Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 532 Applying Ancient Wisdom to Modern Entrepreneurship: Passover Story Lessons Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 532

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins on Wednesday evening, April 5. One of the most celebrated of all the Jewish holidays at home, the story of the exodus and freedom from slavery in Egypt, though thousands of years old, contains many insights and lessons which are relevant even today. One important lesson is that of perseverance and resilience in the face of adversity. God chose Moses to lead this exodus, to rise up and face Pharaoh, with all...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 531 ChatGPT Interviews Chad Barr on The Secrets to Creating a Strong Online Presence Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 531

If you are unfamiliar with the amazing capabilities of ChatGPT, you are missing something that is not only remarkable and extraordinary, but it is absolutely mind-blowing. It is an artificial intelligent (AI) platform that has consumed, learned from and trained from an incredible amount of data and information from the internet. It allows us to communicate with this platform as if we are communicating with other human conversations. Imagine, conversing with a human being that can instantaneously answer any possible...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 530 Stop Focusing on Thought Leadership and Start Creating Valuable Content Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 530

Establishing and positioning yourself as a thought leader is critical for personal and professional growth. Thought leadership is the practice of being an expert in one’s field and sharing knowledge through various platforms and channels to create awareness and build credibility and influence. Many focus on attempting to become a thought leader but unfortunately not realizing that creating valuable, powerful, and consistent content is at the heart of establishing a robust brand and enhancing your thought leadership. Creating and publishing...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 529 The Biggest Impact on My Business Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 529

One of the questions I am often asked is what have been the biggest impact and influences on my business? Here are the top 9 sources of such impact: Curiosity: I was a music major thinking of becoming a professional musician and a recording studio engineer. I stumbled upon a computer programming course to learn the coding language of Cobol. I fell in love with it, which completely changed my direction by creating my software company and my internet development...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 528 What if… Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 528

you could achieve all your goals and dreams? you could have more business than you could handle? you could travel back in time and give your younger self advice that would change your future? you could create and launch a remarkable and irresistible new offering? you could create a new business? you could discover the secret of life? you lost everything you have? you could have no financial worries? you could reinvent yourself? you could create endless possibilities? you could...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 527 Have You Searched Your Site Lately? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 527

I came across an article on PageTraffic discussing the most asked questions on Google in 2023. Here are the top 10: what to watch – 9,140,000 where’s my refund – 7,480,000 how you like that- 6,120,000 what is my ip address – 4,090,000 how many ounces in a cup – 2,740,000 What time is it- 1,830,000 how I met your mother – 1,830,000 how to screenshot on mac – 1,830,000 where am i – 1,500,000 how to lose weight fast...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 526 Are You Inspired and Energized to Take Action? Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 526

How many of your goals or dreams you have yet to achieve because you have not yet taken action? Here are some of my favorite quotes that hopefully inspire and energize you to take massive action: “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.” Thomas Jefferson “You don’t have to be great to start, but you do have to start to be great.” Zig Ziglar “Dream big, start small, but most...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 525 Not All Outcome Statements Are Created Equal Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 525

Which of the following statements do you find more powerful and persuasive? Linda’s presentation was exciting, entertaining, and memorable vs. Linda’s presentation mobilized the audience to take immediate action and significantly impact others. Bob takes the time to truly understand his clients and successfully help them develop their vision and mission statements and their strategy vs. Bob has helped revolutionize his client’s success by expanding their entry into international markets and increasing their annual revenues by 86% and profits by...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 524 I Never Thought About It This Way! Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 524

While attending a marketing session with Brendon Burchard today, he shared several ideas that we both believe in, and that I also shared in my content over the years. Here are the highlights: Everything we do should be about elevating our energy and become the aspiration and inspiration leader for our clients. Shorten your messages, make them pithy and powerful. Get to the point quickly and drive them to take action. You need to implement, deliver, and launch your new...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 523 A Real Nail Biter Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 523

I’ve never been one to binge watch any TV shows, but this past week was an exception to the rule. Laurel and I had been watching a series called Fauda on Netflix but dropped off after the first season. Years passed and the buzz surrounding season 4 was everywhere. Last week, season four came out, and somehow, I got hooked again. I wanted to only watch one episode and leave the next one for another night. But this intense thriller...

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