Are You the One Everyone Wants To Be Around?
How is it that there’s usually one person at networking events who really stands out from the rest? You know, the one who seems to grab everyone’s attention. The one you want to be. It all comes down to business etiquette – the way you treat others and how you express yourself. In other words, [...]
The Sign of a Positive Work Ethic
You demonstrate your work ethic in many ways – in your handshake, appearance, or even your approach to difficult situations. But another – and arguably, one of the most important – indications of work ethic comes across in completed staff work. That is, in sales reports, proposals, research papers, technical documents, or any other form [...]
Having Protective Text: The Right Times to Text Message
Communication – whether verbal, physical or written – has helped us transfer information, spread ideas, and solve problems for centuries. However, when text messaging entered the conversation in the late 1990s (and exploded in the early 21st century), it operated under a new set of communication principles: shorter, simpler and fewer statements. Knowing when to [...]
Create a Positive First Impression
In this article, you’ll learn about the affect that clothing has on others’ first impressions of you, and how you can modify your appearance in order to present the successful you. After all, first impressions are lasting impressions, and you plan to be around for a while, don’t you? The Facts 1. How people perceive [...]
Never Lose Another Great Idea
Have you ever had so many ideas churning around in your head that you didn’t know where to begin? Do you find that you have trouble remembering all of those great “light bulb” moments? The good news is that you are not the only one; the bad news is that you are not the only [...]
Content Attracts Customers and Referral Sources
Most people on the Internet are looking for a combination of three things: Communication, information, and entertainment. It’s pretty simple to position yourself to be the source of information, especially in your area of expertise, if you will take the time to produce content that people can use to get their questions answered. Taking the [...]
Advanced Business Networking
Most business professionals attend networking events regularly, but many of them miss one of the most important opportunities any networking event offers, and that is the opportunity to develop a relationship with the host. People who host networking events are always centers of influence. If they can get 40-50 people to regularly attend their events, [...]
The Fortune in Follow Up
Are you one of those business owners who joins business organizations and attends networking events regularly, but fails to follow up with the people you meet? We all do it, so the key to turning this trend in your favor is to admit that you do it and start doing something different. There is no [...]
The Key to Growing a Business Through Relationships
Have you ever thought about the good feeling you get when people take a sincere interest in you? We all have a craving to be appreciated and when it’s fed we feel a kindred bond with the people who are doing it. As we become pre-occupied with the daily goings on in our businesses we [...]
Turn Your Old Cell Phone Into Cash
If you’re like me you have a “junk drawer” that has a couple old cell phones deep in the bottom of it. We don’t throw these phones away because we know that their bad for the environment, but we don’t know what we’re suppose to do with them. I recently met a man that knows [...]
