Kumar Gauraw

Why Blogging Is Important To Your Personal Branding Efforts

Kumar Gauraw

Speaking of Personal Branding, first of all I encourage you to visit the post I wrote while launching my e-book Personal Branding GPS. If you haven’t taken a look at that article yet, go ahead and take a peek to see what Personal Branding is and why is it important to you no matter what your personal or professional goals may be.

To briefly recap, you might want to be recognized for your talents, you might want to create a reputation in the online world to reach out a wider range of audience or you might want to build a business online using the talents and abilities that you are proud of.

Updated On May 30, 2013 In Blogging Blogging For Success, Brand Reputation, Building Trust, Business Development, Business Networking, Career Success, Credibility, Networking Opportunities, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Professional Success, Small Businesses, Social Media Marketing, Success, WordPress Blog, WordPress Website

Success Is Sweet When Your Loved Ones Celebrate With You

Kumar Gauraw

I was watching a Bollywood movie, Shaarabi recently where the multi-millionaire father is so busy building and managing his business that he has no time for his only son. As the story goes, the son (though kind hearted), turns into an alcoholic who hates his own dad.

Family Time Together-Parents Playing With Kids At The Beach In The Sun Photo courtesy of © Depositphotos/Yuri_Arcurs

While the movie is very entertaining it reminded me of the dangers of ignoring our family, our own loved ones, while we search for future happiness.

Updated On April 30, 2013 In Leadership Business Success, Career Success, Family Time, Friends And Family, Happy Family, Leadership At Home, Parents And Children, Professional Success, Relationship Problems, Relationships, Success, Success Journey

Book Review: Bypassing NO In Business – Selling Your Ideas With Ease

Kumar Gauraw

Just a few weeks after I had finished reading and writing my book review on the awesome Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There, I had an opportunity to grab a copy of Bypassing NO in Business – Selling Your Ideas with Ease, an awesome new book by Vincent Harris and Harlan H. Goerger full of new body language and influence strategies to eliminate or reduce resistance to anything.

I love to read the research reports and I am very impressed at the first sight when I found out that this book was based on a 20 years of research work. And true to the claim, the book has distinct 30 new ideas spread across it’s well organized 30 little chapters with amazing illustrations.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Book Reviews Books, Business Books, Favorite Books, Recommended Resources, Sales Books, Sales Resources

Zig Ziglar – Inspiring Life Lessons From The Motivator

Kumar Gauraw

The superstar motivational speaker and personal development legend, Zig Ziglar passed away on November 28^th, 2012 at age 86. The sad news came along with this quote from him that has been a driving force in my life:

You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want. ~Zig Ziglar [tweet this]

Zig Ziglar - The Motivator Speaking To The Audience From The Stage Photo courtesy of Bill Butler

He was known for his clever way with words that inspired millions of people around the world to stop looking for shortcuts to success; and instead, earn it the old-fashioned way by rolling up their sleeves and getting to work.

His book, See You at the Top: 25th Anniversary Edition has been my all-time favorite. The incredible life lessons he shared in this book have inspired people from all walks of life around the world to take charge and make a difference in their lives. Continue Reading…

Updated On October 6, 2013 In Miscellaneous Inspiration, Learning, Life Lessons, Life Message, Motivation, Success, Success Principles, Successful, Zig Ziglar, Zig Ziglar Memorial Video

What Not To Do On Social Media If You Are An Entrepreneur

Kumar Gauraw

Knowing what not to do while using social media for business is at least as important as knowing what we must do to leverage social media for busness. Earlier, I shared how to leverage social media for business where we discussed some of the basic steps for the entrepreneurs to take control of their personal brand and online reputation for business success.

Social media is the most powerful tool in hands of an entrepreneur who can leverage its power for business growth. If done right, the benefits of using social media platform are tremendous.

However, it is equally important to know and remember the cardinal rules of using social media for business. If used inappropriately, social media is powerful enough to only increase the pain.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Social Media Brand Reputation, Business Development, Business Networking, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Reputation, Personal Branding, Professional Networking, Self-Promotion, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

What To Teach Your Kids About Money

Kumar Gauraw

I have two little boys and sometimes when they discuss about money, it’s fun to see the way they have a naturally abundance mindset. There is nothing they can’t afford. The big planes, the big cars, millions of dollars in their piggy bank to buy such things…. There is absolutely no limit on what they can buy.

What To Teach Your Kids About Money

We all had that abundance within us. But as we started to grow up, our self-image started to decrease along the way. Through the years of education, we start to believe that those cars, those big houses are not attainable in this lifetime and then, excuses take place of those dreams.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Leadership Children And Money, Education, Kids And Money, Money And Power, Money Matters, Teaching Children, Teaching Kids

How To Leverage Social Media For Business Success

Kumar Gauraw

Social networking has impacted the way businesses are done. Many young entrepreneurs have made fortunes just because they know how to leverage social media for business. Unfortunately, so many others struggle with it. Many entrepreneurs, though they are good with traditionally well known methods of marketing, are not able to adapt to social media correctly and end up losing out so much potential every day to their competitors.

Sometimes it's lack of knowledge. But, in most cases, it's lack of willingness to learn and change. I recently had a conversation with an entrepreneur struggling to just keep the shop open because of the marketing challenges. While talking about internet marketing and leveraging social media for her business, she informed me that she is already doing it and nothing is working.

Updated On February 4, 2013 In Social Media Brand Reputation, Brand Strategy, Branding, Business Development Process, Business Networking, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing, Online Marketing, Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing, Social Networking

Why A Good Hosting Service Is Important To Your Website Performance

Kumar Gauraw

We previously discussed how CloudFlare and MaxCDN can, not only tremendously help improve your self-hosted WordPress website's (or blog's) performance, but also increase the security of your websites against the various threats.

WordPress Website Performance Shot Up Like A Rocket With InMotion Hosting Service Photo courtesy of ©Depositphotos/luseaboluor

You may want to refer to those articles by clicking on these links below:

In these articles, I shared how the performance of my website improved significantly as I measured using tools like Pingdom and GTMetrix. I was extremely pleased with this result and not just that, it showed significant increase in organic traffic from search engines on my website as well.

Updated On April 5, 2014 In Blogging Best Hosting Services, BlueHost Hosting, Economy Hosting, GoDaddy, Good Hosting Service, Hosting Company, InMotion Hosting, iPage Hosting, Shared Hosting, Web Hosting, Website Hosting, Website Performance, WordPress Blog, WordPress Website

How To Make A Negative Situation Produce A Positive Experience

Kumar Gauraw

I had a great time reading some of the amusing tales from a story book about the famous Akbar and Birbal last week. One of the stories that caught my attention was about a dream that emperor Akbar had one night about losing his teeth and what happened after that. Let me share the story here.

Akbar Birbal Stories - The Story Of Emperor's Dream About Losing Out His Teeth

By the way, if you are new to Akbar and Birbal tales, here is a quick introduction according to Wikipedia:

Birbal was the (Wazir-e Azam) of the Mughal court in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar. He was one of his most trusted members along with being a part of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the Navaratna, a Sanskrit word meaning nine jewels. Birbal's duties in Akbar's court were mostly military and administrative, but he was also a very close friend of the emperor, who appreciated Birbal for his wit and wisdom, often involving humorous exchanges.

Updated On January 28, 2014 In Leadership Akbar-Birbal, Inspiration, Inspiring Story, Negative Situations, Negativity, Personal Development, PMA, Positive Experience, Positive Mental Attitude, Positive Thinking

Successful Sales People Follow These Five Laws Of Success

Kumar Gauraw

In a recent networking event, I had an opportunity to engage in a very interesting conversation with a senior sales manager of a large firm. I got a chance to ask him a few questions and learn a few things from him.

In a short conversation, he shared many little things he does regularly outside of his job responsibilities for his prospects and customers that have consistently helped him not just in keeping his existing clients pleased, but to grow his customer base tremendously by new referrals.

Updated On January 29, 2014 In Sales Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Laws Of Success, Leadership Development, Sales Field, Sales People, Sales Process, Success, Success Principles, Successful, Successful People

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