How often have you approached the end of your workday feeling as if you accomplished next to nothing because you spent the entire day in back-to-back meetings? Walked out of an unproductive meeting wishing you could get the past hour back? Or cringed as you glanced at an over-scheduled calendar bloated with meetings? According to…
Firing your boss can be held up as the ideal goal for your home based business. But before you take the plunge and wave your job goodbye too soon, just pause for a minute… Because believe it or not, that annoying job has a lot of things going for it, especially when you’re launching your…
Have you ever gone into a meeting (either physical or virtual) intending to share as much information with as many people as quickly as possible? Do you ever feel awkward facilitating a meeting because you don’t know how to get participants to interact? The discomfort of silence convinces you to do all of the talking…
Closing the deal. There’s no place in the sales process that is more upfront and personal. So much pressure. A lot is riding on getting agreement. And even the best sales professionals can misstep. Here are six closing principles to help you Close Deals Faster. Closing Principle #1: You cannot close until the buyer is…
No matter what industry you work in, there are certain fundamental principles that hold true if you want to excel as an entrepreneur. As the CEO of a global entrepreneurship training organization and direct selling company, and a lifelong entrepreneur and enthusiastic networker, I know the pitfalls that can prevent even the most committed businesspeople…
With today’s Internet TV, consumers get to choose what they want to watch and when they want to watch it. So what exactly is this “new TV,” also called OTT TV? OTT stands for “over-the-top,” the term used for the delivery of film and TV content via the Internet, without requiring users to subscribe to a traditional cable or…
Susan: “I got stuck in traffic for three hours last night and thought I’d go crazy.” Kevin: “Me too, but it gave me a chance to catch up on my training CDs. And you won’t believe what happened when I…” Susan and Kevin are storytellers. So is everyone—including you. If you master the art of storytelling,…
Stephanie has been a network marketer for 20 years. In her early fifties, she has worked her way up the compensation plan and is now a top earner in her company. She lives a comfortable life and no longer needs to work, as the leaders she has developed are taking care of her team. Though…
About 6 months into my first year in business, the international convention was coming up. Although the company had been open for 10 years in New Zealand, my sister and I were the only people in this country to set off for that event. It was half way around the world, took a week out of…
Let’s face it. Your day, your week, your month – they’re already full. In fact, life is bursting at the seams. You already need another day in your week just to fit it all in. But you’ve started to realize that next time you raise your head to gasp for breath and look around at…
