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The Balancing Act
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| Most people think of “getting organized” as a physical act – clearing piles of paper, putting things away, etc. What many people overlook is the mental part of getting organized. And I always say that organizing your physical environment without first clarifying your priorities is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic!
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A Price-Value Matrix - A Cool Tool for Finding Your Just Right Pricing Strategy
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| Is the price right? Goldilocks tried three chairs, three bowls of porridge, and three beds before finding the ones that were "just right." In much the same way, your working toward "just right" prices and marketing methods will definitely pay off, as it did for me. |
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Always Have a Winning Hand!
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| Think about a deck of cards when it comes to networking. Using the analogy of a full deck it is easy to recognize that there are plenty of ways to win. Effective networking is much easier when you play by a recognized set of rules. One of the most important rules of any game is that you have to use a little strategy. You don’t just show up, and expect to win. You need to think about the kind of cards you have to play, and what you really want to accomplish at the event.
As a networking expert, I know the value of playing my cards in sequence. I also know that sometimes I have to play off, in order to stay in the game. Winning often isn’t about the cards I hold in my hand, rather how they fit with the cards others hold. |
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The Balancing Act
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| Most people think of “getting organized” as a physical act – clearing piles of paper, putting things away, etc. What many people overlook is the mental part of getting organized. And I always say that organizing your physical environment without first clarifying your priorities is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic!
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Understanding the Need for Radical Change
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| Why do organizations often turn on those within it who have their best interests at heart? Why do change efforts so frequently end in 'more of the same'? Much of it has to do with the cultural systems operative in each organization. Change is scary, and the 'poison we know' often seems preferable to the 'poison we don't know'. Even rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic can be doubly aggravating when there's someone coming along behind you, putting them all back where they were. Radical change is more than 'thinking outside the box' — it's acting outside the organizational box. |
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Tell Them Why They Should Buy
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| A billboard caught my attention. It was a cut-away shot of a new minivan - the one with the pop-up table in the back. The billboard showed the interior of the van with four captain's chairs encircling the pop-up table with a headline that said "Your Table Is Served".
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Start Every Board Meeting With A Demo
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| I find three hour “reporting board meetings” where everyone sits around and goes through a 50 page PowerPoint deck to be tedious. When I first started investing in 1994, this was the norm. I put up with it even though it wasn’t my style because (a) I didn’t know better and (b) I didn’t have any better ideas. |
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Are We What We See?
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| So many of us think we look into a mirror, but looking and seeing are two very different things. How many times do we hold our tummy’s in when walking past a shop window? Or walk around a table in a bar or restaurant because we don’t think that we will be able to pass between chairs on a more direct route? Most people do not have an accurate idea of their own body shape and size; this is because we tend to focus on the areas we are particularly unhappy with. |
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Your Divine Guidance Knows How to Attract More Money
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| When you are in constant communication with your Divine Guidance and trusting the information you receive, you won’t need to talk about hindsight. You’ll be playing with a full deck of information and making the perfect decisions to support your ideal outcomes. |
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Stop Slide Craziness And Grow Your Business
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| You may be delighted when a prospect calls to ask about your products or services. If you’re grabbing your dusty slide deck to get ready, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. Instead, use 5-easy steps to stop slide craziness and grow your business. |
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7 Steps To A World Class Team of Whiteboard Sellers
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| So, your sales staff is still relying exclusively on slides. Dave is struggling with the new slide deck from corporate (the one that doesn’t target his market.) Mary is grappling with new graphic guidelines that prevent her from making adaptations. What’s the solution? |
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