Volunteer and Become Visible

Tip 18 - Volunteer and Become Visible
(from the book 29% Solution by Dr Ivan Misner and Michelle Donovan)

Volunteering can position you to meet key people in your community. It connects you with people who share your passion. It gives you opportunities to demonstrate your talents, skills, and integrity, as well as your ability to follow up and do what you say you are going to do - and it does all this outside the business arena, so people who are getting to know you won't be experiencing you in the "customer" mind-set.

"Challenges can be stepping stones or stumbling blocks. It's just a matter of how you view them." - Unknown Author

Your action for today is to change your perspective on a challenge you are facing and see if you can view it as an opportunity instead

Thanks, everyone who referred me as a speaker, I am now appearing
- 17th May - Lake Macquarie Business Club - see website
- TBA - Toronto Business Chamber - see website

Find an Accountability Partner

Tip 17 - Find an Accountability Partner
(from the book 29% Solution by Dr Ivan Misner and Michelle Donovan)

Being held accountable for our actions, performance, and commitments tend to heighten our awareness of what we have promised to do. The urge to comply compels us to perform at a higher level. So why not find an accountability partner for networking your business? Having someone looking over your shoulder, waiting to hear of your progress makes you inclined to focus on the task at hand.

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." - Winston Churchill

Your action for today is to make a communication that you are uncomfortable in making.

Thanks, everyone who referred me as a speaker, I am now appearing
- 17th May - Lake Macquarie Business Club - see website
- TBA - Toronto Business Chamber - see website

Become a Catalyst

Tip 16 - Become a Catalyst
from the book 29% Solution by Dr Ivan Misner and Michelle Donovan

A catalyst is an agent that initiates a reaction. In networking, there are three kinds of people: Those who wait and watch for things to happen, those who make things happen, and those who wonder what the heck happened. Think of your network as a row of standing dominoes. Your network is standing in place, waiting for you to set the pieces in motion. Becoming a catalyst takes initiative, intention, confidence and motivation.

"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." - Author, Stephen King

Your action for today is to put extra effort into at least one of your activities today.

Thanks, everyone who referred me as a speaker, I am now appearing
- 29th April - NHJC - see website "SOLD OUT"
- 17th May - Lake Macquarie Business Club - see website
- TBA - Toronto Business Chamber - see website

Be a Value-Added Friend

Tip 15 - Be a Value-Added Friend
borrowed (& modified) from Scott Ginsberg author of The Power of Approachability

When you help someone meet a goal, you instantly become a "value-added" friend - an asset to this individual's life & business. You demonstrate you're in the relationship not just for what you can get out of it, but also for what you can invest on their behalf. The wise farmer knows that before he can expect a bountiful harvest, he must invest care and energy in planting and cultivating his crop. Here, you too are farming.

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out."
Best Selling Author, Robert Collier

Your action for today is to make a commitment to write a thank you note per day for the next week.

Thanks, everyone who referred me as a speaker, I am now appearing
- 29th April - Newcastle Hunter Junior Chamber - see website
- 17th May - Lake Macquarie Business Club - see website
- TBA - Toronto Business Chamber - see website

Tips to Become Magnetic

Tip 14 - Tips to Become Magnetic*
borrowed (& modified) from Scott Ginsberg author of The Power of Approachability

1. Be Ready to Engage,
2. Focus on Common Points of Interest,
3. Give Flavored Answers,
4. Don't Cross Your Arms at Networking Events,
5. Give options for Communication,
6. Always Have Business Cards,
7. Conquer Your Fear (the #1 reason people don't start conversations!),
8. Wear Your Name Tag.

"Argue for your limitations and sure enough they're yours." - Author, Richard Bach

Your action for today is to see if you there is a limitation you think you have and question its basis.

Good referral for me would be a Chamber of Commerce looking for a speaker to help their membership growth and improve retention.