How would you describe your entrepreneurial journey?
This is a question I was asked last week in a podcast interview and this is me 22 years ago. I had just come back to Spain from Iran. I wanted to continue working as a consultant and lecturer, giving seminars but there was no demand. For one year I advertised in several newspapers and...Continue reading→
“Do you really have to die to find this out?”
He had come to understand it so deeply before he died, just because he didn’t have anything else to do. He finally answered himself, it came down to: \”trust and love of all. Love yourself.\” These were some of the last words of Shirley MacLaine’s father. “If I love myself, I can love everything. Too...Continue reading→
From Software to Shareware and Freemium. Hard sales VS Soft sales which is the most effective sales methodology for Startups and how do your clients think?
In the early days of the internet, many people created software and tools on the internet that were just simply free. In the early days (I am talking as early as 1994 to 200) these freebees lasted for the duration of a lifetime. You could sign up for many web services and have a free-for-life...Continue reading→
Good Routines. What sets you apart from the rest
We are creatures of habit. Our habits are what make us. No matter how much we think that we are spontaneous, and adventurous, according to statistics, we are 80% predictable. That is simply because we are creatures of habit. We wake up more or less at a certain time, we complete a set of routines,...Continue reading→
What happens to you when you are standing in the spotlight just before your speech?
Maybe some of my Toastmasters and professional speakers can relate to this stage fright. We have all had it at some point or another and some of us may still have it. I for sure can relate to this. Many times the feeling hits me hard. What am I doing here? I am nobody, pretending...Continue reading→
Anxiety & Fear. A simple story to help you get over obstacles.
This coming Sunday I will be giving two workshops. First, one is on the methodology I created and used to double our club membership and the second is on how to use entrepreneurial tools and software used in Startups to apply it to your speaking career. The first workshop I have never done before. The...Continue reading→
Disconnecting helps you push past obstacles. My weekend routines
My friends call me the mountain goat. That\’s because I go running and hiking every weekend. Sometimes it is trails set by my running group and other times I take the trail, or better said, I find routes that maybe and I say maybe the mountain goat has taken but very often it is the...Continue reading→
Why Money Grows on trees, and No Pain, No Gain is a false belief. Start working from within
Were you told by your parents, or grandparents \”Hey kido, Get a job, work hard. Money doesn\’t grow on trees?\” We are programmed from day 1. We are fed information and all this information sets at some point turn into our beliefs. A while back I wrote an article on \”Hard Work VS Effort\”. I...Continue reading→
Presentation Mastery: Making the audience succumb to every word, image and move you make
Tomorrow I am due to speak at the Virtual Speakers Association on how to use and apply Startup & Entrepreneurial toolsets for public speaking. It doesn\’t matter if you are presenting a new product, the annual report at work, selling something to customers, or pitching your startup to investors. When you are speaking or on...Continue reading→
Life is a sea of opportunities. Are you taking advantage of them?
Too often we are asked to do something, are presented with a challenge, or given a new task, and we simply push them away. They say, practice saying NO. I say, practice saying YES. Of course, you have to find a balance between the YES and NOs. 10 years ago as I was taking on...Continue reading→
