Dupa 20 de ani si 21 de km

Uite cum incetul cu incetul blogul meu s-a transformat intr-o resursa de dezvoltare personala. Si nici nu prea mai este despre mine, decat din cand in cand ci despre ce pot face si chiar fac pentru altii si despre ce putem invata de la cei mai avansati decat noi. Este perfect asa. Ma bucur ca atunci cand scriu in romana sunt englezi sau alte nationalitati care folosesc modulul de traducere pentru a digera continutul iar continutul in engleza este citit cu placere si in Romania. Excelent!

Anul acesta s-a intamplat un eveniment minunat: m-am intalnit cu fostii colegi de liceu, implinindu-se 20 de ani de cand am terminat Lazar-ul. Cu cei din clasa mea m-am mai vazut acum 9 ani cand am organizat o petrecere de pomina la mine acasa si a fost foarte frumos. De data aceasta a participat toata promotia, a fost ceva organizat de-a binelea.

Am facut Lazar-ul (Liceul Gheorghe Lazar) dupa ce am citit celebra carte Cismigiu et Comp si am trait toate aventurile posibile unei vieti de licean post decembrist (detaliile sunt confidentiale).

dupa 20 de ani

Intalnirea cu colegii a fost una foarte simpatica si majoritatea arata foarte bine, unii chiar neschimbati, big like. Unii dintre dascali care in liceu erau zbiri, acum nu mai au nici o putere sau nu mai sunt deloc, deh, timpul trece si asta nu poate fi schimbat insa imi amintesc cu placere de cei care chiar si-au facut meseria cu pasiune si care au sadit seminte frumoase in noi. Trebuie sa recunosc ca cel putin in ultimii 10 ani am avut o gramada de hard times insa toate au fost niste stadii de invatare la sfarsitul carora trebuia sa acumulez ceva nou insa acum ma gandesc ca toate au fost de fapt niste lucruri minunate dar pe care nu stiam eu sa le apreciez la adevarata lor valoare. Read More…

May 20, 2013
Categories: Attitudes, Better Way, Personal Development, Sports, Today a better day than tomorrow . Tags: , , . Author: Greenfield Staff . Comments: Leave a Comment

No office, no boss, no boundaries — rise of the nomadic rich

I just found this article on Cnn Travel about the new breed of cash-rich, entrepreneurial mavericks who are taking the dream and traveling with it. The author of the article says that they also pay a price – loneliness and strange relationships. I don’t agree with this as most of the highly successful internet marketers from my circle have superb families or gorgeous girlfriends, spend a lot of time with them and their friends and enjoy most their lives. It’s a great read.

January 14, 2013
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Just identify your CORE talents and Double Your Productivity

I really think that productivity is a subject which can and should be more developed for most of us. And sometimes – I am guilty for this one of the biggest block is our own set of emotions.

“From an energy perspective, negative emotions are costly and inefficient.
Much like a gas-guzzling car, they draw down our energy stores at a rapid
rate.

For leaders and managers, negative emotions are doubly insidious,
because they are so infectious. If we are prompting fear, anger and
defensiveness in others, we progressively undermine their ability to
perform.” – Tony Schwartz, The Power Of Full Engagement

When it comes to becoming more productive, Eben Pagan says in his book “Wake Up More Productive”that
eliminating distractions and interruptions is the first step:

“We live in a culture where we are overwhelmed by choice. We live in a
culture of DISTRACTION. People expect us to be available all the time.
Emails, text messages, mobile phones, Skype…

Distraction and interruption rob us of productivity.

We have become a society of obsessive snacking, and even of
obsessive snacking on information…blog posts….emails….articles…
YouTube videos…. Twitter and Facebook updates…
Our focus is getting fragmented.

We’re spinning so many plates… we’re multitasking… this is a terrible
way to be productive. Minimize multitasking if you want to maximize
productivity.

Instead, focus, and eliminate distractions and interruptions.”

Pagan goes on to make another key point, about how to dramatically
increase your productivity: he says that we need to identify what we
are innately good at, strengthen it, and leverage it.

“Identify your core talents. Something innate to you…
something that you are really good at… that you develop into a skill,
so that it becomes a strength.”

The content of this article was inspired by Laptop Millionaire Newsletter by Mark Anastasi

January 8, 2013
Categories: Attitudes, Better Way, Entrepreneurship . Tags: . Author: Greenfield Staff . Comments: Leave a Comment

The 10 Truths About Book Publishing You Have To Know Before Writing a New Book

As 2013 started I’ve planned to create and publish more ebooks, courses, other digital stuff and also to enter the music producing scene with one project. Today I’ve discovered in one of the newsletters I follow – The Laptop Millionaire a great to share article about
“The 10 Awful Truths About Book Publishing” written by Steven Piersanti, President of Berrett-Koehler Publishers. I’ve found it inspirational to know the state of market which of course doesn’t mean to stop in any way the creative flow:

how-to-become-a-book-publisher

1. The number of books being published in the U.S. has exploded.

“Bowker reports that over one million (1,052,803) books were published in
the U.S. in 2009, which is more than triple the number of books published
four years earlier (2005) in the U.S.

More than two thirds of these books are self-published books, reprints
of public domain works, and other print-on-demand books, which is where
most of the growth in recent years has taken place. In addition, hundreds
of thousands of English-language books are published each year in other
countries.

2. Book industry sales are declining, despite the explosion of books published.

Book sales in the U.S. peaked in 2007 and then fell by nearly five percent
between 2007 and 2009, according to the Association of American
Publishers. Similarly, bookstore sales peaked in 2007 and have fallen since,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The major bookstore chains have
been especially hard hit, with a 12 percent sales decline between 2007
and 2009.

3. Average book sales are shockingly small, and falling fast.

Combine the explosion of books published with the declining total sales and
you get shrinking sales of each new title. According to Nielsen BookScan
– which tracks most bookstore, online, and other retail sales of books
(including Amazon.com) – only 282 million books were sold in 2009 in the
U.S. in all adult nonfiction categories combined. The average U.S. nonfiction
book is now selling less than 250 copies per year and less than 3,000 copies
over its lifetime. Read More…

January 4, 2013
Categories: Attitudes, Books, Ebooks, Events . Tags: , , . Author: Greenfield Staff . Comments: 4 Comments

21 Ways Rich People Think Differently Than Average People

Yesterday I’ve found an awesome article about 21 Ways Rich People Think Differently Than Average People and I simply couldn’t share with you. These ideas are taken from the book How Rich People Think by Steve Siebold.

 

Average people think MONEY is the root of all evil. Rich people believe POVERTY is the root of all evil.

 

Average people think selfishness is a vice. Rich people think selfishness is a virtue.

Read More…

October 9, 2012
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The top 7 challenges on the road to wealth

Yesterday I watched a webinar presented by Kerwin Rae about the top 7 challenges on the road to wealth. Kerwin Rae is a businessman, coach, mentor, entrepreneur, author and international speaker. As one of the world’s leading business commentators and strategists for over a decade, he has coached thousands of consultants in numerous countries on business development, marketing, sales, human behaviour and entrepreneurial psychology.

As these principles are faced in one way or the other by most of achievers worldwide, I thought that it was a good idea to share them here.

Just before that a quote heard also yesterday during the webinar: “Mindsets play strange tricks on us. We see things the way our minds have instructed our eyes to see” Muhammad Yunus.

So the top 7 challenges on the road to wealth are:
1. Focus – really one of the biggest challenges is to focus on what is important, ignore shiny objects and the usual distractions;
2. Motivation – why you do what you do? what is your drive to do, achieve and grow;
3. Clarity – if your vision is not clear don’t expect that the outcomes to be like that. It can happen, but don’t be sure about this;
4. Plan – you know, failing to plan means planning to fail – no more comments here;
5. Strategy – you need to follow a proven strategy to win the game;
6. Tactics – you can have the best strategy in the world but the tactics are the movements which will make things happen – you can call this the leg work;
7. Feeling like giving up – this is a big challenge when you feel like giving up just that the only way is straight forward.
Read More…

October 4, 2012
Categories: Attitudes, People, Personal Development . Tags: , , , . Author: Greenfield Staff . Comments: 1 Comment

Cele 13 principii ale succesului enuntate de Benjamin Franklin – de aplicat unul pe saptamana

Benjamin Franklin este considerat “Primul American” si o personaliate deosebita studiata si citata de foarte multi dintre oamenii de succes pe care ii cunosc, cu care colaborez, pe care ii urmaresc sau citesc. Despre el, mai multe pe Wikipedia aici.

Benjamin Franklin

Am regasit aceste 13 principii ale succesului intr-o carte despre vanzari – “Cum am devenit expert in vanzari” a lui Frank Bettger si m-am gandit ca este momentul sa scriu despre ele pe blog. Benjamin recomanda ca aceste principii sa fie aplicate unul pe saptamana ceva gen tema acestei saptamani este … timp de 13 saptamani si apoi sa o iei de la inceput. Sfatul meu este sa adaptezi aceste principii la scenariul tau de viata iar la sfarsitul articolului voi scrie despre cum le-a adaptat Frank in viata lui. Deci:

1. Cumpatarea – nu manca pana la ingreunare si nu bea pana la ametire;

2. Linistea – nu spune decat ceea ce ar putea folosi  altora sau tie; evita conversatiile marunte;

3. Ordinea – lasa toate lucrurile pe care le ai la locul lor; acorda fiecarei parti a ocupatiei tale timpul ei;

4. Hotararea – fii hotarat sa faci ceea ce trebuie; indeplineste fara gres ceea ce ai hotarat;

5. Chibzuinta – nu cheltui decat pentru binele celorlalti sau al tau; nu irosi nimic; Read More…

October 3, 2012
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Express interview with Christian Hrdliczka

September 28, 2012
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Interviu Pro TV 3 August 2012 Adrian Niculescu despre Social Media Marketing

August 4, 2012
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Cu ce trib ataci mamutul numit “succes”?

Am scris acest articol pe blogul specializat de pe imopedia.ro inspirat fiind de participarea la editia a-IV-a Biz Spark Camp organizata de Microsoft Romania si Startups.ro.

Intr-unul din speech-uri, Teodor Blidarus, manager al unei companii producatoare de software a prezentat o abordare foarte plastica a succesului pe care m-am gandit sa o prezint aici fiindca mi-a placut foarte mult. Succesul este ca un mamut vanat de mai multe triburi care se concureaza pe o anumita piata pentru obtinerea trofeului. Cand esti singur, esti unul impotriva a mai multe triburi si ai sanse foarte mici sa vanezi specimenul. Astfel ca, in functie de modelul in care functionezi profesional, recruteaza, asociaza-te sau angajeaza-te astfel incat sa ajungi in tribul potrivit in special pe baza compatibilitatii pe care o ai cu ceilalti.

In companiile excelente, prima intrebare este “cine” si apoi “ce” astfel incat daca maine strategia de business se schimba cu 180 de grade, oamenii vor fi incantati sa schimbe directia. Restul articolului aici.

June 20, 2012
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