"...keeping you great"
HEADLINES:
"Ideas are more important than money" -- my uncle,
Walter Hickel, just celebrated his 90th Birthday. Twice governor of Alaska,
Nixon Cabinet member, and entrepreneur, Uncle Wally has provided me inspiration
(writing, business, and politics) for a half century with his emphasis on
thinking huge and being fearless. And one of his most quotable lines is the one
I used to open this insight. From helping bring Alaska into statehood to his
latest initiative, the Northern Forum, this former Golden Glove boxing champ
arrived in Alaska with 37 cents and became one of its wealthiest and most
influential global citizens. Take three minutes and read this
quick summary of his life it will provide inspiration to children and
entrepreneurs alike.
Next Big Idea -- And if you can
handle the rough language, watch this short interview of Wally (remember, he was
a boxer) -- it's the video clip in the right hand column, at this
link, showing him with the Pope. I can only hope to have his energy and huge
ideas at age 90 -- and his ability to execute those ideas. I particularly liked
his response when asked about his goals over the next ten years! Happy Birthday,
Uncle Wally.
Making Ideas Stick -- Six Keys -- Stanford
professor Chip Heath, co-author of bestseller Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas
Survive and Others Die (which is still one of the top business books over
two years later) is presenting his powerful ideas Sept 22 in a 90 minute LIVE
webcast -- noon -- 1:30pm ET. Heath will cover six key principles in getting
your message heard and shared: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness,
credibility, emotions and stories. He'll also pull for his new book
"Switch" which will be published in 2010 (we get a sneak preview).
Ideas for Growing the Business -- Heath kicks off our
final Growth Series for 2009. October will feature David Allen (Getting
Things Done fame), broadcast live from the Growth Summit Oct 21; and the
Influence guru who helped get President Obama elected, Dr. Robert
Cialdini, will finish out the year November 17. Purchase all three
and save money.
Big Parties are More Important Than
Money -- and Gail Davis, in her blog, pointed
me to this Texas Roadhouse CEO's interview -- and why spending $2.5 million on a
big event for his people is critical during these tough economic times! I
particularly like how his annual event includes having his people spend one day
in their host city doing charity work, where they spend upwards of $1 million on
supplies.
Ideas About Managing Money -- Fortune
Small Business magazine is seeking retirement-related questions from
business owners (not employees or prospective business owners) for a future
Wealth Building column like "how do I hedge against the inevitable high
inflation the latest budget deficits will create." They will take your questions
to a panel of experts and the answers will appear in the magazine. The questions
can be on anything related to retirement, for example: what are the best plans
for small business owners, how to plan for a Roth conversion in 2010, maximizing
your estate planning, good strategies for exiting your business during a
downturn, what to do if my exit strategy was to sell my business, and now I
can't find a buyer, good strategies for rebuilding my nest egg, or anything
else! Email jeanne8lee@yahoo.com or 917-309-5801.
They should be willing to have their name, business name, title and location
appear in print.
Fall and Spring Workshop Schedule --
we'll be running a series of half-day workshops entitled Four Decisions: SuperGreen™ Execution -- this is the new
Rockefeller Habits workshop -- see list of cities and dates below. We have four
more in the works -- stay tuned.