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September 30, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Manage by Numbers, Lead with Stories

Manage by Numbers, Lead with Stories

This article originally appeared at Firmology.com.   You can read it and other great content on technology, start-ups, and entrepreneurship here! ******** When you are in charge, you have two critical tasks to accomplish.  It doesn’t matter if you are a CEO, an entrepreneur, or a pee-wee soccer coach; there are two jobs that you need […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Business Psychology

August 26, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Create a 19,900% Advertising Bump in 67 Seconds

Create a 19,900% Advertising Bump in 67 Seconds

This article originally appeared on LinkedIn and went kind of viral. Check it out here! ******** A few months ago, I went to a birthday dinner for a friend at an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.  It was a fun night – great conversation, delicious food, and pretty tasty wine.  I’d never been […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Marketing, Networking Follow Up Tagged With: entrepreneur, handwritten note, networking, restauranteur, Saporia Trattoria

August 12, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

3 Questions to Ask Before Solving ANY Problem

3 Questions to Ask Before Solving ANY Problem

This article originally appeared at Firmology.  You can find it here. ******** A while back, I heard a stand-up comedian talk about the 3 questions you should always ask before you tell your significant other anything: Does this need to be said? Does this need to be said right now? Does this need to be […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Business Psychology Tagged With: business owner, decision making, entrepreneur, problem-solving, problems

July 15, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

The Story of my Success (So Far)

The Story of my Success (So Far)

This article originally ran at Firmology.com.  Y0u can find it here. ******** June 6, 1997. There’s a common thought that the most important moments in your life happen without you realizing their meaning at the time. That’s certainly true with one of the turning points in my career. I didn’t know it, but that day […]

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Personal Development Tagged With: Cutco, entrepreneurship, personal development, sales, success, Vector

July 8, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher 1 Comment

You Can’t Do Anything You Put Your Mind To

You Can’t Do Anything You Put Your Mind To

This article was first published on LinkedIn.com.  You can find it here! ******** No matter how badly you want to, you can’t do anything you put your mind to. Sorry. It’s a dangerous myth that we often hear when we are children.  We are told constantly that “you can do anything you put your mind […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: ability, growth, Michael Jordan, motivation, personal development, professional development, skill

June 10, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

If I Were 22: Don’t Try to Change the World…And Make Great Stories

If I Were 22: Don’t Try to Change the World…And Make Great Stories

This story originally ran on LinkedIn.com.  You can check it out and comment here. Me giving advice to a 22-year-old is a lesson in irony; because I know that the 22-year-old me wasn’t good at listening to other people’s advice.  I’d like to think that I’ve gotten a little better over the years, but I’m a […]

Filed Under: Business Psychology Tagged With: advice, change, growth, learning, LinkedIn, personal growth, professional development

May 13, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

The Magic Closet for Entrepreneurs … That Unfortunately Doesn’t Exist

The Magic Closet for Entrepreneurs … That Unfortunately Doesn’t Exist

If you grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, you’ll remember his daily ritual at the beginning of each show.  He’d walk into his house, sing a song, go into his closest, change his sweater and shoes, and then go about his day.  Of course, at the end of the day he’d go back to that […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Business Psychology, Entrepreneurship Tagged With: business psychology, entrepreneur psychology, entrepreneurship, Mr. Roger's

December 17, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Zumba, Mistakes, and the Trick to Public Speaking

Zumba, Mistakes, and the Trick to Public Speaking

I was reading through Scott Berkun’s Confessions of a Public Speaker and I came across the line: Know that your response to a mistake defines the audience’s response. And I thought to myself, “Dude, you couldn’t be more right.” I’ve spent most of my professional career speaking in front of people as a sales trainer, […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Business Psychology, Public Speaking Tagged With: confidence, experience, live music, presentation skills, public speaking, stage fright, zumba

November 5, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Should You Really Put Recent College Grads in Charge of Your Social Media?

This article originally ran at theDigitalFA. You can visit it here, and be sure to check out the site – it’s full of great ideas on building a digital presence for financial professionals (and the rest of us). —— Here’s the 21st-century business version: “Give the job to Mikey, he understands this stuff!” “Mikey” in […]

Filed Under: Business Planning and Stategy, Marketing Tagged With: college, college grad, college graduates, commercials, facebook, generation, hiring, HR, Life cereal, LinkedIn, linkedin training, Mikey, Millenials, social media, social media managers, social media training, Twitter

October 1, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Leadership Lessons from The Commitments

Leadership Lessons from The Commitments

When people ask me about my favorite movies, they’re usually unprepared for one of my top choices, The Commitments, the tale of a scrappy Dublin soul band struggling to break away from the travails of working class life.  Even though many people haven’t seen (or have even heard) of it, the exploits of Jimmy Rabbitte […]

Filed Under: Business Basics, Business Psychology Tagged With: branding, business plan, business planning, entrepreneur, entropy, goals, identity, Jimmy Rabbitte, sales meetings, soul, Terry Wogan, The Commitments, vision

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