Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 14, 2009, 4:00 am
Every year at about this time, Time magazine and a few other periodicals run special issues on what to expect in the coming year. They typically invite various experts and pundits to share their views...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 10, 2009, 5:00 am
A few days ago, I watched a video demo of the “SI Tablet” (see video below), a new eBook device developed by Time, Inc. and The Wonderfactory. It demonstrates how a touch screen, portability, and ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 9, 2009, 6:00 am
I am always on the lookout for unique gifts that would resonate with people’s secret aspirations. If you know someone who aspires to be a professional speaker—or perhaps someone who is already doi...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 8, 2009, 6:00 am
This is a sponsored post by Casey Graham, the CEO of The Change Group. His company provides outsourced financial management services and bookkeeping to churches and small businesses. Casey is also an ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 6, 2009, 6:00 am
In case you missed them, here are the posts that generated the most reader engagement last month as measured by PostRank.com: Do You Make These 10 Mistakes When You Blog? Book Notes: Mentor Like Jesu...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 5, 2009, 9:40 am
This is a guest post by Karyn Brownlee. She speaks for various women’s events and teaches a women’s Bible study at Prestonwod Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. She has written a six-week Bible study...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 3, 2009, 6:00 am
There’s nothing worse than writing something you think is important, posting it on your blog, and then waiting for comments … and waiting … and waiting. Conversely, there are few things ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Dec 2, 2009, 6:00 am
I bought the Kindle 1. Then earlier this year I bought the Kindle 2. I was enthusiastic about both devices. But after nearly two years of using them on a regular basis, I have to admit, I still prefer...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 28, 2009, 9:51 am
Assuming you want to increase your blog traffic, there are certain mistakes you must avoid to be successful. If you commit these mistakes, your traffic will never gain momentum. Worse, it may plateau ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 27, 2009, 7:11 am
Several weeks ago, I had lunch with a friend I hadn’t seen in years. He had just turned eighty years old. His mind was as sharp as ever—witty, inquisitive, and focused. He was also a great listene...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 25, 2009, 6:00 am
Almost every week, I get a request from someone looking for a mentor. Frankly, I always find it difficult to say “no.” I think this is probably because I have profited so much from the various me...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 20, 2009, 10:28 am
As you may have read, earlier this week Harlequin announced that it has formed a new self-publishing division called Harlequin Horizons with Author Solutions. This is similar to the announcement we ma...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 18, 2009, 6:00 am
A few weeks ago, I was called by a consultant who was prospecting for business. He was a friend of a friend, so I felt duty-bound to give him thirty minutes to tell me about his company and the servic...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 13, 2009, 7:09 am
This is a guest post by Peter Pollock. He is originally from England but now resides in California. He owns his own web-hosting business (Heavenly Hosts), is a stay-at-home dad, a missionary, and a pa...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 12, 2009, 6:41 am
In his bestselling book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, author Stephen Covey talks about the space that exists between the stimulus and the response. In that space is the power to choose...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 10, 2009, 6:00 am
In How the Mighty Fall, author Jim Collins answers the question, “How can large successful companies fail after decades of growth and stability?” Tim Irwin asks a similar question about leaders in...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 6, 2009, 6:00 am
If you are a leader, you are going to attract critics. It is inevitable. In fact, if you aren’t attracting critics, you should be wondering why. Criticism is normal. Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 4, 2009, 6:00 am
Yesterday morning, I presented my company’s experience with social media at an event sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Business. I presented three social media examples: (1) bloggi...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Nov 1, 2009, 6:59 am
This morning, I was reviewing my traffic statistics for the month of October. Based on the data from my Google Analytics account, here were my top, most-read posts. It is interesting that only half of...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 30, 2009, 7:04 am
This is a guest post by Margaret McSweeney. She is the author of Pearl Girls: Encountering Grit, Experiencing Grace (Moody Publishers, July 2009) and A Mother’s Heart Knows (Thomas Nelson, 2005). Sh...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 28, 2009, 6:00 am
Sometimes you learn from positive role models. Often you learn from negative ones. This is one of the reasons I love to read history—you inevitably get both. For the last week or so, I have been re...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 26, 2009, 6:00 am
Last week Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Target.com embarked in an online price war over the pre-sale of new hardcover, bestselling books. While the retail price for these books is typically $25–35, a...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 23, 2009, 6:00 am
This is a guest post by Colleen Coble. She is the author of thirty-five novels or novellas and has won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA, the Holt Medallion, a...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 22, 2009, 11:04 am
A few weeks ago, while attending the Catalyst Conference, I had the opportunity to have breakfast with Dan Cathy, President and COO of Chick-fil-A, and Mark Miller, VP of Training and Development for ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 19, 2009, 7:40 am
I went for several years without a comments policy. But after a round of nasty comments last week, I decided I needed something to establish the “rules of engagement.” As you know, Web 2.0 is all...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 16, 2009, 6:00 am
This is a guest post by Mary DeMuth. She is an author, speaker and book mentor with seven published books and several more on the way. Mary also mentors writers on her Wanna Be Published blog. She is ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 15, 2009, 6:00 am
I stumbled across this video in one of my RSS feeds. Honestly, it is difficult to believe that people like this still exist. It is embarrassing. It just goes to show you that religion—in the worst s...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 14, 2009, 6:00 am
A few weeks ago, I met with a friend who is a blogger. She has been blogging for a few years, but her blog is in desperate need of a facelift. It has grown a little “long in the tooth,” as they sa...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 13, 2009, 4:49 am
For nearly as long as I have been in the publishing industry, the term “self-publishing” has carried with it a certain stigma. Publishers who specialized in it were branded “vanity presses.” W...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 12, 2009, 6:00 am
I originally posted this on my TypePad blog in 2007. However, in the transition to WordPress, it got lost. I didn’t realize this until someone on my staff was trying to find it. So I am re-posting i...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 10, 2009, 12:24 pm
Yesterday was another incredible day at a The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. We heard from Priscilla Shirer, Dave Ramsey, Chuck Swindoll, Louie Giglio, Margaret Feinberg, and Andy Stanley. I also spo...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 9, 2009, 4:45 am
Today was another busy but amazing day at The Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. The speakers, the music, and the entire experience were incredibly inspiring. If you didn’t go this year, you absolutely...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 8, 2009, 6:08 am
Yesterday was a very full day at Catalyst in Atlanta. The conference officially begins today, so yesterday was full of smaller workshops on a variety of topics. I attended with my daughter, Megan Mill...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 6, 2009, 6:00 am
Last Friday, I had the privilege of hearing General Tommy Franks speak at the Spur Leadership Conference in Austin, Texas. I was standing in the “green room” visiting with one of our authors when ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 5, 2009, 6:00 am
Craig Groeschel is the founding pastor of LifeChurch.tv, a multi-campus church with dozens of weekly services in thirteen locations, including an Internet campus. In his book, It: How Churches and Lea...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Oct 2, 2009, 6:00 am
The National Outreach Convention, November 4–6, 2009, in San Diego, is a conference for leaders interested in outreach and evangelism. It is especially known for its inspirational messages, practica...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 29, 2009, 7:08 am
Last spring I attended the Professional Communicators Summit in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference is designed to assist leaders in either starting a professional speaking career or taking it to the...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 28, 2009, 6:00 am
Chris Anderson is the editor in chief of Wired magazine. He is also the author or The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More, one of the most talked about books in the publishin...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 27, 2009, 6:00 am
I am often asked to consider posting an article from someone else on my blog. Until this point, I have always said “no.” However, Daniel Scocco’s practice at DailyBlogTips, convinced me to give ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 26, 2009, 7:28 am
Last weekend, I ran across a new version of “Did You Know?” (4.0). It is a video produced for the Economist’s Third Annual Media Convergence Forum in New York City on October 20–21, 2009. I wa...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 25, 2009, 7:25 am
A new documentary, “Lord, Save Us From Your Followers”” opens in theaters today. Gail and I recently watched a prerelease version of the movie. We both loved it. I highly recommend that you see ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 24, 2009, 6:00 am
My dad was injured in the Korean War, a few years before I was born. As a result of that injury, he walks with a limp. As a young boy, I unconsciously emulated him. I just thought that was the way gro...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 21, 2009, 9:40 am
Andy Stanley is one of my favorite authors. I listen to his leadership podcast religiously. We also had the privilege of publishing his new book, The Principle of the Path: How to Get From Where You A...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 18, 2009, 6:00 am
After I finished reading Born to Run by Christopher McDougall, I bought a pair of Vibram FiveFingers shoes. I have been running in them now for five weeks. I am loving them. The only negative is that ...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 16, 2009, 6:00 am
Being great at what you do is about more than being a competent professional or a skilled craftsman. It’s not enough to deliver a great product or service. It is about the total customer experience,...
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Michael Hyatt posted an article on Michael Hyatt - Sep 14, 2009, 10:00 am
A few weeks ago, we published the novel Green by Ted Dekker. It is the newest book in the Circle Series, which also includes Black, Red, and White. In a minute, I will tell you how to get a free copy ...
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