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Network online, just not with email

There are two basic ways to network--in person and online. Networking on the internet is very powerful--however you MUST go about it the right way. See my previous post Guide to Networking online like a PRO. Want to pitch someone something online? The main problem with email is that you are competing with people's time. Email is a chore, a hassle, a hatred and for big important people often very overwhelming. Let's call this important pers… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on October 27, 2008 at 10:26am — 1 Comment

Twitter Experiment: @CompanyConvos

@CompanyConvos is a Twitter Account I will be using as a platform for discussing brands over the Twittersephere. Are companies listening? Let’s find out. I invite all of you to join the conversation on Twitter and help me test companies interaction with the social media world. I will be tweeting questions, comments, concerns, criticisms, and praise about global companies, while starting active discussions about companies we care about. As companies listen I will record their responses, their a… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on September 16, 2008 at 10:57am — No Comments

Survivorman, Les Stroud: What it takes. Behind the scenes

Les Stroud, filmmaker found on OLN and the Discovery Channel US, is one of the most fascinating stories of lifestyle design through entrepreneurship. A guy who simply loved to go in the backwoods and survive found a way to make a living at it (and a quite lucrative one at that). Stroud who was admittedly astounded by the show Survivor, decided to make some cold calls, selling his unique skillset of both a survival instructor and filmmaker. Who could say no to a guy who claimed he could shoot the… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on September 16, 2008 at 9:48am — No Comments

Julia Allison and gaining cult status. Lessons learned.

Internet phenom Julia Allison has truly designed her life. Wired Magazine wrote an incredibly detailed cover story on her success. It hasn’t been easy and it did NOT happen overnight like it may appear. Here are some key pieces to the story: “In late 2004, Allison moved to New York to break into the Manhattan media world and — as she wrote on a list of goals she brought with her at the time — “become a cult figure.” It wouldn’t take long, and she would accomplish it using the same strategy she… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on August 27, 2008 at 6:54pm — No Comments

Lessons learned from Shawn Johnson Olympic Champion

From ZaggedEdge.com Olympic Champion Shawn Johnson told Bob Costas that before her gold medal on the high beam, she was not feeling well because as expected, she pushed herself to her “physical and mental limit”. Being the best in sport or business takes serious sacrifice and discipline. Whether it is eating 12,000 calories a day like Michael Phelps or eating peanut butter and jelly for weeks like some entrepreneurs– it’s all about hard work. These at… Continue

Added by Matt Wilson on August 26, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments