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Access the Bigger Conversation

Today let’s talk about “access.” Think about what it took to first get in these doors. Now think about what it took to get approved and accepted to *stay* in these doors. Elevate, we’re a hot ticket. Because showing up here is access to talent, quality, power – and to simplify it, access to business.

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Make More Money By Identifying Your Ideal Client Profiles

This week, I want to tell you about a really productive Networking M3 session that we had last month. One of the main topics of conversation was around identifying your best customers and on how your fellow members can introduce you to more people like them. So Get your pens ready to write because this

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Ownership is Power(ful)

I was looking through some of the pieces I’ve written over my time here, and I came upon something worth sharing again. And in fact, it’s perfect because it took place almost exactly one year ago today. It’s about leadership, and ownership. And how that can translate into business growth. Leadership comes in all shapes

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Make More Money by Expressing Gratitude

This week, I would like to ask: Did you ever want to thank a fellow member for giving you an awesome referral? Well, there’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. And the right way will allow you to get more referrals just like the one you just received.

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Walking the Work/Life “Imbalance Beam”

Show of hands, who in this room will be heading off to work at some point today after the meeting? Ok, got it. And of those who just raised your hands, who will also be engaged in some activity or responsibility in a non-working part of your life? Family, fitness, etc.? Great, thanks. So we’ve

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Do the Math

Show of hands, how many people have been in their current line of work for at least two years? Keep your hands raised if it’s been five years. Seven years. Ten years. Ok, so there’s some variation but for the most part we’ve been at what we’ve been up to for a while. Do you

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Raising the Floor

As I look around the room, I see a lot of powerful people – a lot of capable people. I see hearts and minds, goals and aspirations, wishes and dreams. And typically, we build our lives and businesses by getting clear on what we want and then working hard to achieve it. We’ve all heard

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Make More Money Without Fear

NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. I want to ask you, what would you do differently today if you lived without fear? And this relates to the two different approaches you might take with your membership here at Elevate. The first approach

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Living Without Fear

There are a lot of living things on planet Earth. Plants, animals, insects, algae. Even the planet as a whole is an organism. And you can argue that there’s a consciousness to it. You can also argue that on some level, it’s been a series of random events. But why are we arguing? Either way

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How do you play your game?

Last night I found myself at the Nassau Coliseum hanging out with a few Elevators, and watching the New York Islanders get their pucks handed to them. Sorry Mike Nerenberg. During the game I couldn’t help but notice that while at times they were aggressive, taking some risks, going after the puck and pushing themselves,

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