Gender Identity, Dolls, and Strappy Sandals I’m going to say something that is potentially incendiary. I don’t mean it to be, but here goes. I’ve been noticing a trend recently and it has to do with gender-non-conforming clothes, products, and marketing. Please note: I am not trying to be insulting or insensitive to gender-fluid or…
How to Let the No go. We all know it. In business, and in the rest of life, we hear “No.” A lot. And here’s the funny thing. When someone tells us no, we want to convince them over to yes. And there are times when it’s worth it. In certain negotiations, it’s imperative to…
Should You Always Be Closing? In today’s “Lights, Camera, Wisdom!” I’m thinking about a sort of a modification of the quote that Alec Baldwin’s character, Blake, says in Glengarry Glen Ross, the famous one. Basically, he says you should always be closing. No matter what is going on, go for and get the sale. Regardless…
Finance and selling without being sales-y with Eric Henning Episode 149. Eric Henning, the host of The Financial Wizard podcast joined me on this week’s show. He dropped wisdom on how to sell without feeling “sales-y.” He delved into the philosophy of selling. Also, he outlined the mindset of successful salespeople who serve their customers best….
Choosing Yourself Episode 19: The Importance of Choosing Yourself In today’s Self-made Creative podcast episode, I explore what it means to Creatives to choose and be chosen. Someone might choose to purchase your art. You might receive notice on social media. Whichever occurs, it feeds creatives to communicate in this way. Yet, sometimes, they don’t…