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I’ve learned that to make any presentation more successful it’s important to convey THREE simple messages. Conveying these 3 messages won’t necessarily get your audience to agree with you, but they will help “open the receptors”. It will help your audience to more effectively listen to you. Here they are: I’m happy to be here…I know

Harvey Mackay tells us how Bill Cosby spent years as a starving comedian, staying up nights talking to seasoned comics, writing his material, honing his skills before even smelling success. Cosby said “Anyone can dabble, but once you’ve made the commitment, then your blood has that particular thing in it and it’s very hard for

It’s Fall and it’s time for Fall sports! I’m sure you have many ideas vying for your time. What about the sport of networking?   Mark Cuban (you may know him from “Shark Tank”, the Mavericks, or reading his latest blog or book) says that ”Follow Your Passion” is easily the worst advice you could

Who’s Got Your Back? And more importantly, who are your lifelines in business and life?   Keith Ferrazzi in his book entitled Who’s Got Your Back talks frankly about lifelines, how to find the 3 people who will change your life, and why building deep, trusting relationships will lead to your success and won’t let

Last week I asked you, “Who’s Got Your Back?” And more importantly, who are your lifelines in business and life?   We talked about Keith Ferrazzi and his book entitled Who’s Got Your Back, about lifelines and how to find the 3 people who will change your life.   To help you find yours, this

Last time we spoke, I asked you, “Who’s Got Your Back?” And more importantly, who are your lifelines in business and life?   This week, I ask you in the wake and aftermath of the hurricane… who has had your back? And whose backs have you had?   How many people checked on you? How

This is it! This past weekend was the weekend filled with commencement speeches and graduations – and so it is time for you to take on graduating from simple networking to business development.   Are you willing, I ask you?   As your NYC 62 visiting professor during this month of graduations, I want to

“First, you have to be visible in the community. You have to get out there and connect with people. It’s not called net-sitting or net-eating. It’s called networking. You have to work at it.” Said Dr. Ivan Misner, the founder of NYC.   As your NYC 62 visiting professor during this month of graduations, I

“The richest people in the world look for and build networks; everyone else looks for work,” says author and entrepreneur Robert Kiyosaki.   It’s May and as a NYC 62 visiting professor during this month of college graduations, I want to help you graduate from simple networking to business development.   To do this, it’s

Hahahahahahahahah! Have you ever heard how laughter is contagious? Well, so is gloominess. Ever been around a depressing person who just sucks the joy out of a moment? I want to be around….and do business with energetic and positive people. Harvey Mackay writes about the topic saying “Happiness isn’t good enough for me!  I demand