If so, are you leading by example? Over the years I’ve witnessed business leaders that continuously pumped up their employees. While I like what I saw, I now wonder if this is as effective as it could be. The reason …
Or are you focused on the long-term? The approach you take can have a significant effect on your actions in business and with potential clients. If you are only concerned about today and making a sale, you will not be …
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Why should you care? If you are speaking to anyone about anything they are easily distracted due to the world that we are living. So how do you keep their attention? I believe keeping a person’s attention can be achieved …
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Is it ready, aim, aim, fire? You may wonder what ‘ready, aim, aim, fire’ means. It is lots of preparation, followed by adjusting the fine details, then re-adjusting the details, then taking action. That was the way to run a …
Are all opportunities always available until we are ready? I don’t believe they are. The reason I say that is because your time is always limited. Many of the times that window of opportunity is only open briefly. This is …
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What if your focus was destructive at worst? You and I know that we need to have a laser like focus in order to achieve anything. I see the challenge that this brings is that we take that laser-like focus …
I hope not! I really hope that you don’t, as if you do you will come off looking as if you are a ‘know-it-all’. The biggest challenge with being a ‘know-it-all’ is that you look arrogant. When you are arrogant, …
Let me rephrase that; does storytelling about how your business started give you a competitive advantage? In the past month I’ve noticed that when I introduce people to what I do by way of a story, the acceptance of what …
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What is the one thing that you do, that your competitors wish they could do as well as you? Recently I read an article by Kim Bhasin in Business Insider. She wrote about how McDonald’s has what she called a …
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In other words are you there for each other? Do you help each other grow? I am a member of Toastmasters International, and one part of their Mission Statement is about being a mutually supportive organization. Now if a volunteer …
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