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Right now corporate and government officials are keeping spending and capital investments to minimum. Even if government projects are funded and have nothing to do with budgets, they are still being put on hold. Why, because it’s not right to spend now. It looks badly and ultimately the fear ... Views: 1934
For the past few years, my personal mission has been to present my most authentic self to world each and every day. My authentic self is my most creative self, and yet, seemingly in contradiction to my mission, I chose a career in hospitality as an operations manager. After 25 years, I am now ... Views: 1932
A Publicity Calendar is a timeline that outlines at-a-glance: 1) what type of media outlets you will contact; 2) how you plan to attract publicity attention; and 3) when the contact will take place. Your publicity calendar can be set up on a daily, monthly, quarterly or year-round basis. Below ... Views: 1928
“Are You ‘Normal’ and Hate Learning?”
• 1. Me: “Normal is the opposite of Abnormal, right? Dictionary.com defines ‘normal’ as Average-Ordinary-Common. Add: mediocre & second-rate.
• Normal makes you Defensive toward Change, Improvement, and expanding your Comfort-Zone.
Are Bill Gates, ... Views: 1927
One of the challenges I constantly battle is becoming addicted to my computer. The computer in the home is a wonderful tool. When I was growing up newspapers, television and radio delivered you the news. If you wanted to pay your bills you had to receive them by mail and send payment to the ... Views: 1921
One thing that you should remember in your lead generation campaign is that selling is not an inborn talent. It can be nurtured in almost anyone. What you need are the proper tools and methodology to maximize the learning curve of your potential sales people. You need them to be in their top ... Views: 1920
Competitors are constantly approaching your top customers and their C-level executive staffs with offers of better, easier, and cheaper. If you’re nothing special to the high ranking staff you’re vulnerable to replacement. If any of the staff had missed expectations, you’ll be talked about ... Views: 1915
Forum posting is an effective way of advertising your website if you use it properly. People join forums for a number of reasons—to socialize with others, to find information that they need, or for the purpose of marketing either their website or a specific product that they are selling. ... Views: 1912
Sales have a beginning and an end, and you can adjust how much time is spent in between by making the right moves. Sales begin wherever you can get in, but always end with the power executives saying yes or no. What happens in between is a lot of due diligence work with subordinates and ... Views: 1909
If you want to get to people, no matter who they are, network to them. You know people. You also know people who know people who can get you through many doors. These are your resources. However, you have to stop and think, and search your mind to realize who and how many people you really ... Views: 1903
I have heard this way too many times. I have heard it from every type of a coach. Many life, career and business coaches who have been in business for some time have told me that they are not actively marketing their business. When I ask why not, it seems that they are waiting for something to ... Views: 1894
The opportunity to earn from or make more money using the internet continues to pique people’s interests. This is one reason why programs like e business courses are here to stay. E-business training gives you the competitive edge when you want to get the most out of any e-business endeavor. ... Views: 1894
Here is a true story to go along with Wednesday’s Blog on Eliminating Low Price Bidding.
Recently a semi conductor client of mine wanted to move one customer’s (A) production from one facility to another in order to make room for another customer’s (B) production. It was a special fab with ... Views: 1893
Retail Management is a dynamic field and offers lucrative opportunities to those who are willing to study for it and learn the ropes. What makes it more exciting is that you don’t need to finish a college degree to get started or become a successful retail manager. A short online course which ... Views: 1893
Going by the rules and ethics is the ideal way of doing business. Unfortunately, making big profits as much as possible is the ultimate objective of small startups and big multinational corporations so achieving business success may conflict these two schools of thought. It is competitive and ... Views: 1893
The Zenith, is described as the highest point or state, the summit, or highest level of development: To have ended and thus arrived at a final stage. It is also considered the culmination of all that has gone before.
From a spiritualists’ point of view, the zenith may be reaching ... Views: 1889
Most sales people make two key mistakes when building a large account plans or as I like to call them relationship plans. First they build the plan by themselves or with the help of their teammates instead of with the inputs from the C-levels and influential people of the large account. ... Views: 1888
“Two Secrets of Success: Repetition & Review for 2014.”
• 1. Me: “We got 452 emails about “Thymus & Spleen THUMPING”. They remembered TARZAN of the Apes and his Thymus Thumping in the movies & TV.”
• 2. You: “I remember one thing about it, besides TARZAN.
I have NO idea of the Location of ... Views: 1886
I read an interesting story in Wired today. The name of the article was "Why Money Can't Buy Happiness" by Jonah Lehrer.
The general theme of this piece is explaining why America - the richest nation of this century - is growing more and more unhappy...the richer we get.
This is exactly ... Views: 1885
I was at an association meeting the other night doing some networking. As I talked with people, it was amazing how inefficient people are in their selling and business development. So I have five stories, each with a lesson that could help you develop business better.
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As I introduced ... Views: 1884
Does your team or your prospects feel a lack of trust or confidence in your message or in your customer service? As with any relationship, a lack of trust in a business relationship is a big deal. It can undermine all of your hard work; costing you time, money, and loyalty.
So how do you ... Views: 1881
Are you crystal clear on what you truly want for your life and for your business? Have you put your “stake in the sand” for what you want…. for what you believe in?
Now is the time.
Author-scientist Gregg Braden teaches, we are in an unprecedented time on the planet and that human beings ... Views: 1876
The title of this article assumes you have actually created a business plan at some point. Though truth be told, many small business owners never do. And even in large organizations where strategic plans are an annual tradition, leaders often put them on the shelf once it’s done. Why do we ... Views: 1875
People generally do not know much about how to test gold. There are various methods are available in market for testing the purity of gold. Today testing of gold has become very important and for that people generally use different methods for testing it. Today people are selling their old gold ... Views: 1871
Despite the emphasis on using disposable cleaning cloths in restaurants, many restaurant owners or managers choose to use non-disposable ones. It is difficult to blame them if they choose to do this because with the state the global economy is in, we all need to tighten our belts and save money ... Views: 1870
Wulston Alderman FCILT explains why having a Mentor can help you accelerate your own career and personal goals and help you achieve far more than you might on your own.
Let’s first have a look at what has changed in the last 12 months. The economy has faltered, and we all have to face many ... Views: 1870
With the economic downturn I've noticed of late more and more discussion on various networks about worry about work dropping off, finding part time jobs and so on.
I think it's important to remember this: as virtual assistants we are in business. We are business owners. This means we are ... Views: 1869
In Part 1, “Is that really ME giving that confident presentation?”, I covered some of the more physical and emotional characteristics for giving a confident presentation. Let’s talk about those silent, yet very loud, signals from your audience. These are indicators that tell you if they are ... Views: 1865
Do you ever wonder why your top employees are leaving you? Do you want to know what you could have done to convince them to stay with you instead? Well, a good exit interview can give you the answer to these questions.
On the part of employees, exit interviews are often the last serious form ... Views: 1864
Press releases can have significant value. Depending on the type of press release, the value can differ.
The different types of press releases include announcements, spots, reaction stories, bad news, and local 'hometown' releases.
An announcement can include a public service announcement, ... Views: 1861
Delegation is a skill often neglected by the soloist. You work alone … who would you delegate too? You have to do it all yourself … right? Wrong!
When you try to “do it all” there is a tendency to think this means “do it all – by yourself!” which inevitably leads to stress, burn-out and the ... Views: 1859
Printing is a highly crucial business function these days because of the many benefits it provides to companies. This is indeed true, both for small and big businesses. If a big company needs a lot of brochures for example; a single desktop printer from their own office would definitely be not ... Views: 1854
The dream of becoming a professional speaker took hold many years ago. I was working for a small radio station in Santa Rosa, California. My primary job was to sell airtime. Yup! I sold air. Because the station was so small, it was easy to wear many hats. Within a very short period of time I ... Views: 1852
Prospecting rejection hurts. Some targets are gentler with their rejection than others, but the message is the same – “NO”. Once rejected, you'll be annoying if you keep pushing which could burn a future opportunity. Oh, there are those that attest to their tenacity in ... Views: 1847
Prospecting rejection hurts. Some targets are gentler with their rejection than others, but the message is the same – “NO”. Once rejected, you'll be annoying if you keep pushing which could burn a future opportunity. Oh, there are those that attest to their tenacity in ... Views: 1847
Social media has changed the way marketing evolved over time, and especially these days, traditional marketing has become passé. Now, social media alters sales pitches into a “listen-pull-engage-then push” kind of style of pursuing. Here are some tips straight from ... Views: 1844
Everyone is on a quest for respect. Parents want their kids to do it, employees want bosses to do it, spouses demand it of each other, teachers ask their students for it and people in general feel good when it happens to them. Why is it then that so many people have no clue what respect means? ... Views: 1843
It can be quite a challenge to foster effective teamwork in the workplace. With all the differences in culture, beliefs, and working habits that employees might have, it can indeed be difficult to make them work as a team. And this is one of the many challenges faced by leaders every single ... Views: 1843
Retreat! Does the word remind you of an old black and white movie where the bad guys wearing black hats turn their horses around and retreats from battle? As a business owner the word “retreat” does not mean backing down from a fight or running away from a battle. When business owners hear the ... Views: 1842
Are you stuck in a rut in your life? I once heard a rut defined as a grave with no end. When we experience being in a rut it’s generally because we believe it’s safe there. We feel the risk of loss is less if we just stay where we are. Something outside that rut seems risky, and so we settle in. ... Views: 1837
Transcending Financial Struggles and Manifesting Abundance
Are you frustrated because you seem to have continual struggles with money?
Is is possible that you are sabotaging your financial situation and potential for creating success?
Did you know that the reality of your financial ... Views: 1836
What’s the story about body language? Nonverbal expressions of the human body are silent signals that say a lot.
The important thing to know about body language is this:
It is louder than you think!
Presentation skills training would not be complete without addressing effective body ... Views: 1834
A lot of times we are caught in codependent relationship we are not even aware of, and if it is a business or client relationship, it may be costing you dearly.
A lot of us grew up conditioned to be “responsible” – so we try to be, often out of wanting to be approved or accepted, or not be ... Views: 1832
One of the key ways we sabotage ourselves is by keeping so busy that we have no room to breathe and no room to be present. We multi-task ourselves to death while overbooking our schedules and can barely see straight. I know. I’ve been there and slip into that pattern most easily.
What I ... Views: 1830
The first step that you need to take when writing an article is figuring out the best topics to explore. Sometimes, this can be daunting even for seasoned article marketers who usually run out of topics to discuss. If you’re on the same boat, let me share with you some tips on how you can gather ... Views: 1830
The first step that you need to take when writing an article is figuring out the best topics to explore. Sometimes, this can be daunting even for seasoned article marketers who usually run out of topics to discuss. If you’re on the same boat, let me share with you some tips on how you can gather ... Views: 1830
Salespeople know how to prospect -- although they hate to. Salespeople can certainly present -- and they love to. They know they should ask questions -- although most don't and the ones that do ask self-serving ones. Salespeople can close -- even though they usually let the customers do it for ... Views: 1829
Within this Evolv review I'm going to shed light on the good, the bad and the ugly with regards to EvolvHealth company, The evolve business, and also the Evolv product offering.
Evolv Review Point 1: The Evolv Company
Evolv, a Texas headquartered business was founded in 2009 by a ... Views: 1827
“Could You use tested & proven Headlines to 2x your Closes?”
• 1. Me: “Affiliates need more than Clicks, they must produce closes on buyers’ Credit Cards, right?”
• 2. You: “What if I not an affiliate? Am I wasting my time learning about Headlines that pull?”
• 3. Me: “None of us was born ... Views: 1823
We limit ourselves when it comes to selling and business development. Here is another story from my networking association meeting the other night. This article can help you or your people overcome self limiting sales beliefs and develop more business faster.
Back to the two ladies I ... Views: 1821
We recently completed a Real team building exercise with some highly “intelligent” people. I assume “highly” as they “teach” others… nevertheless, we had a really good fun Appreciative team building event they were very “cerebral” people.
Feedback from the participants and observations ... Views: 1821
“We can’t retract the decisions we’ve made, we can only affect the decisions we’re going to make from here.” As said by actor Jamie Foxx in the movie, Law Abiding Citizen.
As you have been reading in ‘Turning Point’; decisions have been the recent theme of our discussions and time together. ... Views: 1820