Category Archives: Blog

Saying “No” Graciously – Part One

Blog, WWIBy Bob Burg October 8, 2009 12 Comments

Saying no to a request can be difficult. Perhaps we don’t want to feel as though we are insulting the person or even just letting them down. Most of us have a desire to please others and to feel as though we are “coming through” for them. And, of course, there are many appropriate times…

Burning Bridges? It’s All in The Context

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg October 7, 2009 8 Comments

When I was a very young kid, I remember my Dad – the man who is the master of people skills – telling me that when it came to business or personal relationships, “never burn your bridges.” In other words, if you disagree with someone, be genuinely respectful. And, even if you have to end a…

Attaining Your Purpose

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg October 6, 2009 3 Comments

I really wasn’t planning to follow-up on yesterday’s post, which discussed how one begins their journey to success. However, this morning, while drinking my awesome Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, I reached into my library and pulled out one of my favorites, the 1909 classic, Peace * Power * Plenty by Orison Swett Marden, just to get my “inspiration fix.” 🙂 Born…

How Does Success Start?

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg October 5, 2009 9 Comments

I’m fascinated by the concept of Success. I’ve studied it, lived it (as well as my share of failures – believe me!) written about it, and continue to study it. Of course, success can be defined in many different ways, depending upon the context. From Earl Nightingale’s “the progressive realization of a worthy ideal” to…

The Real Reason I Won’t See Michael Moore’s Newest Movie

Blog, PoliticsBy Bob Burg October 2, 2009 23 Comments

No, I won’t see Michael Moore’s newest movie, “Capitalism: A Love Story” but not for the reason one would think…that is, assuming one cared enough to think about the movies I see, which I doubt one does. Heck, I almost don’t, and I’m me. But, since this is a blog, and I’m the publisher, this beginning seems…

Thriving Amongst The Biggies

Blog, The Go-GiverBy Bob Burg October 1, 2009 Leave a comment

The First Law of Stratospheric Success in The Go-Giver is “The Law of Value.” While my awesome coauthor, John David Mann and I say it’s providing more in value than you take in payment, that simply means to make the customer experience so magnificent (remember Ernesto’s explanation of the three types of restaurants) that he or she will be…

She’d Probably Never Read It

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg September 30, 2009 9 Comments

A little before I was about to present at a recent event in Minneapolis I was hanging out with a few people who were manning (or, is that, “personing?”) the Resource Tables for the various speakers. One was a table displaying Roxanne Emmerich’s book, Thank G-d It’s Monday.* The book is about how to make…

To See Oneself

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg September 29, 2009 4 Comments

Recently, I posted on twitter and on my Facebook page a quote from spiritual teacher, author and philosopher, Vernon Howard (1918-1992). I receive his quotes daily from the New Life Foundation, which he founded in 1979. It said: “To see oneself as either good or bad is to not yet know oneself, for real self-knowing is…

You Unstuck – A Book to Help You to Your Next Level

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg September 24, 2009 2 Comments

Okay, no question about it; I’m a fan of Libby Gill. I first met her when she called to interview me a year and a half ago soon after The Go-Giver was published. We had a great time during the interview and became fast friends. The former Hollywood entertainment executive (most notably, the “branding brain”…

Attitudes and Altitudes

Blog, GeneralBy Bob Burg September 23, 2009 7 Comments

Studying people; the how’s, what’s and why’s can be so fascinating at times. Monday, upon settling in my room at the Philadelphia Marriott, I asked the cleaning woman if she’d like to make $5 for ironing my shirt. I truly despise ironing and would rather pay someone to do it who would rather have the…

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