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Maybe So, Maybe Not

Once there was a farmer in ancient China who owned a horse. “You are so lucky!” his neighbors told him, “to have a horse to pull the cart for you.” “Maybe so, maybe not,” the farmer replied. But one day he didn’t latch the gate properly and the horse ran away. “Oh no! That is

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Make More Money By Turning Down Bad Projects

NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Hey, you got an awesome referral from a fellow member here at Elevate. Maybe so, maybe not. As hard as it sounds, do you know that sometimes the best thing you can do with a referral

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Perspective

“I’m killing it in business.” “I love my life.” “I can’t believe I get to do this.” “This business is killing me.” “I hate my life.” “I can’t believe I have to do this.” Two sides of a coin. And perhaps you may identify more closely with either the first or the second. (Hopefully the

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Leadership, Community & Being Informed

A lot has happened since we met last week. So today’s Education Moment is going to start with a different tone. And before I say another word, a reminder that here inside Elevate, we don’t get political. But the truth is, we are human beings. And we are *all* leaders. And so to step over

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Make More Money with LinkedIn and Visitors

NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Last week we had a great Elevator Accelerator training session where we discussed extended networking, inviting more guests, using Linkedin and how you can use these tactics to organically grow your network and your bottom line.

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Make More Money With Client Onboarding Forms

NYC Elevate is a million dollar a month, networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. In my last make more money moment, we discussed your biggest pain point: “How come getting referrals isn’t easier. I joined Elevate for easy referrals without working hard.” And then we discussed

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Trust Is Everything

I’ve got something super important for you today. So listen up… because if you get one thing out of this meeting… heck, if you get one thing out of this WEEK… let this be it! First, something you already know but let’s bring it to the group’s consciousness… networking, at its core… when you distill

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Lazy is a FOUR Letter Word

As a member, you have been vetted. As a guest you have been invited by someone who has. And so I submit without further need of proof that every one of you… every one of us, can be considered a “high performer.” And through the trials and tribulations of life and business, you have arrived

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Make More Money Getting A Genie To Grant You 3 Wishes

NYC Elevate is a million dollar a month, networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. And I was walking down 57th Street the other day when a genie appeared before me and told me she would grant me three wishes. I said, “Nice! First, I want you

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Lobsters…Leadership On a Roll

Though lobsters have natural predators — mostly certain kinds of fish when they are young, and primarily we humans, once they’ve reached adulthood — they live well protected inside a chitinous shell. And any of you that have enjoyed lobster as cuisine know all too well how hard and rigid that shell is. But remember,

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