I just had the opportunity to host my good friend and colleague, Mitch Jackson, on my Raising the Barr® show and engage in a fascinating conversation. We discussed some of the powerful technologies and platforms available that you should consider leveraging to strengthen your thought leadership. But, becoming a thought leader starts with your mindset and taking massive action.   Insights Timeline: 0:00 Introduction 5:00 The most important goal: Empowering your audience to take a desired action 7:14 Are you...

Last week I shared with you the 30 Questions to Identify Your Ideal Client which generated tremendous feedback and interest from you. Today, I want to dive deeper and help you discover where to find these clients? To do so here are the additional questions I would highly suggest you ask to uncover the answers and then follow my recommendation for each: What social media groups such as Facebook and LinkedIn or special forums or membership sites do they belong...

On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being not at all and 10 being extremely well), how well do you know your customers? A few years ago, in my article, Who Are Your Top Customers? I revealed several questions you should ask yourself to identify the attributes of your best customers. Today, I want to focus on helping you evaluate the attributes and characteristics of your “perfect” client by answering some key questions. Here are the top 30 questions...

“We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt.” Remember that song we used to sing to our kids? For me, that song represent the innovative mindset that helps craft life and business extraordinary adventures and experiences. I love creating and experiencing adventures in my life and business. Some of my best memories, remarkable experiences and successes stem from such adventures. Some are serendipitous while others are planned or as I like to often view them as experiences of planned serendipity.   Three...