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Traits of a Leader: First Lead Yourself
Strong leaders understand that to successfully lead others they must first be able to successfully lead their own lives. Being the leader of your life takes the following: self-awareness, humility, maturity, self-confidence, and objectivity. It also takes the ability to receive criticism from others and accept that you may not always be right or may not always have the best answer. Most of all there must be an openness to learn and change.Here are seven things you can focus on to lead yourself first:1. Balance external forces with your own internal thoughts – Too often we allow external forces to push us into things even though we may not fully agree with the direction. Your head and your heart are strong internal gages. You can listen to the world around you and then check in with your heart. Your emotion will respond. Check in with your head. Your knowledge will answer.2. Learn new things – Knowledge is power. Take time to read, attend a seminar, or participate in a roundtable.3. Take off the blinders – Heighten awareness around all aspects of your life. Those areas include: family
engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when facStrong leaders understand that to successfully lead others they must first be able to successfully lead their own lives. Being the leader of your life takes the following: self-awareness, humility, maturity, self-confidence, and objectivity. It also takes the ability to receive criticism from others and accept that you may not always be right or may not always have the best answer. Most of all there must be an openness to learn and change.Here are seven things you can focus on to lead yourself first:1. Balance external forces with your own internal thoughts – Too often we allow external forces to push us into things even though we may not fully agree with the direction. Your head and your heart are strong internal gages. You can listen to the world around you and then check in with your heart. Your emotion will respond. Check in with your head. Your knowledge will answer.2. Learn new things – Knowledge is power. Take time to read, attend a seminar, or participate in a roundtable.3. Take off the blinders – Heighten awareness around all aspects of your life. Those areas include: family
Top 7 Ways Speaking Will Help You Create Visibility For Your Business
One of the best ways to create visibility for yourself and your business is simply to start talking in front of a captive audience. That means seeking out every possible opportunity to speak in front of people who are interested in your subject.Why? Because:1. You establish yourself as an expert. No matter what your topic or how much experience you have in your field, once you stand in front of an audience you are perceived as an expert. The more often you speak, the more quickly you will notice that the perception becomes reality.2. Speaking introduces you to a whole new audience. You may be great at what you do, but if nobody knows about it, what good will it do you? Each and every time you speak, you place yourself in front of new people who are interested in your subject. Even if you've already built a reputation in your field and they know who you are, your presentation can easily convert the curious seat warmer to the committed customer.3. Standing in front of audiences prepares you to be comfortable in all speaking situations, including media interviews. The only time it pays to
A mind-set is a way we organize our thinking, whether consciously or unconsciously. Most of the time, we act based on unconscious mind-sets that simply repeat what we've done most recently. In a new situation where our conscious mind is engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when facOne of the best ways to create visibility for yourself and your business is simply to start talking in front of a captive audience. That means seeking out every possible opportunity to speak in front of people who are interested in your subject.Why? Because:1. You establish yourself as an expert. No matter what your topic or how much experience you have in your field, once you stand in front of an audience you are perceived as an expert. The more often you speak, the more quickly you will notice that the perception becomes reality.2. Speaking introduces you to a whole new audience. You may be great at what you do, but if nobody knows about it, what good will it do you? Each and every time you speak, you place yourself in front of new people who are interested in your subject. Even if you've already built a reputation in your field and they know who you are, your presentation can easily convert the curious seat warmer to the committed customer.3. Standing in front of audiences prepares you to be comfortable in all speaking situations, including media interviews. The only time it pays to
Profit From Your Own Car Park
Have you ever been to a town or place when there is a huge sporting event happening, and have you noticed the lack of parking available? Well, what if you lived near one of those sporting events, or in the heart of the business district, even near shopping areas that don’t have enough parking available? If so, then did you know that you can make money from renting out your parking spot. Now don’t get me wrong, it has to be on your property such as your driveway, you can't rent out the street! If it is, then you can make money off of renting out your parking space. Just think, you can charge five dollars every day or event and the money can seriously add up.Just imagine, for every day you are collecting five dollars a day each for two spaces, seven days a week, and then 4 weeks out of each month, you will make 280 additional dollars a month in renting out your parking spot alone. Now take that same spot, and if you live near a huge arena or sporting field, notice the price to park in one of the car parks near by or the charge to park your car at the stadium. You will notice that the cost to park in one of t
iously or unconsciously. Most of the time, we act based on unconscious mind-sets that simply repeat what we've done most recently. In a new situation where our conscious mind is engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when facHave you ever been to a town or place when there is a huge sporting event happening, and have you noticed the lack of parking available? Well, what if you lived near one of those sporting events, or in the heart of the business district, even near shopping areas that don’t have enough parking available? If so, then did you know that you can make money from renting out your parking spot. Now don’t get me wrong, it has to be on your property such as your driveway, you can't rent out the street! If it is, then you can make money off of renting out your parking space. Just think, you can charge five dollars every day or event and the money can seriously add up.Just imagine, for every day you are collecting five dollars a day each for two spaces, seven days a week, and then 4 weeks out of each month, you will make 280 additional dollars a month in renting out your parking spot alone. Now take that same spot, and if you live near a huge arena or sporting field, notice the price to park in one of the car parks near by or the charge to park your car at the stadium. You will notice that the cost to park in one of t
Top Ten Tips for Book Titles that Sell Well
A clever title is great if it is clear, but a clear title is always preferable. The best? A clear and clever title. A shorter title is better than a longer one. Your reader will spend only four-eight seconds on the cover. While some long titles have succeeded, usually the shorter, the better.A title is part of your book's front cover. Busy buyers including bookstore buyers, wholesalers, distributors and your audiences buy mainly because of the cover. Dan Poynter, author of Writing Nonfiction, says, "The package outside sells the product inside." Make your cover sizzle.Start with a working title before you write your chapters. Include your topic, your subject and use the book's benefits in your sub title if possible. Here's your ten tips for titles that sell:1. Create impact for your title-check out magizine print and radio ad headlines.Check out other authors' titles on the bookstore shelves. Your title must compel the reader to buy now. Which title grabs you? Elder Rage or Caregiving for Dad?2. Include your solution in your title.Does your title sell your solution? Make sure it
unconscious mind-sets that simply repeat what we've done most recently. In a new situation where our conscious mind is engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when facA clever title is great if it is clear, but a clear title is always preferable. The best? A clear and clever title. A shorter title is better than a longer one. Your reader will spend only four-eight seconds on the cover. While some long titles have succeeded, usually the shorter, the better.A title is part of your book's front cover. Busy buyers including bookstore buyers, wholesalers, distributors and your audiences buy mainly because of the cover. Dan Poynter, author of Writing Nonfiction, says, "The package outside sells the product inside." Make your cover sizzle.Start with a working title before you write your chapters. Include your topic, your subject and use the book's benefits in your sub title if possible. Here's your ten tips for titles that sell:1. Create impact for your title-check out magizine print and radio ad headlines.Check out other authors' titles on the bookstore shelves. Your title must compel the reader to buy now. Which title grabs you? Elder Rage or Caregiving for Dad?2. Include your solution in your title.Does your title sell your solution? Make sure it
Web 2.0 Has Business Owners Blogging The Success Stories of Their Company
"People" is not just the name of a magazine, it is the subject of virtually every story published today. How people use a certain product. Why they behave the way they do. And what activity they're engaged in that is charming, disarming, or alarming. It's all about the people.Most business publications tell us about people we can never identify with, even though we love to read about them. They have seemingly unlimited resources, celebrity contacts, and brilliant well-connected friends. Fun to read but with very little direct relevance to us, except for the moral, legal, and ethical dilemmas and lessons each article contains.iBizResources.com was launched with the intention of putting Main Street faces, successful business owners everyone can identify with, along side practical, insightful articles written by business professionals from a range of industries. Thought-provoking, idea-generating articles first published in 1999 are just as popular today as the latest Blog posts on iBizResources.com.To date we have written and published almost 100 profiles of successful business owners.Each business ow
st recently. In a new situation where our conscious mind is engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when fac"People" is not just the name of a magazine, it is the subject of virtually every story published today. How people use a certain product. Why they behave the way they do. And what activity they're engaged in that is charming, disarming, or alarming. It's all about the people.Most business publications tell us about people we can never identify with, even though we love to read about them. They have seemingly unlimited resources, celebrity contacts, and brilliant well-connected friends. Fun to read but with very little direct relevance to us, except for the moral, legal, and ethical dilemmas and lessons each article contains.iBizResources.com was launched with the intention of putting Main Street faces, successful business owners everyone can identify with, along side practical, insightful articles written by business professionals from a range of industries. Thought-provoking, idea-generating articles first published in 1999 are just as popular today as the latest Blog posts on iBizResources.com.To date we have written and published almost 100 profiles of successful business owners.Each business ow
Are Merchant Account Fees Too High?
My grandmother has always taken an interest in my personal and professional undertakings but I was still surprised when she expressed the desire to learn more about my job as a merchant account manager (not exactly a titillating position). During the course of our discussion, I explained that we generally charge between 1.5% and 1.75% for retail transactions (depending on the type of card) and over 2% for Internet and MOTO (mail order telephone order) transactions. My grandmother shook her head in disbelief and immediately determined that these fees “were too high.” “Andy, she exclaimed, “You’re making 2% profit on each transaction! How much is enough?”It was time to give Grandma the abbreviated course, Merchant Accounts 101. I explained that our company, indeed all processing banks, are governed by interchange rates – uniform rates that Visa and Mastercard charge their member banks. These, in essence, are our buy rates and if we charge lower than the interchange rates, we will be losing money. “So, you see Grandma,” I added, “We don’t make 2% on every transaction, but only several basis points.” I expoun
engaged, we may also repeat past behavior because when faced with a new choice, we often search through our alternatives in a predictable pattern that includes some perspectives while ignoring many others.My grandmother has always taken an interest in my personal and professional undertakings but I was still surprised when she expressed the desire to learn more about my job as a merchant account manager (not exactly a titillating position). During the course of our discussion, I explained that we generally charge between 1.5% and 1.75% for retail transactions (depending on the type of card) and over 2% for Internet and MOTO (mail order telephone order) transactions. My grandmother shook her head in disbelief and immediately determined that these fees “were too high.” “Andy, she exclaimed, “You’re making 2% profit on each transaction! How much is enough?”It was time to give Grandma the abbreviated course, Merchant Accounts 101. I explained that our company, indeed all processing banks, are governed by interchange rates – uniform rates that Visa and Mastercard charge their member banks. These, in essence, are our buy rates and if we charge lower than the interchange rates, we will be losing money. “So, you see Grandma,” I added, “We don’t make 2% on every transaction, but only several basis points.” I expoun
Organizations develop their mind-sets through rules, processes, and rituals, as we
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