Comments for From Passion To Profit http://blog.davender.com Express Your Message. Engage Your Tribe. Execute Your Passion. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on A Toastmaster’s Evaluation of Jeff Bezos’ Kindle Speech by J. Anderson http://blog.davender.com/2011/09/a-toastmasters-evaluation-of-jeff-bezos-kindle-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-545 J. Anderson Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:52:54 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=1515#comment-545 I found the whole thing a bit cringworthy. Looked to me a rather obvious attempt to copy Apple / Steve Job's techniques, presentation style and format. I really felt quite embarrassed for Jeff and Amazon, and it could also be seen as in somewhat bad taste, given Steve Job's current illness. Do your own thing, Jeff. Be yourself - trying to be someone else when giving a speech or presentation just doesn't work. Find an Amazon format to present to the media - don't copy the Jobs / Apple format, it just looks embarrassing and doesn't come off as sincere. Amazon is a great company - it should have more confidence in itself. I found the whole thing a bit cringworthy. Looked to me a rather obvious attempt to copy Apple / Steve Job’s techniques, presentation style and format. I really felt quite embarrassed for Jeff and Amazon, and it could also be seen as in somewhat bad taste, given Steve Job’s current illness.

Do your own thing, Jeff. Be yourself – trying to be someone else when giving a speech or presentation just doesn’t work. Find an Amazon format to present to the media – don’t copy the Jobs / Apple format, it just looks embarrassing and doesn’t come off as sincere.
Amazon is a great company – it should have more confidence in itself.

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]]> Comment on The stuff of leadership by If I Knew Now What I Will Know Tomorrow #Trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2005/12/the-stuff-of-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-528 If I Knew Now What I Will Know Tomorrow #Trust30 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:35:02 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2005/12/the-stuff-of-leadership/#comment-528 [...] The Stuff Of Leadership http://blog.davender.com/2005/12/the-stuff-of-leadership/ [...] [...] The Stuff Of Leadership http://blog.davender.com/2005/12/the-stuff-of-leadership/ [...]

]]> Comment on Today is not yesterday nor tomorrow by If I Knew Now What I Will Know Tomorrow #Trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-527 If I Knew Now What I Will Know Tomorrow #Trust30 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:24:42 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/#comment-527 [...] Today Is Not Yesterday Nor Tomorrow http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/ [...] [...] Today Is Not Yesterday Nor Tomorrow http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/ [...]

]]> Comment on How Big Is Your Whuffie? by Courage To Connect #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2010/01/how-big-is-your-whuffie/comment-page-1/#comment-525 Courage To Connect #trust30 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:52:08 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=573#comment-525 [...] How Big Is Your Whuffie? http://blog.davender.com/2010/01/how-big-is-your-whuffie/ [...] [...] How Big Is Your Whuffie? http://blog.davender.com/2010/01/how-big-is-your-whuffie/ [...]

]]> Comment on Beware the Guru Trap – Comment on a comment by Michael Port by Courage To Connect #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2010/01/beware-the-guru-trap/comment-page-1/#comment-524 Courage To Connect #trust30 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:48:45 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=529#comment-524 [...] is too easy for those of us in the coaching and leadership industry to fall into “The Guru Trap“, where we start to believe our own hype and take shortcuts to shore up the image we want to [...] [...] is too easy for those of us in the coaching and leadership industry to fall into “The Guru Trap“, where we start to believe our own hype and take shortcuts to shore up the image we want to [...]

]]> Comment on Will You Jump Or Wait To Be Pushed? by Speak Less #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2010/05/will-you-jump-or-wait-to-be-pushed/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Speak Less #trust30 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:02:50 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=862#comment-523 [...] Will You Jump Or Wait To Be Pushed http://blog.davender.com/2010/05/will-you-jump-or-wait-to-be-pushed/ [...] [...] Will You Jump Or Wait To Be Pushed http://blog.davender.com/2010/05/will-you-jump-or-wait-to-be-pushed/ [...]

]]> Comment on A thought about intention by You Know #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2008/05/a-thought-about-intention/comment-page-1/#comment-522 You Know #trust30 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:39:36 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2008/05/a-thought-about-intention/#comment-522 [...] A Thought About Intention http://blog.davender.com/2008/05/a-thought-about-intention/ [...] [...] A Thought About Intention http://blog.davender.com/2008/05/a-thought-about-intention/ [...]

]]> Comment on On the right questions by You Know #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2007/03/on-the-right-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-521 You Know #trust30 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:37:09 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2007/03/on-the-right-questions/#comment-521 [...] On The Right Questions http://blog.davender.com/2007/03/on-the-right-questions/ [...] [...] On The Right Questions http://blog.davender.com/2007/03/on-the-right-questions/ [...]

]]> Comment on To get the desired result, ask the right question by You Know #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2007/12/to-get-the-desired-result-ask-the-right-question/comment-page-1/#comment-520 You Know #trust30 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:36:54 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2007/12/to-get-the-desired-result-ask-the-right-question/#comment-520 [...] To Get The Desired Result, Ask The Right Question http://blog.davender.com/2007/12/to-get-the-desired-result-ask-the-right-question/ [...] [...] To Get The Desired Result, Ask The Right Question http://blog.davender.com/2007/12/to-get-the-desired-result-ask-the-right-question/ [...]

]]> Comment on Divine Idea #trust30 by Charlene http://blog.davender.com/2011/06/divine-idea-trust30/comment-page-1/#comment-517 Charlene Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:52:00 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=1379#comment-517 Very well said Davender. It took me almost a year to come up with my signature USP and message (3-Step Marketing Pro - because effective marketing doesn't have to be complicated) that would separate myself from ALL the other marketers out there - and I'm a marketer! So I can imagine how difficult it is for people with no marketing experience to do so. It also seems to be a marketing model trend for high-profile coaches to entice coaching clients by offering/bonusing a chapter in their book, on their show, etc. Given that it is just another way for the coach to get extended reach by using that client as a means to generate and drive more interest to the overall project to inevitably sell the coach's services and not the client's. I can't say I agree with it. I had a very bad experience with a "client" who is a high profile coach and was doing this to her clients using a book. I believe her package was $6k because of this bonus. Integrity was definitely missing. I stepped away from helping her promote the book. Thank you for an excellent blog entry! Very well said Davender. It took me almost a year to come up with my signature USP and message (3-Step Marketing Pro – because effective marketing doesn’t have to be complicated) that would separate myself from ALL the other marketers out there – and I’m a marketer! So I can imagine how difficult it is for people with no marketing experience to do so.

It also seems to be a marketing model trend for high-profile coaches to entice coaching clients by offering/bonusing a chapter in their book, on their show, etc. Given that it is just another way for the coach to get extended reach by using that client as a means to generate and drive more interest to the overall project to inevitably sell the coach’s services and not the client’s. I can’t say I agree with it. I had a very bad experience with a “client” who is a high profile coach and was doing this to her clients using a book. I believe her package was $6k because of this bonus. Integrity was definitely missing. I stepped away from helping her promote the book.

Thank you for an excellent blog entry!

]]> Comment on Divine Idea #trust30 by Julie Jordan Scott http://blog.davender.com/2011/06/divine-idea-trust30/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Julie Jordan Scott Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:13:23 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=1379#comment-516 We are kindreds ~ like you, following is not something I do... cookie cutter-churn out the same cog from the same mold is not who I am and certainly not what I value. Your statement here says so much: >>>> I want my brand to be about connection, trust, feet-on-the-ground pragmatism combined with shoot-for-the-moon idealism. I want to stay real as I live my life project. >>>> Congrats on your continuing success. I am grateful I found you today via the Domino Projects #Trust30 challenge. We are kindreds ~ like you, following is not something I do… cookie cutter-churn out the same cog from the same mold is not who I am and certainly not what I value.

Your statement here says so much:

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I want my brand to be about connection, trust, feet-on-the-ground pragmatism combined with shoot-for-the-moon idealism. I want to stay real as I live my life project.
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Congrats on your continuing success. I am grateful I found you today via the Domino Projects #Trust30 challenge.

]]> Comment on Soul and Ego, Mission and Vision by One Strong Belief #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2010/09/soul-and-ego-mission-and-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-515 One Strong Belief #trust30 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:25:29 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=971#comment-515 [...] Soul and Ego, Mission and Vision http://blog.davender.com/2010/09/soul-and-ego-mission-and-vision/ [...] [...] Soul and Ego, Mission and Vision http://blog.davender.com/2010/09/soul-and-ego-mission-and-vision/ [...]

]]> Comment on If you were the last person on Earth, would you still do what you’re doing? by One Strong Belief #trust30 http://blog.davender.com/2011/04/if-you-were-the-last-person-on-earth-would-you-still-do-what-youre-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-514 One Strong Belief #trust30 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:23:17 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=1318#comment-514 [...] If You Were The Last Person On Earth http://blog.davender.com/2011/04/if-you-were-the-last-person-on-earth-would-you-still-do-what-youre-... [...] [...] If You Were The Last Person On Earth http://blog.davender.com/2011/04/if-you-were-the-last-person-on-earth-would-you-still-do-what-youre-... [...]

]]> Comment on Today is not yesterday nor tomorrow by Today (#trust30) http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Today (#trust30) Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:15:49 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/#comment-513 [...] Today Is Not Yesterday Nor Tomorrow http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/ [...] [...] Today Is Not Yesterday Nor Tomorrow http://blog.davender.com/2008/10/today-is-not-yesterday-nor-tomorrow/ [...]

]]> Comment on Won’t Someone Please Come To Save Me? by Olive Knight http://blog.davender.com/2011/05/wont-someone-please-come-to-save-me/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Olive Knight Mon, 23 May 2011 03:10:22 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=1335#comment-511 Davender, thanks for the reminder! I need to refocus daily... Clarity and Commitment first. Davender, thanks for the reminder! I need to refocus daily… Clarity and Commitment first.

]]> Comment on Yes, You Deserve It – Five Tips to Strengthen Your Deservability Muscle by Won’t someone please come to save me? http://blog.davender.com/2008/11/yes-you-deserve-it-five-tips-to-strengthen-your-deservability-muscle/comment-page-1/#comment-509 Won’t someone please come to save me? Sun, 22 May 2011 22:11:45 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/2008/11/yes-you-deserve-it-five-tips-to-strengthen-your-deservability-muscle/#comment-509 [...] Yes You Deserve It – Five Tips To Strengthen Your Deservability Muscle http://blog.davender.com/2008/11/yes-you-deserve-it-five-tips-to-strengthen-your-deservability-muscl... [...] [...] Yes You Deserve It – Five Tips To Strengthen Your Deservability Muscle http://blog.davender.com/2008/11/yes-you-deserve-it-five-tips-to-strengthen-your-deservability-muscl... [...]

]]> Comment on A Daily Ten-Point Confidence Checkup by Won’t someone come to save me? http://blog.davender.com/2010/04/a-daily-ten-point-confidence-checkup/comment-page-1/#comment-508 Won’t someone come to save me? Sun, 22 May 2011 22:10:14 +0000 http://blog.davender.com/?p=845#comment-508 [...] A Daily Ten-Point Confidence Checkup http://blog.davender.com/2010/04/a-daily-ten-point-confidence-checkup/ [...] [...] A Daily Ten-Point Confidence Checkup http://blog.davender.com/2010/04/a-daily-ten-point-confidence-checkup/ [...]

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