Tom Ruwitch
No story today. Just a quick heads-up and question… I’m planning to host a free, hour-long workshop later this month (date TBD) to reveal how to create more interesting and entertaining content (emails, blogs, social posts, etc.) without getting stuck. I’ll focus on how to generate a flood of great ideas so you can kiss…
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In case it slipped your mind, a reminder: Today is National Spaghetti Day Yes, today! You didnāt know? Me neither, until I consulted HolidaysCalendar.com. Because of that site, I never miss a big holiday like this one. More on that in a moment, but firstā¦ ā¦in honor of the big day, Iād like to…
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The Secret To Better Habits in 2022 + reMarkable 2 Lives Up to Its Name + Seth Godin Does It Again + Schmigadoon! is a hoot! + Hope for the Year Ahead
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Just before the twister hit, Joyce walked out to her pickup truck to roll up the windows. It was November 15, 1988, and the high temperature in Davisville, MO was 70F that day ā 15 degrees above normal. Rain was falling. The wind was beginning to whip. Joyce, her husband Jim, and their daughter Shannon…
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A Little-Used Strategy to Book More Clients — Without Paying + How to Create a Life You LOVE in 2022 + The Story of Content Will Spark Ideas for Your Biz + Wise Words from Carrie Fisher
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The wonders of technology. My wife, Melissa, and I spent yesterday checking the āFind My Friendsā app on our iPhones, tracking the missing piece in our familyās home-for-the-holidays puzzle Our son Jake hit the road early, with his dog Cooper in tow, to drive from his home in Fort Collins to ours in St. Louis.…
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Last week, Ben Settle promoted his book Breakneck Content for sale at a 20% discount. The book is all about how to crank out business-building content. As usual, Ben cranked out tons of emails to promote the sale ā at least one per day, sometimes more. I already have the book so I wasnāt shopping. But…
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How to Answer Sales Objections + The Power of Sacred Time + My Octopus Teacher and the Habit of Noticing + The Power of Dishing Out Compliments + Daniel Pink Says the Future Belongs to Storytellers
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Hereās a quote that caught my eye. āItās the start that stops most people.ā Michael Senoff, who interviews marketing experts and then sells the recordings, shared that one in an email earlier this week. He attributed it to his mentor and āgreatest story collector,ā Rob Gilbert. He called it the ā#1 QUOTE OF ALL TIME.ā…
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Over the weekend, I went to one of those big-box stores that camps a āgreeter” by the front door. As I marched past him, he barely lifted his eyes from his phone as he mumbled, āāmornin.ā Some greeting! Made me think of the great marketing consultant Jay Abraham and a story he told about a…
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