Aug 16, 2009 Posted by Brian Monahan

Please Buy “YOURNAME” Dot Com,

When you hit it big you can thank me for this request. Buy your freakin name as a “Dot Com” today.  I am serious.  Go to GoDaddy.com right now and buy it. “Do Not Pass Go!” until you buy your domain name.  Keeping with the “Monopoly” reference, you have to think of “YOURNAME.COM” as the “BoardWalk” of web properties.  I promise you for only... read more

Apr 3, 2009 Posted by Brian Monahan

Some A Day I Will Be Ready

So many talented people I know wait until they are ready to start something new. My question is how can you be ready unless you start? It’s the proverbial chicken before the egg question. My belief is the only way you will be ever ready to start is if you actually take the plunge and start today. Starting today allows you to build confidence, experience and momentum. Not starting today builds fear... read more

Jul 18, 2008 Posted by Brian Monahan

“Jott” it Down

Donny Deutsch is on the line and he wants you to be on his show “The Big Idea.” You start rifling through your pile of napkins and scrap paper, but your “Big Idea” is nowhere to be found.  Donny hangs up.  You have just missed an opportunity to work with the “Oprah of Entrepeneurs.” You start to cry, but you’re a serial idea junky and you pull out a napkin, note... read more

Jul 14, 2008 Posted by Brian Monahan

LinkedIn is for Closers

Alec Baldwin said it best with his famous line from the film Glengarry, Glen Ross, “Coffee is for Closers.” MySpace & Facebook are for the kids, Linkedin is for Professionals, “The Closers.”  Before you do anything else online you must take a look at your LinkedIn profile.  Oh you don’t have a LinkedIn profile.  Then you’re fired. LinkedIn now has over 24 million... read more

May 29, 2008 Posted by Brian Monahan

Google Yourself

Before you even get started on this journey to becoming an expert you need to know where you are. Google yourself. Can you be found? What comes up? What do you want to come up? Who is your competition? This is your first report card to being known as an expert.  If you did not make the first page of results. You pretty much got an F. Lets talk about how you can improve your grades next week. Brian... read more