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Do You Want To Start Your Own Business?
For many people, starting a business is the fulfillment of their dreams. But sometimes starting a business can be the realization of their nightmares. I’m writing this post to help you fulfill your dreams — and avoid the nightmares. I recently read an article by Marshall Goldsmith about Why Coaching Clients Give Up. He said [...]
What vision do you have for your company? What is your Core Ideology? What are your Core Values? What is your Core Purpose? When you discover your Core Ideology you will begin to Envision your Future. Then you will be able to create your Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG). Here is where you say, “OMG, [...]
I Don’t Get It
Last week I was talking shop with a fellow business coach (I’ll call him Bill). Bill told me about a sales seminar he did. When he finished the seminar, he asked his attendees what they thought. Their response was “I Don’t Get It.” Bill couldn’t understand how attendees with the education levels of his attendees [...]
1. A speech is not a commercial. And it is not free (remember, I say free is a 4-letter word). You get paid by getting a copy of the attendee list, plus the opportunity to ask permission (during the speech) to call or email attendees later. 2. Give them at least one takeaway. Present something [...]
How do you feel?
Think how you feel when you are around someone who is always negative. Negative people sap your strength -– your drive –- your spirit. But only if you let them. To stop letting them bring you down, stay away from them. Friends, co-workers, colleagues, even family -– it doesn’t matter -– if they can’t or [...]
A very simple question. It is amazing how many people (and business owners) can’t answer this question. If you don’t know what you want how will you know when you find it? Most people don’t know how to want. Many people are taught it is selfish to want (a message from their Parent). Many people [...]
When You Close The Big Deal, Whose Fault Is It?
Most of us grow up being told that when we make a mistake (fail the test, get fired, miss the goal) it’s our fault. We should have been more careful. And we should be more careful next time. Many of us grow up being told that when we “win” (ace the test, get a promotion, [...]
David Sandler of the Sandler Sales Institute said people go to seminars and get charged up. It’s like they are plugged into the wall. But when they leave the seminar, the plug comes out of the wall and they run down. This is true. And this is why it’s so hard to stay motivated. And [...]