You Always Know Somebody

You Always Know Somebody

by | Mar 6, 2011 | Blog

Glenna Salsbury — Great speaker! At the urging of my good friend, Eleni Kelakos, this morning I attended an event with a new group. This was the bi-monthly meeting of the Michigan chapter of the National Speakers Association. The meeting itself was outstanding....

Types of Events: The Breakfast

by | Mar 3, 2011 | Blog

I guess I can’t really call it a series until I have more than one post on the subject, so here is the second in my non-regular series about general event types and the tactics, tips, and techniques we can use to make them pay off. As with the lunch-time...

Types of Events: The Luncheon

by | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog

Networking events come in all shapes and sizes and each individual event has its own “personality” which can make it a better or worse opportunity for us. Still, we can group most gatherings into larger categories which all share similar attributes. This...

Missing the Finish Line

by | Feb 28, 2011 | Blog

I attended one of my favorite networking events last week, the Abundance Forum. I try to hit this one every month because it’s usually chock-a-block full of good information (which will help me succeed in my business and personal life) and good people (who...

The Sales Superstition

by | Feb 22, 2011 | Blog

I’ve always been intrigued by B. F. Skinner’s experiments with pigeons to try to replicate the process of developing superstition. The experiment is remarkable in its simplicity. Basically, the pigeon is fed at completely random intervals. Neither the bird...