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Seven Ways to Get What You Want from Other People
Want to get people to do what you want? Here are some simple ideas to persuade them
Keep Learning All Year
Discover how to access seminars and courses and other learning opportunities (many free or low-cost) for personal or professional enrichment.
Making a “Big” Impression
You do not need to be a big business to make a strong impression. Learn the simple ways any small business can make a big impression.
What Does Your Email Say About You?
Many of us spend hours every week (or maybe even every day!) dealing with email. Make sure yours makes a good impression.
Multiply Marketing Success with a Master Mind
In his classic book, Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill wrote about the power of the Master Mind. Nearly 70 years after the original publication of Think and Grow Rich, the Master Mind concept is still used by many who are working in an organized way toward their goals. These people join together with others to tap into the collective intelligence, experience and creativity offered by a group.
Choose Your Customers Wisely
In my office, there is a sign that says, “Do not try to teach a pig to dance. It doesn’t work, and it annoys the pig.” That is a reminder to me that there are some customers that are not good for my business. Trying to work with them will be frustrating for both of us.
If It Sounds Too Good to Be True
A client recently contacted me to ask about an opportunity that had been presented to her. Someone was offering to set her up in an online business that would make money for her without any effort on her part.
Make the Most of a Conference
You can spend a lot of time and money going to a conference or workshop. How can you be sure that you will get the greatest benefit from your investment? Here are a few tips:
Make Time by Cloning Yourself
Is it hard to find time to do the things you want or need to do? The solution is simple: Clone yourself! Even though there is no mad scientist who can make an exact replica of you, you can multiply your efforts with a few simple strategies.
Get Focused, Get Results
Do you find that you have lots of ideas, but you never seem to get anywhere with them? Maybe you are good at starting things, but not so good at finishing them. How can you make sure that the great plans you have actually come to fruition?
15-Minute Marketing
Do you think you don’t have enough time to market? Here’s a solution that can help you get started on marketing, or any other task you’ve been putting off.
Repurposing Content
Today’s phrase that pays is “repurposing content.” That means taking intellectual property you have created and using it in another way. For example, turning a book into an audio program, or excerpting parts of the book into articles.
What a Virtual Assistant Can Do For You
If you are handling routine tasks instead of marketing or providing services to customers, you are leaving profits on the table. A Virtual Assistant (VA) may be just what you need.
Cloning Myself
If you ever feel that you need at least two of you to do everything you need to do, read this to find out how to painlessly clone yourself.
Get the Help You Need by Hiring the Right Consultant
It is not unusual for consultants and other experts to seek advice from others who have expertise that is different from theirs. No matter how knowledgeable and successful anyone is, we all can learn from others.
Get a Mentor (or Several Virtual Mentors)
A mentor is anyone who can help you advance on your journey. It may be someone who takes you under his wing to teach you specific skills or introduce you to others who can help you. I consider anyone from whom I can learn to be a mentor, even if that learning takes place by reading a book or listening to an audio program.
Keep Learning
What are you doing to keep learning?
Your Marketing Idea Box
Do you ever find yourself looking for a great promotional idea? Or staring at a blank computer screen, trying to come up with just the right words for marketing copy? Do what savvy marketers do: Consult your idea box.
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