here: Marketing ROI Calculator.
Thanks to Lara Nieberding, The Data Digger for sharing this resource.

I have 2 kids that are home sick today, so I have to make this a quick one.
I just wanted to share with you a new resource I found yesterday. I’ve been searching long and hard, high and low for a shopping cart solution that works with PayPal and doesn’t cost an arm and a [...]

I’ve registered for Meggin McIntosh’s Knowing (and Operating from) Your Strengths call to be held on April 3rd. Because I’ve been talking about the strengths-based model lately, I thought it may interest some of you. If so, here are the details:

Who: Professionals who want to know what their strengths are–and then know how to [...]

As longtime member of the Virtual Business Group (free annual membership in 2008), one of the perks is its Book Club — a benefit I hadn’t taken advantage of until late last year. Boy, am I glad to be participating in this months’ activities, since we’re discussing Marcus Buckingham’s Go Put Your Strengths to Work: [...]

You heard it here first! Introducing the brand new book by Dr. Joe Capista, owner of one of the most successful dental practices in the United States.
In What Can a Dentist Teach You about Business, Life and Success? Discover Secrets to Achieving Total Success! Dr. Joe Capista guides entrepreneurs and salespeople through the successful [...]

I setup my new Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 750 GB External Hard Drive and couldn’t be happier. I can now remove the (usually ignored) recurring DVD file backup task reminder in MS Outlook.
OK, so it’s not so much about actual office organization (it isn’t my stack of 7 DVD’s causing clutter in my office), but [...]

It seems with February nearing the half-way point, people all over are thinking about goals and reevaluating goals they’ve set for 2008.
It’s what inspired me (and others) to write articles about goal-setting. My colleague and friend, Mark Ford, is no exception. If you’re not subscribed to his monthly newsletter, here’s what you missed yesterday:
The Top [...]

A great way to get people to read and comment on your blog is to actively involve the reader. It’s something I’ve been struggling with (you know, searching for THE perfect idea).
Well, Chris over at GenuineChris.com came up with such an idea. His blog is not for everyone; I like him ’cause his style and [...]