Focus everyday is one thing but I am thinking about a bigger, much more important type of focus. Do you know these people? Could you be one? I have a friend or two that I adore, but they are just like the Jamaicans in “In Living Color”. Remember in the 1990′s a TV show called In Living Color and they did these skits called “Hey Mon” (The Jamaicans, do you remember? The video of one is linked). That is the kind...

Nothing matters more to me than having a voice that aligns with what I am truly passionate about. I think people fall into all different ranges of understanding their passion, as I share in the video below: Have you discovered your passion? Where are you on this continuum I speak of? What do you do to keep your passion alive everyday?   Ann Evanston, MA, has been named by About.com as one of the Top Six Marketing Consultants, Feb...

Update as of 2/6/11: Version THREE is out! And it’s simply amazing. Yes they have had some bugs to work out, but because their customer service is SO awesome (I love you Tammy and team) they fix things quickly. The new facebook integration rocks, all my pages and groups are included so I can post with a signature to them. I love that I can create a hashtag signature, it made it so EASY for me to tweet from conferences and events with...

What are the 2 most powerful words we can say to our self? I AM. “I am” programs our current state of being. Whether in the negative or the positive, it sets up our body to experience what we are saying. Think about it. Did you wake up and say to yourself; “I am so tired,” or “I am refreshed and ready for the day?” Sometimes without even realizing it, we can be our own worst critics and say things that our body then...

Sometimes my inspiration comes from simple places. Last week I taught a seminar in SF. The number one thing the participants wanted to know about was how to network to build more influence. I love teaching influence strategies. Today I opened Trust Agents but Chris Brogan and read: “be sure to find ways to facilitate important meetings with new unknowns, because once you’ve cut yourself off from developing new contacts, your...