You may or may not know that I am just a wee bit of an introvert. What this means is – I love spending time and connecting with my friends. But I need my solo time curled up in my favorite lounge chair with a good book. So, you might imagine that while all of […]
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Typically, when we use the word “Integrity,” it tends to be related to trust. “I trust her, because she has integrity,” or, “I wouldn’t work with him, he has no integrity.” And there’s some judgment in it. For the purposes of what I’m saying this morning, I invite us all to leave the judgment out.
NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Recently, we learned that we are sitting on a gold mine here at Elevate, and if you know anything about most modern gold mining, it’s that it often happens near a stream. So the important question
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It’s clear to me — now more than ever — that the secret to happiness is not in what we have, but in how we feel about what we have. More about that in a minute. For some reason the word “sustainability” has been floating around in my mind for about a week. When it
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NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. The other day I was training with my tennis coach and a girl in the tennis class on the next court missed a shot and she screamed “I’m horrible!” The coach immediately said “You’re learning.” And
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Think about what happens when you touch a hot stove. The speed of the nerve impulse through your neural network can be as fast as one hundred meters per second. It’s almost instantaneous — and there’s a reflexive action even before your brain gets the time it needs to process the threat. There’s no thinking
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NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. As Amy stated at the top of the meeting, I have renewed my membership in Elevate for the 11th time, and I started thinking about how the longevity of my membership has contributed to my success.
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Welcome back everybody. And just welcome if you’re a guest and this is your first time at Elevate. I hope you had a nice July 4th break, enjoyed the holiday weekend and made the most of last Wed’s reprieve to sleep in, or whatever you did in place of your typical Wed morning routine. It
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NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Every week, I give you some tips on how you can make more money, but this week I’m going to give you a tip on how to give more money. Recently Katrina Trisko asked how I
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Owner, business owner, own, ownership… what does it mean to own something? Well, today, we’re going to take a look. And there are three key elements that we’re going to address: Nature, Scope, and Direction. The nature of ownership — at least in a business and entrepreneurial context — is about responsibility. However, it is