GRASP The Solution: Creative Problem Solving With Chris Griffiths – Book Review
Author Chris Griffiths promises clear thinking and confidence in your decision-making powers with his latest book, “GRASP The Solution”. The book contains about 290 pages. It is nicely laid out and the paper quality is top-notch. Chris introduces Important concepts in simple, digestible terms supported by judiciously selected quotes and ample references to source materials [...]
Getting 2010 Started With A Bang
Normally, the last three weeks of Christmas vacation and new year’s celebrations would have been a good time to relax. Not so this year. Everyone’s scrambling to stay ahead of the game. Take time to smell the roses and get run over by a train, I say. I used the time to complete new professional [...]
“But I just bought a new house!?”
Before I took my business virtual, I leased an office building on Geary Boulevard, in San Francisco. With several floors and 50+ workstations, I needed a janitorial service to keep the place spic and span. When business slowed down, I could no longer justify the $1,000 a month janitorial services expense. I called the owner [...]
Running With The Winner
Having just acquired a software tool for advanced split testing of marketing messages, I was pretty excited when a new client came on board that seemed unsure which of their selling points was going to get the most traction. The software allows for quick, multivariate analysis of a dozen factors or more- making for as [...]
The Fadeaway
This isn’t necessarily intentional, but some agents, when a project isn’t going well for them or they can’t seem to get into the “zone,” just start to fade away. What I mean by that is that they slowly stop communicating on instant messaging, put less and less calling time in, and eventually, well… just fade [...]
A Worrying Trend
Just these last few weeks, at least 4 work-at-home telemarketing professionals (that have worked for me before) have reported not being paid by their employers. 2 of them worked for the same agency (it’s name starts with a “J”). Both of them went for a month or more without getting paid. Then they got all [...]
Economic Collapse Revisited
For those of us that that were heavily involved in the high-tech boom of the 90′s, the current economic crisis is insult added to injury. But, with every cloud you can find a silver lining. One of the reasons technology companies have managed to weather the storm so well (so far… everything has a breaking [...]
Checking in…
I’ve been busy these past few weeks working on a new business venture with a close associate in the golf industry. You can see our website here . I also created a new auto-responder that you can see here if you’re interested in marketing strategy. I’ve also made about 500 prospecting calls over the last [...]
Happy New Year. Or Is It?
If the talking heads on television are to be believed, 2009 will be the year “main street” (that is us, do not kid yourself) begins to bear the full consequences of the shell game the powerful and politically connected have played with the American and global economies. Adding insult to injury, Washington continues to reach [...]
Motivation – I Don’t Feel Like Exercising!
I believe biological mechanisms developed during our evolutionary history will attempt to thwart activities leading to the loss of stored calories. The lack of will-power to exercise, for instance, is really your genetic heritage that may have allowed your ancestors to survive long winters or long stretches without food. Three or four thousand extra calories [...]