Webinar Replay: 5 most lucrative paths to monetizing your knowledge

| January 18, 2012

Hey everybody, Brendon opened Experts Academy early on this! If you missed Brendon Burchard’s incredible webinar today, then you’ve got to check out the replay. All I can say is WOW. Make that double WOW. https://burchardgroup.infusionsoft.com/go/ea4replay/SusanH I loved his quote, “Never let your self-doubt prevent you from serving the world.” Yes, you have a duty [...]

Brendon Burchard Experts Academy

| January 12, 2012

Copy this: the “Home Page ATM”: Online Marketing Strategy A lot of people are trying to earn more revenue online based on their expertise, but have you ever wondered simple questions like what to put on your homepage? I just had a conversation with a client about this this morning. She didn’t have an obvious [...]

What does a crisp white shirt, pep and an easel have to do with making money while making a difference?

| January 9, 2012

Everything. Brendon Burchard made 10 mil on his last launch. While it wasn’t his crisp white shirt that made sales, it’s all part of his brand. He talks crisply, his shirt is crisp, his office is crisp, his view is crisp, the notes about his teaching on an easel are crisp, his delivery is crisp. [...]

Recently John Stevens, a 7th dan Aikikai and Buddhist priest

| December 20, 2010

Recently John Stevens, a 7th dan Aikikai and Buddhist priest came to our dojo, Bay Marin Aikido. Stevens, who has written over thirty books on Buddhism, Aikido and Asian culture, is considered one of the foremost authorities on Aikido. The experience was enriching, wild-hearted and intense. Beginners and experienced Aikidokas (Aikido practitioners) were challenged by [...]

I’m media coaching a client who is a whistle blower

| December 6, 2010

It’s intense. The story, which includes deception, sex, celebrities, heiresses, spiritual leaders, gambling and lots and lots of money is unsettling. The challenge is to find the core of the story while telling the truth — no matter how hard, ugly or disturbing. My client is risking everything so other people won’t get hurt like [...]

Embodied Leadership: Strozzi Institute does deep work to effect change

| November 30, 2008

Last month I attended a Strozzi Institute course titled “Managing Personal Limitations.” I discovered Strozzi from a woman during a yoga retreat at a friend’s vacation home in the wine country. We were unwinding by the pool, nourishing ourselves with organic food, conversation and books. One woman spoke about a challenging colleague at work and [...]

In the December 2005 issue of Fast Company Magazine

| May 29, 2006

Clothes designer Doo-Ri Chung who studied with Geoffrey Beene said that he taught her to establish a routine to take care of the monotony of business so it doesn’t take away from the creative process. I agree–but don’t let it be an excuse for not doing the project you’ve set out to do. Set your priorities and give them a long-term timeline and then a daily/weekly one.

Our brains are wired for storytelling

| May 4, 2006

In an interview for CIO, Bran Ferren executive vice president for creative technology and R&D at Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, Calif., says, “The Web is a storytelling medium. Most people function in a storytelling mode. It’s the way we communicate ideas, richly, as well as how we structure our thoughts.”

“As well as how we structure our thoughts”-that’s an interesting statement.

Tell me more about that.

Memorial Service for Joe Ranft, The Heart of Pixar

| August 22, 2005

Yesterday I attended Joe Ranft’s memorial service with my sweetie, who used to work at Pixar with Joe on such films as Finding Nemo and Monsters Inc. Joe was always generous and kind to my sweetie and to me – and it turned out that he was that way with everyone.