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The Gratitude Effect

I recognize that when some people hear the phrase “Attitude of Gratitude,” they are going to think, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, more new-age psychobabble, but we want hard facts.”  Well, I agree that hard facts are important and here are some from pretty reputable sources who argue convincingly about the science of gratitude’s positive impact. The Benefits […]

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Humility Makes For a Great Networker

Humble people don’t think less of themselves, they just think of themselves less.  Some of the best networkers I know are humble.  In fact, many of the most successful people I’ve ever met have been remarkably humble.  Humility and being successful don’t have to be mutually exclusive. In my late teens, I remember going to […]

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How My $5,000 Student Loan Became a Multi-Million Dollar Business

Before I tell this story, let me say up front – I used the student loan in this story to pay tuition.  That said, let me tell you how that led to a multi-million dollar company. Most people know me as the Founder of BNI.  However, I actually started a property management company three years […]

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Jordan Adler shares “Why BNI”

Jordan Adler, a superstar from Send Out Cards, shares with me why he joined BNI. [Look for the celebrity that “photo bombs” us in the video]. About 15 years ago, I had just basically signed up with Send Out Cards and I was invited to a BNI meeting. There were only 12 people in the […]

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How to Create Case Studies that Make Customers Buy, Engage and Ascend

I’ve asked Robert Skrob to write another guest blog for my site.  Robert is also the author of “Retention Point“, which I highly recommend.  He previously shared the topics of “The New Customers Experience” and “Creating a Vibrant Community Around Your Company” on my blog.  Today, he is sharing the topic of creating case studies. Read closely – Robert […]

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Raymond Aaron shares how to write a book

Fellow Transformational Leadership Council (TLC) member and friend, Raymond Aaron, discusses with me in this video below his “10-10-10 PROGRAM™”. It is a book writing program that he is running for coaching authors and it is amazing. Raymond is an expert on branding yourself to stand out from the others and has been on my blog many times over […]

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Terry Jones shares “Disruption Off”

The founder of Travelocity, Terry Jones, discusses his book, “Disruption Off” with me in this video about how to inoculate your business from being disrupted in this day and age. The most important thing a company can do is to take risk. When companies grow, they stop taking risk because they got to make the […]

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Roxanne Emmerich shares the Profit Growth Banking Blueprint

Fellow Transformational Leadership Council (TLC) member and friend, Roxanne Emmerich, discusses her upcoming book, “The Profit Growth Banking Blueprint”, with me in this video about how banking companies can create a workplace you and your customers love.   Roxanne has been trying to help the banking industry to get its act together. They have gone from having18,000 […]

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Richard Branson Shares his Circles of Support Concept

Last week, I was back on Necker Island to celebrate “International Networking Week®” by “networking up” my circles of support with Richard Branson. I did a video a few years ago with Richard when we talked about a concept he had called, “the B Team”. It was brilliant and as a result of that conversation, […]

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LuAnn Buechler shares “ihug”

Fellow Transformational Leadership Council (TLC) member and friend, LuAnn Buechler “The Hug Lady”, discusses her book, ” ihug “: My Journey as a Hugger with me in this video about bringing people together and the scientific benefits of sharing a hug. X I’m gonna hug you unless you stop me! Order this book by LuAnn Buechler on […]

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