The first step to Get Heroik- cultivate bravery. Recklessness is bravery to excess. Cowardice is a lack thereof. Much of the world prefers cowards. We believe it’s better to edge a bit towards the reckless side of the bravery continuum as often times, the worst case scenarios aren’t nearly as perilous as the world would have you believe.They’re easier to manage and will work for less. At Heroik, we have a mantra that allows us to Get Heroik each and every day. We remind ourselves to bring our own bravery; to own and control our efforts and outcomes in life. Every challenge we undertake, every project and adventure, the least we can do is to be responsible and courageous enough not to look to others when it is time to get things done, have a good time, share epic experiences and lend a hand. We bring our own bravery, lead by example; get in there and get dirty. Read More
Picture Batman robbed of his utility belt. He’s still more than able whoop your ass, solve the riddle and save the day. You too, should aspire to cultivate your skills to the point that armed with only the most primitive of tools, locked in an 8×10 room with a magic marker, you (your ideas, filters, lenses and processes) can be just as dangerous and powerful. Do you want more mental clarity, focus, less anxiety and stress? This year, this month, this week, try something different and get back to the basics. Brush the dust off a pen and paper, visit ye olde staples, follow along, get involved, and measure your gains. Spend the $10 on a pad of paper and something to write with. I recommend a moleskine notebook and a good pen. Just as a fool trusts his life to a weapon, do not place ultimate faith in your gadgetry. I’m not anti-tech. I’m a thrivalist. Read on if you want to become a bare knuckle biz champion of productivity. Read More
Setting goals and creating action plans is a great pen and paper exercise that can result in a clear road map to achieving your dreams. As a personal productivity skill, prosperity skill and healthy habit, it’s strongly recommended. Grab your pen (I recommend the G2 Extra Fine Point) and your Moleskine Notebook
So you want your business to be found on the web?
You can spend a fortune on SEO services, optimizing your web content and trying to lure other websites to link to yours, or paying for Google, Bing, Yahoo and Facebook. These are valid and important parts of business strategy on the web, but they’re also time intensive disciplines that distract you from your original objectives. What was the original objective?
I want to be found quickly, ahead of my competitors.
Hey all, we’ve added a big, visual, iPad friendly Chonicles View to the Get Heroik website. Click here to check it out or choose “Chronicles” on the main menu at the top of the page. The purpose of the Chronicles view is not only to give you a way to bask in the glory of all the epic articles we post, but also to provide you with a way to visually browse content. In the Chronicles view, Each story has a featured thumbnail, title, and a few words to help you quickly skim and navigate to the content you want. If you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll see there are more pages to choose from. It’s a small, straight forward addition, but simplicity too can be empowering. We’re trying new things to make it easy to mix, match and choose your own adventure here, so give the Chronicles view a try and send us your feedback.
We’re always open to suggestions, so please feel free to comment.
- The Heroik Team
info@getheroik.com
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Ideas can be empowering and uplifting. Here are some tips to help you work with ideas and build them from thought to profit.
1. See the Parts and The Big Picture
- Understand how the pieces can come together to form an opportunity.
- Observe the basic principles and elements and see how the larger mechanisms can be broken down into several opportunities.
- Have the courage to be imaginative. Then recognize the value of your vision. Read More
We’ve all sent them, we’ve all received them. Nasty-Grams are disruptive, destructive in any relationship and unprofessional but common in the business world. When it comes to abusive and dysfunctional communication, it’s important to a healthy practice to enforce a 0 tolerance policy. So read on as we explore how to confront, correct and prevent nasty-grams and demonstrate how to put a price tag on dysfunctional business communications, and share the financial incentives for healthy exchanges. This is easily communicated in a business relationship when you can track the behavior to dollar amounts for you, your clients, etc. . Put simply, there is a high cost to nasty-grams, as there should be. And on the other side of the equation, though we all get frustrated, and the unleashing of emotions to paper/email is a great venting exercise, it’s important to understand and separate the therapeutic purpose of venting and the goals/objectives of the communication. To put it simply, vent in draft form and throw it away- re-write with clear objectives in mind.
By now, with several bubbles in our recent past, shouldn’t we expect more of ourselves than accepting zombification based on our tools of choice or convenience? Recent experience would say we don’t.
The room erupted with gasps, groans, objections and expostulations. All this because of a simple question from Nicholas (@communityczar): “Do you believe that people will increasingly recognize and filter out the tweets originating from automated tools, rejecting them on the basis that they’re not authentic?” The dismay at the idea was nearly palpable and came from nearly everyone BUT the thought leaders in the room. They mostly nodded thoughtfully while the outbursts reached a crescendo then gradually subsided.
Perspective. It’s important to have and can become critical to gain for nearly any type of discussion or negotiation. So why don’t people see things the same way we do? Here’s a simple physical illustration to help clarify…
Tiffany Carlson of the Sacramento Business Journal met with us for lunch to discuss ‘what we do’ at Heroik Media. I’d first met Tiffany when she hosted us at the 40 Under 40 event last month. Even though the event was pretty loud, which restricted conversation to a degree, she impressed me with her quick grasp of concepts and ideas we were throwing down.
Today’s lunch is in a much more conducive atmosphere at the Riverside Clubhouse (AWESOME chicken ravioli with mushroom pesto today!!) and we’re discussing our expertise and capabilities and to see where we might be complimentary. While talking about the concepts of Digital Liquidity and how we approach proprietary platforms and systems there was a moment of puzzlement, so I whipped out the ol’ Perspective Exercise.
Thanks and credit for this go to Terry Tillman, leader, organizer and facilitator of several Wilderness Retreats that I’ve attended. In fact this was the very first lesson he imparted and it was at the start of my own journey of personal growth. It’s been invaluable over the ensuing years as it demonstrates effectively how the same event is different.
Over the holidays I bought new pairs of Dickies at OSH, a size larger than ever before, and they were already tight. My belts were straining on the end hole. The trousers to my suits had to be worn ‘below the bulge’ and I 
know how attractive that looks. It was time to take action.
Now I don’t believe in Resolutions. Resolutions get broken; hell they have a reputation for it. Just on that connotation alone they’re doomed to failure. Hey, everybody breaks their resolutions.
I DO believe in Improvements. Set a goal, make an action plan, move forward. And Improvements are far more attractive than mere change. After all, change can make things worse.
Since the target I chose this year is fitness, I broke it down into several areas:
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