Who Said That? Friday January 25th, 2008

We close out each week with our Who Said That?, where we give some link love to bloggers who have really captured our attention with their inspiring and thought provoking posts.

Let’s get started!

How I Almost Let Fear Stop Me From Accepting a $4,000 Engagement

Stephen tells an incredible story of overcoming his fear of a major challenge in his post “How I Almost Let Fear Stop Me From Accepting A $4,000 Engagement.” This goes to show that even motivational speakers that talk on the topic of overcoming adversity still have challenges with fear! If anyone hasn’t felt this – well then they haven’t challenged themselves enough!

I think that we constantly limit our growth out of fear of stepping outside of our comfort zone. Stephen takes us behind the scenes of how this opportunity outside of his comfort zone surfaced, the turmoil he faced, and what gave him the courage to push past the fear and give an outstanding presentation (and also make a $4,000!) This post makes me wonder what opportunities I’m pushing out of my life by not being open to new challenges outside of my own comfort zone.

How I Gave Away 15 Minutes and Made $5700

Mason gives us a behind the scenes play by play of a decision he made (though he was hesitant at first) that landed him lots of business quickly in the early days of Smart Fuel. Best of all, this move cost him nothing but a little bit of his time. Before this discovery, Smart Fuel was just barely getting off the ground and Mason was struggling with how to get new business.

Mason also shares a $700 marketing investment that he thought would bring a lot of business but turned out to generate zero business or traffic.

Getting Creative With Adwords

Wow! This idea blew me away.  This is perhaps the best idea for creating a catchy Adwords campaign that I’ve every seen.  I think the pictures speak for themselves…

I hope these great blogs give you lots of creative ideas to fuel your weekend!

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