2012

Justin Levy

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Getting in Shape and Achieving Success in Social Media

Justin Levy

You’ve decided that this year will be your year to get into shape. You’re going to hit the gym a few days per week and start eating healthier. You stop by the gym and sign up for a new membership plan with the towel service and free personal training consultation. After getting a new membership card to add to your keyring, you leave stop by your local sporting goods store to pick out your new workout clothes.

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Three Words for 2012

Justin Levy

It’s that time of the year again where we look at the new year full of vigor and motivation, ready to take on everything that the upcoming year has to offer. However, it’s so easy to get bogged down and sidetracked from accomplishing our goals that by the time we look up again, the year has already escaped us. This is why for the past few years I’ve joined Chris Brogan and several other friends in choosing three words that will serve as my guiding pillars for the upcoming year.

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Being Prepared with Back-Pocket Metrics

Justin Levy

You’re walking towards a conference room when one of the senior executives at your company passes you and stops for a minute to inquire into how everything within your functional area is going. Not having had the proper time to rehearse your KPI slide as you typically would before meeting with them, you quickly provide a generic answer such as: “Everything is going great.

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Being Your Own Competition

Justin Levy

Who is your competition? Not who is your company’s competition but who is your personal competition. You may have colleagues, close friends or a significant other that you have a friendly competition with – a way of pushing each other. But if you want to be at your personal and professional best than you should see yourself as your own competition.

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Revisiting My 3 Words for 2012

Justin Levy

Welcome to July. We are now 50% of the way through putting 2012 in the history books. Have you taken time to review your personal and professional goals? For the past few weeks my team has been busy putting together our plans for the 2nd half of 2012 and sharing them with various teams. Part of this process includes reviewing our progress on the projects that we committed to, reviewing our accomplishments and understanding how strategic priorities may have shifted.

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Stop Letting the Start Line Move

Justin Levy

In a new CarMax commercial a moving start line leads the guy from his older van to the CarMax lot. The message that CarMax is getting across is that searching for a new car can be confusing, time consuming and such a daunting task that you don’t know where to start but that their team can help you in your search. While the commercial is about buying a vehicle, the underlying message applies to many aspects of our lives.

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Getting in Shape and Achieving Success in Social Media

Justin Levy

You’ve decided that this year will be your year to get into shape. You’re going to hit the gym a few days per week and start eating healthier. You stop by the gym and sign up for a new membership plan with the towel service and free personal training consultation. After getting a new membership card to add to your keyring, you leave stop by your local sporting goods store to pick out your new workout clothes.