Christopher Sherrod | Essays on Living a Fulfilling Life

My Partnership Telesummit ended yesterday.

Interesting how he uses a low price to gather fame and make some money.

Robin Williams and his daughter, who was named after Zelda the video game, appear in an ad for the new Zelda game "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D".

I meet a woman that had a stroke a few weeks ago.

My last article about the 5 lessons working with partners got a lot of comments on Facebook, so I thought I would follow that up with ways to test out a business partner.

Working with partners can be challenging.

I had a former neighbor tell me recently that she really looked up to me.

Back in 1999 I gave up.

I have finally found how to get respect from our kids. < Beat their little butts on the Wii.

I had a photography of mine in an art gallery.

I got the book [Quotes for Prosperity: 369 Insights to Happiness and Success](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0646492799?

Yesterday was a day of contrast for me.

In order to be an expert you have to really be an expert.

When you're the best at what you do you can more easily manage the benefits you provide to your customers.

## The Quiet Power of a High-Class Brand A polished brand isn’t just decoration; it’s psychological leverage.

With a good brand you can charge more for your products and services because you are seen as the best.

The times of having quickie products, products that are for lack of a better word "crap," are over.

You're not a leader if you - are a CEO of your own company and you have two contractors having a dispute and you tell your staff that you don't want to hear about it even though you're the only one who can resolve the issue.

There will always someone faster, stronger or better than you.

People like your point of view.

You are your first client.

Most of my clients that have quite a bit of money to invest in their online business lose it all before they come to me.

Time has value.

I will be appearing on the "Mind your Own Business" Radio Show today.

I recently took an improv class.

This article reflects an earlier phase of my work, when I focused on entrepreneurship and building new ventures.

I'm like Switzerland.

I don't usually use an alarm clock and when I do it's not an alarm.

BP started ads addressing the 6 week old oil spill today.

Saturday I firewalked for the first and second time.

Things I am thankful for (in no order) - That I'm in love with my Nan - That I have amazing clients that I love working with - That my beta fish Jimmy is so happy to see me every day - That I have the freedom to do what I want and when I want to do it and…

If you lose all your money, it sucks.

I recently went to a seminar on a cruise ship.

I really do hate voice mail.

It's frustrating when people don't respond to your voice mail or email.

In order to be successful in business you have to be willing to be hurt.

I heard a growing trend is for people to retire to college towns where they can volunteer and keep learning new things.

I'm a big fan of celebrating life.

It seems all you hear about in Internet Marketing is the hard and fast launch.

In over 23 years of working with small business client I've heard "I just want to quit my job and do my own business" or "If I just made a bit more money life would be good".

I've traveled a lot.

I didn't think I was good at public speaking.

I did a Prosperity Game Saturday in front of over 50 people.

I consult with many business owners every week, doing their websites and guiding them in the right direction.

An interesting point of view on the Christian Bale rant.

I just moved to Austin Texas.

Yesterday I blogged about Virgin and why [complaining customers are the best](/complaining-customers/).

Virgin has what some are calling the world's best passenger complaint letter floating around.

Stop worrying about doing everything.

One of the most useful things a business can do when something breaks is tell the truth plainly.