Tony Darrick Baker

How was your day today? Was it anything like this? Do you feel like this when you do your nine to five? Are you stressed about the economy, layoffs, recession and life in general?

The difference between hot water and steam is 1 degree.  At 212 degrees everything changes. All too often we give up.  It’s easy.  Everybody gives up right? Here’s a great video to inspire you to try just a little bit harder and go just a little bit further. “If you truly expect things to change [...]

Here’s another great story of a regular guy who had a dream to be an actor. His persistence went on to share one of the greatest stories in our generation.

I’ve written in the past about achieving your goals and dreams.  On that theme, here’s something extremely compelling. Here’s a great video compilation of Will Smith revealing the beliefs and desires that has helped to make him so successful. Will Smith is so right about so many things that he’s talked about over the years.  [...]

When United Airlines gave this guy the year-long run-around about the guitar their baggage handlers broke,  Dave Carroll has stepped up and held them accountable with his popular YouTube video, “United Breaks Guitars.”  This fun and catchy piece with over 7 million views, plus national news coverage, blog postings and more has done much more [...]

Running a business can be frustrating. Over time, it’s easy to simply become burned out. I know as a business owner, often there were days where I either didn’t want to go to work, or I simply wanted the day to be over as soon as possible. I would find myself aching for Friday to [...]

So have you ever played games while at work or while attending a class? Games are everywhere these days.  People of all ages are flocking to games on their iPhones, cell phones, iPods, PSP’s, and of course laptops. Obviously many argue that they’re perfectly capable of doing more than one thing at once, and with [...]

Failing to take action because of your fear of failure may be the biggest failure you ever make. Watch this short video revealing some of the biggest failures in history who we commonly consider successful. Never let the fear of failure cause you to give up on your dreams. This is true for all of [...]

If you truly want to become successful, you must have the right attitude and mindset to achieve. There are several ways to do this and you may be surprised to learn that you already have everything you need. Just remember: Few people are capable of handling challenges and reaching their goals alone.  The majority of [...]

American Idol is an amazing reflection of 7 of the most important marketing truths that many of us tend to forget about. Playing it safe isn’t good enough. There’s nothing worse in American Idol than listening to some average song that you’ve already heard someone sing. Likewise, if the contestants do not reach out and [...]

I love public speaking. I am blessed with the courage and I think a bit of talent to successfully communicate and motivate people through the art of public speaking. But it’s not all blessing and it’s not all art. There are some rules that I’ve picked up along the way. Yesterday, David Meerman Scott, who [...]