Quarterly Newsletter
My last quarterly newsletter came out on January 4th and I opened with, “2020 is hindsight and I think we’re all happy it’s in the rearview mirror!” Then two days later we saw an attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol! Can we catch a break? Perhaps. It looks like we might have reason for hope […]
Let’s Talk About Cancel Culture
Here’s a phrase you’ve probably encountered in the news lately – “cancel culture.” You may have heard it used with Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, Gina Carano, Colin Kaepernick, The Dixie Chicks, or any number of other people. But what exactly is cancel culture? According to Wikipedia, “Cancel culture (or call-out culture) is a modern […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Leverage Connections
This is the sixth and final post in the series where I’ve shared influence secrets to expand your online network. This week we’ll look at leveraging your connections through social proof and liking. As I’ve stressed throughout this series; be social and personalize your approach to people. It takes a little more effort but will […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Romance Them
I’ve mentioned this before but it’s worth a deep dive. When you connect with someone do not try to sell them on anything. Think about dating and use a little romance. Okay, I’m not talking about real romance but the concept of courting. You don’t meet somebody for the first time and immediately say, “I […]
Influence Secrets to Expand Your Online Network: Reach Out
Most things in life that you want, you need to proactively go after. Building your network falls into that category. Unless you have the luxury of being so well-known that your network grows simply by responding to connection requests then you’d better get busy. Start by reaching out. Reaching out was mentioned in last week’s […]
