Entrepreneurship

11 Aug

Posted at 07:30h in Career & Purpose, Emotions & Happiness, Entrepreneurship by

The End of Regret

“As you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.”

-Zachary Scott

Written by: Scott Dinsmore

Average Read Time: 3.5 minutes

Have you ever experienced that burning feeling of regret? When you know you did something that crossed the line? I know I have. It only took once or twice to realize how much the feeling tore me up inside. And now I do absolutely everything I can to avoid actions that might lead to regrets later. But actions are not the only thing that cause regrets. Inactions can be just as big of a contributor. And they can be a bit sneaky since they don't involve actually doing anything. There are two types of things one can regret:

28 May

Posted at 17:58h in All Topics, Career & Purpose, Entrepreneurship by
Written by: Scott Dinsmore

Average Reading Time: 6 minutes

Who's a bit confused on how to get 140 characters working for you and your brand? My hand's up. At least it was until I finished up Shama's new book, The Zen of Social Media Marketing. I have been aggressively learning about social media marketing for the last few months and I was still having trouble connecting the dots. Shama got me excited to the point that I started making changes before I finished the first couple chapters. On top of that, Twitter finally is starting to make sense. And it actually is useful. And she more than fully covers the others as well: Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs and video. In fact my last couple articles got more Facebook and Twitter mentions than the previous ones combined. I love immediate results.

22 May

Posted at 16:45h in Career & Purpose, Emotions & Happiness, Entrepreneurship, Influence & Negotiating, Love & Relationships, Productivity by
Written by: Scott Dinsmore

Average Reading Time: 5 minutes

What's more likely to get you to buy something: a slick sales pitch or a friendly referral? It's no surprise that we'd all prefer to do business with someone we like and trust. And who couldn't use a reminder? Well a group of 150 entrepreneurs and I had the chance to make this a life motto when we heard Jim Cathcart speak at a Catalyst For Thought event in Santa Barbara last week. What followed was an hour-long energizing, motivating, belly laughing, masters education on how to live life. Jim's written 14 books on relationship selling and speaks, coaches and inspires behavior across the world. Yet we had him all to ourselves. He learned early in life that business should be an act of friendship and has guided his life accordingly. If that's where you start, there's no limit to where you'll end.

19 May

Posted at 00:02h in Entrepreneurship, Love & Relationships, Productivity, Simplicity by
Avoid the Chatter! Written by: Scott Dinsmore

Average Reading Time: 4.7 minutes

I propose an idea. A call to action to fight the chatter and enjoy what's presently in front of us. Let me explain. Last week I found myself at a social media marketing event in San Francisco called SMASH. Fascinating and inspiring to say that least. Of all I learned, there was one word that stood out more than most: Chatter. Talk about a buzz word! In fact that one word summed up the whole event. For those of you not aware, chatter is the noise all the social networks in the world make when they have something to say...which is at least every second. It can be heard through your iPhone, your computer, your RSS and your iPad-and just about anything else you carry around that needs electricity. At some point it became our job to listen to and follow it. Anyone with a blog or interest online feels the interest and likely the obligation to keep up with this chatter. But how much better off does it leave us?