I didn’t mind this. It didn’t bother me at all.

It actually made me start thinking.

What a wonderful symbiotic relationship that exists in nature; animals get to eat this wonderful, tasty fruit, get vitamin C, fiber, and countless other nutrients that they need to stay healthy, and the grapefruit tree gets its seeds dispersed with natural fertilizer, to help its own procreation.

“Just like with a successful business, nature creates the
ultimate win-win or give-give relationship”

And as with many observances in my life, my mind shifted to the business-related aspect.

It made me think about how successful business owners work together to create “wonderful symbiotic relationships” for their own business growth.

In fact, the other day I was working with a new client – a chiropractor – on how she can quickly and easily use networking to grow her business, even though she had been to many networking events over the past year with very little client attraction (almost none) to show for it.

I told her about the “Power Partners Strategy of Networking” to create powerful referral relationships – finding others with whom you share the same audience but aren’t direct competitors, so you can easily send referrals back and forth.

Creating these relationships are win-win-win (you, your referral partner, and the client or patient who gets a great resource to help them further reach their important life goals).

Not only that, but when you refer someone, you get other benefits:

• Your likeability soars, because you are seen as someone who is willing to help out in a pinch
• Your reputation grows as one of the “go-to” people when someone has a need (this keeps you top-of-mind with your prospects as well!)
• You feel great, because you have just helped out two other people
• You are deepening valuable relationships and creating goodwill with others that can refer people to you

This is why I want to share with and invite you to join any (or all) of the following Chicago Area Business Growth Networking groups. There are over 1300 local business owners represented in these three groups, and growing.

There have been many, many success stories of business breakthroughs in building partnerships, getting new clients, learning new techniques in sales, marketing, organizational development, leadership, personal productivity and other business success areas from those that have attended the free events in these groups:

Chicago Business Development Forum
http://www.meetup.com/ChicagoBusinessDevelopmentForum

Oak Park Area Small Business Owners
http://www.meetup.com/OakParkSmallBiz

Chicagoland Holistic Practitioners Network
http://www.meetup.com/ChicagolandHolisticPractitioners

My passion and mission are to help passionate, expert entrepreneurs get what they want most – to sky-rocket their business success and leverage their time, so they can enjoy both business and life as they are mean to be enjoyed.

For our events, this means that we don’t run them to make money (most of our events are free), or just to create a buzz with “pack the place mega-events” that can be disjointed, “generic” and a waste of time.

But instead we strive and work very hard to make sure each individual who attends walks out with immediately useful ideas, skills and connections, and make sure they are extremely happy they went. We accomplish this in several different ways during the events.

Currently, we are working on business growth and networking events for all three groups in the next month that will focus on helping you make priceless connections and learn powerful new business skills and cutting-edge tactics.

Just sign-up for the group(s) that you feel you’ll get the most benefit, then watch as we send out more information about these events and other awesome free surprise gifts we have planned for members in the coming weeks.

And don’t forget – grapefruits are not only tasty, but great at creating win-win relationships as well.

Join us to do the same and watch your business take-off.

To your success and happiness,
Jason

773-829-1276

“Helping passionate business owners and practitioners who are frustrated with the slow growth of their business and the amount of time spent going in too many different directions – to turn it all around and feel security, pride and satisfaction as you help more clients, make more money, work less hours and absolutely love it all.”

Jason E. Rosado
Business Growth Coach
Distinctive Coaching for Business Success
www.DistinctiveCoaching.com

For service-based business owners and health practitioners who are passionate experts in their field, there is a simple formula for building a very wealthy business and at the same time being a positive force to change the world:

1. Marketing is the filter that brings people who are the right fit as clients to you.
2. Sales is the process that helps guide these people (and really the two of you) to see if it makes sense to work together.
3. By using strategic, focused and service-based “giving” models of marketing and sales, you can provide tons of value out to people who need your help; and you can change the world and feel great without charging anyone a single dime.

That’s right – you can change the world – and absolutely love it.

So how do you get to that very wealthy business, you ask?

Contact me now for free support to get your marketing, sales and business systems set to give you and the world much more.

When you do the above steps, you also end up attracting people that want to hire you and will:

• Love working with you
• Be your very best clients
• Pay you everything that you deserve and everything that you’re worth
• Get the very best results from working with you, and they’ll
• Feel great about telling others that they need to work with you, too.

This is a true “Win-Win-Win-Win”:

You – Your clients – Their friends and family – The rest of the world

If you are a passionate, heart-centered, caring and expert service provider, you are probably already doing some of these steps.

It’s in your nature, and you can’t help it.

That’s a really great thing for the growth of your business.

And if you’re doing well with it, keep doing what you’re doing, and please share your successes – leave a comment below that can help others with ideas and inspiration.

But if you’re one of the many right now that things aren’t going as well as you want, you might not be doing all of these three steps or not doing them to the degree or accuracy that will get you the clients and the work schedule you dearly want – that you went into business to get in the first place.

If this is the case for you, and you want to take a look to see what you should be doing differently or better, then contact me and I will guide you to some of my best resources (yes, for free), because I, too, am on a mission to change the world by helping you provide your knowledge, skills, compassion and expertise to those that need it, while also helping you to build a thriving, world-changing business practice that makes you immensely proud and prosperous.

Contact me now for free support to get your marketing, sales and business systems set to give you and the world much more.

To your success,
Jason

773-829-1276

“Helping passionate business owners and practitioners who are frustrated with the slow growth of their business and the amount of time spent going in too many different directions – to turn it all around and feel security, pride and satisfaction as you help more clients, make more money, work less hours and absolutely love it all.”

Jason E. Rosado
Business Growth Coach
Distinctive Coaching for Business Success
www.DistinctiveCoaching.com

But the really impressive thing to me was that it got me thinking about my clients, and how they would make a similar video – or actually, wouldn’t need to.

Check this out:

Now imagine if “Past Natalie” never made her blunders, because she thought through all of her wanted results, action steps, possible outcomes, impacts. rewards and consequences ahead of time – so she wouldn’t have to live these action (or inaction) errors and use hindsight to see it was the wrong move?

Confused a little bit by that?

Let me clarify…

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10 Minutes to Brand New Business Success
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My business coaching clients use a variety of methods to avoid “trial and error” with their sales, marketing and even employee growth that costs time and keeps them stuck, or worse – moving backwards.

And, they use one tool in particular once a week (takes about 10 minutes) that is absolutely great for solving this problem - saving them hours which otherwise add up to months of lost and wasted time and productivity thereby – increasing their effectiveness with building their business, and keeping their motivation and momentum high to achieve superior results.

If you are interested in hearing how business coaching with me can help you get rid of your own “Future [insert your name here]” that shows up to tell you about a past misstep, give me a call or shoot me an email with your phone number and ask for a 10 Minute Time and Energy Business-Explosion Laser Session (I’m only making 5 of these available for the coming week).

Let’s talk for 10 minutes about your business and find a few new ways for you to save time and energy that makes you more money, security and happiness with your business.

To your success,
Jason

773-829-1276

P.S. Don’t wait – this chance for your 10 Minute Time and Energy Business-Explosion Laser Session is only during this next week, and only 5 spots are available. So contact me now. 773-829-1276 or Jason(at)DistinctiveCoaching.com

Jason E. Rosado
Business Growth Coach
Distinctive Coaching for Business Success
www.DistinctiveCoaching.com

“Helping service providers, consultants and health practitioners to make the important jump from ‘Small Business Owner’ to Successful CEO so you can get more clients, make more money, work less hours, and love your business.”

Yet so many small business owners are having a really hard time just making a go of it this year, let alone setting up the work/life balance and time freedom that they wanted and went into business for in the first place…

As a business owner, you may be in this same situation: disappointed by the slow growth of your business and overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done and the number of hours you’re working.

Luckily, help is on the way, and you can fill your business with great clients, work less hours and feel relieved, satisfied and secure with where your business is, and confident in what needs to happen to keep it heading in an upward direction, so you’ll never need to look back.

I can understand what has you in this situation to begin with. Any or all of these below circumstances can crush your best-laid plans and negatively impact the growth and sustainability of your business, especially when you:

—> Know what you want, but feel confused and discouraged because you aren’t sure how to get there.

—> Feel the frustration of not having enough work and not bringing home enough money.

—> Struggle to stay focused and motivated, not keeping up with all the numerous details, keeping you stressed out and working too many hours.

—> Aren’t good at asking for help or you try to do it all yourself even if you have employees or access to assistance. Believing the “No one else can do it as good as me” myth is a HUGE mistake that many small business owners make.

—> Spend too many hours on time-wasters, low priority and non-profit generating activities, but you are great at justifying them! (But you really know deep down you’re sabotaging your business and your success)

And you and I both know it.

But…

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It can be different!
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Imagine that these problems were all erased and you are serving all the people that you’re truly meant to.

Your business would bring you everything you wanted when you opened:

* Helping more people in a deep, meaningful way

* Only working the hours that you want to work

* Enjoying a growing reputation and being seen as an expert in your field

* Making the kind of money that you can only make by being in business for yourself

* Feeling the pride, satisfaction and accomplishment of building your business in the image you uniquely have, and being very successful with it.

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Why this is so hard
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It could be because when you went to school or trained in your field, there were no classes on sales and marketing and no training on how to build a business. Maybe it’s because you haven’t had a mentor or someone to lean on to teach you the management skills that business owners need to succeed. Perhaps you simply aren’t good at organizing your time or thinking strategically and delegating – seeing and planning several steps ahead.

Some people are naturally good at one or two of these, but very few are good at all. And without some way to learn and practice, it’s no wonder that you’re having the trouble and setbacks that you face. No one can blame you for this.

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** Here’s what you need to know **
to grow your business, work less hours
and make more money
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I’ve coached and trained hundreds of service-based professionals over the past 6 years to help them transform their business, stop wasting time, start earning more money, and be able to work the hours they want… So I can safely share this simple fact:

If you have a passion for what you do, who you help, and know you’re good at it, you have the foundation to grow a fantastic business that is a win-win for you and your clients.

But you probably don’t have down all the steps you need to take to make it happen:

1.) Know exactly what it is that you want – know what your vision is, who you very deeply want to serve, what you want your business to look like, how much income you want, and when you want to

2.) Have a written plan – so you’re not winging it and spinning your wheels day-after-day and month-after-month, “doing” a lot but not having anything to show for it.

3.) Use simple, inexpensive marketing strategies that use less of your time, but get you more sales. (great concept, huh?)

4.) Determine which time-wasting and energy-sucking activities to ditch or delegate, and practice the best methods to hire, teach and motivate a support team of high-performing staff, partners, vendors and even volunteers to free your time and eliminate your stress.

5.) Set aside designated time to work on “owning your business” – not just being an owner – time to organize, strategize and focus on what gets you the best results and energizes you the most. (Feeling swamped already? You WILL get this time back and much more, if you follow these steps.)

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The Bottom Line
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And you can do these things. The wonderful thing about having your own business is that you can create, mold and shape it any way that you want!

===> Your business has to be a well built and systemized machine if you ever want to work less and make more.

I’m Business Growth Coach Jason Rosado, and as many of you know, for the past six years I’ve been following my passion and helping hundreds of business owners just like you build valuable, meaningful and profitable businesses that confidently and powerfully serve you *and* your clients by helping you to reach more of the people that need your help, generate more income for you and your family, and get you out of overwhelm so you can stop stressing and worrying, and instead enjoy and cherish what you’ve accomplished.

My purpose is to help highly skilled and gifted professionals that aren’t satisfied with their current business to provide their expertise and support to the people that really need their assistance the most, and help you create the business of your dreams in the process.

If you’ve been reading this and thinking, “Yes – I know exactly what you mean!” and you are ready to take the next step to move yourself and your business into a new realm of success, then I want to help you do that.

Call or email me now to find out what programs or services I am currently running that will help you get the direction, support and expert advice you need the most.

To your success,
Jason

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Distinctive Coaching for Business Success

Helping service providers, consultants and health practitioners to 
make the important jump from Small Business Owner to Successful CEO.

Get More Clients, Make More Money, Work Less Hours and Love Your Business!

A: Tony, that’s a great question.

So many small business owners are having a really hard time just making a go of it, let alone setting up the work/life balance schedule and freedom that they wanted and went into business for in the first place.

Here are five steps I work on with my clients so they are energized, have more personal and family time, make more money, and are truly in control of their business:

1.) Know what your specific role is. This is your business, so you can set it up any way that you want (I LOVE that about working for yourself!).

2.) Have written short-, medium- and long-term enthusiastic goals so you know where you’re heading and are able to keep better focus and momentum.

3.) Develop and follow a time-bound strategic plan with weekly, monthly and quarterly action steps, so you’re not wasting time or “spinning your wheels.” Plan your top priority activities daily and review weekly.

4.) Determine which time-wasting and energy-sucking activities to ditch or delegate.

5.) Free your time and eliminate your stress by leveraging relationships – create a staff of high-performers, build alliance partners, or use time- and money-saving vendors.

Your business areas have to be systemized if you really want to work less hours, make more money, and be satisfied, fulfilled and centered.

Watch for a new article on this – coming soon!

If you have a question about business growth and want to ask BizCoachJason, send it to Jason(at)DistinctiveCoaching.com or post it on http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz and I’ll answer it right away.

All the best,
Jason Rosado
773-829-1276
Business Growth Coach
Distinctive Coaching for Business Success

And “little Nate” cries quite a bit and quite loudly too.

His crying lets us know that he’s unhappy, uncomfortable, afraid, or that he wants something.

But we really don’t know which of these, let alone what specifically would comfort him, make him happy and allow him to go to sleep. And trust me, I’ve tried explicitly asking him many times! But he just doesn’t answer. I don’t know what he wants, and he probably doesn’t get why I’m not better at helping him with whatever it is that he’s trying to convey.

You see, we don’t speak the same language.

That creates a communication breakdown, and both of our needs go unmet and our wants go unrealized.

This often affects us small business owners, as well.

As you know, there are certain expectations all of us want from our business:

- get more clients

- charge higher fees

- grow our reputation

- service our clients better

- better train, manage and leverage our staff

- create stronger partner relationships

- and build an incredible business

…just to name a few.

To achieve these expectations, there is an important skill you need to master:

Effective Communication

”Communication creates shared reality.”

This is a definition I learned in college that has always guided me well.

Think about it for a moment…

If I don’t communicate in some way with you what I’m thinking, I’m in my own reality. And if you don’t communicate what you’re thinking to me, your experiences and thoughts are truly your own as well.

We might be occupying nearby space, but without communication we are in completely different worlds.

There is no basis for sharing common thought; thus, no basis for common existence.

So how does this fit with business? If you want to conduct or gain business, you need to create a shared reality.

How can you market to someone and get your message through to them if you don’t speak the same language? And I don’t mean literally needing to speak a language other than your own native tongue. I mean speaking in a way that demonstrates you understand the phrases and words your clients, prospective clients, employees, marketing partners and others use, and just as importantly, so they understand you.

For example, last week I worked with a web designer client to develop a signature talk that could be delivered to different groups in his target market. To make his presentation effective and resonate, it was important that we identified his prospects’ pain points, problems and challenges. But we needed to use their words, not his, so he would could connect with them, teach them and help them learn how to promote their ideas.

For the social networking promotion piece written for a realtor client’s newsletter, and using Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter to promote her networking event, it was important that the subtleties of one word or phrase were chosen specifically over another. They needed to work in her favor to create the shared reality with the reader that will serve them the best, draw out their commons goals, drive their desire to attend the event and help frame it so they get the most out of it.

For my chiropractor client who was working on interviewing candidates for an office manager position, we needed to evaluate his communication style, words and body language, and those of the candidates as well. It was not only to ensure that their answers contained the skills and experiences he sought, but also to find out if the way they conducted themselves matched the verbal answers they gave for interview questions.

As I noted earlier, communication is key to creating understanding through a shared reality. Always consider its impact. And practice. Work with a professional to really hone and refine your skills for maximum effectiveness.

Like little baby Nate who is getting better at telling us what he’s thinking with certain grunts and facial expressions. We’re still practicing and learning each other’s languages. And with this practice, we know it won’t be long until we really understand each other.

If you’re like most of us and get tons of email, most of which isn’t very interesting to say the least, there is a set pattern to what you do. We all do it, because we’re really busy and time is valuable.

“Text Sells – But Don’t Make Me Look Too Hard For It.”

Is the following true for you?

When you get a new email, if it’s not something that you have been passionately waiting for, here’s what generally happens:

First you skim it quickly, and usually without downloading pictures, to answer the question,

“Is this relevant to me? Because if it’s not, I’m going to delete it. And if it is, I’m busy and I might delete it anyway.”

So, is this you?

I bet it is. I know it’s absolutely me.

And if this *is* you, then it’s also the readers you are sending *your* emails to.

When you’re writing articles, event invitations or marketing email announcements to send out to your subscribers and fans, post on your blog, social media sites, or public calendars, you want to make sure you are doing what you need to ensure it’s something that will be helpful and effective.

So write your copy so that people will read, get your main message and take action.

You can’t provide value to them, and in turn get them to hire you if they don’t read your email.

These easy guidelines can help you create emails that “pass the skim test” and are effective:

• Write in short {sound bite} sentences and paragraphs.
• Use bold headlines a few times within the article.
• Use CAPS, ***Asterisks***, ==> arrows <–, etc. to make emotional positive, negative or curious phrases stand out.
• Use a bulleted list within the article to breakdown a main idea, provide steps or list benefits or challenges.
• Provide a Call to Action so the reader knows what they should do next to benefit from your knowledge and take it further.

As we stated, your readers will skim your article first, so the main attention-grabbing points need to stand out in a big way to hook them into reading more in-depth, and also to stand alone in case they don’t.

“Text Sells… And Practice Makes Perfect!”

==> So next time you write, DO A COPY-EFFECTIVENESS CHECK by reading just the bolded, highlighted, bulleted, etc. items alone. If the main points come across and there is a natural flow and understanding of only those items, you’ve probably written a compelling article that people will delve into, read and take action.

If you want to really stand out and grow your business, you can get more free helpful article, audio and video resources like this on marketing, sales and business growth by clicking here.

And let me know if I can answer any specific questions by emailing me, posting below or calling me directly.

To your success!
Jason
773.829.1276

It’s so wonderful the creativity and resources we have within us when we allow us time and space to just be.

I hope you enjoy this video and music as much as I did.

All the best,
Jason

P.S. I thought about talking about how your business team is very similar. It needs everyone to be in sync – sales, marketing, operations, service, management, external support, etc. to be harmonious and really strong and successful. And how you yourself as the small business owner have to have all your areas in sync – vision, strategy, action plan, skills, environment and mindset – and how these are the areas I help my clients to work on, tweak, upgrade and perfect so you can reach the best possible outcome. But then I decided not to.

Oh wait.. guess I just did :)