Entries by DC Cordova

Unforgettable Commencement Address by Paul Hawken

Unforgettable Commencement Address by Paul Hawken to the Class of 2009. 3/5/09

When I was invited to give this speech, I was asked if I could give a simple short talk that was “direct,naked, taut, honest, passionate clean, shivering, startling, and graceful.” Boy, no pressure there.

Gunderson, Author of Killing Sacred Cows, Interviewed on ABC News

New Money Rules to get rich are focused on personal responsibility, not magic bullets, says Garrett Gunderson, best-selling author of Killing Sacred Cows and graduate of the Money & You® Program. ABC News recently interviewed Garrett Gunderson to discuss the new economy and new money rules to create riches. He shares that to create wealth one must invest in alignment with their own personal purpose and knowledge. According to Garrett, if you were to invest in areas where you have little control and little knowledge you are basically gambling.

Profiling and Team Building

When any group of people work together, the team leader and most of the employees are each competent and capable of doing their jobs. However, many challenges can occur if an awareness and leadership emphasis on the “people factors” is missing. When not addressed in the beginning, this dynamic often takes on a “life of its own” as people instinctively compare themselves and make decisions about other people based on their own biases and prejudices of what is “right” and “wrong.” They become defensive, want to be right, look good and not be dominated or controlled by others. They take up sides.

Why Some (Sales) People Think LinkedIn Doesn’t Work

LinkedIn is a very powerful tool that can support us when we want to get in touch with potential customers – from all around the world.

However many salespeople tell us LinkedIn doesn’t work for them. In this article we talk about the three most common misconceptions.

Entrepreneurs Build Successful Businesses With This Key

Being educated about the basics of money—how to start, manage, build and expand a business—is key. It is my hope that in the near future, financial literacy becomes a subject for children in primary school, along with reading, writing, grammar, math and all other key subjects necessary to be a fully educated, functioning human being.

Proven Business Relationship Agreement – Part 4

Proven Business Relationship Agreement Last 5 Agreements – Part 4 DC Cordova You made it! Here are the final five business relationship agreements in the 4 Part Series (twenty total business agreements) for creating profitable partnerships. You can read Proven Business Relationship Agreement – Part 1 if you haven’t already done so to get you […]

Perception vs. Talent: What is Perception Worth?

Is perception real? Some say perception is everything! What can you learn from this story? Can you apply this to your personal life, and in doing so, make a transformation in your career or business? I think so. And that is at the core of what we teach in our Money & You® 3 1/2 day Program. That not only are we all ordinary and we all wake up every morning with the same dreams and fears… we are also unknowingly extra-ordinary. So much so that we don’t even recognize it when it’s right in front of us.

Doing Life? How One Woman Saved NY State $1 Billion

“As of 2008, there were 2.3 Million in prisons in the United States, that is one in each 100 people in the United States. With just 5% of the word’s population, the US has the highest incarcerated population in the world. I have worked in this system since 1973, focused on one intention: to transform prisons from places of punishment to places of healing. Throughout my journey, I have been blessed to learn from the best, to study and apply the most effective strategies to my work.

Proven Business Relationship Agreement – Part 3

Will this really help you make more money, be happier and have more fulfillment? If you’ve ever been in a relationship before – whether business or personal – you know how to have a good relationship. Very few know how to have a great relationship.

Anthony Robbins, the world-renowned success teacher and Money & You® graduate, says it best. Your success is determined by the quality of the questions you ask. If you’ve read my previous two posts on creating a profitable business agreement (read the first Post here: Proven Business Relationship Agreement – Part 1 and the second Post here: Proven Business Relationship Agreement – Part 2), you’ll quickly realize that I outlined a series of questions for you to ask yourself and to ask your potential business partner(s).