Five Winning Ideas From Vision Master and Soon-to-be-Billionaire Melanie Perkins
A Research Report for Vision Masters from Intelliversity We’ve all heard the old saying “never judge a book by its’ cover.” But we do just that a lot of the time, don’t we? Often, we judge ourselves most harshly. We judge ourselves for not being perfect, not living up to our own or others’ expectations. […]
Read More
5 Ways to be Unconventional & Win – Life Hacks for Vision Masters #4
Being conventional produces conventional results. If you are following a recipe to cook your dinner, being conventional is a good idea. Do what the recipe says, get the familiar result that your palate expects. But conventionality in the world of growing innovative young companies is a dangerous habit to develop. In fact, following convention may […]
Read More
Get Spanxed & Win – Profiles in Vision Mastery #4
Victor Hugo famously wrote that “nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” But what if the idea is yours. How do you know when it’s time has come? Where do you look for proof? Do you wait to go to market until the world agrees with you until your idea is […]
Read More
How Champions are Made – Life Hacks for Vision Masters #3
You’ve doubtless heard of the old saying that a team is only as good as its weakest link. “I won the championship by myself”, said no one ever. I was thinking about that this week as the NCAA basketball tournament kicked off with 64 men’s teams as well as 64 women teams battling for national […]
Read More
A Shaker and Mover You Never Heard of: How to get on the “Richter” Scale
Melinda Richter may take no for an answer sometimes, but you’d better have a good reason. Ms. Richter heads Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs (JLABS) a unique incubator for medical technology startups that provides “large company” resources, including funding, to boost the success rate of fledgling companies. JLABS boasts an incredible 80% success rate — […]
Read More
Be An Action Hero – Vision Mastery: 5 Disciplines and 3 Steps
Hack #2 in our series – 5 Disciplines and 3 Steps to Vision Mastery Life would be simple (maybe) if we were all Lara Croft or James Bond. We’d know the correct temperature for chilling fine champagne. We’d know the caliber and spin rate of every handgun. We’d always win at cards. We’d always […]
Read More
Vision Master or Entertainment Master or Both?
Suppose you’re a girl of African ancestry born in the deep South in the 1950s. Your family is poor and rural. You’re the daughter of an unmarried teenage mother. Shortly after your birth, your parents split up. You live with your grandmother, then your mom, then your dad. As a young woman, you’re repeatedly […]
Read More
Life Hacks for Vision Master CEOs, Presidents and Founders #1: Pursue Excellence or Passion?
Life Hack categories we will explore: Personal Career Leadership —————————– For a long time now conventional wisdom has advised that in matters of career choice one should pursue what enjoys doing most. The idea is that 1) work won’t seem quite so much like work if you’re doing what you enjoy most, and 2) you’ll […]
Read More
Judy and the Yellow Brick Road: A Superstar “Vision Master” You Never Heard Of
Judy and the Yellow Brick Road: A Superstar “Vision Master” You Never Heard Of Verona is a small town nestled among the low hills and verdant farms of south-central Wisconsin. It’s an unlikely place for one of the largest technology companies in the U.S. to call home. Yet, there among the green fields sprawls the […]
Read More
The Key to Successful Relationships with Investors
One evening recently I received an urgent call from a client. “We need your help, Rob,” the client’s anxious voice said. I asked what the problem was. “We have two investors, each offering a different type of deal and we can’t decide which to go with.” Now, I realize that this qualifies as one of […]
Read More