by Eric | Mar 5, 2015 | career, networking, personal development, small business
Let me be clear about something: I made more money in HIGH SCHOOL than my first year as an entrepreneur. Results like that make you seriously evaluate your decision to “go it on your own.” People tell you that you want to be self employed…until you...
by Eric | Oct 6, 2014 | Attitude, career, employment, small business, success
Microsoft and other organizations have had a practice in place to eliminate the low performing people in their organization – the annual running of the pink slips. Management makes it clear that the lowest performing 5 – 10% of employees will be let go....
by Eric | Sep 25, 2014 | Branding, career, confidence
I’m working at least 14 hour / day. I’m conducting research. I’m finding new clients. I’m responding to email – A LOT of email. When it’s time to make money, I’m the one who stands in front of the audience and speaks. It is an...
by Eric | Jul 3, 2014 | Branding, career, LinkedIn, networking, personal development
Like many other people, I have felt the sting of rejection. There have been jobs I was not hired for, contracts I was not awarded and keynotes I was not selected to deliver. To make matters worse, my 8th grade girlfriend broke up with me (Ocotber 1984). Ugh! No one...
by Eric | Jun 24, 2014 | Branding, career, employment, entrepreneur, LinkedIn, personal development, social media
I now admit – I was operating from a position of ignorance. I had never actually used the LinkedIn: Premium service. I taught weekly classes on LinkedIn and people always ask me about it. What did I say? “Not worth it.” I was telling people the juice...
by Eric | Nov 21, 2012 | career, Facebook, small business
What’s Duct Tape For? Don’t check you watches, it’s not Thursday. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the SciSpeak eNewsletter is coming out 1 day earlier. What do you use duct tape for? McGyver used it to fix everything from car tires to airplanes....
