5 Reasons to Show Up for Your Chapter Meeting

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” ~ Steve Jobs If it’s the second Saturday of an odd-numbered month you can find me at my local chapter meeting of the National Speakers Association. The person...

Guest Post: 3 Steps to a Second Meeting

My wonderful, Cleveland student, Rick Adkins, Senior Oasis Advisor, asked a great question in our class just recently. “How do I get to have a second appointment with those people I have already met with once?” I think many of us struggle with that same thought, not...

Wanting to Matter

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~Leo Buscaglia I have a friend who checks his email...

The Sound of Crickets

“Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death.” ~Jean-Jacques Rousseau Bear with me for a moment, the following is not just a self-serving plug for my new book. It actually does have a point with regards to good networking practice. You...

Don’t Network Like Alexa

“Alexa, can you pass the Turing Test*?” “I don’t need to pass that. I’m not trying to be human.” ~Alexa Our family received the new Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas this year. It’s a hockey-puck-sized widget that houses a microphone and speaker and a remarkably...
Greg Peters
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