In honor of today’s US holiday, I want to challenge all t(h)inkers to reflect on those things we may take for granted. After reading great posts from fellow bloggers like Tim Bursch, Mark Ley, and Mike Monty, it is evident that there is much to be thankful for (and many ways to give thanks).
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The Secret to “Finding” Balance
The question I hear asked time and time again to seemingly “successful” entrepreneurs is, “How do you find balance?” or some variation thereof. The answers are often trivial, sometimes inspirational, but rarely applicable. They vary from “strike while the iron is hot,” or “I don’t” to the all famous (and often misinterpreted)
Using Twitter to Redefine Customer Service
One thing I love about the interwebz is how it has completely redefined how businesses “connect” with customers. Tt(h)B will highlight two unique examples over the next two days of exactly how companies are using social media sites like twitter as a “customer service opportunity tool” as opposed to
Zig Don’t Zag (and Vice-Versa) How to Get That Idea Back On Track
We’ve all been there. One minute you are cranking on an idea, a project, or game plan and the next… nothing. It feels like you burned all the fuel up and there is a good chance that you have not even “cleared the tower” yet. Sound familiar? Not sure what to do about it? There is a simple fix: Zig don’t Zag (and Vice Versa of course). Change your inputs to change your outputs. In other words:
think (here) Thursday- Products or Perceptions
Someone once told me “Marketing is not a battle of products, it is a battle of perceptions”. The general idea is that your product/service does not need to actually be the greatest, what is more important is that is perceived as the greatest. This statement challenges the way I think, as both…
Three TED Talks to make you THINK
thought everyone could use a few videos to break up the busy week. All three videos come from TED.com. TED is, IMHO, one of the best sites online today. They post videos of the talks given at TED. If you have not seen or heard of TED you are in for quite a treat.
Scuttle the Boats
As a “think (here)” thinker I am always looking for ways to step outside of my comfort level, to grow, and to change the way I think. The following method may sound crazy, but I absolutely recommend giving it a try. The method: Scuttle the boats.
Under Promise… GTFO!
Anyone who tells you to “under promise, over deliver” is lazy, afraid of failure, and values perception over reality. Is a perception of hard work more important to you than actual hard work? Are you really that scared of failing? Why on earth is “playing it safe” so widely accepted?
When you look at it as simple math equations it is easy to see “Over Promise/ Then Deliver” has an overall greater impact when it comes to actual output:
“Crossing the Bridge” Together
This post was inspired by Andrew Swenson’s (@wordpost) November 4th post over at wordpost.org titled “We’re transparent, authentic, and on Twitter… now what?”
If you have not seen the post:
think (here) Thursday
Today at The think (here) Blog we are kicking off a new weekly feature called “think (here) Thursday” aka “t(h)T”. On Thursdays, a topic will be posted to the blog to encourage thinking outside the box. The goal is to spark an “a-ha” moment. In the future, t(h)T will
