One of my favorite moments when I speak at live or virtual events is when I ask the audience to share what are some of their most critical and burning challenges that are driving them crazy related to their web presence, digital empire creation® and social media strategies. The kind of questions that if they had the answer to, would make them happier, more successful, more profitable and by far more impactful. As they questions are raised, I jot them...

My five year old granddaughter, Hadar, loves books. During the pandemic, with extra time at home, she’s learned many new things including how to read, how to ride a two wheeled bike and how to make the stickiest slime. Though she is a starting reader now, she still loves being read to before bed and I recently overheard Laurel read, via FaceTime, Hey, Little Ant, by Hannah and Phillip Hoose one night. It’s a tale about a boy who finds...

We recently launched a brand new online forum called Global Business Advisors Forums, for my dear client, colleague and friend, Phil Symchych, who is also known as The SME Business Wealth Builder®. One of the strongest ways of building and strengthening your brand is by creating a community around you. The purpose of such community is to attract like-minded people with mutual interests, who can help expand each other’s knowledge while serving and providing help in a variety of areas...

I’m trying to convince Laurel to stop watching the news all the time. Though I must admit that I glance at the blaring TV from time to time and I’d be lying if I said I don’t look at social media and news reports on my devices during the day. There you have it. It’s mid-July already and the summer is flying by. I’m busier than usual, especially during this pandemic, (I’m not complaining), and I’ve been social distancing while...

A while back, I watched a presentation by Jim Collins, author of the book, Good to Great, during the time he was heading the Peter Drucker Institute. He shared a story that many may not know. Peter Drucker, who was one of the most remarkable thinkers, lived to the age of 95 and wrote during his lifetime, 40 brilliant books, most of which I have in my own library. Only 1/3 of Drucker’s books were written and published before the...

This year celebrates 244 years of independence, honoring this great nation with all the turmoil, chaos, pain and strife that has marked 2020 to date. The High School and college graduates this year are saddened and angered by all that they’ve missed out on; senior prom, closing ceremonies or the opportunity to walk across the stage with cap and gown, diploma in hand serenaded by the cheers of family and friends amongst the sea of happy faces. It’s certainly a...

One of the hidden secrets of effectively leveraging our content is by repurposing or recycling it. There are significant benefits to doing so. Here are the top 10 reasons: Reduce your labor intensity. Bring up your valuable past insights that may have been missed by others and provide them with value. And by the way, I just repurposed one of my older podcasts. Remind yourself of content and ideas previously created to further stimulate your thinking and ideas for new...

This week is a run up to the longest day of the year which occurs on the June Solstice, Saturday, June 20. After more than 6 months of winter weather, a few May snowfalls and a non-existent spring, I really love these long summer days. The light filters in around 5:30 am and there’s still a hint of daylight clinging to the treetops in my back yard at 9:20 pm. Somehow though, it feels as if the summer hasn’t really...

The Sales Strategist Brad Tonini Interviews The Digital Empire Creation® Strategist Chad Barr In this fascinating interview, Chad shares his insights how sales people (and others) can leverage content and the web to be heard, stand out in the crowd, transform their success by impacting their clients. Insights Timeline: 0:00 Introduction 1:25 Why being a prolific publisher of remarkable content is critical to strengthen your thought leadership 2:50 Positioning sales people as experts that get noticed and are sought after...

I’m at a loss for words. The events of the past week have jarred me from my complacency and forced my eyes open to see the world as I have never comprehended it before. My masked grandchildren arrived yesterday for merely 6 hours to unveil the headstone for their grandfather, my father in law. We couldn’t hug, we stayed outdoors, (thankfully the weather obliged), and we played games as if things weren’t really any different than our visits in the...