30 Nov How To Straight Crush A Fundraiser
Just another chicken dinner gala and they want my money...
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29 Nov The Way We Think About Volunteering is Dead Wrong: Part III
A coin has 3 sides: front, back, and edge.We all live on one of those sides, and if you’re an entrepreneur, you live on the edge.It’s what you do. It’s the way you think. It’s how you hustle....
22 Nov How to Get Your C-Suite on the Giving Bus
You've got to get your leadership team on the giving bus because it’s precisely how you drive healthy, sustainable growth.And you can all get your seats on this bus by being strategic givers.I want to show you how your C-Suite...
21 Nov The Way We Think About Volunteering Is Dead Wrong: Part II
It’s true that the world conspires against some people and not others.I’m not generalizing “people” here. I’m referring to 3 specific subsets of society:TakersMatchersGiversEarlier I wrote about the differences between each group. As a...
16 Nov How to Build Social Capital: Asking for Introductions
Plebe year at Culver Military Academy is all about followership before leadership, which is how I found myself in Major Duckett’s Leadership course studying the art of table manners (among other things).The leadership class teaches social etiquette such as how...
14 Nov The Way We Think About Volunteering Is Dead Wrong
RIGHT NOW, you have the ability to give 3 things: wealth, wisdom, and work.Your money = wealth Your advice = wisdomYour time = workMy goal is to blow a hole through the most common...
07 Nov The Way We Think About Giving Is Dead Wrong
Too many entrepreneurs are killing it in business, family, and self-development and not doing enough for their communities. They say things like: “I wish I had more time because I know I totally should do more for the community.” or “I’ve got to...
24 Oct How to Build Social Capital: Connect and Entertain Your Networks
I'm telling you this story because THEY did something I couldn't believe. Actually, it's not that they did something. It's that they didn't do something.Back in 2011 I was honored to be named “40 Under 40” by the Denver Business...
27 Jan Learn Global Languages: Three Tongues to Lick Life
It’s common belief that mastering a foreign language gives you an advantage both in the workplace, as well as in life.For example, there’s greater empathy for other cultures and a ton of research showing language learning helps in academic achievement...