Ivan R. Misner's Blog, page 144

Eliciting Excellence Entrepreneur Expo 2011–FREE Teleseminar

I am pleased to announce that I will be participating in an educational teleseminar event which is being offered FREE of charge and hosted by Business Strategist and Executive Coach Michael Beck (pictured at right). This online event, the 2011 Eliciting Excellence Entrepreneur Expo, will feature insights and strategies from 15 entrepreneurial experts (including yours truly) and I encourage all to attend who are interested in this free opportunity to learn about powerful income-boosting strategies, marketing insights, and personal effectiveness secrets to grow business. The event begins on April 11th and runs for two weeks–Monday through Friday.  Each one-hour presentation ...

A Life in Leadership

Last week I had an opportunity to go out to dinner with Dr. Warren Bennis after his presentation at the University of La Verne.   It was a true pleasure to spend time with him in a small group.  Dr. Bennis sat on my doctoral committee at the University of Southern California and I had a chance to study under him for a brief period while I was there. For those few people who may not know who Warren Bennis is, let me suggest that you pick up almost any major book on the subject of "leadership" and I can almost guarantee that ...

Jack Canfield Talks about Why the VCP Process® Makes Sense

A couple of weeks ago, Jack Canfield and I did a one-hour interview where we talked about business networking and success principles.  In about a month, the video of the interview will be available to view on Jack's website (www.JackCanfield.com) in the "Inner Circle" section. In the meantime, I invite you to check out the 3-minute video above where Jack talks about some of what he picked up about networking during our interview and why the VCP Process® really strikes a chord with him.

A New Twist on a Simple Technique to Refer Networking Partners

If you're a good networker, you know that by looking for ways to refer those in your network and referring them any chance you get, they'll be anxious to return the favor and you will get more referrals as a result. This video talks about how my friend Mohammad Favakeh, owner of Monte Carlo Chauffeured Transportation (www.mctlimo.com), has put a new and interesting twist on a technique which I've been recommending for years that makes it easy for people to refer their networking partners. Watch the video and you'll see how easy it is.  Really–all you need is a simple ...

Do You Want To Become a Best-Selling Author? Here's Your Chance. . .

I'm working on a new project with Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer, which gives small business owners, entrepreneurs, and businesspeople around the world the opportunity to establish themselves as experts in their field by achieving best-selling author status. We recorded a call outlining the details of the project last month and you can listen to the call for free by clicking here.  If you have ever been interested in becoming a best-selling author, I highly encourage you to listen to the call today as registration for participation in the project ends this Friday (3-25-11). One of the reasons I ...

Great Opening Question

A good networker has two ears and one mouth and should use them both proportionately. When you meet someone in a networking environment you should 'listen' more than you 'talk' (especially if it is the first time you've met). Consequently, in books like The 29% Solution and Networking Like a Pro, I've written a lot about the kinds of questions you should ask when you meet someone for the first time. Recently, I was at a networking event and, at the end of the conversation, someone asked me a question that no one has ever asked me before at a ...

Developing Your Target Market

Building your business is all about leveraging your strengths within the context of your prospects' needs, then networking with as many of those people as you can. The most successful networkers have developed a thorough strategy planning process. Key aspects of this process include: identifying the major components of the broad, deep network you hope to establish; studying the different types of networking organizations and how they fit into your overall strategy; and identifying the types of businesspeople that make up your target market. There are also some subsequent aspects of the process that are extremely important to note. The ...

Do You Stand Out in a Crowd?

The following is a guest blog entry written by a friend and colleague of mine, Elaine Betts of Go Far Consulting. I came across this piece by Elaine through the research I've been doing for my upcoming gender book and I wanted to share it with my blog readers because I think her insight into the topic of women in business is excellent and the tips, though written specifically for women in business, can be valuable to men as well. If you are a woman in business and have advice for other women in business, if you would like to ...

Business Networking "Coaching" Videos

One thing most businesspeople and entrepreneurs have in common is that they're usually very busy and tend to have little time to spare. Their busy schedules often create challenges when it comes to making time to educate themselves on building valuable business skills such as networking. This is why Entrepreneur.com has created the Coaches Corner, a highly convenient educational resource offering extremely brief educational videos on topics like networking, social media, marketing, starting out, managing employees, funding, and business planning. The majority of the videos are under three minutes long and packed with helpful tips from experts whom Entrepreneur.com refers to ...

Preview of Business Networking and Sex Book

Last week I posted a blog asking all BusinessNetworking.com blog readers to take a short survey relating to the book I'm currently writing with Frank De Raffele and Hazel Walker about gender and networking. The book won't be released until early next year but I've already received several requests for more details in regard to what the book is going to be all about.  In light of that, Frank, Hazel and I decided to make a short video for those who are curious to learn more about our upcoming book.  The video is only a few minutes long and you ...