Cold calling. Even the name brings shivers to the best sales people. I never understood the need for it. The number of rejections to the number of sales was always higher than I thought made financial success. So then how do you get new clients to come to you? You …
Interview with Noah St. John
I love Noah St. John and his latest book, The Book Of Afformations is one of my new favorites. In less than 5 minutes a day you can ask yourself new questions that will make a big difference in how your life moves forward. Since I am all about the …
Are you being arbitrary?
I recently was doing some business and couldn’t understand why all of a sudden there was a line in the sand around one critical item. What I mean by line in the sand is a sort of artificial wall that exists for no reason other than the other party has decided they …
Is it Just Business? Part 1
“It’s not personal, it’s just business.” Have you ever used that line or had it used on you? I have used it and been on the receiving end once or twice and I have to say, it is personal. The first time I heard it come out of my own …
Big Mo Has a Plan. What’s Yours?
It was 4:15am Pacific Time as I walked out of the hotel to catch my car service to the airport for my flight home. I had only gotten to sleep around midnight so I was still a bit sleepy. Not so my driver Mo. His energy, courtesy and smile welcomed …
My Mom’s Birthday
Today, September 14th is the best day ever. It is my incredible Mom’s birthday. I have been blessed in my life to have a mom, and dad, who support me, encourage me and love me unconditionally. My mom has been adopted by so many of my friends I have lost …
33 years and counting she told me
I was flying out to an event in San Jose the other day and had the fortune to be sitting in the First Class cabin (I highly recommend it if you have the opportunity) when I struck up a conversation with the flight attendant. For those of you who know …
Are the answers you are getting what you want or what you need?
How do you even know? Do you even know what you need or want? I started seriously thinking about those questions a number of years ago when several areas of my life did not seem to be satisfying me. What I learned was the areas of my life and business …
What direction are you going?
Sounds like a simple question with a simple answer doesn’t it? No, it’s not a trick question but one that requires more thought than most of us give to the answer. I’ve learned that there is a bigger, more useful question than just asking what direction I am going. It …