Company of One

Do you want to start your own business and live as an entrepreneur? Are you afraid you do not know the ropes enough to get started? Or would you just rather get a job in a startup company so you can be more where the action is and feel less like a cog-in-the-wheel? Startup companies are loaded with opportunity, but you have to know how to find the opportunity and how to present yourself as someone...

This week I have Sally Murray as a guest. Sally is one of those rare people who found her calling early, so now she can truly say "I love my job". She is owner of the Egoscue Clinic in Atlanta. I have been a client of Sally's for about 18 months, and have found her to be someone who fell in love with what she was doing so much so that she bought into the company as a franchise owner...

Weekly I am approached with new ideas for businesses. Ideas are easy, but few find true opportunity. Determining the difference between an idea and an opportunity is a critical first step in the evaluation of a business's potential. Let me show you how I perform an opportunity analysis. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons/Craig Sunter [/featured-image] Click to Listen*NOTE: If you are r...

When I went to college and started work, I learned about one lifestyle. It was confirmable and predictable. But it also was not for me. Since then I have found three very different lifestyles being lived out before me. Each one offers its own measure of success and satisfaction. However, it seems most people are stuck in one lifestyle not knowing there are two other options. Photo courtesy of Flic...

This week we complete the three part series on personal branding. In the first two we dealt with first impressions and actions. Episode 022 - Personal Branding from First Impressions  - Controlling that critical first impressionEpisode 023 - Personal Branding from Your ActionsToday in this last of the series, we look at leadership. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons/geodesic [/featured-imag...

Last week I started a three part series on personal branding with the subject of first impressions. Today we consider how your actions define your brand. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons/flickrfavorites [/featured-image] Click to Listen*NOTE: If you are reading this in email, you will need to go to Itunes or my blog to get access to this show. Seven Personal Branding ActionsIn this episod...

When I teach about being a Company of One, people always want to know how to they can better market themselves on the job. They do their jobs well, but they are never sure about how to control their personal branding. Photo courtesy of Flickr.com/Creative Commons [/featured-image] You, like most, probably suffer from the ability to market what you do on a daily basis. And, you also most likely suf...

Have you ever considered a PhD? Recently I have found myself answering a lot of questions from those considering how they too can put "doctor" in their title. Photo courtesy of Flickr.com/Creative Commons[/featured-image]I tell people the magic to getting the PhD is to understand and master the process. Click to ListenIn this episode I share with you the basics of getting the PhD.Reasons...

Did you know you are a teacher? Think about how many people you help day-to-day by giving advice, showing them how you do something, or just keeping them up to date with the latest political or Hollywood gossip. Either way you look at it, you are teaching and informing. What you teach is the only question. Did you know what you teach can be tremendously valuable? Read on.  [/featured-image]Click t...

Can you find your dream job without quitting your current job? In today's podcast we interview someone who proves it can happen. Paul McGuire, an IEM alumni, tells how he moved from a very technical position to become a corporate trainer leading others. Click to listenIf you are in a company and do not want to go it alone but still want to be living your dream, listen to Paul and learn: - How...

This is the rest of the story. A few weeks ago I posted about how Brian Rabon had chased and found his dream job and lifestyle in my post "Thank You for Changing my Life" Click to listenBrian and I caught up (over Skype -- with some tech details) to do a quick chat about the rest of his story. In this interview you will hear...- Why he says "Don't die in your cube."- How B...

Are you in system thinking? Can you act outside the system? The system is the machine. It is the set of common thinking that becomes so normal that to go outside of it causes you to be weird. It is a trap, and most of us are in the trap. Here is how to get out. Click to listenSigns of System ThinkingHere are system thinking ideas that I often hear and know not to be true.- You expect your children...

A Do Over! In PODCAST 008 I promised to discuss Five Steps to Make Sure Your College Education Pays. Unfortunately the audio cut off right before we it got to the 5 steps. Several people have brought this to my attention and have asked me for the file. In trying to fix it, we realized the best bet would be to just release this as another podcast. So … here it is. What is the value of a college edu...

Have you ever considered starting or being part of a nonprofit? Are you part of one now? As I was speaking at the local chapter of the National Association of Professional Women, a question was raised about nonprofits. The idea we were discussing was how you add value to your customers and how you show that value in terms of profit. A few from a nonprofit asked how you deal with this value problem...

Ever notice how some people find success and others do not? No matter the field or endeavor, some stand out and some fall back. What are the secrets of their success? In this podcast, I  share  six actions that always lead to success. These actions are not personality traits or things you cannot change about yourself, but they are things anyone can do. They are actions! Note: Today I am doing the...

Want to do a better job presenting information? Want to find a way to conquer the fear and nervousness? In this podcast I will share several tips to get over the nerves and deliver a high quality presentation. I will tell you 1)  how to prepare, what to do right before, during, and at the end of a presentation. Why Bother Doing Presentations? (Or  "why not just run?") Leaders  are presen...

A business crisis or job crisis will come no matter what we do to avoid them. We control few things in this type of crisis, but how we respond can help us get on top of the problem and change the ultimate outcome. In this podcast we examine how to respond to  such a crisis. Courtesy iStockPhotoBusiness Crisis / Job CrisisA business or job crisis can come in so many flavors. Here are a few I have e...

Are you killing your career? In this episode we will examine that number one career killer. It is a silent killer. Daily it creeps in and shows itself in subtle ways, slowly moving your brand to something less than desired. But maybe even more important, we will look at ways to mitigate and eliminate that career killer for good! The Number One Career KillerThe big killer is passion, or lack of pas...

In this podcast we share seven strategies to get more done in less time. So much of that time you spend at work is wasted on non-productive tasks. Using some simple strategies you can begin to take back control. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on Link...

Network marketing is a popular form of entrepreneurship with a bad reputation. This episode looks at three questions or challenges that should be explored by those who are looking to get into network marketing or who are already part of a network marketing company. We also explore some alternatives ways to deal with these challenges. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and...

Rasing money to start your business. Investment types vs busniess loans. Venture capital, angel capital, bootstrap, SBA, friends and family. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on LinkedIn and tell me what hit home. 🌐 dalecallahan.com 🔗 LinkedIn: linked...

In this podcast we explore seven steps to writing effective emails and use less time in email back-and-forth communication. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on LinkedIn and tell me what hit home. 🌐 dalecallahan.com 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dalecal...

Clayton Christensen introduced the idea of disruptive innovation as something the disrupts the marketplace. But how can we be aware of disruptive innovations before they damage our career and industry. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on LinkedIn and t...

If you are looking to quit your day job to go after some new entrepreneurial venture. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on LinkedIn and tell me what hit home. 🌐 dalecallahan.com 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dalecallahan 🎙 Company of One Podcast on YouT...

Podcast on taking control of your income. Focus here was answering questions people had asked me on the topics of how to get started. This is Company of One. Helping professionals stop drifting and take ownership of their work, income, and future. If something in this episode connected with you, send me a message on LinkedIn and tell me what hit home. 🌐 dalecallahan.com 🔗 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/...