Today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday comes from the world’s leader in the public speaking arena – Toastmaster International. Here are 10 common mistakes business people make when giving a presentation. Scan this list and make sure you are not guilty of these blunders.
Be Free! ****************************** How come intelligent, business-savvy people end up boring their audiences? They fail to recognize that public speaking is an acquired skill that improves with practice and honest feedback. Speaking for 20 minutes before the right group of people can do Read More...
It is officially spring and that means many things to many people. One thing that is certain is that farmers are getting ready to plant. Whatever your background or upbringing, the example of a farmer about to start planting has relevance to you, and offers lessons to improve your business and life.
Now if you did not grow up in a rural area, you probably don’t know what that entails. You may think that as soon as its warm, farmers start up their tractors, pour seeds in the planter, and take off across the field. But it is a little more complicated than that. Let me explain.
Before a field is ready to be sown full of seeds, there is preparation that is critical to the final results. In the winter the Read More...
MANY people have been complaining recently about their time management problems specifically around having an inordinate amount of meetings to attend on a daily basis. This leaves them with little or no time to tend to their emails, voice mails or anything else, for that matter. The incredible stress this causes can be greatly reduced.
First off, know that you really DO have control over the number of meetings you attend. If you use a group calendar system like Outlook and your calendar is empty at the time a meeting is called, then you will be scheduled to attend it. However, if you intentionally block out time (translate = show busy) for your Read More...
You are going to love this post, especially if you are in sale. For some of you, this will be a great reminder and others it will be a revelation.
Sales is a predictable science.
Success in sales is not dependent upon personality, attitude or good looks. Those can be factored into the equation, but I have met people with a terrific attitude, who could not sell a 20-dollar bill for a dollar. I have also met some very ugly souls, who could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman wearing white gloves.
What does this mean for you?
It means that you can determine and predict your results. The point of this article is that you need to track your Read More...
Turn the art of selling into a simple science using the proven tried-and-true techniques of the nation’s top sales champion, Tom Hopkins.
In sales, the potential clients or customers you interact with have some fears – the #1 fear is of you, the salesperson. Your clients do not want to be sold.
The key to overcoming your customer’s fear is to Read More...
It is the end of the year and Freedom Personal Development needs to clear out some inventory to make room for some very exciting programs we will be offering in 2010.
We have a limited number of products available at these discounted prices, so if a link below does not work, it means we have sold out and there are no more products at this discounted rate.
Here are the Personal Development CDs on Sale:
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Today we’re going to talk about developing solutions. Business owners understand that they need to come up with solutions to the challenges that face them and they are confident to do so.
Those acting like employees will come across a challenge and go straight to their boss or to someone else to come up with a solution.
Might I suggest that instead of going to others, act like a business owner and develop a possible solution yourself before you approach someone else?
Think about this: the person that you would like to ask for help is a busy, well-respected businessperson. If that were not true, you wouldn’t be seeking their advice. You have more information about the Read More...
Yesterday, Roger Seip wrote about training your brain to make that muscle stronger. For today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we offer 10 ways you can improve your brain’s fitness.
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Brain fitness has basic principles: variety and curiosity. When anything you do becomes second nature, you need to make a change. If you can do the crossword puzzle in your sleep, it’s time for you to move on to a new challenge in order to get the best workout for your brain.
Curiosity about the world around you, how it works and how you can understand it will keep your brain Read More...
In almost every workshop we deliver, we try to teach the principle that the mind is a muscle. What does this mean? Well, your mind and really your whole life operate on the same growth and strengthening principles as any muscle in your body, and almost everyone misunderstands what it takes to make a muscle grow. Pay attention, here.
I always ask my students “what do you need to do to make a muscle grow stronger or larger?” They always reply with great enthusiasm, “You need to EXERCISE!” That is totally incorrect. You can exercise your muscles all day long and they will never get one iota stronger.
Today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday comes from the world’s leader in the public speaking arena – Toastmaster International. Here are 10 common mistakes business people make when giving a presentation. Scan this list and make sure you are not guilty of these blunders.
Yesterday, Roger Seip wrote about 
