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Another oft-overlooked advantage of joining a like-minded community is partnership. By putting the work-in, being brave, giving time to the room, we’re reaching a whole new community of listeners. Each of us have the potential to reach new prospects through recommendation. Word of mouth works … if only you give us something to talk about.
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Then one day! By the magic of word-of-mouth recommendation, an enquiry arrives. Someone needs a lion tamer … together with a bespoke parachute …
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It was set up to be a vibrant morning for breakfast networking. The sun was shining, our venue was organised and ready for a good number of guests, when to my great surprise, Mike had arrived to join the throng. We hadn’t seen Mike for a while, it must have been six weeks. ‘How are…
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In this instance, let’s look at one or two reasons why being a freelancer makes you stand out from the crowd.
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Lucinda and I had about finished our catch-up when she turned to me and said: “Thanks for the meeting, Charlie, it was good to share some time. You know, when I first came to the business forum I didn’t think you liked me.” I laughed the statement off as we prepared to leave the coffee…
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I recently had the opportunity to talk with Victoria Hart, Conscious Creation Coach and asked her how she may be able to help anyone, like me, be a more compassionate, sharing business owner … “It’s not too late? Is it?” Here’s what Victoria had to say: It’s never too late to change, Charlie. I’d love…
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It was the end of our regular network breakfast and I was about to leave the room when Gail stopped me and asked: “Do you think you and I could have a one-to-one, Charlie?” “Always happy to chat,” came my reply as we headed for the nearest empty seats. “How can I help you?” I…
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I like to work with people who know their business, don’t you? So, to develop a reputation as the go-to person, what’s your plan? Becoming successful doesn’t happen overnight. The new business can find the early days daunting, but if you ‘stick at it’ and prove to be reliable, you’ll soon find you become ……
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I was talking with a friend of mine recently during one of our morning meetings. Dennis is a successful dealer of antiques. A senior guy who confesses he should have retired ‘years ago.’ ‘Then why don’t you?’ I asked. (Knowing the answer didn’t stop me asking anyway …) The object of derision for Dennis was…
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One of the great things I’ve learned whilst working for myself, and I’ve learned a lot of really great stuff … is that I wasn’t really going to be happy until I accepted the idea that I couldn’t be all things to all people … It wasn’t until I embraced my own fallibility that I began…
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