Mind Your OWN Business
You should be in business for yourself. We all should. I don't mean quit your job and form a new company. I mean right now - at the job you are in - you should be in business for yourself. You [...]
Disney Brainstorming Method: Dreamer, Realist, and Spoiler
Film producer and innovator Walt Disney used to think-up and refine ideas by breaking the process into three distinct chunks. The dreamer, the realist, and the spoiler (or critic). The Dreamer This stage was for fantasizing. Creating the most fantastic and [...]
Circle Of Time Planner
Time management optimization. I'm always looking for different and effective ways to enhance time management. I've learned that better managing what you have to do frees you up for what you want to do. I've bumped into a novel approach to [...]
Build Sales Faster With The Networking Follow-Up Guide
Do you regularly attend networking events? Do you have a system for processing the names and business cards you gather to quickly follow-up with new contacts? New to my market, I’ve made it a goal to get out of the office [...]
Powerful Sentence Starter: “So That…”
Do you describe the value your products and services provide for your customers? Some of your customers may be interested in features. They want to compare yours to the competitor. Your camera has patented image-stabilization technology. Some may be interested in [...]
Exit the Wheel, Take the Escalator
You know that swift glide-y feeling you get when you walk on an escalator. You're moving faster than you normally would with the same effort. That's the feeling we all want when we work. Instead, it often feels more like running [...]
“How to Solve Problems” 1947-style
I recently discovered this 8th grade arithmetic book from 1947 on the bookshelves at my parents' house. It's got a great collection of images that match the mid-century art style of Idea Sandbox. In addition to the images, I found this [...]
How To Think Big At Work (And Life)
"Where success is concerned, people are not measured in feet and inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking. How big we think, determines the size of our accomplishments." Great [...]
Thwart The “Idea Killers” with BINGO
We're all familiar with the game BINGO. Fill out the game card, get five in a row to win. Yell, "BINGO!" Nearly as many of us are familiar with business jargon-based BINGO cards. These cards feature overused phrases and jargon we [...]
Now Is When You’re Waiting For
Many of us have been waiting for the right moment. The right moment to... ask the boss for a raise; find a job that's more satisfying; pitch your new product idea; propose; start writing your book; launch your own blog; suggest [...]