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How to Create a Professional Speaker Introduction

Speaker bio…Speaker biography…Speaker one-sheet…Speaker Press Kit…Speaker Introduction…

You are a professional trying to get your message out there, share your expertise, build your business, grow your organization, create a legacy…

What are all of these terms?

I’ve noticed some individuals use these synonymously…granted speaker bio and speaker biography are the same, each of these items are…

Meet Clients Where THEY are at to Build Your Business

You may be thinking…”Oh, this is another networking article…”

That is not the case. This actually goes deeper in that YOU are an authority on a topic either through experience or research.

You probably LOVE talking about this topic.

You KNOW you can help the client build a better business.

You KNOW where their business is heading.

The PROBLEM: This is how the client feels around YOU…

You are…

The NO Game – Having FUN being told NO!

The NO Game – Having FUN being told NO!

Who says you can’t have fun in business while learning new skills? One week to stronger sales conversations!

Andrew Neitlich of the Center for Executive Coaching challenged us to play this game for a week. The premise…ASK for something in which you may get a NO answer. If you the person tells you NO, try asking it in…

How to Create Your Professional Speaker Biography

Speaker bio…Speaker biography…Speaker one-sheet…Speaker Press Kit…Speaker Introduction…

You are a professional trying to get your message out there, share your expertise, build your business, grow your organization, create a legacy…

What are all of these terms?

I’ve noticed some individuals use these synonymously…granted speaker bio and speaker biography are the same, each of these items are…

During the winter, we love hiking on mountain trails in Colorado. A few of my favorite winter trails are Tenderfoot Trail and Straight Creek Trails (Dillon), Peru Creek, Keystone Gulch, Wildernest, Rainbow Lake (Frisco), and Mayflower Gulch near Leadville. It is a winter wonderland that is hard to do justice in pictures…My favorite days are when there is a light dusting of powder that looks like…

3 tips When Looking into Overseas Manufacturing?

Interesting article if you are considering overseas manufacturing.

Article: Shark Tank’s Lori Greiner on the No. 1 Mistake to Avoid When Manufacturing Your Product Overseas

image by Logan Alexander Source: Entrepreneur.com

There have been multiple stories the last few years of when things go wrong with overseas manufacturing. In this article, Lori Greiner of Shark Tank suggests using audit…

The ASK Game – Having FUN while ASKING for support!

The ASK Game – Having FUN while ASKING for support!

Who says you can’t have fun in business while learning new skills? One week to stronger ASK skills and stronger sales conversations!

Darla LeDoux of Aligned Entrepreneurs challenged some us to play this game for a week. The premise…ASK for something at least 5 times per day.

What can you ASK…

Is Your Tribe Eagles or Turkeys?

Who is your tribe of people that you spend the most time with?

We hear about tribes in the business world it seems everywhere. So what is a tribe?

Seth Godin defines a tribe as:

a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a…

Tips to Avoid Scope Seep

I learned about Scope Seep while working as an architect and project manager. Like scope creep, it is one of those subtle things that on the surface looks harmless…like you are just being nice and adding exceptional customer service. Below the surface, it is insidious as it eats away at your business and profits.

SO what is scope seep?

Scope seep the situation in which YOU keep adding features or…

3 Tips to Communicate Your Value to the Other 67%

Did you know that most small businesses are only marketing to the 3% of buyers who are actively looking for their products or services?

3% are actively looking or shopping for your products or services. This is where most of your competition is also marketing.

7% are open to the possibility of buying your products or services, they haven’t actively made a decision, and probably don’t know about…

Do you have balance in your Business?

Everybody has different beliefs when it comes to finding balance in your work and personal life. This is partially from us each having different value systems and different life experiences.

This is something that I have struggled with for years…basically since college when I made the decision to study architecture. Architects seem to love all-nighters,…

2 Tips to Avoid Scope Creep

I learned about Scope Creep while working as an architect and project manager. It’s one of those subtle things that on the surface looks harmless…like you are just being nice and adding exceptional customer service. Below the surface, it is insidious as it eats away at your business and profits.

SO what is scope creep?

Scope creep is a situation in which a customer/client ASKSfor something beyond…

I was thinking of this quote after working with clients last month and sent part of this article to my newsletter at the time…

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves…Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?…

TIP: How to choose your WordPress Hosting

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TIP: For Peace of Mind…Backup Your Computer

I received a reminder of this VERY IMPORTANT tip from my friend Joe Sabah this week.

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I’ve dealt with this issue multiple times over the last 20 years. It seems technology conspires against me sometimes.

In college, I lost half a semester’s work when my floppy disk died. (yes, this was before thumb drives and external hard drives.)

Revenue is for Vanity, Profit is for Sanity

While at a sales retreat a week ago, my associate Shanti Hill made an interesting comment that she uses when consulting with her clients.

Revenue is for vanity, Profit is for Sanity

It’s all money RIGHT!?!

It’s not. I’m not a financial professional or accountant…I like simple explanations…

Revenueis the money coming in from the sales of your products and services. As a stand alone indicator in…