Tom Ruwitch
Happy Belated World Storytelling Day. The big day was Sunday. I canāt believe I missed it. š I usually round up a bunch of my storytelling pals, head down to the corner tavern, and get drunk on green beerā¦ ā¦umā¦check thatā¦ Different holiday. World Storytelling Day? I donāt have any special alcohol-soaked traditions. In fact, I…
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āI donāt have an interesting story,ā Elizabeth said. Her shoulders slumped. She stared at her shoes. Elizabeth was a client. Weād discussed how storytelling captivates prospects and inspires them to act. She understood and agreed. But then she told me she didnāt have what it takes. āThereās nothing about me worth telling. My story is…
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How to Make Your Business Grow Without Being a Braggy, Bigshot Bro + How Content Marketing Has Evolved + Is Persuasion Legal? + 9 Strategies To Make Content Creation Effective And Enjoyable + Prepare for the BEST
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All I wanted was a frigginā bag of peanuts! Last night, at the NHL hockey game between (my beloved) St. Louis Blues and the Pittsburgh Penguins, I had a hankering for some salt and crunch. Peanuts in the shell. Some water to wash āem down. It was between the first and second periods so the…
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Want to know one of the best ways to inspire more qualified prospects to join your email list? Sell them on the idea of subscribing. Seems kind of obvious, doesnāt it? Yet so many business people undersell their emails. They put a little form on their site with a headline āJoin our email listā (or…
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Iām hosting a free workshop tomorrow (Thursday, March 17)Ā at 3 p.m. EST, 2 p.m. CST) called:Ā 5 Ways to Build Your Email List with the Right Prospects. This is a 5in25 presentation ā five tips in 25 minutes ā followed by discussion and Q&A. If you want to join us, sign upĀ here.Ā
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The Mastermind Book Club is live. And You’re invited… Go toĀ MasterMindBook.clubĀ to join. Ted ProdromouĀ and I started the club to help ourselves (and YOU) turn all those books we read into business-advancing action.Ā Here’s how it works… Ted and I will choose a book every month. We will share insights they draw from the books. Community…
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Goodreads is a Great Resource for Book Lovers + How the Chandlers Built Goodreads + How to Accomplish More in Less Time + Setting the Table + …from Albert Einstein
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When I make a new connection on LinkedIn, I usually send a direct message ice-breaker to build rapport with the person. Often Iāll say, āPlease tell me something about you that I wouldnāt know by reading your profileā¦ā and then I share something about myself. I got that idea from Ted Prodromou (America’s Leading LinkedIn…
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Every few months my wife, Melissa, leaves me. Itās not the pack-her-bags, move-back-to-her-momās, and call-a-lawyer kind of leave me. Itās the Book-Club-in-four-days kind of leave me. And it goes like thisā¦ Tom: Itās a Wonderful Life is on TV tonight. You love that movie. Wanna watch it? Melissa (with 3-inch thick Toni Morrison novel propped on her…
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