Posts Tagged ‘business’

I came across this article today about

7 Amazing Lessons from 7 Distinguished Billionaires and thought I’d share.

We all know most of these lessons but we all need to get better at them and remind ourselves of how important they are to remember.

A quick overview of the 7 lessons:

1. Look for Opportunities
   
2. Believe in Yourself
   
3. Create an Atmosphere of Success
   
4. Empower Others
   
5. Focus
   
6. Learn From Your Mistakes
   
7. Only Go Forward

You can read the full article on the Dumb Little Man website.

“Refuse good advice and watch your plans fail; take good counsel and watch them succeed.” - Proverbs 15:22

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. There is no focus! I often say – if you chase two rabbits, they will both escape.

When I assist businesses (and not-for-profit organizations) these days, I take them through a 4 to 5 hour planning process that asks these questions. From their answers we develop an actionable plan.

Here is the process you can apply:-

Where do you want to be in three years?

Do you want to grow by 10%, 30%, double your size, expand nationally or Internationally, even sell?

I will not accept “I want to stay where I am” – why?

1. They will soon move backwards and go out of business due to inevitable cost increases and loss of customers.
2. They will not action the plan anyway.
3. There will be no momentum, leading to complacency and eventually the organisation will die.

What are the barriers to achieving where you want to be in three years?

When you can list the barriers, then you will be able to start writing actions to address these. Later in this article we will deal with actioning these.

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In celebration of being appointed on February 1st as the new CEO of OE Design – The Web Designers, Ben Sinclair is wanting to give something back to the community.

Having been with the company since its inception in October of 2003, Ben, now 20 years of age,  has just been appointed as the new CEO of  ‘OE Design – The Web Designers ‘.

‘One of the key things that we have always done as a company’ Ben said, ‘is to look for ways in which we can help charities, churches, and sporting bodies to use the power of the internet to communicate their message online.’

‘In addition to providing website services for local and national businesses, we continue to provide websites for voluntary organizations both in our own nation and in nations around the world. One such organization is based in Nigeria, where we have created a website for a group that is training up young men and women to be leaders in their region.’

Ben adds, ‘With the internet there are no borders and no restrictions to the possibilities that can be achieved.’

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This is the edited transcript of the LIVE CHAT conducted by:

Peter Sinclair ( http://www.motivationalmemo.com ) with:

Joel Christopher ( http://www.MasterListBuilder.com )

The chat was scheduled for one hour and the subject was:

“THE AWESOME POWER OF LIST BUILDING”

Peter Sinclair : Hello everybody. Today it is my great privilege to have with me the man who international best selling author and radio talk show host, Mike Litman, recently nicknamed “The Tony Robbins of Internet Marketing.” His name is Joel Christopher – Director and Owner of www.SuccessAccess.com and www.MasterListBuilder.com. Joel is a consummate entrepreneur who wants to share his passion for self-employment with others because of the time freedom it offers. Welcome Joel.

Joel Christopher : Hi Peter and everyone. Thanks for that great introduction. I am very pleased to be on this live chat with all of you.

(Editor’s Note: Mike Litman was featured in Seminar 2.)

Peter Sinclair : Hi Joel. That is quite a recommendation coming from Mike Litman. I also understand that Randy Gilbert of “The Inside Success Show” called you “The Michael Jordan of Internet List Building.”

Joel Christopher : They are certainly wonderful accolades. I hope the information that I share today lives up to them!

Peter Sinclair : I’m sure it will. I can hardly wait to get started. Are you ready to jump right into it?

Joel Christopher : Sure.

Peter Sinclair : Joel, in your latest book you stated something I found extremely interesting. You said that in 2002, three of the pioneers of internet marketing, Jonathan Mizel, Stephan Mahaney and Corey Rudl were asked: “If there were a fire in your office, what one thing would you make sure to take with you as you headed out the door?” All of them agreed they would take their subscriber list. That is, their database of “opt-in” email addresses. That was the one thing that all of them said would be most devastating to lose. What are your views on this?

Joel Christopher : Yes. I remember that day in October. I was in Hawaii with them for the Internet Lifestyle Summit. I agree with them 100%. All successful internet marketers would agree that your money is in your list and that your business is built upon your valuable customer and prospect list.

Peter Sinclair : It’s that important, huh?

Joel Christopher : It certainly is. In fact, another millionaire businessman told me that if you took away his million-dollar business but left him with his mailing list that he will have his million-dollar business rebuilt in six to twelve months.

Peter Sinclair : That is a powerful statement!

Joel Christopher : Indeed it is. I can honestly say Peter that the lifeblood of my business, and any business for that matter, online or offline, is the LIST.

Peter Sinclair : So Joel, on the internet, you are famous as the man with THE list, what did you do to be branded as “the masterlistbuilder.” Everywhere I go on the web your name keeps popping up and you’re always connected with the fact that you’re the guy that tripled your database in no time flat. How did that all come about? Can you take us right back to the beginning and share with us some highlights of your journey?

Joel Christopher : The MasterListBuilder brand name came about when one of my clients interviewed me on a live tele-seminar. He started that name when he called me the “MasterListBuilder.” Right at that moment I went to www.godaddy.com and saw that the domain name was available. At that point I took the challenge of increasing my list from 10,000 to 20,000 in 90 days.

Peter Sinclair : That’s a 100% increase in just three months.

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This is the edited transcript of the LIVE CHAT conducted by:

Peter Sinclair ( http://www.motivationalmemo.com ) with:

John Burley ( http://www.johnburley.com/ )

The chat was scheduled for one hour and the subject was:

“THE AWESOME POWER OF INVESTING”

Peter Sinclair : I am really thrilled to welcome John Burley to our LIVE CHAT today….

John Burley : Thank you Peter. It’s my pleasure to be here.

Peter Sinclair : The subject is “THE AWESOME POWER OF INVESTING!” John, I would like to predicate today’s chat with the knowledge that I am going to refer constantly to a very powerful book called “The Richest Man In Babylon.”

John Burley : A marvelous book Peter if I may say so.

Peter Sinclair : Indeed. Just in case our readers are not familiar with this book, it was written by George S. Clason and was first published in 1926. Since that time it has sold millions of copies worldwide. In it he states: “Lo, money is plentiful for those who understand the simple rules of its acquisition.”

John Burley : One of my favorite subjects!

Peter Sinclair : John, I know this book is recommended reading for your students. I think, therefore, that we might follow Clason’s “Seven Cures for the Lean Purse” as our guide today at this LIVE CHAT.

John Burley : Sure.

Peter Sinclair : John, from your own personal experience as someone who was in a position to retire at 32 years of age, what does Clason mean with his number one cure: “Start thy purse to fattening?” Perhaps you could explain it in terms of another quote that he uses: “a part of all you earn is yours to keep” I know that’s a bit of a double-barreled question but it is all related.

John Burley : Peter, it’s actually a very simple idea that is universally powerful. The idea is that you take 10% of your gross income and place it into investments.

Peter Sinclair : What sort of investments?

John Burley : Most people do it in managed funds and things of that nature. This is what I call Level Four investing. Advanced investors, Level Five, radically advance the idea by making much higher rates of return.

Peter Sinclair : This is starting to get very interesting. Please go on John.

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