How To Homeschool During A Global Pandemic

Imagine a virus suddenly wreaked havoc on the world and everyone went into isolation. You have to work from home. Your kids’ school is closed for the foreseeable future. What do you do? How do you get started? What if you’re a single parent? Comforting Facts About Homeschooling 1. Yes, you can homeschool as a
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Your “Start From Scratch” Game Plan

Last week I was inspired by a tweet from Larry Kim on how to succeed with zero talent. This got me thinking about how, when I was a college student, I may have had some talent, but I was starting from nothing. I’ve come a ways in the past 20 or so years since I
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Power Messages: How Simple Phrases Can Build Massive Influence

What kinds of life-changing, “full of power” messages have people shared with you in your life? Maybe a kind word from a boss helped you feel you could land a project that had you nervous—and knocking that project out of the park led to a promotion. Or perhaps something a parent whispered to you each
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30+ Top Books On Education

Many of these books are directly related to children, learning, and education, while others may appear to have a more tenuous link. I’ve included them because each one has played a significant role influencing my philosophies around education, such as context-based-learning and The Four Fundamentals of Education. Note: I update this list frequently. The Talent
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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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