Content hack: how to create 12 content pieces in a day! As I fly to #CES2020 , my inner geek is super excited. It’s my first time going and it has always been on my hit list to attend. I used the flying time to create. 14 hours of down time! From MEL to LA. Being creative is a mindset that we can all develop. It also requires the headspace and dedicated time to create and go into that zone. Here’s the thing, you can either consume or create. Still, you don’t have book a ticket to fly overseas. What you need is a dedicated time to create, to go on deep dives and get into zone. Within 14 hours, I.... 🍗 Reviewed my biz executive summary, it’s less than 2 pages 🍗 Written 6 pieces of content for “The Trusted Circle” 🍗 3 blog outlines 🍗 A LinkedIn report, I audit and analyse a profile 🍗 and written this post 😇 That’s 12 pieces of work. I also binged watched on “Billions” - I like a Wendy! When you create, we need to tools, here’s what I used to create: 1. My Lenovo Yoga 2. My iPhone 3. My sketchbook Set time to dedicate and create. Or do what I do, fly long hauls and create. Agree? —- on another note, follow my trip a land let’s geek out at #ces2020 I’ll be hitting the Instagram stories at @stringstory #stringtheory on #content #lenovoanz #lenovoces …see more

2020 is our best year in business & we’re only in Q1. 💰 Here’s what we did last year to set ourselves up👇🏽 ✅ Clearly define the business relationship between Izzy & I. Visionary vs. Integrator. ✅ Systems & processes. We still have a ways to go on this one. But we’re moving because we didn’t ignore this part (even though we wanted to 🙃). ✅ Failure. ✅ Only focus on what we are the best at & got rid of everything else. ✅ Identify strategic partners & start asking for referrals. ✅ Create content. And get clear on what content brings in the leads. ✅ Told our coach to fire us if we didn’t meet our sales goal. ✅ Talk & create with purpose... not out of fear of being irrelevant. How’s your 2020 going? #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 #business #startups …see more

“Career contrarians” don’t conform to conventional or practical approaches, education or paths, and instead, seeking alternative means to professional fulfillment. Here are six ways you can, too: 1️⃣ Realize that there is more than one path to success—and it’s probably non-linear. Shift your mindset to move past any preconceived notion of what you “should” be doing and create a path that is uniquely yours. 2️⃣ Get comfortable being uncomfortable—even, and especially, when you fail. If you’re afraid to fail, you’ll never grow. Getting out of your comfort zone means you move past your fear to take risks. 3️⃣ Trust your gut. Career contrarians are driven by instinct and belief in themselves. 4️⃣ Play the long game. Focus on the long game by having the patience to maintain clarity and discipline on your desired outcome. 5️⃣ Eliminate the negative self-talk. The number one barrier that holds people back from fully realizing their potential is negative self-talk. 6️⃣ Consider that taking an alternative path may inspire someone else to do it, as well. When you have the courage to forge a unique professional path and find fulfillment in the process, you demonstrate to others that it’s possible for them to do it as well. Are you a “career contrarian?” #leadership #career …see more

My sweet dog got sepsis and went into shock and was on death’s door. Happily, and surprisingly, she survived!! Sepsis, which strikes humans and animals alike is a big deal and takes over 270,000 human lives every year. Sepsis can be a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs—think of an ‘infection gone bad.’ Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. September is Sepsis Awareness month. Please know the facts. …see more

"We can build a smart hospital within a few days." That's what Kimberly Powell, VP of healthcare at NVIDIA told me recently. To be honest, the statement made my jaw drop. Could it be relized everywhere or only in selected hospitals? How would a "smart hospital" that's built within days look like? Why is it smart - how is it equipped? We are also working with them to show how they are planning this (updates soon!), and for thinking together, I'm really curious about your insights. #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #smarthospital #smarthospitals #nvidia She also told me: "We are building a time machine for healthcare researchers harnessing accelerated computing and AI and a real-time response system for healthcare professionals and patients powered by AI and edge computing. In the case of infectious disease or cancer research, every day counts. The world can generate more biomedical data than ever before in our lifetime. Healthcare R&D can no longer take 5-10 years to discover a vaccine or a drug and now has called upon accelerated computing and AI to transform their workflows and do years of research in a matter of hours or days." …see more

A.I. algorithms can already forecast an outbreak in advance. Telemedicine saves doctors and patients from unnecessary contact, thus reducing the risk of contagion. Drones can already deliver medicine. At-home tests are available for several diseases. Still, we perceive that these innovations aren't improving the course of COVID-19 significantly - not yet. But how would this pandemic have looked like in a digital health utopia, where all these are omnipresent? #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice #COVID19 #COVID_19 #coronavirus …see more

The Canadian government recognized the current challenges in their healthcare system alongside the rapid technological developments and their potential for changing medicine for good. Thus, a Senate Committee invited me along other researchers, ethicists, entrepreneurs, and futurists to discuss the way forward. They published their findings containing actionable recommendations for the future. This is the way every responsible government should follow if they want to bring their healthcare system into the 21st century. I’m honored to have taken part in that. Here is the full report: https://lnkd.in/gWTfjft #themedicalfuturist #digitalhealth #future #healthcare #medicine #technology #fromchancetochoice …see more

With today's across-the-board fall in yields on US government bonds -- reflecting the combined impact of lower economic growth expectations and further signs of an ultra dovish Federal Reserve -- a number of new record closing-level lows could well be set for several maturities. #economy #markets …see more

A Bloomberg Markets' reminder of the continued out-performance of US stocks. Despite many people's repeated advice -- for years now -- to fade US stocks in favor of the rest of the world, I continue to feel that it's not yet time to do so ... unless I'm wrong and we're on the verge of a global V which would boost other markets more than the US. More generally, the relative positioning in markets (e.g., US stocks vs the rest of the world, strong balance sheet quality names vs more speculative names, etc) seems easier than the absolute positioning (particular, the amount of equity risk to have in investment portfolio). #markets #investing #equities #stocks #stockmarket #economy #bloomberg #bonds #economy #investmentmanagement #assetallocation #assetallocation #fed #fixedincome #centralbanks #federalreserve #volatility #interestrates #emergingmarkets #earnings #monetarypolicy #highyield #investors #yields …see more

Rightly worried about the human toll, governments, central banks, the IMF and markets have ended up placing – in Game Theory terms — a large bet on “a single-round game.” What if this one-round game continues to face health challenges and turns into a multi-round game? Some thoughts -- link below and thank you Bloomberg Opinion for placing this in front of the paywall. https://lnkd.in/eZy9CPq #markets #centralbanks #coronavirus #covid19 #IMF International Monetary Fund #investing #currency #investmentmanagement #volatility #bloomberg #bopinon …see more

One of the most saddening aspects of this already-shocking US chart from CNBC is that the left-hand-side scale will have to be reconfigured to accommodate the much bigger numbers ahead. The US economy has transitioned from no hiring in the beginning of March to massive layoffs. #economy #unemployment #jobs #wages …see more

When will we return to a pre-pandemic normal by achieving COVID-19 herd immunity? Depends on where you live. #GraphicTruth GZERO Media

I've no idea why every company doesn't meet once a month to figure out how it can be even easier to take customers money. If only we had the same level of passion to speedy booking flows, employing enough sales people, taking many payment options, as we do to "brand purpose" or making ads.

A banking licence, unlike, say, a licence to enter the telecom or gas business, is not sold to the highest bidder; it goes to a “fit and proper” entity

Pop quiz: What’s the difference between traction and distraction? 🤔 It’s not the activity you’re doing. It’s not when you’re doing it. It’s not how effectively you’re doing it. The difference between traction and distraction comes down to one word: forethought. If you’re doing something you intended to do in advance, you’re practicing traction. If you’re doing something you didn’t intend to and are doing impulsively, you’re experiencing distraction. Finishing a work project early and watching your favorite Netflix show can be traction...if that’s how you intended to spend your time. Traction helps us accomplish goals; distraction leads us away from them. But you can’t call something a distraction unless you know what it’s distracting you from. How do you practice traction? What are some of the things you make time for? #Indistractable #Values #Scheduling #Behavior …see more

In The Decision Book, Mikael Krogerus wrote of technological critical masses: "Why is it that some #ideas – including stupid ones – take hold and become #trends , while others bloom briefly before withering and disappearing from the public eye?" To reach a critical mass for an #innovative idea is every startup's dream. A glimpse of critical mass/tipping point from diverse perspectives - #Psychology , #Sociology , #Technology , #Business & more. #CriticalMass #TippingPoint …see more

Beyond excited to share that the S'well Cocktail Kit is finally here! I love knowing that you can now serve up S'well even more ways this holiday season. Cheers! https://lnkd.in/dA387Xg

Do you have a "Connection Strategy" to reach your goals and objectives on LinkedIn? Yesterday we covered 5 objectives: 1. Brand Awareness 2. Lead Generation 3. Lead Nurturing 4. Career Growth 5. Recruiting Then... strategic methods to achieve those goals: 💥 Connection Etiquette 💥 Connection Webbing 💥 Referral Network 💥 Collaboration 💥 LinkedIn Premium Features It was a BLAST! A special thank-you to Julie Sternal and Ryan Jacobson with our sponsor Serendipity Labs for the gorgeous space and breakfast! Registration opened yesterday for October's event: CREATE where we'll cover what it takes to build an effective content strategy! You can find details on Eventbrite... BUT since posting YESTERDAY we've already sold HALF the tickets to people as far away as Milwaukee and Chicago! Thank you to my radiant co-host Melanie Ruelas for bringing the fire after a long night at the Luke Bryan concert 😉 Also, panelists Carolyn (Carrie) Bohlig 🎤 , AJ Sue (he-him) and JARED J.Wiese for providing value insight! See you all soon! PS want to bring this value to your city or association? Message me to find out HOW! #linkedintraining #socialselling #sales #linkedinspeaker #digitalmarketing #socialmedia #communitygrowth #leadgeneration #linkedinlocalmadison #linkedinlocal …see more

I almost quit speaking after my 2nd speech. A handful of others spoke that day and I compared myself to every single one of them — which only made things worse. It was terrible. I wanted to hide in the bathroom. Then someone that I looked up to immensely (and still do) told me that I was real & that she thought my speech was great. If I quit that day, I never would have: ✅Done a TEDx talk, spoke at INBOUND, VIDCon or any of the other speaking gigs that I used to dream about. ✅Given myself the space & patience to improve, known if I was good enough, or if I enjoyed it. ✅Met many of my friends. ✅Been able to capitalize on the opportunities that I have had because of speaking. 2020 is a fresh start for a lot of people. It doesn’t really matter what you’re doing… but sometimes you’re going to royally suck at things. Sometimes you will want to quit things because you don’t think you’re making the progress that you should be. Or worse, because you’re comparing yourself. Yes, be patient with yourself. But I think even more importantly, surround yourself with people that love you and have your back. Through the wins, the losses, and the mediocrity. Support system is everything. Especially in those initial months/years of picking something up. #justQ 🖖🏽🖤 …see more

Guess who's a dummy?! I just got my copy of Donna Serdula 's "LinkedIn Profile Optimization for DUMMIES"! Finally a book written for me :) #personalbranding #linkedin #careers …see more