As a coach, I love asking people to look “outside the box.” I don’t typically use that actual language because it’s over played. But coming up with the idea that’s new, or different, or outside their comfort zone, holds a lot of possibility because it’s beyond what they already know. So it’s often my jam.
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 we’ve learned that the most important aspect of our gold mine is our fellow gold miners, both members and visitors. Last
There are three steps to transforming potentially destructive conflict to a conflict in which something new will emerge. These steps have everything to do with you and very little to do with the other person other than how they choose to react. It’s really all about trigger management- managing your own reaction to situations that
In the past few weeks, we learned that we are sitting on a gold mine here at Elevate, and we’ve learned that the most important aspect of our gold mine comes in the form of our fellow gold miners, both members and visitors. This week I want to return to the actual gold by talking
What if you only had two minutes to make a lasting impression on a potential client or customer? Whether you’re at an airport bar and they’re about to catch a flight? Or you’re in an elevator and they’ve pushed their floor but you can feel their energy and it’s someone you’d like to work with.
In the past few weeks, we learned that while we are sitting on a gold mine here at Elevate, we can’t just stare at the dirt and hope gold ends up in our pocket. We learned that we become the ‘go to’ person in our profession by building relationships over time. We learned how to
In the past few weeks, we learned that we are sitting on a gold mine here at Elevate, and we’ve been learning how to mine that gold in the form of getting quality referrals. But this week, I want to revisit the most important aspect of Elevate, and it’s not ‘closed business’ or ‘referrals.’ The
How many people feel you are experts in communication? How many people would like to expand their network? How many of you feel there is always more to learn? The most sure fire way to grow in these areas is to mentor someone else. 71% of fortune 500 companies have mentorship programs, that’s a powerful
The great research professor, speaker and storyteller Brené Brown talks about how we all have a choice – courage or comfort. When it comes to facing our fears, and getting what we really want in our lives and businesses, it’s one or the other. In other words, if you want something beyond what you already
Since the first days humans walked this planet there have been entrepreneurs. This distinguished and relatively small group has been responsible for improving the lives of billions of people over thousands of years. From the creation of the wheel 5,500 years ago to the creation of the world wide web in 1989, entrepreneurs have consistently
Elevate currently has 85+ members and we’ve passed over $100M in referral business with over $17M in the last year.
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