Use this creativity hack to solve business problems

By the author of Business Black Belt, the book on conscious business management. I’ve been getting a lot of emails lately on creativity. I don’t have a class or anything to sell on this, but do I have an idea that I want to share with you. It may just be the very thing that…

Editors, Writers, & Reporters – Successfully Managing the Media

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. Guns are always loaded. . . Everything is on the record. Your approach to a PR interview will make a world of difference in what appears in print or how you come across on camera. When I had my first golden opportunity for an…

Be Part of a Virtual Company

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. You’re either part of the solution or part of the problem. Promoting yourself or your services as a component of someone else’s virtual corporation can be to your advantage.   A virtual corporation can be thought of as the coordination of existing services to…

Leave Your Pitch On the Phone!

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. The truth can be told in two minutes or less. ~ Paul Larson, founder, Summit Organization We can use our voice mail systems to produce virtual conversations—people no longer need to talk in person to make their point. I get messages on my voice…

Using Competitors for Fun & Profit

Excerpted from the book on mindful business management, Business Black Belt. Look around for the sucker. If you can’t recognize him, it’s probably you. ~ Poker player’s adage Believe it or not, competition can actually improve your business. I analyze my advertising results because I invest a lot of money and I want to know…