Monday Morning Motivators – May 18, 2009
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“Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.” -David Packard
Table of Contents
1. Time Management for Slackers III - Linda Fayerweather
2. Scheduling time for Social Media - Rebecca Booth
3. The Awakened Entrepreneur Notices Messages - Pat Altvater
4. 29% Solution - Paula Frazier
5. Fine Print
1. Time Management for Slackers III
Week Three! START WITH SOMETHING FUN.
Most time management philosophers suggest that we do the task we like least first. Well, slackers like me will tell you that we can stall forever if we have to start with the “least fun” project. I know from experience that I will feel great when that task is done, but I'd rather feel accomplished sooner.
Start your day with a task you enjoy first. That joy will easily follow to the next project or meeting and help you get more completed and be more fun to be around!
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Week Two! KNOW YOUR PERSONAL CLOCK
Week One! GET MOVING
Copyright 2009 Linda Fayerweather
Outsource your Weaknesses
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2. Rules for Living for Graduates I
Graduation season is upon us. With that said, I’m repeating these words of wisdom that I shared with you in 2007.
You may recall, that I absolutely LOVE thumbing through magazines I’m not the target market for. Not only do I learn what the real reader’s concerns are, I usually learn something of interest. And did I ever discover a gem of an article in New Accountant magazine last month. This article was originally written by Charles J. Sykes and reprinted in New Accountant. What I find most interesting is the honest, no-holds-bar tone that the article presents to its target market of college students who are studying accounting.
The article reads as follows:
Here’s a list of 11 things that many high school and college grads did not learn in school In this feature, we talk about how feel-good, politically-correct teachings created a full generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.
Rule #1 – Life is not fair; get used to it.
Rule #2 – The world won’t care about yourself-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
Rule #3 – You will NOT make $40,000 a year right out of high school. You won’t be a vice president with a car, until you earn both.
Copyright 2009 Rebecca Booth
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3. The Awakened Entrepreneur Manages Their Emotional Energy
Do you sometimes feel like you are just going through the motions in your business without much sense of joy or accomplishment? And even when you do experience great results, somehow the positive emotions are very fleeting.
If this describes you, don’t feel bad! This happens to most entrepreneurs unless we take some steps daily to manage our emotional energy.
Here’s what to do:
1. Think of a time when you felt your best in your business – it might have been an interaction with a client, when you were creating something or just planning or visioning your business.
2. Identify the emotion you were feeling at the time. Examples include excitement, joy, optimism, enthusiasm.
3. Experience that feeling right now. Remember emotions come from our thoughts, so you can think yourself into an emotion. If you need help with this, download my instructions for using the Emotional Perception Scale at http://www.outsmartweight.com/resources.html. If you don’t have my tip card, I’ll be happy to send you one once you complete the form on that web page.
4. Each day, first thing in the morning, recall your positive emotion, feel it completely. Prior to phone calls, meetings with clients or creating projects or products, spend time cultivating that emotion.
Once you start doing this, you’ll find yourself feeling more passionate about your business and as an added bonus, you’ll start easily attracting your perfect clients.
Copyright 2009 by Pat Altvater
Transforming Bodies and Minds
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4. 29% Solution
Dear MMM Readers,
As someone that relies completely on word-of-mouth to build my businesses, I’ve found The 29% Solution written by leading referral marketing expert Dr. Ivan Misner, to be instrumental in my success. He offers 52 weekly networking success strategies (one per week) and specific actions to take to experience success through focused, purposeful networking efforts. I look forward to sharing them with you in the coming weeks.
WEEK 2: BLOCK OUT TIME TO NETWORK
Many businesses have a marketing plan that includes some form of advertising, public relations and cold calling. “[I am] not opposed to [them]; most businesses need it to survive. However, [I] think you should plan your networking activities the same way you plan your other marketing activities. An effective networking plan should be part of an overall marketing strategy.”
How much time? If sales is only part of your role, approximately 8 hours each week is appropriate. If sales is your full time responsibility you should invest at least half of your work week (20+ hours) into various networking opportunities.
This week I encourage you to:
1. Take out your calendar and schedule specific networking events to attend that will connect you to your target market?
2. Be sure you’re investing an appropriate amount of time based on your sales responsibilities and referral revenue goals.
3. Consider color coding your calendar for a quick visual gauge.
No matter what, be sure your networking behavior supports your networking intentions. We intend to network and many of us end up net-eating, net-drinking, and net-socializing which means we may net-NOTHING when it comes to our referral marketing efforts.
Copyright 2009 Paula Frazier is a referral marketing trainer, consultant and keynote speaker. She is an Executive Director for BNI and part of a select team of Master Trainers for Referral Institute. Paula’s business networking articles have been published internationally. She is also acknowledged in the New York Times best seller, Truth or Delusion – Busting Networkings Biggest Myths. Check out #33, Delusion with a twist! Paula can be contacted at paula@referralinstitute-va.com.
