Who would you really like to meet? Yes, a real living person with a name – so not a description - like, ‘the most beautiful woman in the world’. Anyway I’m married to her. Do you have the name of the person? Have you ever tried to meet this person? My assumption is the majority of people reading this article not only never tried to meet this person, the fact is they came up with the name about a minute ago when I asked for the name of the person they would like to meet! So take a … [Read more...]
What Is Your First Impression?
What is your first impression story? Maybe the story is about an experience a good one or a bad one which involved you. Potentially the first impression story is one which you heard from someone else. Feel free to share the story in the comments area for this article. Then come right back here to continue. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? You only have one first chance to make one first impression that lasts a lifetime. …that lasts a lifetime. Wow! The person may not have … [Read more...]
Three Networking Mistakes and How To Correct Them
Networking Mistake #1: Pete was getting himself ready to attend another networking event. He no longer looked forward to attending these networking events. It has now been over six months and he went to six to eight networking events each month. Worse yet in his mind, there was no – zero – closed business from these activities! He went with a boatload of business cards. The heavy weight business cards with clear and clean type face in black raised letters. Each time after leaving the … [Read more...]
The Summer Dilemma Or Opportunity?
It just happened again today. In between opportunity meetings the conversation overheard went something like this... “If I don’t get these deals closed in the next couple of days, well, everyone knows what happens in the summer around here...” “Nothing!” “No one is going to be working or have any interest in meeting with me.” Now here is the thing about this attitude – “Say it often enough – not only will you believe it – it will come to pass.” - Mitch Tublin If you feel this way … [Read more...]
Do You Warm Up?
Most of you know where my home is now - it is winter weather and that means it is colder than most of us would like it to be. You might think this article is about how long it takes to warm up once inside from the outdoor elements. Actually it is the opposite side of the equation. Think about what you do before you start to do something. For example: Major League Baseball players will begin their annual ritual of Spring Training very soon. This is their warm up for the regular season. Even … [Read more...]
Are You Being Eclipsed?
In case you have just come out from living in a cave for the last six or eight months ... or possibly you sailed back from a remote island in the Pacific where you spent many months on end without any internet or cable ... on Monday, August 21, 2017 there will be a Full Solar Eclipse traversing North America for viewing with the cooperation of the weather. There are concerts, parties, running races and even special train rides and jets in the air on special flights to view this unique event. … [Read more...]