Mind Your Own Business!
The concept of minding your own business implies that while you are grinding away at your day job you need to be investing and working towards your future financial independence. Pretty soon you’ll be able to walk away from your day job and mind your own business full time. The best way to do this […]
Get Out of the Rat Race
We’ve all had jobs we despised. We were underpaid, underappreciated, and bored out of our minds. We either quit these jobs or were fired for poor performance because we just checked out. Instead of falling into that trap, you need to consider every job an opportunity to learn something new that you will apply down […]
Science of the Memes
Today we will explore the science of the memes and how spreading ideas through society is ingrained in humans. Memes Memes refers to types of ideas that spread the quickest through society, why they spread so fast, and how that affects consumerism. You can use this same concept to create a lasting positive impression about […]
Word of Mouth Tactics – Part 2
In the last post we started our series on word of mouth and explored how to make your customers’ purchasing experience a short, easy one. We are going to continue along that thread a bit today as we will be discussing the power of word of mouth and how to shape it to your advantage. […]
Maximize Your Resources – Part 2
Last time we highlighted the first three areas to work through in maximizing your current resources. They were: Recognizing the obvious Unconventional breakthroughs Facing the facts Today we’ll cover the next three, which are: Revealing the soul of your business From breaking even to breaking the bank Standing up and standing out Revealing […]
Maximize Your Resources – Part 1
Over the next few posts we’re going to discuss how to take a hard look at your current resources and get the most out of them. This can help your capital go further and increase your profit margin. Today we’ll cover three different ways to maximize what you already have. These include: Recognizing the obvious […]
Keep Up the Momentum
The last post focused on negotiating with your big fish and how you can nurture and build on the relationships you are creating. Today we’ll discuss the power your fish has and how to utilize that for your benefit. One of the most important aspects of this is to keep your cheerleader cheering. This refers […]
Bring Them Flowers
There are a few things you must do to prepare for your first face-to-face meeting: Make a list of what you want to accomplish during the meeting; Anticipate potential concerns from the client; Check to ensure you are completely prepared; Listen more than you talk; Bring support staff with you; Use and respect the client’s […]
Who’s Your MVP?
The previous post dealt with making first contact with your prospective big fish and how to make a positive first impression. Today we’re going to cover feeling out the personality of your prospective big fish in order to match the right salesperson to the fish. You need to do this in two steps: Profile your […]
Are You On The Right Path?
There are a number of factors to take into consideration when prepping yourself and your company to approach the largest clients you may ever work with. Today we will begin with a brief look at the three paths every business faces and show you which one is the path to success. Then we’ll talk about […]