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| Page 1 of 5 | Previous | Next | STEPHEN P SMITH OCTOBER 13, 2011  “Uncertainty” – a Book Review and a Philosophy of Work This was a hard book to read. Not disappointing or overly technical. No, it’s a very smart book with some well-chosen examples, anecdotes and solid, practical advice. It was hard to read because I should have known some of this already. should have been doing these things already. Something fresh and amazing. don’t know, just something. Years. always learn something from him. | STEPHEN P SMITH NOVEMBER 27, 2011 Business Blogging Made Clear Why on earth should you be blogging for your business? You need to do Twitter! And Facebook! And, and, and… Sorry, I am getting ahead of myself. am going to go on a short rant here, then get right down to the nuts and bolts of why this topic is so freaking important! Social [.]. Business Development blogging blogging tactics communication create value marketing | | | | | |
| STEPHEN P SMITH DECEMBER 11, 2011  Premium Content: Value, Work, and Access Hello, and welcome to the most disruptive post I believe I have ever written. am making some changes here shortly. In addition to the new theme ( thanks for all of your feedback!! which is easier to navigate and glean information from, I have: Changed the feed to full from summary. The system of publishing, from blogs to books, is being disrupted. It will be worth it. Publishing as a System. Do it. | STEPHEN P SMITH OCTOBER 7, 2011  Win a Free Copy of “Uncertainty” by Jonathan Fields Jonathan Fields’ new book is amazing. have just started to read it but never fear – I have pen and notebook handy. This will be one of my favorite reviews. Or maybe not… In the context of creativity and innovation, then, it’s more constructive to replace the phrase “tolerance for ambiguity” with “willingness to embrace the unknown.” | STEPHEN P SMITH OCTOBER 5, 2011  The Coming Jobs War Book Review A new iteration of the Cold War is developing, and the first shots have already been fired. There is an ugly mood in America that I fear will get worse before it gets better. The Coming Jobs War [aff link] by Jim Clifton contains a deadly serious analysis of the current global economic situation and how it can impact the future of the United States for decades to come. Everything is tied to GDP. | STEPHEN P SMITH SEPTEMBER 2, 2011 Making Something Happen Versus Buying Groceries …or How to Start an Online Business Without Starving Your Family. Jonathan Fields had a breakthrough moment recently, which he shared in his post Make More Bad Stuff : I learn best by doing, so I figured I’d jump into a 2-week course that looked very cool. That was 9-months ago and somehow life keeps getting in the way. Or so I thought. So, I asked Bob what he thought I should do. His answer, “go and make a really bad guitar.” Stop waiting around, go buy a kit and do it. Today. The first one, he said, will be bad. Maybe really bad. Dohhh. Palm to forehead moment. Nearly nine months ago. | | | | | | | |
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STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, JULY 2, 2012  How Hard Can It Be
…to get 250 votes? spotted this contest as an ad on Facebook in June and decided to go ahead and go for it. Someone has to win $250k, right? And you can’t win if you don’t play along. All you have to do is sign in with your Facebook account, fill out a little form and then send out a notice or two to your network. have hundreds of friends on Facebook, thousands of subscribers to this blog, thousands of followers on Twitter. This should have been a piece of cake to get 250 votes. It turns out that it was not that simple. In fact it was more like pulling teeth. Vote, then guilt. MORE >> -
STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011  11/11 Groundhog Day Review
Editor’s note : I am going to be hosting a conference call next week to work on 2012 plans. If you’d like to take part, please fill in this form to register: Email Marketing You Can Trust. It’s Groundhog Day! Well, actually it’s Veteran’s Day but it time for me to do the Periodic Review and see just where we are. After I resigned from the Tavern in September it took me a while to get back into the swing of things – that is, working from home, writing, keeping myself motivated, etc. did take some time and sit down to figure out what I wanted to accomplish. MORE >> -
STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2011  Prune Your Message
Tomorrow morning there will be a new post here that changes the way I will be delivering my content. In a bit of synchronicity, Seth Godin publishes this: “Relentlessly focus. Prune your message and your list and build a reputation that’s worth owning and an audience that cares. Only one of these strategies builds an asset of value.” ” I am looking forward to discovering who decides to come with me. Business Development Productivity content focus Seth Godin MORE >> -
STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011 I Am the Creative Class and You Can Too
I don’t usually read the articles at Salon.com unless somebody smart points to one that they find particularly objectionable. Susannah Breslin pointed to this one recently, calling it “ a mind-bogglingly misguided and misguiding piece ” that is more of a whine than an analysis. read Scott Timberg’s article and I have to agree with Breslin. only wish that she would have warned me that Timberg was going to be quoting Andrew Keen. Gaaaah. may be debasing culture, … Keen is especially concerned that the Internet undermines the authority of learned experts. Every. MORE >> -
STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2011  How Can I Help Your Business?
Social Media Literacy. Now that I have wrapped up most of the loose ends involved with firing my job, I am ready to dive back in and start working for you, my readers, again. would love to hear from you about your most pressing concerns with your own work or business. Let’s talk about what I can do for you. Coaching. Marketing assistance. Problem-solving. These are all things that I can do to help you grow your business. To work smarter. To live better. To be able to do some remarkable things. Leave a comment or send me an email ( stephen at stephenpsmith dot com ). MORE >> -
- Work Smarter. Live Better. Learn How Here. STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011
- What Would You Like to Learn About PodCasting? STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- New Tools for Organizing & Optimizing your Life (and work!) STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012
- Setting Goals for 2012 STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2011
- Wonderful Day – Seinfeld’s productivity secret now on the iPhone! STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2012
- How to Use Social Media to Find New Customers STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2011
- Weekly Letter – Turning Free Content into Revenue STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
- The Future of Newspapers and Online Content STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2012
- The Synergist – Book Review STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2012
- Weekly Letter – Get the Most out of Networking Events STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- Google, Amazon and the Business Frontier STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2012
- Taking Time to Think STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
- Meeting the Needs of the Audience STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
- ICMM Podcast with Ali Luke STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
- Your Business Website has these Features, Right? STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2011
- Drive: What Motivates Us STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2011
- Meditation on Being Brilliant STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
- ICMM Podcast with Mike Sansone STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2011
- Who Has Time for Blogging? STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
- ICMM Podcast – Featuring Les McKeown STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
- Thinking About 2012 STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011
- Welcome to In Context MultiMedia STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
- ICMM Podcast with Justin McCullough STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Consensus. Heh. STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012
- ICMM Podcast Featuring Todd Jordan STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012
- Targeting Advertising with Klout STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
- Content is King STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
- Content for Business Newsletters STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2011
- Facebook for Business STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Personal Kanban for Task Management : : …words STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010
- Weekly Letter – Five Ways to Jump-start Your Creativity STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2012
- Weekly Letter – Three Levels of Knowing STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- Powerful Beyond Measure STEPHEN P SMITH | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2011
- Meditation on Content and Publishing for 2012 STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Realizing the Entrepreneurial Dream – Part 2 STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
- Write It Down STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- Shifting Your Business Methodology STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012
- Of Tangible Creations and the Transfer of Expertise STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Weekly Letter – Avoid the “There’s no There There” Syndrome STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Workplace Re-Design STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2012
- ICMM Podcast with Dianna Huff STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012
- January Monthly Letter STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 2012
- Internet Censorship Round-up STEPHEN P SMITH | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2011
- Things Successful People Do Differently STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2011
- Curation and Collective Intelligence STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2011
- Fishing Season Starts Today STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, APRIL 1, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012
- Groundhog Day Review 02.02.02012 STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Getting Paid for Existing vs the Great Thanksgiving Hoax STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012
- Karl Marx Made the Same Mistake STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
- Responding to Criticism STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012
- Managing Perceptions – Customers and Competition STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- Getting Your E-mail In-box Under Control STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
- Realizing the Entrepreneurial Dream – Part 1 STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2011
- Enhancing Your Creativity with Blog Projects STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
- Stephenotes – When the Going Gets Tough, Read Something STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
- Motivation vs Procrastination STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2011
- Advice on Working From Home STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012
- Business Blogging: How Often Do I Write? STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2011
- Office Hours STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2011
- Deciding How to Use Google Plus STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- Creativity Guest Post for Remarkablogger STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
- Social Media Noise-to-Signal Getting Worse? STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
- You Deserve to Be the Hero of Your Own Story STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- The 6 Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best : : …words STEPHEN P SMITH | MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2010
- Journaling Expo Coming in January! STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2012
- ICMM Podcast featuring Chuck Frey STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2012
- Content Curation is More Than Just Sharing STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012
- Employees – Hiring, Training & Imparting the Culture of Your Business STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2012
- ICMM Podcast with Scott Carner STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
- Weekly Letter – Creating New and Exciting Revenue Streams from Your Blog STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
- Friday Morning Zen STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
- Innovation via Parallel Universes STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
- Designing New Business Cards STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
- Small Business Confidence STEPHEN P SMITH | SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
- Global Crises and Economic Transformation STEPHEN P SMITH | SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2011
- Links for 2010-11-04 [del.icio.us] STEPHEN P SMITH | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2010
- Links for 2011-10-03 [del.icio.us] STEPHEN P SMITH | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
- The New Planner and Strategy for 02013 STEPHEN P SMITH | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013
- Sharing the Olypics in 2014, A Million Dollar Idea STEPHEN P SMITH | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012
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