In case you missed this morning’s meeting and, as a recap for those of you that were there, here is the attendance policy I covered during the Member Success Tip: Each member is allowed three absences and five subs per semester. Each sub, after the fifth sub, counts as an absence. A member is counted
When you want to go someplace…..How do you get there? (An old fashioned map) Here is one way, Chart a Path, Make a Plan. Figure out a step by step route, a system, to get you where you want to go. This is another way to go. This is a Daruma that DJ Gatsby brought
Welcome to NYC University. Again, I’m taking inspiration from Rosamund and Benjamin Zander and “The Art of Possibility”. I’ve been teaching this class for 3 years and this is the beginning of a new quarter. You will be graded!!!! And, you will receive homework……..duh, what did you think???? I’m happy to tell you that you
Today, I would like to speak about turning your 121s into business development meetings. Your first 121 with someone is a chance for you to get to know that person and for you to become comfortable referring them. It’s your second, third and fourth 121s where you can start proactively generating referrals. How do you
Last week we spoke about the Optimistic Salesperson who sold shoes to the Natives. This week with temperatures in the teens (pouring a bowl of ice into a plate) we will talk about the proverbial Salesperson who sold ice to the Eskimos. How did he do it? Enrollment. Again, from the book “The Art of
Today is an Art Day. Stefano Basilico, our esteemed Art Consultant will be telling us about himself later, But now I am here to continue in the theme of Art, quoting from Rosamund and Ben Zander’s Book, the Art of Possibility. How do you see Possibility? It is in the eye of the beholder. “A
How many of you have heard of The King and I? In The King and I, Anna sang about “Getting to Know You.” I encourage you to look at the lyrics for this song closely, as getting to know you is what we do when we network. As Sandra Bullock’s character so aptly
Le Grand Fromage, the Big Kahuna, Elexihente…….who are these people? They are the people we want to meet and greet. They are where the buck stops. Anthony Parinello wrote in his bestselling book “Selling to VITO”, we want to get in front of the Very Important Top Officer, VITO! VITO is the CEO, President, Partner…..C
This is the first in my new series of Jedi-level Networking Tips. Today’s tips – Reducing Networking Friction. The concept is simple: I want to make it as easy as possible for people to refer me, so pick up your pens and get ready to write because there will be a quiz later. The first
A couple of weeks ago we all lost a dear friend and a mentor, Zig Ziglar. He was perhaps the first Motivational Speaker and has helped millions of people improve themselves. Lisa usually ends our meetings with a motivational quote, sometimes from Zig, but I wanted to open our meeting with some of his words of