Chad Blodgett

March is the Best time of year. I know others will argue that December is, but…it isn’t. Its march.

In March you don’t have to buy gifts for people, you don’t have to wear a new sweater to some party, you don’t have to carol.

In March you get to sit in front of your TV, with your favorite foods, snacks and drinks and watch College Basketball at its best.

You then get to go to the office the next day and recap the games with other belivers. If your picks are doing well, then you feel like a king!

Ahhh March.

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Puttin you on the Map!

I am now a VIP Blogger! I have a little square toward the top of the home page and have received some nice traffic since loading it up two days ago.

I am excited to see VIP grow. We hear so much discussion on the power of networks and word of mouth marketing - and I think VIP Bloggers will be a great case study on how businesses and ideas can grow. Justin Bergener will be in “The Tipping Point” sequel (if there ever could be one) .

So - what are you waiting for? Get your square on VIPBloggers and spread the word!

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I have been thinking a lot about what motivates people to do good work. There are as many different things that can motivate people as there are people. Compensation has to be one of them, and a big one for most. Commission opportunities, annual bonuses, stock options, incentive plans all seem to point toward making more money.

I agree that money plays a part in everyone’s motivation - but not a very large part in the truly great people.

The people that I have hired (and that I want to hire in the future) are motivated because they are “ingrained within” to do a great job. They are the type of people that have the motto, “Anything my hand touches must be great.” They are people that would be embarrassed by a mediocre performance, or that would stay late at work (or work at home) to make sure their work is excellent. They can not imagine turning in something, or calling something complete that isn’t great in their eyes – regardless of their compensation.

They usually are the people who volunteer, or who have done many things without compensation. They are happy to help, to advise, to meet and discuss. They share their stories and experiences and have time for others.

These types of people get paid well, but their compensation is not what drives them. Their character and inner beliefs are what drives them, and what motivates them to do a good job.

Let me know what your thoughts are on this subject. Why do you do “a great job?”

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So, I’m sitting in my LoveSac, watching the BYU VS. UTAH game and reading blogs from about a dozen different entrepreneurs that I respect. My wife is at the kitchen table listening to the sound track from Walk the Line and helping me edit some of the scripts for the HealthCast vidcasts that we are doing with my corporate wellness company eHealthCompete. Our 2 boys are sound asleep.

Life is good.

eHealthCompete will be launching the HealthCast Video Productions through a partnership with Steve Aldana and my Junto Partner, Joe Grover, and his Production Company Digital Mind Studios. HealthCast will be the first corporate wellness company to deliver educational video content over the internet.

My goal is to educate employees in an entertaining way so they will be better able to make good health and lifestyle choices. Choices that will improve the quality of life that people live.

I’ll post a link to the first video once we have it completed.

The more you know, the safer your arteries!

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I have fallen in Love with PodCasts! I listen to one on the way to work, and one on the way home. It is better than the radio because I am listening to subjects that interest me and learning from intelligent people in those fields.

Some of my favorites have been from BusinessJive.com which does entrepreneur, angel investors, and general business podcasts.

I even made Julie listen to some of the highlights just bbecause I wanted to share the gems I had discovered. Thanks for listening Jules!

I have also enjoyed marketing podcasts from DuctTapeMarketing.com.

My lovely wife, Julie, loves to download the latest “Lost” podcast from ABC.

A great resource for you to find podcasts that interest you would be on PodCast.net

I looked up Marathons for Julie, and Architecture/Gardening/Jazz/Cooking/surfing for danny. I even saw some really cool ones that I could add to my weight loss site WeightLossWars. The customers on WeightLossWars would love the extra weight loss motivation and education.

Just imagine! All the “down times” during your day – driving, running, vegging, cleaning, etc – could be filled with entertainment and education on the subjects that interest you!

See what interests you on PodCast.net and then tell me about it.

If you don’t see the subject that you like, consider doing a podcast on the subject and sharing your knowledge with the rest of the world. I’ll help you get it recorded and uploaded, and if you are serious, we could start our own system or sorts! How fun!

Seriously, do it.

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