fear posts, articles, and infographics

Fear Is An Entrepreneur’s Friend

August 4, 2009 by Tim Berry with 117 views

Back in the startup days, in all the excitement of our first getting into channels, followed by an onslaught of competition. We were beginning to see financial daylight, but we were behind in payments, and our channels were slow to pay. I was worried. “But what’s to worry about?” Cahill (Cal) Brown asked. He was a packaging designer and... [read more]

My Invisible Foe

July 21, 2009 by Niall Devitt with 151 views

At the start of 09, I expected my own sales performance to increase significantly. I based this expectation on two sound contributing factors. 1. There would be a greater need for my services. Companies would have a much greater need for improvement around sales performance than in previous years. If making sales would be harder in 09... [read more]

The Key To Innovation And Growth Is Ignoring Fear

July 4, 2009 by Small Biz Bee with 218 views

Today we have Matt Heinz, of Heinz Marketing, sharing some wisdom on the topic of fear. In my opinion fear is responsible for more failures than any other business obstacle you’ll face, learn to control it and you’re 90% of the way to success. One of the most powerful obstacles to innovation and success is fear. Fear of the unknown... [read more]

Fear Factor

July 1, 2009 by Drew McLellan with 233 views

Want to know what sabotages most marketing efforts? It’s not the competition, the small budget or too much work, so you can’t be proactive. So what is?Fear.There is a sweeping attitude (although many who have it won’t even see that they’ve been infected.) that it’s better to be safe, bland and expected when marketing. Many marketing... [read more]

Business Rules of Thumb: #1

June 29, 2009 by Mario Vellandi with 139 views

About seven weeks ago, I received a review copy of “Rules of Thumb” by Alan Webber as a gift from their agent. Instead of making a comprehensive book review, I thought I’d break down the 52 rules on life and business into various posts, using a bit of Alan’s writing and personal perspective as I read through it. That way it’s helpful to... [read more]

6 Ways to Keep Fear Out of Your Business

June 9, 2009 by Zane Safrit with 136 views

Set the toneYou... set the tone. You, as the leader, set the tone. Every word, every email, every silence, every smile... creates the environment for those in your organization. It's true for everyone, too. But as a leader your impact is much greater. Be sure to set the proper tone, a tone of enthusiasm, commitment, integrity, passion,... [read more]

Don't Let Your Fears Get in the Way of Your Success

May 25, 2009 by Bud Bilanich with 195 views

Happy Memorial Day to all of my friends in the USA. I hope the long weekend has provided you with the opportunity to get some rest and relaxation and to recharge your batteries. Self-confidence is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become self-... [read more]

Be not afraid

May 10, 2009 by Drew McLellan with 135 views

I spent the day on Friday at the Maximum Impact Simulcast, listening to the likes of Tony Blair and John C. Maxwell talk about leadership and courage. It’s inspiring. It makes us want to be our best self. Who doesn’t want to be seen as an amazing leader?I think it’s natural after spending a day at that sort of an event, to look at your... [read more]

Success Lessons From a High School Student

May 4, 2009 by Bud Bilanich with 133 views

Self confidence is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success. If you want to become self confident you need to do three things. (1) Become an optimist. (2) Face your fears and act. (3) Surround yourself with positive people. Last week I did a Skype cast for members of an advanced... [read more]

Shame on you advertisers!

March 31, 2009 by Drew McLellan with 154 views

We've talked before about how the media hype is actually making the recession worse. How our fear is paralyzing us from spending a buck or making a business decision that involves any sort of an investment.As you'll recall, I said I thought it was up to the businesses of this country to ignore the doomsday talk and get out there and... [read more]

Warren Buffett’s Response to the Question, “Will Everything Be All Right?”

March 23, 2009 by Robin Elliott with 173 views

I just returned from England, where the bite marks of the omnipresent recession are more evident than in Super, Natural British Columbia. Flying home, I was once again reminded of the upside of this recession; the benefits, as it were, of the half-full glass. For example, the interest in DollarMakers services and products is growing... [read more]