In today's society, we're inundated with choices. We've always assumed that more choices led to more freedom which led to more happiness, but there is strong evidence to the contrary. In fact, Barry Schwartz poses a compelling argument that when presented with too many choices, we often make the worst choice. And even when we [...]
Below are the slides from my presentation 5 Strategies Bloggers Should Learn from Online Marketers. 5 Strategies Bloggers Should Learn from Online MarketersView more presentations from Brandon Eley.
Things are getting really busy for me, and this fall is shaping up to be the busier than all of 2008 combined. I'll be traveling to several conferences (some of which I'm speaking at), and am working on an email marketing course two more books, and have a family reunion to thrown in as well. [...]
I got a letter in the mail the other day, and was pretty surprised at first. After all, who writes letters anymore? I opened the envelope to find a newspaper clipping with a handwritten post-it note attached. I thought to myself, “Was I mentioned in a newspaper somewhere?” The first clue was on the outside [...]
On the ladder to success, it's awfully tempting to take every great opportunity we're given. It's only natural to want to make the very best of them. All of them. The problem with this kind of opportunism is that in a very short time, you can find yourself overloaded and spread too thin. I'm talking [...]