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  • Give to the community and it will give back to you

    31 January 2010

    Last night I spoke art the Vemma convention and man, oh man, did the community of members reach back out to me in an incredibly supportive way. More details later...now for a beer.

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  • Having fun with Vemma

    30 January 2010

    Seriously I am simply posting this to keep te streak alive... Will get a more full post about my awesome day.

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  • Vemma convention

    29 January 2010

    So here's the deal, today rocked and tomorrow will be 10x better. Come see Gary Vaynerchuk and myself speak (seperate sessions) at http://Vemma.com/ustream straight up I want huge numbers so please help me prove that social can work.

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  • When things go wrong…

    28 January 2010

    Today I got a random phone call that really made me angry.  I worked incredibly hard to make a business deal happen and got everything all tied off....delivery made at the dock....ready to be trucked over to Vegas.  For reasons unknown, 500 copies of a book never made the truck.  In typical Kade fashion I got the books and resolved the problem my own way.  Issue resolved.  Anyway I got to go crank and make things happen with the crew.

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  • Top 5 Podcasts I Benefit From

    27 January 2010

    I listen to or watch some 30+ podcasts on a weekly basis and to be honest that's part of the reason I'm in the podcast backlog situation that I am.  That stated the following question came in from James Robertson a couple of days back: That's a great question from James so here are the top 5 podcasts that I have learned the most from: 1. This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte My week begins with Leo and the crew.  Technology is something I love and follow with an absolute fervor but listening to some of the top minds discuss tech (and every once in a while politics and food) helps keep me appraised of what's going on out there.  Specifically though this show has introduced me to great folks like Baratunde Thurston, Robert Llewellyn and got me through that dislike period with Jason Calacanis.  Smart folks, talking about the tech of tomorrow is always a great investment. 2. Fast Money by CNBC Speaking of investments CNBC's Fast Money is a must watch for me.  Maybe it's because I no longer work a night shift job ...

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  • Psychology: a key to getting what you want

    26 January 2010

    Psychology was one of my passions in my undergraduate program at Arizona State for several reasons but Dr Marek Wosinski definitely helped fuel that fire.  It was an astonishing arena where studying people and the way they interpreted situations you could understand how to change and present information in a manner that made it highly likely to get what you want.  Some people may view this as manipulative but I simply see it as playing to the human OS. There are a number of books in this space that I could have  (and may subsequently do) written reviews of.  Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and Influence by Robert Cialdini were key to my studies outside the classroom.  That stated I look time and again at the content I regularly consume and except for football (yes, the European version) psychology plays a huge role in what I watch.  I mean seriously how many times can I watch episodes of Dragon's Den (or Shark Tank) or The Dog Whisperer and not see the changes being made. Here's the interesting part: even though I know the game it doesn't mean I'm not susceptible to it.  And now for the shocking part, neither are you.  The ...

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  • What I Do When I’m Down

    25 January 2010

    This was a response I received to a tweet I sent out asking for content ideas because I want to make this more about helping others rather than simply reflecting on my own thoughts over my final week of 30 in 30.  First off, Kelly, thank you for your input. The quick answer is yes, I get down and you'd be shocked how often it happens.  A single thing in a day can go wrong and that can be it for me, I'm off the rails.  I guess that's part of what makes me so interested in entrepreneurs because they constantly seem to be hitting walls and coming back for more.  There are four primary things I do when I get down though to get back on track: 1) Eat an great meal. I normally eat pretty poorly and getting an awesome meal at a restaurant I love can make me feel 10x better in an hour.  I won't go out and grab a 1500 calorie monster meal either.  If you see me racing down to Chompie's for a hot pastrami sandwich, Saigon Nites for some Broccoli Beef or the Penne with Chicken and Broccoli ...

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  • Compete

    24 January 2010

    One of the few folks who I look back on as really having a profound impact on my life was my high school baseball coach Rob Stewart.  From the first time he told me to get lost at Irvine High when he was talking to a junior who would soon be drafted into the minor leagues to the time that I became his right fielder and even when everything fell apart for me in the form of competitive baseball he always seemed willing to give life lessons when I was ready to hear them.   Over the course of the last few weeks I've been watching Leeds United (a third division English soccer club) play against some of the top clubs in the world in the FA Cup.  They've beat quite possibly the best team in the world (Manchester United) and forced a replay against Tottenham.  The heart of this team reminds me of something Coach Stewart taught me many years ago: Compete. Nothing else matters when you go out, try your hardest and find someway to play up to those who you have no right to be competitive with.  Even when those games come around when you simply don't have the ...

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  • If equipment is the only thing stopping you from an opportunity…

    23 January 2010

    buy it and simply start executing.  I've had three conversations over the last 24 hours where folks have said that they would love to do something but can't because they don't feel like they have the proper tools.  Seriously, if that, and not fear, is stopping you go buy the tool you want and move to do what you want to do.  Buying my Rode Podcaster, shock mount and swing arm two years ago was huge for me because I stopped thinking of my computer as textual medium.  Add on top of that I could use it for things I enjoy like writing and recording parodies and now recording podcasts it was totally worth the $300 investment I struggled over weeks about. Like most things in life, I think that you simply have to try it and that money should not be the ultimate determinant.  If you're scared about the cash for brand new equipment, buy something used or rent it for a few days if you can.  If you end up loving it how much is that joy potentially worth?   If you haven't picked this up from me yet in a conversation or here on the blog, while I am ...

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  • Podcast hell: 48 back and no hope

    22 January 2010

    48 podcasts. 1:23:23:46 worth of content. Basically I'm screwed. How did I end up with so much content?  Well to be honest I love the people who's content I consume.  Leo Laporte, basically anything from Revision3, Andrew Warner and his Mixergy project, Carpool with Robert Llewellyn and so many more are packed with great information.  These folks are who I aspire to be some day way down the line.   But why not just delete back episodes?  Simply put there's good information there and it seems incredibly wasteful not to at least give it a listen.  My problem is that I can't have two different word tracks running simultaneously.  Yes, me the dude who reads books at 350% normal speed can't have more than one word track going at once.  So if I'm listening to a podcast I can't be writing an email or even talking via IM.  It's just too much information for me. I normally get out of this mess by sitting down and making a content Saturday a content weekend where I consume as much of it as I possibly can until it hurts and then some.  Sure it's not the most elegant solution but it's the one that makes ...

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