You’ve probably heard the saying, “70% of success is showing up.” You may have heard different statistics associated with it and/or you may have heard the quote attributed to different people. Regardless of who originated it, like a lot of sayings that have been passed down through the ages, there’s a lot of truth in […]
Networking
How can you be the most influential person in the room?
The first question we should always ask when entering any situation that could be a networking situation, and you’ll likely find that ANY situation CAN become a networking situation (done tastefully and tactfully, of course) is…. Who here can I help? I got this idea from Dr. Robert Cialdini, who is considered by many to […]
The BIG key to effective networking…
There are a lot of fine points to networking, and you can find a lot of good tips all over the place from a lot of authors, but to me, here’s one big secret you need to know if you want to be successful at networking. Here it is: You gotta do it! Like exercise, […]
Should We Send a Valentine’s Day Card To The Library?
If there’s one resource I absolutely love, it’s the library. If there’s one place that levels the playing field, if there’s one place I don’t mind my tax dollars going, it’s the library. The OKC Metro Library system has been a resource I’ve used for over 20 years now, and I continue to marvel at […]
Networking is BRANDING!
Networking can be the most powerful marketing tool you have. This is because it puts you face-to-face with prospects, enables you to get to know all about how you can help them, then enables you to tailor your introduction to exactly that. When you network, you are the brand to those you meet wherever […]
So how long are we gonna have to hear about this…?
Just a short, get-to-the-point post this week. Unusual for me, huh? What’s not so unusual for me is to sneak in a little self-promotion, so I’ll subtly do that now… Two articles I’d selfishly like very much for you to see: https://newsok.com/oklahoma-christian-professor-celebrates-20-years-of-ama-perfect-attendance/article/5361544 https://www.edmondsun.com/news/business/article_410c3586-50b6-11e4-9893-5f80ae2355e3.html?mode=image&photo=0 The message: THANKS to all those who made the journey possible. The […]
Is Time Money?
Short answer: Yep, Time is money. If you’re busy, you can just stop reading right here and get on with your day. Not only is time money, but time is the new measure of wealth. There is most definitely a correlation between time and money! On the expense side, it’s time = money. On the revenue […]
The perfect Tweet?
Below is a link to an article shared in a Tweet by Tim Berney, founder and president of VI Marketing and Branding. Tim spoke to an entrepreneurship class of mine a while back, as he has done many times over the years. This very successful entrepreneur gives his time and wisdom to the class, and […]