Building Confidence In Relationships
For some people, self-confidence with regard to personal relationships is challenging. You may find that you have confidence in many other areas of your life – your business, talents, and so forth – but lack the confidence to have successful personal relationships. For some, this is due to past experiences – once bitten, twice shy, […]
2 More Networking Don’ts!
Networking in BNI has taught me that desperation is not referable. This is so spot on. We discussed being the Card Dealer and the Space Violator in last week’s blog. I know you have met both of these people out and about in your networking groups. There are a few more types of networking you […]
Email Effectiveness Is Here
Email can be out of control for most people. In fact, nearly 200 billion emails are sent and received every day. It is no wonder that even in the era of electronic communications; sometimes our message doesn’t have the intended impact. The consultants at Mandel Consulting came up with a six-step method for increasing […]
Rapport: I Really Like You?
Have you ever had a time when you met someone and instantly knew you had instant feeling of “like” for him or her? This feeling of connection with another person happens when there is rapport. Rapport is the harmonious association with a person or group of people where there is sharing of particular behaviors. There […]
How To Follow Up and Close The Deal
Most people love an easy cut follow up plan. But let’s face it, the reality is, it may not look so perfect. I have been building network marketing for years. In theory, it seems simple. You build rapport. Ask if you can share. Share. Follow up. Close. Celebrate your […]
How to Tell Your Business Story to Your Prospect
Everyone wants to be a part of something but no one wants to be sold. How do you interest someone else in your product or service without them feeling sold to? Storytelling. So let’s talk about mastering the art of storytelling. Pay Attention To your Opening You need to grab your prospect’s […]
Stay Connected: How Do You Communicate?
In a world where people are working full-time, part-time, raising their families, or running their businesses but building their residual income on the side, HOW and WHEN to communicate seems to come up for me a lot. Let’s face it, there is no perfect […]
How Do You Set Your MLM Priorities?
There is so much to do when building a network marketing business. You must source your own leads to talk to, build relationships, present, answer questions, follow up with people, enroll people, train others, build your team, show up to training/conferences, professional development not to mention maintaining really good self-care so you don’t burn out. […]
How To Talk To the Four Personality Styles
There are a handful of really good personality style assessments out there and since I do not know which system you subscribe to or believe in, I will be talking about general personality types. We’ll call the four personality types: Action Takers, Analyticals, People People and the Givers for conversational purposes. Action Takers These people […]
Leave A Voicemail or Not Leave A Voicemail?
With technology changing, it is a good question to ask in today’s world. Do I leave a voicemail or not leave a voicemail? As I think of my phone, I’ll be honest, I prefer voicemail over any other form of being reached. Call me old school but I like to hear the inflection and tone […]