23 Jul Living in the present moment – Alex Berman
Bouldering in Sonoma County near an abandoned beach....
22 Jul Why We Don’t Like Selling – Alex Berman
Quick video on why we don't like making cold calls, and some of the evolutionary reasons that hold us back....
22 Jul I’m done with Facebook likes and vanity metrics – Alex Berman
I'm done counting Facebook likes and vanity metrics Too many people spend too much time chasing metrics that won't better their lives just because it makes them happier in the short term. So I'm done. Likes on Facebook don't matter. Pins on Pinterest are a waste of...
21 Jul The Dip – When to QUIT A New Project – Alex Berman
Seth Godin wrote this awesome book about when to quit and how to make decisions in your career and your business. This is what I learned from it. Hopefully this helps you out. More details on my blog, here's the full post about it: http://followingtherules.com/when-to-...
20 Jul When you pitch me, make sure to follow up – Alex Berman
Lots of people at networking events sell products or pitch their startups. However, when it comes time to make the sale, for some reason 90% of people drop the ball. This is a story of one guy who was bad at following up, and one who...
20 Jul No Work At The Farmer’s Market – Alex Berman
I went to work at the farmer's market and walked up to a booth selling maple syrup, this video shows what happened next. For more info and the full post check out http://followingtherules.com/no-work-...
19 Jul How to manage personal contacts using Pipedrive – Review by Alex Berman
If you start networking heavily, you're going to end up with a lot of people to follow up with, so what's the best way to make sure nobody gets lost? In this interview for followingtherules.com, Alex Berman and Keith Petri go over the best ways to...
18 Jul How to Contact Anyone (For a Coffee Meeting) – Alex Berman
1. Go to Google. 2. Search for companies in the category that you want, and if you don't have job titles at this point, search for job titles you might be interested in. 3. Go to LinkedIn and search for the name of the company and the...
18 Jul How do I get into reading? – Alex Berman
3 Reasons Why People Dont Read (And Why They're Bull****) Quick video about the three most common barriers stopping people from reading, and how to get over them. The three reasons are: 1. "There's no reason to read!" 2. "I don't have time to read!" 3. "Reading is too...
17 Jul How to Avoid Doing All The Work in a Group Project – Alex Berman
Here are the five ways to avoid having to do all the work in a group project: 1. Set up a culture of achievement early on. 2. Spend time getting to know each of the group members. 3. Keep in contact. 4. By the end of the first meeting,...