The Four Fundamentals of Education

Note: I first published this in the South China Morning Post while I was living in Hong Kong. It has been revised slightly from its original version. Parents in Hong Kong care about the education of their children like nowhere else I’ve ever known. Where else are children as young as two and a half
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Context-Based Learning

From 1980, the year I began kindergarten at the local public school in Arcadia, California, until I graduated from high school, I was part of the traditional K12 education system in the US. This education system was ingrained in my family. My mother earned a graduate degree in education and was a teacher for ~15
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How Can I Help You?

I regularly receive messages from people asking if I can jump on a phone call or meet in person to provide them with advice of one sort or another. I would LOVE to meet with you or hop on a phone call, but I’m afraid there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to respond
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How To Turn Your CEO Into A Thought Leader

You’ve been assigned the task of turning your CEO into a thought leader. Where do you begin? First, let me tell you the short version of my story: I started a marketing agency in 1999. In 2013 we almost went out of business. That same year I began writing for Forbes, publishing a few articles
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How To Find Your True Self

I created The 7 Systems of Influence to help people achieve their biggest, wildest dreams, but I ran into a problem along the way–the people I worked with weren’t dreaming BIG enough. Then I ran into an even bigger problem–I wasn’t dreaming big enough. I don’t mean my clients and I should have been putting
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How To Be A Great Podcast Guest

At this point I’ve been a guest on 80+ podcasts, and I’ve also recorded over 70+ podcast episodes. Here are my top nine tips on how to be a great podcast guest: 1. Be overly gracious. No matter how big a deal you are, nor how small a deal the host is, say “Thank you
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How To Perform A 7 Systems Of Influence Self Audit

When I onboard coaching clients or participants in my mastermind, I take them through a 2-hour, 7 Systems of Influence audit to find out where they’re at currently in terms of what they want, and the assets they have that will help them get there. Here is the exact script I use as I go
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Why The 7th System Is Love

In back of the house where I was born and raised in sunny Southern California, there are six handprints in cement. The first two are from my parents. The next three are from my older siblings. In newer cement, is my handprint. Before my handprint was added, when I was young but old enough to
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The Best Way To Use LinkedIn To Generate Leads

“I need more leads!” Whether you’re in sales or an entrepreneur (which means you’re also in sales) you’ve thought this to yourself or said it out loud. I said it to myself for the first time in December, 1999. That was right after I started my marketing agency MWI. I was on the phone talking
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Josh Steimle