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How Your Business Can Leverage Podcasts as Part Of Your Marketing

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It was great to be back in the studio yesterday talking about podcasts!
If you want to see how I leverage podcasts for my business go to:
Make It Happen
The Living Room
Other great business podcasts:
Marketing Trust with Adam Buchanan
Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do with Thom Singer
Entrepreneur on Fire with John Lee Dumas
Here’s yesterday’s segment

Here’s a behind the scenes pick with Lori Pritchard and Andrew Whitenburg.

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10 Lessons Businesses and Peak Performers Can Learn From Greatest Showman (VIDEO)

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Today for my monthly segment on KSL Browser 5.0 I got to share 3 of my favorite business takeaways from the box office hit The Greatest Showman.
This segment was a lot of fun and there are some great tips and ideas here.
On the segment I share that I’ve made my list of almost 45 (and growing) takeaways. Today I’m going to share 7 more (in no particular order).
From the Video
1. Pivot & Innovate
2. “We Don’t Need A Building”
3. “Here Right In Front of You”
Bonus Takeaways:
4. From the scene in the bar with Jackman and Efron, “Comfort is the enemy of progress.” Juicy, right? Are you comfortable or are you growing? In what ways can you step away from fear and take action for greater success and performance?
5. Publicity is still the lifeblood of Business but today the PR for your business, brand or product exists beyond the newspaper and the limitation of others opinions. How can you get the media to talk about your business?  How can you use your own social media and online platforms to steer the conversation.
6. This isn’t discussed, but at the end, we see this great quote from PT Barnum. How do you or your business make others happy? How do you solve problems for your ideal customer.  “The noblest art is that of making others happy.”
7. Business or Success doesn’t fill any holes. Barnum, like many entrepreneurs (including myself at times), look to the lights and the glitter to fill something inside of us. I have learned, as Barnum’s character does, that success doesn’t fill holes of loneliness, lack, feeling like enough. And continuing to chase it can often make those holes bigger.
8. Don’t cut corners. I love Barnum’s commitment to quality costumes, good signs and marketing, etc. This is one of the biggest mistakes I see startups make, they cut corners to save a buck and do things halfway. As a result, their brand is only half developed and their bottom line, bottoms out. Sure, there are ways you can bootstrap your business, but don’t sacrifice quality.
9. “Dreaming with your eyes wide open” I love this line in the song “Come Alive”.  The double meaning here is awesome. “Dream while you’re awake,” my friend Clint Pulver says. And this line is directly in alignment with letting you dream in life and it just at night. Have your million dreams. But I also love Dream with your eyes wide open.
SEE the risks and evaluate.
SEE the future.
SEE what’s coming.
☝️ this is the way to expand your success.
10. Partner with RIGHT People. Barnum hand picked his performers for the right Show. He also picked a business partner that could fill a hole he needed. As you hire and grow, build your team with people who compliment your strengths by bringing their strengths to the table.
Stay tuned for more of my favorite takeaways, and share some of YOUR favorites!
Make It Happen!
Michelle

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What to Do If Your Kid is A Cyber Bully (AND How to Prevent Your Kid From Becoming a Bully)

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October is National Bullying Awareness Month and with a cell phone in the hands of almost every teen, the subject of cyber bullying deserves attention and discussion.

In yesterday’s post we talked about what to do if your kid is getting bullied online.  Today, we’re talking about what to do if your kid is the instigator (AND a few thoughts about how to prevent it from happening in the first place).

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What to Do About Cyber Bullying

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October is National Bullying Awareness Month and with a cell phone in the hands of almost every teen, the subject of cyber bullying deserves attention and discussion.

If your kid is being bullied:

  1. Take it offline – but ACT
    1. Remember the 3 Ds – Document, Discuss, Delete
  2. Make adjustments to schedules and activities.
  3. Make sure they get additional help and support if needed.

Check out our next post for what to do if your kid is the bully and how to prevent your kid from becoming a bully in the future.

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Three Tips To Better Email Management

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Studies show that employees waste 17 hours a week on pointless work email.  Take 17 and times it by all of your employees and that’s a hefty expense for businesses.

Here are three tips to to be more productive with your email:

Schedule Time For Email – Don’t Keep It Open All Day
Cut Back On Junk – Opt Out of Emails You Don’t Read
Make Email Work For You – Create Folders

Watch the video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kDwTLZ-hhM&t=4s

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45538208&nid=1194

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Regret Feels Worse Than Failure

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https://www.youtube.com/user/SpeakMichelle

As you focus on success, you can fear failure. However, failure can be a great teacher. But some fear failure to the point that they are held back from action and moving forward on what they want most. From personal experience, I missed some key opportunities because I was afraid to fail. And then the regret haunted me and halted me from moving forward in other aspects of my life and business.

If you’d like more on this subject, check out Michelle’s book “The Make It Happen Blueprint” available at your favorite bookstore and http://www.makeithappenblueprint.com If you’d like to have Michelle speak at an upcoming event or conference, go to http://www.speakmichelle.com