by Steve Schramm | Feb 29, 2024 | Marketing & Writing
Every day I become more convinced that the writers make the future. Is Elon Musk making the future? Not without the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy or Issac Asimov’s Foundation series. Do you regularly listen to audio or watch videos of long-gone business leaders?...
by Steve Schramm | Feb 27, 2024 | Business & Strategy
“Rainmakers see the world, and everyone in it, as their market. Rainmakers know the world is small. They know that everyone knows someone. They know that anyone can become a client, or refer a client, or recommend a client, or scuttle a promising relationship.” —...
by Steve Schramm | Feb 13, 2024 | Business & Strategy
One of my favorite ways to engage with new ideas is when I hear someone make a comment in passing. Comments made in passing are so important. They likely reflect years of strategic thinking on a subject matter and are simply the forgotten byproducts of that thinking....
by Steve Schramm | Feb 9, 2024 | Life & Work
When I look back on my experience as an entrepreneur, I find that there is a predictable pattern that rears its ugly head anytime I stop short of achieving something. These “hesitations” are the grinding force that makes you come to a halt. They stand in your way....
by Steve Schramm | Feb 8, 2024 | Productivity & Workflow
I’m a big believer that the more you can free up your brain, the better. It improves your thinking, mood, awareness of things around you, and more. If you follow any of my work, you also know I’m a big fan of outsourcing. But outsourcing is not limited to work you do,...