Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. This week’s make more money questions is on how not to have a 121 with a fellow member. Here’s the concern: “I’ve recently had 121s with some members that were awkward. During our 121, I was subjected
I love getting on here and sharing some words with you on Wednesday mornings. But today, many of the words I share will not be my own. They’ll be from leaders like Lindsay Fox, who said, “Personal relationships are always the key to good business. You can buy networking; you can’t buy friendships.” And from
As you know, today is Valentine’s Day. Perhaps you think it’s a wonderful opportunity to express love — with a romantic or life partner, or even some friends. And perhaps you think it’s yet another made up opportunity by corporate entities to sell more cards, candy, chocolate, and gifts. And like many things in this
NYC Elevate is a networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Today’s Make More Money Moment is about belief and this will the most important foundational concept that helps us achieve in networking and business. If you believe that I achieved some things with my networking tactics
In 1992 Acura released the Integra. I remember because a few years later my younger sister was driving one. It’s a funny word, Integra. In fact it’s not a word at all — at least not a real word that can be found in the dictionary. It’s one of those names car companies make up
Picture a 747, having just taken off from Los Angeles, on it’s way to New York City… If the pilot adjusts the heading just three and a half degrees South… even though the nose of the plane may only move a couple feet… instead of landing at LaGuardia or JFK, it will end up in
We’re here to network. Because we’re here to create business. And both business and networking are all about relationship. So today let’s take a look at something in the bedrock of relationship building. An elusive trait, because once you realize you have it, it’s hard to hold onto… Humility. But we better define this first.
Did you know that Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper because he, “lacked imagination and had no good ideas?” Oprah Winfrey was fired from her job as a television reporter at age 22, because she was, “unfit for TV.” Steven Spielberg was rejected from film school, not once… not twice… but three times. Michael
It’s so great to see all of you. And to kick off what I know is going to be a banner year — for each of us, and for Elevate as a whole. I’m sure you’ll agree that it was a really nice break. And now we’re back and it’s time to get down to
NYC Elevate is a million dollar a month networking community organized to help our members make more money through structured collaboration and referrals. Recently, we discussed that you should simplify your requests here at Elevate if you really want to make more money, and last week I had a conversation with Danya Rogers Cohan, our