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How to Handle a Spontaneous Response Successfully - As an Introvert
Have you ever been called on in a meeting to give your thoughts about the discussion but felt unprepared? Or maybe a brainstorming session is almost impossible for you? Even though we know an introvert's brain works differently than the extrovert's, we actually can prepare and plan for spontaneity!
Why All Companies Need a Story
Stories capture our attention quickly. They are more entertaining than straight facts and allow us to take a complicated topic and explain it in such a way that it is appealing to a listener. So why does a company need to tell a story? Simply put, it gives you control over what and how people talk about you, your products and services.

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Business Works Best When You Accept the Help You Need
When you're where the buck stops, it's easy to regard help as something you can't accept. Especially when offered. Let me share a story. A famous radio presenter in the UK, Roger Royle, once told this anecdote about 'saying no'...
Recognizing Genius: Rubber Bands and Dresser Drawers
Gene Weingarten has an interesting anecdote in the weekend Washington Post on how violinist Joshua Bell's parents recognized his talent at the very young age of 4:
How to Create Positive Personal Impact
This article is about positive personal impact. My work as an executive coaching consultant has led me to conclude that people with positive personal impact have three things in common: 1. People with powerful personal impact develop and constantly promote their personal brand. 2. People with powerful personal impact are impeccable in their presentation of self. 3. People with powerful personal impact know and practice the basic rules of etiquette.

Fishing for Leads - the 5 Steps
If you have a new experience everyday, you will lead a fulfilling life. I had one during my summer holidays, when I went out fishing for mackerel. After the trip, I had an epiphany – I felt I was now able to explain easily, in 5 steps, how small companies can effectively increase their business. We start with an anecdote, which captures the essence of the 5 steps, and hopefully will help you land next year’s profitable catch.

Authenticity, Personal Branding and Success
Positive personal impact is an important key to personal and professional success. If you want to create positive personal impact you need to do three things. First, develop, nurture and constantly promote your unique personal brand. Second, be impeccable in your presentation of self - in person and on line. Third, know and follow the basic rules of etiquette.
Positive Personal Impact
All successful people create positive personal impact. Positive personal impact is like charisma, only more so. People gravitate towards people with positive personal impact. When you create positive personal impact other people want to be around you. They want to work with you. They want to be your friend. People with positive personal impact develop and nurture their personal brand. They are impeccable in their presentation of self. They know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. If you master these three keys, you'll be able to create positive personal impact.

4 Commitments That Can Impact Your Success
Have you ever made a commitment to yourself or someone and for whatever reason, didn’t follow through? There are numerous definitions for the word “commitment.” The most basic definition is an “act of voluntarily taking on and fulfilling obligations”. This is further specified as a “personal” commitment, as opposed to a professional or organizational commitment. The voluntary nature of a personal commitment is what makes it so personal. However, this does not mean that a commitment has to relate only to personal interests, such as human relationships or core beliefs. Any objective can be approached with a personal commitment. A commitment can be given to any number of projects and causes, including an organization, a team, a faith group, or to another person.
What’s Your Personal PR Plan?
Personal PR is becoming more and more important in business today and when you want to build a personal brand, there are a number of different areas you can work on to raise your profile. If you don’t already have a personal PR plan in place, we’ve explained some of the main things you should consider below. You may want to embrace all of these or maybe just one or two, it all depends on your personal PR object
Inspirational Leadership Is Learned When It's Lived
I learned one of my life's most powerful lessons in inspirational leadership when I was almost 19, serving as the newspaper editor for the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. If any of my old buddies are out there, they might confirm this anecdote with a comment or two.

Personal Branding
Personal Branding is the absolute hallmark of the top 2% of sales professionals. Most of them don’t even know that they are doing it! Personal Branding gets your phone to ring. Personal Branding separates you from all of the competition. Personal Branding puts VALUE ahead of COST. Personal Branding elevates you and thus your company/product/service in the minds of your customer. Personal Branding, quite simply, creates more sales for you!
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