Darius' Blog

Fundamentals

2010-07-09T06:00:00-06:00

In many cases peewee sports are the happiest time in a child’s life. This is because peewee sports are all about having fun. There’s no business, no strain, just complete and unconditional fun. There isn’t even any work involved, because at a young age running around and playing with friends is just something kids can do for hours. Again as kids, it’s all fun and games – and the main reason playing makes us so happy is because “we don’t know any better.” Our hearts pure, innocent so all we can see is what makes us feels good. There’s no...

Base-hitter or homerun slugger?

2010-06-15T06:01:00-06:00

I read an article the other day that said there are two types of entrepreneurs in the business world, base-hitters and homerun sluggers. If you know a little bit about baseball, you know that base-hitters are supposed to do exactly that – get on base. Their sole purpose is to get on base by any means necessary. Homerun sluggers are supposed to drive everyone in front of them home. Hit the homerun so all the base-hitters can stroll on in to home plate. They live and die by swinging or the fence. So in thinking about myself I have determined...

Oprah Guerilla Marketing

2010-06-06T08:00:00-06:00

We took The Darius Walker Show to the streets. Click the link to see the footage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNI8WQPjw-E

Oprah show contest Update

2010-06-05T07:00:00-06:00

So we submitted a video to Oprah for an opportunity to have our own show on her new network. Late last night we surpassed the 10,000+ votes after four days. We are very excited about this because it is one step closer to our goal of 1 million votes. Social media has been a major factor in our marketing success for this campaign as we have be using as aggressive strategy via Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, and Myspace. The most difficult part is most likely getting people to vote more than once. The natural reaction is to vote one time but...

Oprah Show contest

2010-06-01T06:00:00-06:00

The great Oprah Winfrey is doing it again. She is helping people in the world live their dreams!! She is going after the next big TV star American Idol style. There are open auditions and online voting to find out who in the world deserves to have their own television show. Ironically for me, having my own TV show would be a dream come true. So yesterday I decided to join the hunt and submitted a video online on oprah.com. Instead of just talking about myself, I decided to give a quick example of what my show would be like....

Motivate to be motivated

2010-05-30T06:00:00-06:00

So I have a close friend who has been sending out chain messages the last two months. Now not only is it impressive that he has been doing this every day consistently, but the messages are not just any old messages. They are every bit inspirational. Here’s the one from today “We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” Yesterday’s was “Take control of your future by 1st becoming mindful of the foods and medicines you eat and take. Our body talks to us, we just have to listen.” My friend calls...

Logic: to go up, you must take one step at a time

2010-04-14T06:00:00-06:00

Too many businesses get impatient. Every company strives the big the elephant in the room. But what most don’t realize is that before you can the big DAWG you have to be a small pup. You have to grow your company up and to do so, take one step at a time. Think of athletes for a second. Why is it that every time a new guy steps onto the scene he says “oh yea we played well but we’re just gonna take it one game at a time?” Besides media training professionals coaching athletes to say this, it is...

Whats the most productive thing you can do?

2010-04-13T06:30:00-06:00

The last few weeks have been incredibly busy for me. My company is going through a business model transition and ‘brand’ Darius is beginning to take off via speaking engagements. I find myself thinking every morning thinking what’s the most productive thing I can do today? Is it checking email? Responding to email? Relaxing? Strategizing? Creative thinking? In most cases I think the most productive thing to do would be to go back to sleep. (Sometimes I even do that) Point is we all need to map out our days. Now I’m not a big fan of “To Do Lists”...

Sticks and stones may break my bones......

2010-03-16T06:30:00-06:00

Remember the old kinder garden saying “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”? Let’s explore the meaning of this statement a little bit. When kids say this what they actually mean is that no matter what you ‘say’ you cannot hurt their feelings. Now this was cool when we were too young to know any better but the older you get, the more you realize words hurt. What people say about us does matter. In fact, your reputation has so much value that it not only defines who you are but it alone can...

Give me MORE

2010-03-15T06:30:00-06:00

Yesterday I decided to partake in the $10 anyway you want pizza deal at Pizza Hut. I order a thin crust pepperoni pizza with extra sauce. I told Matt (the guy who took my order) that I wanted extra, extra, sauce and then double that. He laughed and said he understood exactly what I wanted. So I patiently wanted 30 min for this pizza to come. When the door bell rang, I ran downstairs to greet the delivery man – I did so with a smile and few extra dollars for tip. Now I must point out that I have...