Archive for December, 2010

One more Mash Up Before 2011 - Happy New Year! Check out these popular & trending stories from the week on various topics including Technology, Trends, Branding, Running a Business, Viral Media & More. Most of these are business related but we think they’re all pretty cool.

Defining CrossFit By Greg Glassman

New Year’s Resolutions for Innovative Teams

Facebook takes “Most Visited Site of the Year” title from Google

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Call it what you want – fear, resistance, doubt – it’s that tug on your sleeve or the voice in your ear that makes you pause before you leap asking if you’re on the track to success or failure. Jeremy Thiel explains that you’re not alone, we all experience it, but it’s how you deal with it and respond to it that makes you great.

In Part I Jeremy discussed the necessity for entrepreneur’s to increase their skill set as they ...

Flow Psychology is the mental state of operation in which a person in an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and success in the process of the activity.

Call it what you want – fear, resistance, doubt – it’s that tug on your sleeve or the voice in your ear that makes you pause before you leap asking if you’re on the track to success or failure. Jeremy Thiel explains that you’re not alone, we all experience it, ...

This time each year CrossFit Central rolls out success stories. This has become a major production at CrossFit Central as our company has grown. This year we will introduce (for the 1st time) success stories from each company – 8 from CrossFit Central, 7 from CrossFit Central RunTex & 5 from Relentless Boot Camp. Success stories are HUGE for our community, marketing and brand cultivation – they are “the proof in the pudding”.

The Key to Top Notch Success Stories – ...

Every year CrossFit Central shuts down the gym for 2 weeks during December. Some people think this is crazy and possibly detrimental to businness, but this schedule has worked out perfectly for our community and has actually increased sign ups. Some of our most committed members signed up after coming to a free workout during this time off. We also use this “off” time to launch our success stories including new success stories flyers that are promoted at each of ...

Check out these popular & trending stories from the week on various topics including Technology, Trends, Branding, Running a Business, Viral Media & More. Most of these are business related but we think they’re all pretty cool. Picture courtesy of CrossFit North Pole

The Only Sure Thing in Social Media, advice from @guykawasaki

Two Skills You Need to Run a Company

Entrepreneurial Year in Review

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Check out The Blueprint’s staff “Must Reads for Every Business Owner” in 2010. Also listed below – the community’s favorites

Must Reads for 2010:

• The Dip – Godin
• Tribes – Godin
• Crush It – Gary V
• Where Good Ideas Come From – Steven Johnson
• Flow the Psychology of Optimal Experience – Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Delivering Happiness – Tony Heisch
• The Facebook Effect – David Kirkpatrick
• (Audio) Psychology of Achievement – Brian Tracy
• E-Myth – Michael E. Gerber
• Engage The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure ...