Leaders are focused on using their vision and courage to do great things. This means challenging the way things are done and then sharing the journey with others.

It doesn't take a lot of research to realize that the human eye is drawn to attractive things. So the better looking your LinkedIn profile is - meaning professional and complete - the more qualified you'll appear to your audience and the more interested people will be to check out your site.

As a business owner, what's the sense in having droves of followers and connections if you aren't able to turn them into paying customers?

Besides having an audience, the most important currency for any leader is his or her reputation. And having a reputation for over-delivering on what's expected of you should give your visitors, subscribers and customers more reason to spend their money with you and refer their friends.

I'm a big fan of intention. That's because I have learned first-hand the power of setting my intention on my goal and making all decisions based off of that intention.

Just like football, business is a game of inches, where the smallest advancement or advantage can mean the difference between winning and losing.

Everyone can benefit from seeing smart marketing.

Online leadership is about leveraging digital platforms such as blogs, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and other networks to build a loyal following of people who want to learn more about and benefit from your experiences and expertise.

Before you can change your industry positively, you need to understand how to go about doing so.

While it may be difficult to get on the front cover of a major magazine, you can create marketing strategies and opportunities by being featured in a popular niche blog.

You may confuse a lot of people when going against the grain of conventional thinking, and that's perfectly okay. As an entrepreneur, standing up for your vision to your family and friends might possibly be the best practice you will get for the life that awaits you.

When you are competing for attention and eyeballs, articulating value and evoking possibility and vision can be powerful tools.

When it comes to building your business and developing a powerful network, you'll want to develop a reputation as someone who highlights others. Not only does this give credit where credit is due, it also communicates that you're secure with your success and have the ability to promote others in your industry.

There's no reason to feel embarrassed about presenting your product or service if it solves a problem.

The more confident you are, the less doubt you will have, and the more likely your success will be.

Goal setting should be part of your daily and weekly routines and should not be based on a calendar year or month.

I often speak publicly, and when I do, I also get to listen to other presenters. The most memorable are the ones that hit an emotional chord with a tight story and a punch line. No fluff. Keep it creative and concise. Greatness exists in quality, not quantity.

Staying consistent with positive habits can be a challenge.

When people are living from passion, they tend to be fulfilled, happy, healthy, and love everyone around them.

Some of the most successful products are born from a personal need to solve a problem rather than a desire to turn a profit.

Instead of fearing the unknown - all the bad that can happen - realize that good things can surprise you as well.

Among the social networks, LinkedIn can be one of the most useful when it comes to cultivating critical, lucrative business opportunities, since it has a high concentration of business decision makers.

No one cares about your logo, nor the font size that's on your site.

I was in my 20s when I started writing my goals down, assigning each a date that I would achieve them by. I was amazed when I started reaching these goals by the date I had listed on them. It was a daily visualization exercise, and it almost always works.