Do you know anyone who loves so many toppings on their hamburger that there is actually more oozing out of the bun than into their mouth with each bite? One of my Canadian Joint Venture partners describes such messiness of a burger with: caramelized onions, BBQ sauce, pickles, ketchup, tomato and more that can top the burger and make any bite difficult to contain it all. So, … [Read more...] about Introverts, Burger Toppings and Business Networking?
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'Tis the Season to Turn a Make Me Puke Elevator Pitch into WOW!
There are more business networking elevator pitches that make me want to find an exit door sooner than later than there are ones that have me say, "Wow, how do you do that?" You know the kind? They make you want to puke; they are all about "me, me, me" without a breath, without looking you in the eyes, without stopping to ask you a question, without stuffing a business card in … [Read more...] about 'Tis the Season to Turn a Make Me Puke Elevator Pitch into WOW!
Go-Giver Thanksgiving: With Gratitude
If you follow the Go-Giver, or read my blog posts on the Five Laws of Stratospheric success from the book, here are the links to all my posts for easier navigation for you. Thank you my good friend Jim Sutton for this idea. And thank you as one of my blog readers for just being you. First the links to the Go-Giver book authored by Bob Burg and John David Mann: … [Read more...] about Go-Giver Thanksgiving: With Gratitude
Introverts, you, as Go-Giver, are the most valuable gift you have to offer.
What is authenticity? Just why does this Go-Giver law help free the introvert in business to be themself? When it seems like most of the world is made up of extroverts you might find yourself struggling with being authentic. I mean really; come on. An introvert who is successful? Are you kidding? Do you know many? If you are tired of trying to be like an extrovert in what you … [Read more...] about Introverts, you, as Go-Giver, are the most valuable gift you have to offer.
Introverts Find Success in Networking with a Go-Giver Focus
If you've read my Networking Secrets for Sales Reluctance: How I Overcame Unsuccessful Networking as an Introvert, you'll partly know why I love The Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann. For almost my first 10 years in business my mentors had instilled more of a Go-Getter philosophy. But I'm here to tell you, if you have any doubt that the Go-Giver is bogus, and can't … [Read more...] about Introverts Find Success in Networking with a Go-Giver Focus
Introverts and Extroverts Find Business Success with Other-Focus
As much as I think of myself as an other-focused person, there's a great deal to learn about living a givers-gain life. That's why the authors Bob Burg and John David Mann different approach in The Go-Giver, prompted me to contact Bob to interview him. The Go-Giver, written like novel, is really a parable where the main character Joe, not too familiar with the upside of the … [Read more...] about Introverts and Extroverts Find Business Success with Other-Focus