The question is "What is your top lesson learned from collaborating, to consider future collaborations?" Leanne Hoagland-Smith, Chief Results Officer of Advanced Systems, answered this question in a way I bet most introverts can easily relate to: with questions. What is her top lesson? The bottom line to her approach is being able to communicate that you are trustworthy and … [Read more...] about Introvert entrepreneur: will you consider collaboration or choose be a team of one?
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What Can an Introvert Entrepreneur Learn from Collaborating?
If you are an entrepreneur it's likely you have either tried or are considering collaborating at some level. Online some of the common ways to do this are: guest blogging, affiliate programs, cross-promotion, product reviews, bonus contribution, co-authoring articles and eBooks, and co-producing teleclasses. This month, my Canadian joint venture partner (a higher level … [Read more...] about What Can an Introvert Entrepreneur Learn from Collaborating?
How to nullify these 5 joint venture nuisances: Are these gremlins biting you in the butt?
How a joint venture can help you and your business is limited only by your imagination and self-imposed limits. Here are five of those nuisances that my Canadian Joint Venture partner and I have identified: … [Read more...] about How to nullify these 5 joint venture nuisances: Are these gremlins biting you in the butt?
How to Be Successful by Not Giving the Shirt off Your Back
When you think about giving the shirt off your back as it relates to a joint venture, how do you think you would answer this cliché question? Do you or do you not give the shirt off your back for the sake of success? Using the usual meaning of this expression, that there is generosity to the point of giving what might be your last possession, how does it support the ultimate … [Read more...] about How to Be Successful by Not Giving the Shirt off Your Back
Is the Introvert in You Keeping You from Action?
There is an article titled, Can An Introvert Get Referrals?, which on reflection I found myself in disagreement. How do we get to equating introversion with inaction? I'm an INTJ and while that particular Meyers Briggs combination may make me a rare kind of introvert, I'm an introvert none the less. I just happen to disagree with the author that the hardest part of the … [Read more...] about Is the Introvert in You Keeping You from Action?
2010: Introverts Our Time Has Come to Claim It!
Where are you being like an extrovert that you can and will let go of in 2010? Let's agree to stop trying to be an extrovert; it's just another preference after all. We can tap into our introvert preference for solitude and our skill strengths and make 2010 a stellar year in whatever area we want, and that will help many others in the process. It’s time to stop wishing and … [Read more...] about 2010: Introverts Our Time Has Come to Claim It!