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Should I Join for Another Year?
The voice could be the one inside your head, or you could be overhearing a conversation. It really doesn’t matter who, what really matters is what is being said. It probably sounds something like this, “I’m not going to renew my membership because "they" aren’t helping me.” Or similar, “I joined this group to get more business and nobody has given me anything worthwhile.”Actually quitting may not be such a bad move. If you are a member of too many groups, your return on your investment may be diluted. Instead of pointing the finger at them, though, you need to do some soul-searching about your own responsibility. As the old saying goes, “When you are pointing a finger at others, three of your fingers are pointing back at you.”If quitting doesn’t sound like the right idea, then the first step is to determine what value you add to the group or groups you belong. If you are seen only as a taker instead of someone who gives time and effort, members will shy away from you. Do you have organizational talents that will help the group function better? Can you b

Portable Trade Show Booths
One good reason for getting a portable display trade show booth is because it can save you a lot of money without compromising on the goal that you plan to achieve with it.Transporting a conventional booth can be a rather expensive proposition; opting for a portable one can many a times be a sensible option. Shipping costs for big and heavy tradeshow booths can get uncomfortably high, unless the show is taking place somewhere nearby. You can easily overcome this problem with a portable booth.Most of these booths fit in one box, making them easily manageable by one person. One person is usually enough to set up as well as pack up and store the portable booth. A single person can often easily transport these types of booths, saving financial resources that could be targeted at more productive endeavors.Another advantage of a portable trade show booth is that its use is not restricted to trade shows alone. The fact is that you can opt to use your portable booths as effective marketing tools inside as well as outside a trade show. A marketing team usually ide

Did you know?
1. The New York Times 1984 Social Anxiety report showed that attending a gathering of strangers in the #1 social fear, and public speaking is #2

2. ExecuNet survey results about how people feel about networking:
So painful I don’t do 6%
Difficult but endurable 63.8%
Fun-it’s natural 23.5%
Seamless and systematic 6.7%

3. Which would have the greatest impact on enhancing your networking skills?
More time 18.8%
Better attitude 30.2%
Better techniques or strategies 40.3%
Job loss 10.7%

In 1996, I left Corporate America to start my own business and follow my passion which is to teach others how to get what they want out of life, and to live their full potential. At the same time, I figured I might as well pursue the home of my dreams so we moved to the beautiful San Diego area. I didn’t know anyone, nor did I have any business contacts. Now I had to go out and find my own clients. I figured this ought to be a breeze since I’d presented sales proposals and ran sales organizations for 18 years.

My first networking event was at the Chamber of Commerce "Business After Five" event. I sat in my car thinking about what I was going to say, you know the “elevator speech”, and preparing myself psychologically. As I stepped out of the hotel elevator, I came to a complete halt. A first for me! In front of me were hundreds of people milling around talking. I realized it was the first time I had been to an event where I knew no one. Normally you will know someone that you can break the ice with or give and get a reassuring smile across the room. A feeling of isolation came over me.

Then I began my self-talk — where you say that everything will be ok, just be yourself, you know what you’re doing. After seconds, which seemed like minutes, I smiled and took those steps toward the registration desk to get my name badge and enter the throngs of others looking to establish those relationships that will lead to further business success. Even though I was uncomfortable I knew it had to be done.

You’ve probably heard me talk about one of the traits of all top performers is “Doing what it takes.” Networking, attending social functions, always looking for the right match with potential clients is what is required for success in our business.

Based on the above statistics, it would be great to get it to being fun. One of the ways for that to happen is to understand techniques and strategies that will make you feel more comfortable and knowledgeable about how to network. Below are questions to ask, and tactics to use to be successful in your networking.

NETWORKING QUESTIONS
• What do you do?
• What is your passion in life?
• What do you enjoy the most about what you do?
• What type of companies or people do you normally work with?
• What problems do you solve for your clients?
• How did you end up in this line of work?
• What do you find most challenging about your job?
• Where does most of your business come from?
• What are the biggest challenges your company is facing?
• What made you decide to become part of this organization/association?
• What benefits have you derived being a member of this organization?
• Tell me more about that.
• Do you know of anyone else who might benefit from my services?
• What geographical areas does your company serve?
• Last time we spoke/met you mentioned that you were facing __________ challenge.
How has that turned out?
• What new things are happening since we last met/spoke?
• Are you aware of (something happening within your mutual business type or their industry)? How are you going to react/respond?
• Did you see the recent article about ___________? What did you think?
• I heard/read in the news about ___________. Has that had any effect on your business?
• Would you like to get together for lunch? I’d like to get to know more about what products/services you offer. My clients see me as a resource, and maybe I’d be able to refer business to you in the future.
• Would you like to get together for lunch/breakfast/drinks? I’d like to get to know more about what products/services you offer. If I know someone looking for your type of services, then I would know whom to refer them to.
• You mentioned that your company is __________. I have a lot of expertise in that area and have a couple of ideas that might help with the challenges you are facing. Could we set a time to get together? I’d be happy to share my ideas with you.
• When would be a good time for us to get together and do some brainstorming on how we might be able to help solve _______________________?
• I have some ideas that might help address that challenge, but I’d like to get some additional information from you? When would be a good time for us to get together?

HOW TO PREPARE
• Review purpose for attending
• What is the expected outcome or goal? How many new people do you want to meet? Too many people stand around talking to people they know, because it’s comfortable, and that doesn’t get you new business.
• Check that you have business cards
• Check how you are personally feeling. Do you need to adjust your attitude?
• Review “30 Second Commercial” - the more interesting, the more attention.
Saying “I’m a real estate agent” does not make it interesting and can shut the other person down. • Review networking questions
• Look at newspaper, listen to news – this shows you keep up on the trends and are knowledgeable.
• Research people you want to meet
• Evaluate how much time you have. If you spoke to a new person every 10 minutes, how many new people would you talk to?
• Arrive early
• Wear your name tag

NEXT STEP
• Ask for introductions
• Select a table for good positioning
• Look for people you want to meet
• Ask questions Mingle
• Invite people to your table
• Shake hands and introduce yourself – introduce others
• Exchange cards
• Spend 40% of your time speaking and 60% of the time listening
• Look for both affinity (business-to-business) opportunities and individual clients
• Know how to break rapport so if there is no potential for business you can move on to someone new
• Offer something of value to the prospect before you ask for their business
• Make a note on their business card of things you want to remember about that person
• Follow up

FOLLOW UP
• A note, phone call, personal visit within one week to your high-potential prospects – re-establish rapport
• Progress phone call two weeks
• Remind the contact to call if has any new ideas
• Think about why this person w

Why You Need Ergonomically Correct Office Furniture
Most people spend long hours each week in their office, making it very important to have the right style of furniture. While comfort is important, you really need to be more focused on the office furniture being ergonomically correct then on the color or material of it.You will feel much better at the end of the work day, and have more energy to complete your tasks with an ergonomically correct office chair. It will help improve your posture, resulting in less pain in your back and neck areas. It will also reduce the risk of office injuries and claims.If you use a computer in your office on a regular basis, not having the right posture can lead to carpal tunnel in your wrists. This is the result of moving them in a particular repetitive motion throughout the day. Along with an ergonomically correct keyboard, you can prevent such injuries from happening.Many manufacturers of ergonomically correct office furniture offer a wide selection of office furniture products to choose from. This allows you to still get a great looking office but one that is designed

. A first for me! In front of me were hundreds of people milling around talking. I realized it was the first time I had been to an event where I knew no one. Normally you will know someone that you can break the ice with or give and get a reassuring smile across the room. A feeling of isolation came over me.

Does It Really Take Money To Make Money?
One thing that you’ll commonly hear people say is that it takes money to make money.However, the truth of the matter is that’s something that poor people say so that they have an excuse for why they can’t make any money – they don’t have any.Granted, having money does make it easier to make more money faster, but it certainly isn’t a prerequisite to making money. You only need to look at all the self made millionaires who’ve been bankrupt, broke, or came from poverty. Do you think they had any money? Probably not more than a few dollars in their pockets.So how do you go about making money if you don’t have any.You need two things – knowledge and action. The knowledge part is actually really simple. Your local library is filled with books that can help you learn how to make money by starting your own business. Your local library also likely has a lot of books that will take you the art of sales, and no matter what business you’re in, you’re in the business of selling.The second part is a little trickier. Once you’ve taken the time to l

on in life?
• What do you enjoy the most about what you do?
• What type of companies or people do you normally work with?
• What problems do you solve for your clients?
• How did you end up in this line of work?
• What do you find most challenging about your job?
• Where does most of your business come from?
• What are the biggest challenges your company is facing?
• What made you decide to become part of this organization/association?
• What benefits have you derived being a member of this organization?
• Tell me more about that.
• Do you know of anyone else who might benefit from my services?
• What geographical areas does your company serve?
• Last time we spoke/met you mentioned that you were facing __________ challenge.
How has that turned out?
• What new things are happening since we last met/spoke?
• Are you aware of (something happening within your mutual business type or their industry)? How are you going to react/respond?
• Did you see the recent article about ___________? What did you think?
• I heard/read in the news about ___________. Has that had any effect on your business?
• Would you like to get together for lunch? I’d like to get to know more about what products/services you offer. My clients see me as a resource, and maybe I’d be able to refer business to you in the future.
• Would you like to get together for lunch/breakfast/drinks? I’d like to get to know more about what products/services you offer. If I know someone looking for your type of services, then I would know whom to refer them to.
• You mentioned that your company is __________. I have a lot of expertise in that area and have a couple of ideas that might help with the challenges you are facing. Could we set a time to get together? I’d be happy to share my ideas with you.
• When would be a good time for us to get together and do some brainstorming on how we might be able to help solve _______________________?
• I have some ideas that might help address that challenge, but I’d like to get some additional information from you? When would be a good time for us to get together?

HOW TO PREPARE
• Review purpose for attending
• What is the expected outcome or goal? How many new people do you want to meet? Too many people stand around talking to people they know, because it’s comfortable, and that doesn’t get you new business.
• Check that you have business cards
• Check how you are personally feeling. Do you need to adjust your attitude?
• Review “30 Second Commercial” - the more interesting, the more attention.
Saying “I’m a real estate agent” does not make it interesting and can shut the other person down. • Review networking questions
• Look at newspaper, listen to news – this shows you keep up on the trends and are knowledgeable.
• Research people you want to meet
• Evaluate how much time you have. If you spoke to a new person every 10 minutes, how many new people would you talk to?
• Arrive early
• Wear your name tag

NEXT STEP
• Ask for introductions
• Select a table for good positioning
• Look for people you want to meet
• Ask questions Mingle
• Invite people to your table
• Shake hands and introduce yourself – introduce others
• Exchange cards
• Spend 40% of your time speaking and 60% of the time listening
• Look for both affinity (business-to-business) opportunities and individual clients
• Know how to break rapport so if there is no potential for business you can move on to someone new
• Offer something of value to the prospect before you ask for their business
• Make a note on their business card of things you want to remember about that person
• Follow up

FOLLOW UP
• A note, phone call, personal visit within one week to your high-potential prospects – re-establish rapport
• Progress phone call two weeks
• Remind the contact to call if has any new ideas
• Think about why this person

Fasteners: An Overview
Fasteners are the pervasive and unseen force holding our industrial world together. Only gravity can claim a greater responsibility for keeping things together. When one speaks of fasteners, one refers to all manner of screws, bolts, anchors, Velcro, threaded bars, and so on. Fasteners hold two or more objects in place, with the aim of allowing zero movement. A fastener joins two things as one. You might sometimes wonder: why don’t people just build things as one piece in the first place? Why use the middleman of fasteners? The answer is that not everything is small enough to erect, ship, or otherwise manipulate. Without fasteners, there would be no skyscrapers. There would be no cars. There would be no Velcro tennis shoes or quick-release stage costumes.There are many different types of fasteners, made of varying materials. The most recognizable fastener is the screw. As everyone knows, it is comprised of a head, a shank, and threads for both guiding the screw into place and for keeping it in there. The head can take many forms, including those that allow the screw t

business to you in the future.
• Would you like to get together for lunch/breakfast/drinks? I’d like to get to know more about what products/services you offer. If I know someone looking for your type of services, then I would know whom to refer them to.
• You mentioned that your company is __________. I have a lot of expertise in that area and have a couple of ideas that might help with the challenges you are facing. Could we set a time to get together? I’d be happy to share my ideas with you.
• When would be a good time for us to get together and do some brainstorming on how we might be able to help solve _______________________?
• I have some ideas that might help address that challenge, but I’d like to get some additional information from you? When would be a good time for us to get together?

HOW TO PREPARE
• Review purpose for attending
• What is the expected outcome or goal? How many new people do you want to meet? Too many people stand around talking to people they know, because it’s comfortable, and that doesn’t get you new business.
• Check that you have business cards
• Check how you are personally feeling. Do you need to adjust your attitude?
• Review “30 Second Commercial” - the more interesting, the more attention.
Saying “I’m a real estate agent” does not make it interesting and can shut the other person down. • Review networking questions
• Look at newspaper, listen to news – this shows you keep up on the trends and are knowledgeable.
• Research people you want to meet
• Evaluate how much time you have. If you spoke to a new person every 10 minutes, how many new people would you talk to?
• Arrive early
• Wear your name tag

NEXT STEP
• Ask for introductions
• Select a table for good positioning
• Look for people you want to meet
• Ask questions Mingle
• Invite people to your table
• Shake hands and introduce yourself – introduce others
• Exchange cards
• Spend 40% of your time speaking and 60% of the time listening
• Look for both affinity (business-to-business) opportunities and individual clients
• Know how to break rapport so if there is no potential for business you can move on to someone new
• Offer something of value to the prospect before you ask for their business
• Make a note on their business card of things you want to remember about that person
• Follow up

FOLLOW UP
• A note, phone call, personal visit within one week to your high-potential prospects – re-establish rapport
• Progress phone call two weeks
• Remind the contact to call if has any new ideas
• Think about why this person

Rewarding Work Well Done With Fun
Has your sales team just completed its third record-setting month in a row? Did your advertising team pull off a spectacular campaign under a tight deadline? Have you just closed the books on your most successful year ever? One of the best ways to motivate your employees to continue working hard is to reward work well done with fun.It's a simple enough concept, and one that is central to the concept of team building. People work harder when their hard work is noticed and appreciated. While a little extra swag in the pay cheque is always appreciated, there are other ways to show appreciation and recognition that can help cement the team spirit you've been working so hard to foster. One of the best of these is to offer special corporate event weekends for your hardworking team.Corporate events have come a long way since the old fashioned company picnic. These days, companies are taking advantage of travel and networking to offer corporate events that are fun, productive and memorable. Many companies these days make their annual meetings and other corporate events

can shut the other person down. • Review networking questions
• Look at newspaper, listen to news – this shows you keep up on the trends and are knowledgeable.
• Research people you want to meet
• Evaluate how much time you have. If you spoke to a new person every 10 minutes, how many new people would you talk to?
• Arrive early
• Wear your name tag

NEXT STEP
• Ask for introductions
• Select a table for good positioning
• Look for people you want to meet
• Ask questions Mingle
• Invite people to your table
• Shake hands and introduce yourself – introduce others
• Exchange cards
• Spend 40% of your time speaking and 60% of the time listening
• Look for both affinity (business-to-business) opportunities and individual clients
• Know how to break rapport so if there is no potential for business you can move on to someone new
• Offer something of value to the prospect before you ask for their business
• Make a note on their business card of things you want to remember about that person
• Follow up

FOLLOW UP
• A note, phone call, personal visit within one week to your high-potential prospects – re-establish rapport
• Progress phone call two weeks
• Remind the contact to call if has any new ideas
• Think about why this person would give up their valuable time to meet with you – WIFM (what’s in it for me)
• After a few weeks, send relevant article or item of interest.

When following up with contacts, especially successful professionals, don't let an initial or intermittent setback discourage you. As long as the connection was strong and your value is clear, the other person will generally respect (and even admire) your follow up efforts. So why not include follow up as part of your networking time commitment? Implement the discipline of allocating a 15-30 minute time slot for networking follow up activities within twenty-four hours of attending a networking event.

Success Key: Do this when you schedule the event in your calendar. Stay positive and resist the temptation to take this as a personal rejection. Be persistent in your efforts, basing them on the context and value of your initial conversation. Above all, be patient as you seek to move forward. Remember relationships take time and need to be nurtured. And by the way, this process evolves at the speed decided by your prospect.

There are three components to an effective networking strategy: relationships, value and timing. Relationships are the foundation for moving forward, value confirms the basis for investment, and timing acts as the catalyst for action. Develop those relationships and provide value to your perspective clients and follow up.

Networking produces optimum results when it is done strategically. Identifying, then accessing the right network is far more effective than being active in the wrong one. One network, if it's the right one, holds the key to more business than you can handle.

Now get out there and network. Remember that the more you do it the more comfortable you will become. You’ll become a natural.

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