hire yourself:

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

What do YOU see?


*What could I do in this moment

that would be the exact OPPOSITE

of everyone else?


I’m the weird one?


So:


Should you wear a

nametag?


What’s yournametag?

‘


What isit that you do


MEMBERSHIP CARD


SOCIAL NETWORK


PERMISSION SLIP


EXPERIMENT


STATEMENT


What’s yournametag?

‘


What isit that you do


to offer somechallenges.


Let meSUGGEST

this:


Practice.


Let meASK YA

this:


Thereality is:


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That’s myreality.


exercise


Entrepreneurs always ask the

question:______________ ?


TEXT your answer infive words or less

to Scott’s cell:

314/374-3397(no sexting you perverts)


Entrepreneurs always ask the

question:______________ ?

314/374-3397Tuesday, October 11, 2011

We did that for three reasons:


Don’t forget towear your dark suit!


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I just hired myselfand got to work.


Stop wondering“Who’s going

to let me?”


Who are you, what do you do

why do you do it?


remember?


Who am I?


What do I do?


Why do I do it?


And so:


*Don’t let who you are getdrummed out

of you.


What is my fortune

cookie?


Extras matter:People don’t want the cookie, they want the

fortune.


When theydon’t expect it,

they never forget it.


*What was the bestfree prize inside

you ever got?


Now that I have this, what else does this make

possible?


The problem is,you did think

of that.


Being patient.


Following rules.


Setting goals.


Play Angry Birds.


Fearing failure.


Waiting forpermission.


*Waiting until they’re ready.


the moment


TRYLISTENLEVERAGE


Now that I have this, what else does this make

possible?


Epilogue:


14 . 41Tuesday, October 11, 2011

3,996


raise your own pigs


And now for theone questioneverybody in the

room is silently asking:


“So, Scott, what do you actuallydo all day?”


My job is to be a resource to my

audiences and clients.


Author.Speaker.

Columnist.Producer.

Mobile Host.Mentor.Strategic Planner.


Hey Scott, can I pick

your brain sometime?


Instead:


When I rentyour brain, what can I expect?


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• I place ideas at your feet foryour consideration.

• I will not lead you beyondwhere I’m living or havelived.

• I’m responsible to you, notresponsible for you.

• The onus is on you to beresponsible to the wisdomprovided.

• We share the relationshipbut you own the results.

• Will plant a seed and enableothers to figure it out ontheir own over time.

• You don’t act – you don’tgrow.

• You don’t ask – you don’tget.

• You drive the deliverables.• You must be mentorable

and pushable.• You must fully commit to

this process.• You reach out to me when

you have a need.

• You will develop a dailypractice.

• You will use writing to solveyour problems, drive yoursuccess and achieve yourobjectives.

• You will have productivedialogues with yourself.

• You will achieve my level ofsuccess without being myclone.

• You will capture, own andconvert your thoughts intomoney.

• You will brand your ownlanguage and turn yourthoughts into valuemessages.

• You will accrue a creativeinventory.

• You will build an ideafactory.

• You will propel your ownmomentum by masteringdependence avoidancewithout be an island.

• You will build a DIY kit forkicking your own ass.

• You will customize litmustests and opportunity filtersfor give yourselfpermission/discernment,decision-making processes.

• You will never be alone inthis journey.

• You will fall in love withyourself.

• You will give your river avoice.

• You will move your thinkingforward.

• You will be heard.• You will delete average,

boring and anonymity out ofyour career.

Rent Scott’s Brain

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Columnist.Producer.

Mobile Host.Mentor.StrategicPlanner.


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