“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Gandhi
The whining post generated some off-line discussions…many of you have yet to feel comfortable posting your thoughts in the comments section. This is OK – feel free to let me know your thoughts however you see fit – the important part is that I [...]
“There is a time and place for everything” – Mom
When is it appropriate to network? What a loaded question….
The proper answer is always, and with caution. Ah – always with caution!
It is important to always be meeting new people, in last week’s posts – we discussed some ideas on where you could meet people and [...]
“The way of the world is meeting people through other people.” Robert Kerrigan
The second installment of the networking series will focus on WHERE we network. The short answer to this question is – everywhere. However, I caution those of you who offer your business services or drop your company name at every encounter you have [...]
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” - Jane Howard
We are going to begin the “Networking Series” with understanding the reasons why networking is important.
There is the obvious reason – meet new people. But…does just [...]
“As the world changes, one thing will remain constant: the relationships you develop over a lifetime” – Harvey Mackay
Springtime is a favorite season for so many – we shake off the dull of winter, peel off the wooly sweaters and take a big breath of fresh air. Flowers begin to bloom, trees sprout their leaves [...]
“Patience and Perseverance have a magical effect, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish” – John Quincy Adams
Patience – the last segment in the Power Series – and the one “virtue”, if you will, that ties the previous segments together. For, without patience, the others are much more difficult.
It takes patience to sit down and [...]
“Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness,”—it is greatness itself.” – Bovee
Honesty…. What a loaded word – it means different things to different people. It can be twisted and turned and tied up in so many different ways – so much that it really doesn’t look much like honesty any more.
Dictionary.com says Honesty [...]
“It is a great thing to know the season for speech and the season for silence” – Seneca the Elder
Most people in sales have tendency to fill space with words. It is not uncommon to hear sales people speaking so quickly they can barely catch their breath. They fill every space with a word afraid-if-there-is-a-void-they-will-fall-into-a-hole-of-blackness. [...]
“The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains.” - Proverb
We live in a world of quick and easy – we want everything and we want it now. Think about it, when your computer is not working – how long will you wait before you start going a little crazy? Ten, [...]
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