Today’s video has a guest host to help me describe an example of why and how to work compromise into your work. I find it ironic sometimes that one of the benefits of being self-employed is set...
This is the week of talent show finals: Dancing With the Stars contestants will be smiling and swirling on stage tonight, and American Idol contestants will sing their hearts out tomorrow for the gra...
In April, I ran another session of my Power Teaching class. Another extremely smart and enthusiastic group joined in intensive study of effective training design and development, and worked on real, ...
Isn’t it wonderful to get to a place in your business or career where you don’t have to work very hard to make a happy, healthy living? Jim Collins calls it the “sweet spot” a...
Once upon a time, I was sitting in my home office in Mesa, Arizona with a tiny baby boy in my arms, and a big idea in my head. “What if I could help all those people I met in my years consultin...
Becky McCray and Barry Moltz have just released their new book Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy. It is a fascinating resource with genuinely ne...
Dine’ (Navajo) Chief Manuelito In the seven years that I have been parenting, I have had a few less than proud moments. Like the potato chip for dinner situation. And the losing the birthday in...
Let’s just get this out of the way: Nancy Duarte is my hero. She is a member of my High Council of Jedi Knights because she models integrity, creativity, leadership and innovation in every day ...
Amplify Your Expert Status – Pam Slim Keynote at Infusioncon from Pamela Slim on Vimeo. Earlier this month, I was honored to present a keynote at Infusioncon, the user conference for Infusionso...
Some weeks, I imagine what would happen if I had a hidden camera in my office. You would all be appalled to watch me move from one distraction to the next, carefully avoiding the one thing that I rea...
I had a couple of compelling questions and thoughts these past few days that inspired this video. The main questions are: who holds you accountable for doing great things and why do you create? See ...
I have spent the last seven years helping people start things, usually businesses. There are so many fears and doubts that get in the way of beginning something new, but when people overcome them, th...
My beloved art station. Pardon the crooked angle of the photo. My kids are art fanatics. It doesn’t matter the medium – pen, crayon, paint, clay, even lipstick — there is nothing th...
Me, Guy Kawasaki and Sohaib Athar, SXSW 2012 When I was writing my book in 2008, I was looking for some examples of real people who had interesting business models. One of my blog readers, Sohaib Ath...
Yesterday morning, I came home from giving a presentation at Laid Off Camp Chandler. I was feeling so good after spending an hour with a room full of positive and eager participants who wanted to kno...
Photo by Allison Titcomb This month, Charlie Gilkey and I hosted our fifth Lift Off Retreat with a small group of extraordinary entrepreneurs. We spent four days at the secluded Saguaro Lake Ranch wh...
I wanted to share a secret that has really helped my students in Power Teaching create strong, effective classes and presentations. It has nothing to do with fancy slides or elaborate technology, it ...
We have all squeamed through this scenario: You sign up for a conference and get really excited about learning critical things to grow your career or business. You invest time, money and energy to cl...
Rosie in the kitchen, solving all the world’s problems with a paintbrush The night before the Grammys, host LL Cool J was interviewed by Piers Morgan on CNN. The interview covered a lot of grou...
(This post is part of the “Blog Crawl of Self-Love” hosted by Molly Mahar of Stratejoy. Find out more about The ABC’s of Self Love Blog Crawl + Treasure Hunt here.) I waited a long time to have my f...
The Salt River which runs through Saguaro Lake Ranch In a few hours, Charlie Gilkey, Angela Wheeler and I will kick off another Lift Off Retreat at Saguaro Lake Ranch. It is hard to describe the feel...
In January, I ran another session of my Power Teaching class. Another extremely smart and enthusiastic group joined in intensive study of effective training design and development, and worked on rea...
My Mom and Larry on a favorite hike in West Marin I was 23 and in my first job out of college at the Marin Community Foundation in Larkspur, California. My Mom worked down the street. We met for lunc...
In a departure from my normal entrepreneur interviews, in this podcast, I talk with Yum Brands CEO David Novak who talks about how to create a great culture for your startup. Although he is the head ...
Those of you who have been following my work for awhile know that I have been heavily influenced by my coach mentor Dr. Martha Beck. Her book Finding Your Own North Star changed the course of my life...
I walked in my son’s Cub Scout meeting late last night, and ran into the wife of our den leader. She is a wonderful person; an engaged mother, passionate volunteer and airline pilot. “I a...
Golden Gloves contender Amanda Wang and Pamela Slim. Photo by proud cousin Abe Cajudo. They say the best way to learn something and reinforce positive behavior is to teach it. So here, 5 minutes afte...
If you have studied small business marketing, you may have heard the frequent cheer “The money is in The List!” And indeed, creating a strong email marketing list is a powerful foundation...
Happy 2012! If you followed my planning videos in December, you may have defined some nice juicy goals for yourself this year. And as you have started to execute those plans, you may have already fac...
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