Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 295 Is it time to take down your blog? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 295

If you are posting valuable content to your blog and do so consistently, kudos to you, my sincere respect and appreciation as you may want to skip this article. Otherwise, I encourage you to continue reading. A few questions I would like to ask you: When was the last time you posted valuable content to your blog? How frequently do you do so? How many gaps in time are clearly shown when viewing your blog? Blogs are the ultimate repository...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 294 With Passion and Enthusiasm Please! Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 294

Photo by: Chad Barr Have you ever sat through a dreadful live presentation feverishly looking for the exit sign? Or have you ever watched or listened to a mind-numbing video or podcast on the web and abandoning it quickly? I review a lot of content on the web and must admit that much of it is not only boring or blah but the content itself is mundane or lacks in value and the delivery is flat with no energy and...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 293 Whom Do You Admire? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 293

Photo by: Chad Barr I admire the courage of Golda Meir and Nelson Mandela, the brilliant mind of Peter Drucker, the design innovation and foresight of Gaudi, the creation of the new frontier and landscape by Steve Jobs, the painting of Van Gogh, the images captured by Ansel Adams, the financial success of Warren Buffett, the remarkable innovations of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the sound, composition and music of Mozart and Pat Metheny, and the empire created by Oprah....

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 292 How Do You Paint Success? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 292

Photo by: Chad Barr One of the most powerful questions I often ask myself and my clients is “how do you paint success?” in other words, if you were to fast forward into the future, what does success look like? This question is crucial in helping us identify and formulate our strategy and create and shape our future. So why is it that most don’t invest the time and energy to frequently paint their future success? How else would one...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 291 Bit by Bit, Putting it Together Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 291

I have repeatedly said that as thought leaders and experts in our fields, we should be quoting ourselves, and often. In January 2013, I committed to post weekly newsletters and over five years later, without missing a week, I’ve accomplished that including today’s, 291st posting. Last July 2017, I pledged to publish my daily quotes, five days a week, and I am proud to say that exactly a year later I just wrote and posted number 255! What’s next? I...

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