INGRID RILEY

On Living, Being an Entrepreneur and Doing Business in the Digital Age

SUCCESS WEEK Day #4: How The Rich and Successful Handle Fears and Doubts

It’s imperative to realize that it is not necessary to try to get rid of fear in order to succeed. Rich and successful people have fear, rich and successful people have doubts, rich and successful people have worries. They just don’t let these feelings stop them. Unsuccessful people have fears, doubts, and worries, then let [...]

SUCCESS WEEK Day #3: The 5 secrets to making your business thrive by Jen Groover

I can’t say it enough. I love Twitter, it’s a constant stream of great information especially if you’re following the right people. I was watching videos on one of my favourite websites of all time TED.com – Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the worldand I found Success Analyst,Speaker and Author Richard St John’s [...]

SUCCESS WEEK Day #2: There is no such thing as “TRY”.

I found this video on one of my favourite entrepreneur blogs QuickSprout by Neil Patel. It’s about the word “trying”. It popped out at me as it’s a word, in a phrase that I hear out of the mouths of too many Jamaicans. Some are always “trying” to do something- “Yeah man I’m trying, I’m [...]

SUCCESS WEEK Day #1: This is Success Week on my Blog. Thanks to TED.com and Richard St John

I think the idea of Success Week started on the weekend. I was in TED.com heaven. TED.com is a site that gives you               ” Riveting talks by Remarkable people, free to the world,” and they deliver big time. The entire weekend I was watching TED videos. Ugh! If only Cable TV was this good. I [...]

8 Secrets of Success by Richard St John | A TED.com Video

1. Be Drive by Passion. Doing it for Love, Not for Money 2. Work. it’s all hard work. Nothing comes Easily. But it’s Fun too. Be a WorkaFrolic 3. Good. Be damn good at what you do. Practice.Practice.Practice. 4. Focus. Focusing yourself on one thing. 5. Push yourself. Push Yourself Mentally, Physically.Push through Shyness, Self [...]

3 Things to Do,Go,See for Freelance Professionals and Solopreneurs

Whether you’re a highly paid freelance professional like Seth Godin, yep he considers himself as such;  you’re just starting or already way into your journey as a freelance professional or solopreneur, here are three things you may find useful: 1. Attend the International Freelancers Day Conference..it’s online and free at  internationalfreelancersday.com. Over the two day [...]

Do Not Read: Signs at a Magazine Stand Near You

This is one of the most unnecessary and nonsensical signs you can find anywhere in the world. It so happens that you’ll find it in almost every pharmacy, supermarket or store with a magazine stand here in Jamaica. This is the case, even though it is already perceived and in some cases believed that Jamaicans [...]

Seth Godin on Standing Out ( video)

Indispensable book when starting a business in Jamaica

A new book, practical and useful, has been added to the business landscape by young entrepreneur Kimala Bennett. Bennett is the 29 year old author of the do-it-yourself manual: Starting a Business in Jamaica, which will be launched at the Devonshire, Devon House on Thursday, September 16, 2010. The launch is the culmination of a [...]

The Barbarians are at the Gate – Influencer vs Social Media Strategist

We’re there again! At that same place we were a number of years ago in  the Web Development Industry in Jamaica. Where companies in the market are waking up to the possibilities of the Internet, the reigning technology tools and tactics and are seeking service providers to guide, to strategise and help them grow their [...]

Entrepreneurship: Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ ‘12 Rules of Success’

Steve Jobs went from being an unemployed college dropout to becoming one of the most successful entrepreneurs of all time. And he did it thanks to these “12 Rules to Success”: 1. Do what you love to do. Find your true passion. Make a difference. The only way to do great work is to love [...]

The Social Media Card

…When I was asked to present at the Jamaica Pegasus Tweetup, last Friday, I wanted to pass on to all the new people I knew I was going to meet, something other than the regular business card. Why? Because I’m always seeking to connect with people online and offline, but especially online…where I spend 90% [...]

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