We had the pleasure this week of meeting Kevin Smith of the Modern Martial Arts Institute. After attending two workshops we had, Kevin contacted us to share some links about Dr. Randy Pausch. Randy’s Pausch’s name and/or story may be familiar to you - he and his story have been seen on many [...]
Monthly archives: April, 2008
introducing the rainmaker series
Introducing a series of courses designed to help you produce rain!
THE SERIES
Rainmaker (n) - someone who creates a significant amount of new business for a company; an achiever of outstanding results.
MODULE 1 :: CHARTING YOUR COURSE
Session 1 :: The Successful Mindset – Do you Have What it Takes?
Session 2 :: Discovering your Unfair Advantage
Session 3 [...]
Goose or Golden Egg?
Every person who sells a product or service knows all too well that without paying clients, life can get very stressful. Most spend their days looking for new clients or meeting with prospects to close the deal. If that deal goes through, it’s off to find the next deal. Each workday becomes [...]
a little Zig Ziglar to start the week
On ambition ~
If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive.
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On success ~
Ability is important in our quest for success,
but dependability is critical.
are you in the game?
Building our business. There is much talk about exactly how to do this. Many venture to say that the best way to grow their business is via referral. This is a fact that Rob and I won’t dispute. Hearing many small business owners talk about growing their business by referral, they [...]
Required Reading
This month’s book review is an oldie but a goodie. The sub-title of Michael E. Gerber’s book “The E-Myth Revisited” says it all: “Why most small businesses don’t work and what to do about it.” The first time I read this book I was 3 years into my own small business and all [...]
events in April
Here’s what we have on tap this month. All events will be held at Big Mountain Coffee in Helena (we’ll soon be setting up cots there). These workshops are not only helpful in growing your business, but also in deepening your relationship with clients, strategic alliances, and vendors. If you’d like for them to view [...]