Expanding Your Social Media Marketing

This past week I gave a presentation to Gurnee Chamber of Commerce on How Your Enhance Your Business Through Your Image and I’m sure there are still people clamoring to learn more about social media marketing and its full potential. I would recommend you read Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an […]

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Social Media Affects Your Business Image

Face it; social media is here. Social media is not going away quickly, so with that said, “Is your company addressing the affect it could have on your business or your career?” Learn more about social media in the work place on September 21, 2011 at Gurnee Chamber of Commerce Lunch-N-Learn. RSVP here and save […]

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Keeping Your Promise Improves Your Business Image

Promising Yourself to Failure I promise, I will pass-on your resume I promise, I will help you promote this product I promise, I will stop smoking I promise, that I be home by 6:00 I promise, that I will lose weight I promise, I will come over and help you I promise, I will _____________ […]

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We’ve Stop Learning and Are Expected to do Greater Things

We encourage our children to keep learning, growing and developing, but why is it that when we become adults we slow down the learning process?. We settle for the CliffsNotes of learning, by watching condensed News, skim newspapers for interesting articles, flip through magazines that have more pictures and ads then real content. We listen […]

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Sales Force Social Media Woo’s

Is your sales force lacking social media skills? In today’s business culture companies are discouraging sales force from using social media, but yet they want their sales force social media savvy about its marketing potential.  Social media is a double ended sword – you have to allow your sales force to experience it and use […]

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Join me for a Lunch-n-Learn

Come join me at the Gurnee Chamber of Commerce as I speak on How to Enhance Your Business Through Your Image Be a participant, as I intertwine comedic balloon art with proven strategies that illustrate how your image communicates to customers and perspective customers. Learning how your image will develope can bring you greater success, […]

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The Excuse: “I am too busy”

I am too busy to exercise. I am too busy to read. I am too busy to have a hobby. I am too busy to take a vacation. I am too busy to learn all the functions on my Smartphone. I am too busy to write a blog. I am too busy to work for […]

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Improving Self-Image through Positive Thoughts

Perky Coworker vs Drama Queen – Which stimulates positive thoughts? Have you ever considered that your positive thoughts shape how others see you, react to you and thus create your self-image? Perky people are positive people who like bright colors and are willing to engage everyone and anyone in a lively conversation. They see the […]

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Working Under Pressure

Working Under Pressure You Achieve Your Best Work “I do my best work under pressure,” really, under pressure? I have heard this statement from many people who are up against a clock to get a project completed.  Magically, they get super human abilities that allow them to think faster, focus harder, and manage their time […]

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Consistency is not the path to Exceptional

Consistently late, consistently unreliable, consistently is mediocre we rate people by. Consistency is a negative perception more so than a positive perception.  Very rarely will you hear the praise of being consistently on time, consistently superior, or consistently accurate?  Yet people stride to be consistent in their activities, judgments and routines. Maybe the trick to […]

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