Recent Articles From EvanCarmichael.com http://www.evancarmichael.com/ http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/What-Ive-Learned-from-Dumpster-Kids-a-Buddhist-Monk-and-Other-Wise-Teachers.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/What-Ive-Learned-from-Dumpster-Kids-a-Buddhist-Monk-and-Other-Wise-Teachers.html Lesson #1: Choose your family wisely. I saw this listed in a Bangkok gym as tip number ten to “live a long life,” but it struck me as particularly poignant as I was thinking about my trip during my last run on the beach in Thailand before going back to LA. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/How-Do-I-Earn-More-Money.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/How-Do-I-Earn-More-Money.html January is the perfect time for focusing on making real change in our wealth, family, and career. Health too, but for so many people, that resolve only lasts about two weeks! So let’s talk today about wealth. Here’s the most common question I’m getting: “How do I earn more money?” http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/The-15Minute-Secret-to-Outstanding-Individual-Effectiveness.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/The-15Minute-Secret-to-Outstanding-Individual-Effectiveness.html Almost all of you, I’m willing to bet, have a “morning ritual.” But how many of you have created one by design? This is so important to individual effectiveness, for everyone but especially for entrepreneurs who work independently or at home. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Were-Not-Virtual-Were-Human-Today-Act-Like-It.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Were-Not-Virtual-Were-Human-Today-Act-Like-It.html How many of you have a working relationship with someone who lives in your city that’s nevertheless been purely virtual – conducted only over email, phone, and IM? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Six-Tips-to-Help-Bring-Out-A-Colleagues-Inner-Einstein.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Six-Tips-to-Help-Bring-Out-A-Colleagues-Inner-Einstein.html Think of your favorite relationships-people who make you feel really good and who bring out your best qualities. What does it do to your sense of self when someone reveals your brilliance by showing you how you are smart? You hold your head higher and feel more confident in your abilities. This creates a truly synergistic relationship with the other person. Wouldn’t you love to turn around and unlock the unique brilliance in others so they can make that same, life-changing discovery about themselves and show up brilliant wherever they go? http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Open-Doors-with-a-PitchPerfect-Approach-Strategy.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Open-Doors-with-a-PitchPerfect-Approach-Strategy.html There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to creating a new relationship. Custom tailoring is the only way to go. Here’s a process to develop an approach strategy for building (or rebuilding) a relationship: http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Im-Sending-You-on-a-Mission.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Im-Sending-You-on-a-Mission.html Have you been participating in my “Mini Mission Mondays” on Facebook and Twitter? These are bite-sized outreach ideas that encourage you to interact with your business-critical network on a regular basis. Missions are the foundation of Relationship Masters Academy. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Confidence-Wins--So-Stop-Being-Tentative-in-Email.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Confidence-Wins--So-Stop-Being-Tentative-in-Email.html It’s time to inventory your email and see whether you’re communicating confidence or uncertainty with your outreach. http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Help-Me-Keith-My-Feedback-Makes-People-Defensive.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Help-Me-Keith-My-Feedback-Makes-People-Defensive.html This week, I'm sharing one of my RMA "Ask Keith" videos. I answer the question, "How can I give better feedback that doesn't put people on the defensive?" Go check it out! http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Creative-FollowUp-Idea-Send-a-Helpful-Video.html http://www.evancarmichael.com/Entrepreneur-Advice/357/Creative-FollowUp-Idea-Send-a-Helpful-Video.html Here’s a clever networking idea from Mike Koenigs, inventor of the video promotion tool Traffic Geyser: When you come home from an event with a pile of business cards, follow up with them immediately via a short, personalized video. This can be done in two simple steps.