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7 Easy Ways to Improve Your Most Important Relationship
This past weekend, I successfully (read: “barely”) completed the infamous Tough Mudder race. To give you an idea of the intensity, we ran 12 miles including 2300 vertical feet at altitude in the...
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The Real Truth About Referral Incentives
The next time you’re faced with a referral incentive program as a consumer, think about how it makes you feel and ask yourself, “is this motivating me to refer my friends to this business?” Your answer...
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3 Simple Phrases to Increase Referrals
Client referrals are gold. Of all the ways to generate new business, the most impactful to your bottom line is happy clients who spread the word about you. Harness your client relationships and you...
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5 Tips for Master Networking
I was at a big networking event with more than 500 people in the UK this summer, and the person who spoke before me asked the audience: “How many of you came here hoping to do some business–maybe make...
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5 Reasons Why Abundance is Important to Success
Everyday, you wake up with a choice. “Do I choose to operate from fear or do I choose to operate from abundance?” On one side, you can chose fear. Fear limits your ability to build, invest, and grow...
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3 Reasons Why Companies Avoid Their Most Valuable Revenue Source
We all know referrals are the most effective way to grow your business. But do you know a single company that has a referral strategy? Why do companies avoid investing in referrals while they continue...
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Don’t Get Stuck in Jail at 3am Without Reading This
How many people would be willing to bail you out of jail for $10,000 at 3am? The $10,000 question above is a great gauge for the depth and value of your network. While social networking encourages wide...
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You Don’t Need Expert Advice to Be Successful
“Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Would you take directions in your home town from a tourist? How about from a call center in India? Most advice given to us is...
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The Secret to Getting What You Want
My friend recently told me something quite profound. He said “discipline is the foundation of freedom.” 12 weeks later after he shared this idea with me, he lost 20lbs, dropped to 9% body fat, and...
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Don’t Plagiarize like the UPS Store
*** UPDATE: The UPS Store reached out to me first thing this morning (Monday) to address the issue. We had a very nice conversation where they apologized, shared exactly what had happened, and what...
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Will you Give your Significant Other 4 Minutes of your Time?
Would you be willing to give your significant other 4 completely focused minutes of your time every morning? Famed angel investor and entrepreneur Brad Feld does with his wife Amy. They follow what...
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The Secret to Meaningful Relationships (hint: put yourself before others)
If you’re tired, incapacitated, hurting, hungry, or dead, how can you possibly give to other people? I believe the most meaningful relationships in the world exist when we have the ability to give...
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How to Increase Your Sales Instantly
Selling benefits is old school. This approach is certainly an upgrade from selling features, but it makes a major assumption- that every potential client experiences benefits in the same way. This...
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The Art of Being Sick
Do you feel guilty for being sick on a work day? I know I do. After two horrible days with the stomach flu, I’m back in action. But while I was sick, I felt guilty for being sick. As if my stomach flu...
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Honor your Resistance
Carl Rogers once said, “It wasn’t until I accepted myself exactly as I was that I was free to change.” The single biggest road block to getting what we want is resistance. I resisted vulnerable love...
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Are You Over Connected and Under Nourished?
We’re over worked, over tired, over connected, and under nourished and it’s showing in our relationships to our loved ones, at work, and with ourselves. The demands of modern society have significantly...
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Stupid in Love
I recently attended a wedding with my beloved. During the reception, a women and her long time boyfriend were sitting nearby watching us engage in our everyday fun and playful manner and she drunkenly...
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5 Lessons From Angel Investors that Will Help you Sell Anyone
I was recently honored with an invitation to sit in with a group of angel investors as they were pitched for capital. The majority of the entrepreneurs had sold previous companies for eight and nine...
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5 Steps to Avoid Reverting Back to 12 Years Olds Over the Holidays
You’re a week away from holiday reversion. This is the moment you step back into your old family home and some how find yourself behaving like you did when you were 12. It’s miserable. A part of your...
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Lessons from this Past Year
The end of the year is always a fun time to appreciate all the gifts that past year has brought to our lives. For me, the gifts this year were a lot of hard but life changing lessons. Here are a few...
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