If you’ve read Adam Grant’s phenomenal book Give and Take then you have no doubt been exposed to the idea of Givers, Takers, and Matchers. Adam also points out a very interesting sub-section which he refers to as Fakers. These are Takers who pose as Givers and tend to fool people into giving to them. Like the
If you are running your own business you are bound to have some lean times. These are times when you may be experiencing a dry spell with few new clients coming through the door, waiting on payments from current clients, or simply not getting enough in to cover your overhead. Basically, money is not readily
There is no doubt that crowdfunding has really helped a lot of people who are developing projects and need a boost to get them off of the ground. As with any venture that has media success stories, there are now tons of people hopping on the bandwagon. I do not claim to be a crowdfunding
Many people will tell you that business is basically a numbers game. Do 100 calls, you’ll get at least 15 leads, those 15 leads will turn into 5 people considering your service and at least 2 or 3 will turn into a sale. This methodology leaves out the fact that there are PEOPLE on the
If you look at the biggest moments of success in your life you’ll often find that, behind the scenes, there was someone who made an introduction, vouched for you, or invited you to an event that led to that big opportunity. If you look at the instances after that success, how often would you say
In my freshman year of college I attended my first ever open-audition. Basically, this meant that I could see what every other actor was doing before it was my turn to perform. I thought that this was perfect because I could see exactly what made the director laugh, what interested the audience, and what got
In the month of December I was married and we went on the honeymoon immediately after. I had a lot of anxiety around the business and what stepping away from everything could mean. I knew that the holidays are often a time when everyone shuts down from a business stand point but I was not
The other day I was sitting down with an entrepreneur and we were discussing some of his challenges. As we moved through the conversation and I made suggestions he diligently took notes. Suddenly, as we were wrapping up, there was this disheartened look on his face. I had seen it many times before and what
As children many of us read the story of the Emperor’s New Clothes in which a powerful emperor was tricked into believing that he was wearing exquisite garments when he was, in fact, naked. No one from the emperor’s team told him the truth for fear losing their jobs so he walked the streets of
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” I have had the good fortune in my life to have experienced some success. As a playwright, I’ve been published, As a producer I’ve achieved Broadway credits, and as an entrepreneur, I’ve founded a conference and built
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