I was reading a little book on influential communication the other week. It’s called “Exactly What To Say” and it’s by Phil M Jones (in case you’re curious). He shared a great closing tip. When you get to the point where you know your prospect likes what they see and are now just looking for …
Yesterday as I was re-watching the replay of our round robin mastermind on blogging and reflecting on mistakes I’ve made in the past – I remembered 1 I didn’t mention on the webinar. Taking myself & my work way too seriously. At the end of the day, it’s just a blog. That doesn’t mean it won’t have …
Do you have a desire to influence others in a positive way? Have you ever wondered what you could do or say to make this happen in the most effective way? Over the last few weeks, I’ve been striving to influence my kid’s to be disciplined. We’ve come up with tracking charts & incentives… I’ve …
Lots of distinctions to be made here. Here’s one in process that has been helpful for me. In network marketing, the process is as follows. 1. Make a list of people you have a relationship with. 2. Offer your product or service to them. In internet marketing, the process works as follows. 1. Build a …
Do you know the difference between an expectation and a standard? Tony Robbins said “If you want to change your life you have to raise your standards.” He also said, “Trade your expectations for appreciation and the world changes instantly.” I heard something from Coach J Brad, a friend & fellow freedom crusader the …
In our quest for truth, (whatever that is), there is some trickiness to be dealt with from time to time. You take a bite from an apple and say “This apple is delicious!” You spin it around to find a worm poking out the other side. Turns out, the whole apple wasn’t delicious, just the one …
Over the last 8 months, I’ve fallen in love with blogging. What I’ve learned about myself, refining my thoughts, sharing my best ideas with the world, the priceless self-confidence builder of engaging in consistent action – all beautiful gems along my journey. But here’s another major diamond to be treasured – learning from others. Yesterday …
First off, let’s just start out by saying – “I don’t really know, but I really want to know.” 🙂 In fact the more I seem to know the more I seem to know how much there is I really don’t know. And maybe that’s the right place to start when discussing such a profound …
A few days ago I sat all 4 of my boys down one night before bed and talked to them a little about discipline. I took out a blank sheet of paper and on the left side, drew a frownie face – and on the right side drew a happy face. I asked them – …
Chapter 5 of The Compound effect is all about the things that influence us. Throughout the course of a day there are many, many subtle things that either inspire us or discourage us. Lift us up or beat us down. Ideally – we want to maximize the positive influences that breath life into our souls …