Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 267 13 Ways to Promote Your Podcasts Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 267

I recently received a question (which I get quite often) from one of my clients as to how to best promote the podcasts they create. Here are 13 ways to do so: Brand – Assign a unique and memorable name to your podcast channel with an associated design. Hosting Services – In order to increase your podcast exposure, post it or integrate with various hosting services such as iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, Libsyn, and others. Blog – Post the...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 266 Create something you never imagined possible Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 266

In the past few weeks I published the profound lessons I have learned from some of the top thinkers who have had their impact on me and lead with great thoughts. I’ve been saying for years that “You can’t position yourself as an object of interest and a thought leader by constantly quoting others!” So today, I would like to share some of my own favorite quotes as I also encourage you to publish and share yours. Contact each of...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 265 Most Profound Life and Business Lessons Learned from My Clients Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 265

In the past couple of weeks, I dedicated my weekly newsletter to sharing the profound life and business lessons I have learned from some of the remarkable men and women thought leaders. Today, I am going to dedicate my newsletter to the insights gained from some of my amazing clients: Phil Symchych: Full speed ahead! Col. John Boggs: True courage is having the mental quality that recognizes the fear of danger or criticism but enables a person to proceed in...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 264 Most Profound Life and Business Lessons Learned from Women Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 264

Last week I shared with you some of the profound insights I’ve learned from some of the brilliant thinkers I admire. I received great feedback from many of you, but was pleasantly surprised that I was not confronted with the fact that my list contained only men. This week, my newsletter is dedicated to sharing the profound life and business lessons I have learned from some of the many brilliant women I admire: Golda Meir: A leader who doesn’t hesitate...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 263 Most Profound Life and Business Lessons Learned Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 263

Over the years, I have been impacted by many brilliant thinkers. Some are still with us and some, unfortunately, are not. Although, I could easily list hundreds if not thousands of such thinkers, today, I would like to share with you a few of the remarkable insights I’ve gained from several of these individuals that are still with us: Neil DeGrasse Tyson: The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it. I know...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 262 The Biggest Impact You’ve Created and Experienced Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 262

Photo by: Chad Barr I just approached several of my clients and asked them to reflect on the biggest impact I’ve had on their life and business. I realize this may come across as self-serving, but please stay with me. Here are some of their answers: Wrote hundreds of newsletters. Published multiple books. Created podcasts and videos channels. Booked more speeches. Increased their revenues and number of clients they serve. Strengthen their global reach and thought leadership. Gained the confidence...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 261 From Paralysis to Velocity Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 261

A year ago I wrote in my weekly newsletter on the topic of Discard & Delegate! How to Defeat Your Business Paralysis. This article got a lot of great feedback. I found this process of Discard, Delegate, Outsource, Schedule, Act, to be helpful for emails, messages, projects and any other decision I am facing. And since a picture is worth a thousand words, I also had my team create this visual below: So before attempting to take action on all...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 260 The ABC of Success Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 260

I love the effectiveness of visuals to communicate our messages. Three months ago, I published The A Through Z of Success Attributes in my newsletter. Since I often find a picture to be worth a thousand words, I decided to have my team recreate this article as an infographic. This is a good illustration of the power of infographics as well as how to repurpose our content in different ways.

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 259 Light it Up Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 259

Photo by: Chad Barr Tomorrow, December 21, 2017, we will enjoy the first official day of winter and the winter solstice, which leaves us with the least amount of sunlight of any day of the year. In Cleveland, we will enjoy about 9 hours of daylight, Florida, 10 hours and our northern neighbors in Alaska, just a few short hours where the sun will skim the horizon and quickly disappear. Hanukah, Christmas and Kwanza, three holidays which occur in the...

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Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 258 The Year in Reflection Raising the Barr Weekly Memo: Issue 258

As the year comes to a close and another is about to start, I started to reflect on some of my key learning and insights this past year and the questions I ask myself. Here is what I came up with: January: Insights are consistently around us as they leave their trails and hints. We just need to heighten our senses and learn from our surroundings. We are what we think about and the thoughts we allow into our minds....

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