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Creative Thinking for Small Business – Part 5
Do you find yourself with too many ideas and not enough time to implement those ideas? Ever wonder how you can/should test your ideas before you implement them? In today’s post, Michael Michalko gives specific steps for keeping all of your ideas organized, and he reveals a proven method for testing your ideas before you...
Creative Thinking for Small Business – Part 4
Today Michael Michalko, one of the most highly-acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best-seller Thinkertoys, will talk about whom he most admires for their creative thinking accomplishments. Win a copy of Thinkertoys: Want to win a copy of his book Thinkertoys? All you have to do is leave a comment below,...
Creative Thinking for Small Business – Part 3
This is Part 3, of our 5 part series, on creative thinking for small businesses. In each part I’ll ask Michael Michalko, one of the most highly-acclaimed creativity experts in the world and author of the best-seller Thinkertoys, specific questions about creative thinking for small businesses. Today Michael will discuss how writing down your problems...
Creative Thinking for Small Business – Part 2
This is part two of our five-part series on how creative thinking can help you get past the obstacles that are holding your business back, and how creative thinking can help you take your business to the next level. In each part I ask Michael Michalko, one of the most highly-acclaimed creativity experts in the...
Creative Thinking for Small Business – Part 1
Someone recently asked me,“What’s the one thing that distinguishes extraordinary businesses from ordinary businesses?” My response: “Creative Thinking!” I read a lot, typically finishing about three books a month on topics such as business growth, marketing, copywriting, sales, customer service, or psychology. Occasionally, I’ll stumble across a book that I consider to be a complete “game...
6 Business Lessons to Discover While Boiling Water
Business success is a lot like bringing a pot of water to a boil. There are only a few factors that determine when, and if, the water boils. But getting the pot of water to boil is not as simple as it seems. You see, as a business owner, you don’t have just one pot...
A Case for Discrimination – Why You Should Treat Customers Differently
Most of your headaches in business likely stem from one problem: Having the wrong customers. Just because someone needs your product or service, and has the money to purchase, doesn’t mean that you should allow them to be your customer. By serving everyone who comes through your door, you are creating unnecessary headaches for yourself....
How to Get Your Business Unstuck
Not happy with the results that you’ve been getting? Ever feel like your business is stuck? Discover 4 Simple Steps to Getting Unstuck
David Ogilvy and Big Ideas
According to Ogilvy…Big Ideas = Fame & Fortune Have a big idea? Are you sure? What’s your big idea? In his book Ogilvy on Advertising, David Ogilvy gives a helpful checklist to help decipher if an idea could (and should) be qualified as a “BIG IDEA.” Did it make me gasp when I first saw...
My Magic Vacuum Cleaner and Your Website
I saw the most amazing vacuum cleaner the other day in Sam’s Club. It was called a Dyson (roller ball). The display at Sam’s talked about how the vacuum never loses power no matter how much stuff you suck up in there. With the roller ball technology, the vacuum almost magically navigates around your furniture,...
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