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Great advice from the best coaching and success websites that will motivate, inspire, and inform you.
SELLING YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES is much easier if you tell a great story and paint a picture for the client – get them to see how their lives and/or business will be change for the better. This article explains the concept nicely. Change Your Metaphors: How great leaders sell technology — mobileYouth® – youth […]
MOLLY CONNOLLY and a group of very talented instructors are offering JumpStartFM again this summer. If you are looking for a way (possibly tax deductible!) to radically increase your FileMaker Developing skills in a short time period, give this program serious consideration: Thorsen Consulting has opened registration for the next “JumpStartFM” course. Scheduled for June […]
THERE’S TRUTH to be had here: I’m going to share with you six tips to help you transform your “stinkin-thinkin” into “millionaire-thinking” but first, we need to address three common issues that come up for every entrepreneur I know. “Your money zone is equal to your comfort zone.” One of the laws of wealth is […]
YOU COULD FIND MUCH WORSE ADVICE: I have been interviewing over 30 multimillionaires, 5 billionaires, world-class athletes, NYT bestselling authors, and billionaires. Moreover, having a family member who has been ranked # 21 wealthiest person in the US and #41 in the world by Forbes a few years back, gave me some insides on what […]
A little side jaunt here – but most developers need sales skills, if only to sell an internal project. Selling is pointless unless you’re closing business, which is why it’s important to hone your closing skills. In a previous post, I explained how to close a sale. This post explains what notto do when you’re closing. […]
Are you comfortable, secure and happy where you find your business self today? Yes? Well, snap out of it and get to work, or you’ll find yourself falling behind and losing your security and happiness. It’s real simple – by standing still in today’s rapidly advancing world, you are losing ground. If you are […]
One of the toughest challenges in pursuing a successful life is controlling your own thoughts and feelings. Your conscious and sub-conscious thoughts can – and will – betray you if you are not careful. Examine how you react to the things that happen to you at work and at home, and hold them up to […]
Delivery and Distribution Part 2 The fourth aspect of Delivery and Distribution is Service Mastery. Very simply, mastering service will make or break your business. Providing good service time after time builds an emotional ‘bank account’ – the customer feels better about your business and is more willing to forgive a poor experience. Provide small […]
Delivery and Distribution Part 1 Delivery, 0r Delivery Mastery as it is known at ActionCoach, is a subject with four main areas: Supply Mastery – a consistent delivery of your product to service. Under promise and over deliver Quality Mastery – making sure your product is supplied on time and always up to specifications Easy […]
If you haven’t read or heard Gary Vaynerchuk, stop and do so now… (Video) Gary Vaynerchuk’s Unforgettable Advice For Achieving Success By Joel on September 30, 2013 We recently caught up with the multi-millionaire entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchukfor an exclusive, one of a kind interview. Gary is an entrepreneurial wizard, with unforgettable advice for all with a humble yet electric […]
And now for the final step of systematizing your business: Step #9 of the nine steps: Management Systems Now it’s time to put in management systems that allow you to institute and monitor all of the other 9 steps. Keep refining the process of systemization, improving your business and your leverage. Develop the tools for your managers […]
This week we continue to delve into the details of systematizing a business. Step #6 of the nine steps: Position Profiles. Every position on your organization chart requires a position profile. The position profile describes the job – what the person in it is required to do. You will need to develop Key Performance Indicators […]
This week (and part of next) we are delving into the details of systematizing a business. Step #5 of the nine steps: Organization Chart. This organization chart is simple in concept, harder in practice. Make an organization chart of how your business will look when it’s finished – it might be one hundred people (or a thousand!). […]
Have you taken this test? If not, you should give it a go… The Passion Test for Success: What’s Your Passion? Take our test to discover your priorities for a fulfilling life. Your passions are the pipelines to your soul. When you are connected to your passions, you feel happy, self-motivated, fulfilled, engaged and worthwhile. […]
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