Ideas (in Action)


Edge of Explosion

 
July 08, 2010

Edgy Conversations:
Why Success Needs to Hurt First.

Because that’s the only way you’ll listen.

That’s the only way to get you out of your own way and on the path to extraordinary…

Here’s  a harsh reality.  Being edgy — living on the edge of outrageous opportunity hurts like hell at times.  more


July 06, 2010

3 Clues to Achieving the Impossible

There is no one secret formula to doing amazing things – to achieving the impossible.  Timing, a lot of effort, and good old-fashion “luck” have a way of making what someone else has already done pretty hard to reproduce.

Which is why I have problems with a lot of the sales books I read.  They don’t tell the true story about what was the real cause of the success that happened.  more


July 02, 2010

Edgy Technology:
Use Liaise. Get Things Done.

Getting things done is one of the hottest topics sweeping through the business world over the last few years. The quest for ultimate productivity.

There are books and charts and a million different perspectives on the subject. And yet there is still room to do better. more


July 01, 2010

Edgy Conversations:
Stupid People. How to deal with them.

You can’t live life without running into stupid people. And not just running into these people– them purposefully running unto you.

It’s the single biggest demotivating force on the face of the earth. more


June 29, 2010

127 Ways to Make a (Huge) Difference

We all want to believe that who we are matters. We desperately want to know that what we do makes a difference.

That’s not odd.  It’s the way that we are made.  Our brains are made to search for meaning —  to find self-worth. more


June 26, 2010

Edgy Technology:
Competitious Compares Competitors

Your clients NEVER care how much you are the same with your competition.  They always want to know what makes you different. Special. Better for them.

So that means you need to know before they ask you. more


June 24, 2010

Edgy Conversations:
It Takes Effort. That’s Why It Hurts.

There is no Easy Street.

Sure, growing up in Northern Virginia there was an actual road off Route 1 called Easy St. close to where I used to get my hair cut once a month. (Ironically — it was in the bad part of town.)

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June 22, 2010

Determination: 5 Thoughts to Keep You Going

The race for success is a long one.  Despite your zen-link aptitude at turning lemons into lemonade, life has a strange way of beating you down and stealing your dream.

It takes determination (and a lot of it) to keep moving forward in spite of the obstacles.  Your legs get tired.  You get thirsty.  Every fiber of your being wants to just throw in the towel and call it quits.  more


June 21, 2010

Edgy Technology:
LogMeIn Makes “Anywhere” Possible

You can’t be everywhere at all times.  You can’t even always be in the one place that you most want to be at the time.

If you travel for business or pleasure and don’t want to haul around your desktop computer (or your big server with the demo on it), you could benefit from a remote desktop tool. more


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