The Owner's Manual

Starting is the Hardest Part

How do you buff up your referral engine?

By giving a higher level attention to all the people in your life that do something nice for you. I know I didn’t just hear you say you don’t have the time – really!

If you like win/win relationships, as I do, then it shouldn’t be outside your wheelhouse to put your thinking cap on and come up with some ways to raise your game. Everyone needs to be appreciated and acknowledged. Too few people understand what a great business practice it is – besides, it makes you feel great.

Here are a few ideas to get you started:

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Do goals matter?

I used to think I knew how to set goals. That was, until I took Mike Gidlewski’s course (www.achievable.com) called Quantum Leap. There I learned that most of us, including myself, had goals that were hazy at best and most of the time they were in our heads – not on paper. Neither were they specific enough.

So, when I finally understood that, I began something new:

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The Problem with Standing Out

People like me are always urging you to differentiate from your competition. So, why is it so hard to do?

I think it starts with a belief learned early in life -the one that we have learned over time – it feels safer to go with the group- don’t rock the boat. Look at any field and you will see pack mentality in the way companies in any vertical express themselves. It’s safe AND it’s boring. Worse, when everyone looks the same and too safe no one remembers anything.

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Imprinting Memory

When people buy, many elements have to be in place. The experience you create encompasses the ways we are drawn to someone or something. We may like it, trust it or maybe it makes us feel like we will be better for using it. It tags our emotions and creates positive memories as well.

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