Milo's periodic update
of facts & fun
Confessions of an overwhelmed
entrepreneur
As some of you joined my mailing list over two years ago and
are hearing from me now for the first time…well, sometimes,
one has to fess up.
So…90% of the time, I really
like being an entrepreneur. I like calling my own
hours, making my own priorities, and having a commute of
approximately 15 feet. There's only one thing I really
miss about a day-job: "Being off duty." Oh, that
was ever sweet! I used to feel like Fred Flintstone
yelling "Yabba Dabba Doo!" when that 5pm whistle blew (in my
head, if not in the actual office). Not any more!
A 5 O'Clock whistle? Ha! If I'm awake, I'm on
duty.
Don't get me wrong: I love what I do at IMPROVentures
and Public Dynamics. There IS a dark side, though, to being
a one-man show. It's those haftas. The haftas
get to you. We all have haftas. Mine sound like:
"You hafta cold call event planners. You hafta finish
that book. You hafta find your desk (somewhere...under
all that paper)." And that hafta load…well…it never
really goes away as new ones come along.
So today, another
hafta: I hafta make a confession:
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Public Speaking Tip of the
Day
What do you do if you feel
safer having some notes on a lectern (just in case), but you
don't want that old-fashioned "hiding behind the lectern"
look?
My tip: Put the lectern
a little off to the right and turn it 1/8 (45 degrees)
clockwise. This gives you the chance to step away from
it easily to be in full view. And if you feel that
need to look at your notes, instead of running behind it,
you just stroll near it, glance at the notes, and
stroll away again. Very effective! (Off to
the left and counter-clockwise is just as good, too)
Coming really soon
for the next generation:
Upcoming ezine will offer a frée download!
Easy new way to remind
yourself to follow up on things
I'm loving
a new frée reminder service (with optional paid upgrades,
but I haven’t needed them).
It's called “Follow Up Then”.
Once you sign up at www.fut.io,
you bcc their service on emails that you send out to
clients, etc. Later, at a time you designate, you’ll
get that same email sent to you to remind you -- full of all
your facts. No more hunting for the original
information in earlier emails because that same info is what
arrives!
For example, you just bcc emails like these:
- April30@fut.io
- 2pmApril30@fut.io
- EveryFriday8pm@fut.io
- 15min@fut.io
- 3days@fut.io
- or many other options at
www.followupthen.com/how
and the exact note you sent is sent back to you as a
reminder at the designated time!
If you cc, rather than bcc, the recipient of the note will
also get the reminder.
If you want a reminder but no particular note, just create
the subject line like "Ask Mom how bingo went" and send it
directly to something like monday9pm@followupthen.com .
Voila! Monday night, you look good for
remembering.
Today's joke
At age 96, Morty and Rhoda pass in their sleep and go to
heaven. The weather is perfect. The food is
outstanding. The views are spectacular.
Old friends joyfully greet them. It's everything they
could have hoped.
Rhoda says, "Oh, Morty, isn't it just wonderful here?"
Morty scowls and says, "Yeah, and if it hadn't been for you
pushing that lousy Oat Bran on me, we coulda been here
twenty years ago!"
Today's featured video
After a year of effort (a shoot with bad
sound...an editor that just wasn't a fit for me...), here's my newly
released video on my interactive motivational speeches, with great
thanks to my new terrific editor, James Alburger of
Voice Acting Studios in Rancho Bernardo, CA:
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See? Told you the
newsletters would be light and helpful. Thanks for
your patience; so pleased that it's finally going out.
If I can be of service to
you, just use the button here to reach my site and drop me a
line! --
Milo
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