Keith Ferrazzi's Blog, page 19

Igor's Transformation

Igor

Hello, my name is Igor, and I recently read the Keith's book.

I can't even imagine how much more I could achieve, how much more I could have helped my friends, if I read it 10 years earlier. This book inspires, teaches, gives all the instruments to give and receive much more from my life. Now I know how to help people around me, and reach my own goals much faster.

Considering ‘The Great Gatsby’

Our ValuesYes, "Gatsby believed in the green light," and he fought frenetically against the current of his past toward his hopes and dreams of that "orgastic future that year by year recedes before us," as so many of us do, as I have done for too much of my life. But the more frantic our pursuit, and no matter how hard we stroke the oar, we drift away from our green light. As F. Scott...Facebook
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Digital Mentors: What’s in It for the ‘Mentees’?

CoachingIn my last post , I talked about being a digital mentor. Like many business professionals, I was sharing my experience via online articles posts and videos as well as thoughts and curated content links via social media. When I discovered that I was helping others, I decided to become intentional about it, and put together a framework to guide my own digital mentorship and to...Facebook
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Transforming a Negative Relationship

Managing RelationshipsSometimes the best way to transform a negative relationship is just to say mea culpa.Facebook
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Focus on Near-Term Goals for Amazing Achievements

Social CapitalistMark Divine, founder of SEALFIT, former Navy Seal and all-around truly inspiring guy, was a guest on the Social Capitalist a few months back. He shared a ton of information about motivation, mental toughness, teamwork and achievement. In this excerpt, he shares his thoughts on improving productivity by focusing on the short term. Another thing we teach is collapsing your goals...Facebook
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You, Too, Could Become a ‘Digital Mentor’

CoachingApparently I've been a “digital mentor” for some time. That's what my friend Nick Smoot, an entrepreneur and biz dev expert, told me. He had been following me on Twitter and Facebook as well as reading my articles and email newsletters in an effort to gain from my experience. And Nick suggested I was probably mentoring thousands of others in exactly the same way. The term “...Facebook
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Social Arbitrage

Managing RelationshipsCheck out my video covering in depth one of my favorite tactics for improving relationships: social arbitrage. Sorry it's so long, but this is a really great idea. The impact of introducing two of your contacts can be deep and long lasting. If they become valuable associates, each time they meet it's as if you're there. They'll always remember the generosity of your introduction. So it's worth the time to watch the whole thing. Warmest, KeithFacebook
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Teddy Burriss's Transformation

Teddy Burriss

I read your book Never Eat Alone in 2006 while I was "discovering" what I really should be doing in life. At that time I was an IT Business Developer, gripping and grinning my way thru every networking event I could, collecting business cards and cold calling anyone I could.

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Strong Versus Weak Ties

Relationship SkillsKeith Ferrazzi answers the last question asked of him by Associate Professor Amy Cuddy at Harvard Business School for a guest presentation as part of her course on Influence: "Can you compare and contrast the role of strong and weak ties in your life?"Facebook
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