We all learn from mistakes and experiences.
As noted in the video below, it takes several, if not hundreds and sometimes thousands, of failures before we succeed.
How has your past failure motivated you?

One of my past failures was public speaking – A HUGE fear of many, many Americans.
In fact, it’s the #1 fear of people in [...]

I don’t know if you’ve experienced this, but it sure happens to me all the time.
This even happened yesterday when I met someone that I was very interested in having speak at one of my networking events for small business owners. But you see…
She unknowingly messed it all up in a big way and [...]

A heartfelt THANK YOU to those that came out on March 23, 2011 to…
“Network Like the Pro’s and Explode Your Business!”
We really enjoyed having a full house at our event last week, meeting so many local small business owners and being able to make valuable connections and what we’re sure will be long-lasting, valuable relationships.
Here [...]

Recently, I’ve seen a lot of people setting up a second Facebook profile that they intend to use as a “professional profile”, so that they can keep their personal one for connecting with Friends and Family, and their professional profile for business and career use.
On the surface, this makes some sense, especially for people that [...]

Buuurrrrrrr………..!!!!!
It’s zero degrees in Chicago this morning.
But the weather is looking up. I checked the daily and monthly averages, because I am getting really tired of this cold. I can’t wait for it to warm up!
January is the coldest month of the year for my area. And on average, January 20th is the coldest day of [...]

Well… Here come the holidays, and in full force.
I don’t know about you, but my schedule is BUSY… jam-packed, full to the brim. There are networking events, association and chamber meetings, family gatherings, friends’ parties, Facebook events, Evites… Oh my head!
This can be a very interesting time of the year for many small businesses (and tough for [...]

One of the single best ways to connect with potential clients in a way that they get to understand how you can help them is to speak to groups of people – a very powerful way for others to get to know, like and trust you.
This can be done in person via speaking engagements, workshops, [...]

Last night I was at another business networking event where everyone was trying to sell me and only talk about their business. It felt like I was getting “pitched to death,” and a few times all I could think was, “I’d never do business with you…”
So here’s the question:
“Are these events – or ‘pitch fests’ – really worthwhile?”
Why did I [...]

Sales these days have really come down to helping people, and the more our economy shifts to a service-based economy, the more important it is to understand this truth.
Want to help more people and make more sales?
While teaching sales strategies to two different clients yesterday and today, both said to me, “Wow.. I need to unlearn [...]

Whether you market B2B or B2C, make sure you speak to the benefits of your services beyond the obvious.
How do they impact your client personally? By having more time with family, less stress, higher income, better health, more energy?
Those are the kinds of motivators/drivers that appeal to potential clients and that they really [...]