What If We Treated Athletes The Way Politicians Treat Business Owners?
But what if we all displayed the same disdainful attitudes towards the accomplished athletes on our TV screen that Washington politicians display towards accomplished business owners and executives? And why is it that so many Americans celebrate the individual achievements of people who run fast, throw far, and jump high, but look with suspicion and anger at individuals who earn money creating valuable products and services? Read more - Click HERE … [Read More...]
“Austin Is Profiled in Inc. Magazine!”
You're asked to appear as a guest on a radio program. You're thrilled. Radio has a huge reach. Radio can help you brand yourself in ways print or Web can't. If you're a good guest, that is. I've spoken to lots of live audiences, some numbering in the thousands, but I know nothing about appearing on the radio. And I suck at it. So I asked Austin Hill, author, consultant, and host of Austin Hill's Big World of Small Business, for tips on how to be a great radio guest. Assuming you know your subject--because if you don't, you shouldn't be on in the first place--here are ways to make the audience and the host enjoy your appearance: To read more of this article from Jeff Haden at http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-to-be-a-great-radio-guest.html … [Read More...]
The “Best Revenge” and the Worst Economies
It’s “game on” for the politics of retaliation. While campaigning in the swing state of Ohio, President Obama’s supporters began to boo last Friday when he uttered the name “Mitt Romney.” “No, no, no,” the President shouted, “don’t boo. Vote. Voting is the best revenge…” Those who support the President’s re-election are to seek revenge on others. That’s quite a directive from the President of the United States, and it is quite a departure from the candidate of four years ago who promised to unite all Americans in the pursuit of higher purposes. But it is nonetheless an example of that for which President Obama has become known -turning American against American. It’s more than an “our campaign versus theirs” remark. The implied message is that I … [Read More...]
Entrepreneurs Weigh In: What Do We Need Over The Next Four Years?
“…What the hell is he doing asking for another four years?” Governor Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) was speaking on behalf of Mitt Romney in Virginia last week. He was talking about, and to, Barack Obama. “…If you don’t think you can change Washington from inside the White House, let’s give you the plane ticket back to Chicago you’ve earned.” With President Obama and his challenger running so close – and with so many states in-play – fiery rhetoric from the campaign trail is to be expected. Yet Governor Christie raises a legitimate question. Besides the obvious reasons – first term Presidents are eligible to run for a second term (and most of them to), and President Obama thinks he is better suited to be President than Mitt Romney –what, really, is … [Read More...]
Austin Hill on Talk 1410 Vancouver
Listen, And Remember: Listen as Austin was interviewed in April of 2009, by "Patrick and Val," a talk show duo in Vancouver, B.C., about President Obama's then-surprise trip to visit U.S. troops in Iraq. Notice how the Canadian hosts openly admitted that they were gushing about Barack Obama, and suggested that the world had begun to like the United States again, all because of him. And then consider how, on the eve of another presidential election, the exuberance over this one man is gone - and the United States is as unpopular abroad as ever. LISTEN HERE … [Read More...]
Obamacare 2013: Now Playing At A State Capitol Near You
If elected, Mitt Romney vows to “end” it. If re-elected, Barack Obama says he’s “open to amending” it. But regardless of who wins the presidency next month, conscientious voters need to know this: Obamacare is already costing taxpayers lots of money, and within the next few months it will cost millions of dollars more. It’s bad enough that President Obama’s “if you like your Doctor, you can keep your Doctor”promise has proven false. And it’s bad enough that his promise to “bend the healthcare cost curve downward” has proven to be fictitious, as well (according to MIT Economist Jonathan Gruber prices for private insurance will likely increase 30% by 2016 – this, despite Gruber’s support of the President’s claims in 2009). … [Read More...]
Yes, Atlas Will “Shrug,” Eventually
“People call this the ‘new normal.’ Let me assure you there is nothing normal about this at all. It’s the new ‘abnormal,’ and it won’t last, because as free people we won’t stand for it…” With those remarks, business magnate and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes drew thunderous applause from his audience last Wednesday. Headlining the “Power Up!” business and motivational seminar with Sarah Palin, Rudy Giuliani, and Indian-born Zig Ziglar protégé Krish Dhanam, Mr. Forbes was speaking before a crowd of ten thousand at the Idaho Center indoor sporting complex. Forbes had just finished explaining why a confluence of cheap credit, billions of dollars in stimulus spending, lots of new taxes and government regulations, and the ensuing government debt … [Read More...]
Austin Hill Debates Alan Colmes on Fox Business Network’s
Austin Hill Debates Alan Colmes on Fox News. … [Read More...]
