Wild Fire Fund
The wild fires ravaging Southern California bring back some horrific memories. Just a few years ago, a 40 foot wall of flames came past my home near the foothills in Claremont (shown below). ...
New Orleans – After Katrina
I spent the last few days in New Orleans for a BNI event hosting the 210 winners (and guests) of the 2007 USA Member Extravaganza for the organization. There are two things I want to share abou...
How to Make the Butterfly Effect of Networking Work
I was thinking about the blog I wrote last month about the Butterfly Effect of Networking? and it occurred to me that an important part of the reason I was able to make such effective and reward...
Teaching My Daughter About Business Cards
One of my daughters recently invested in her first set of business cards and as I was coaching her on the key points of efficient business card use, I was thinking about all of the people that c...
What To Say When You Don’t Remember Them?
I got a great question today from a chef that I thought I would share with you: I was in a store last week when a person shouted out, "Hi Chef" I faced the person and drew a complete blank. ...
"Act as if. . ." Party
I'm spending a couple days at Jack Canfield's home in Southern California participating in a strategic planning session for an organization I belong to called the Transformational Leadership Cou...
Brand "You" by Writing
I just found out this week that my most recent book, Masters of Sales, hit the New York Times Bestsellers list. Of course I am ecstatic about this, but it also got me thinking about what an ama...
A Referral You’ll Feel Good About
I watched an amazing movie today. It was not a blockbuster but it was an incredible story. It was Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank as a high school teacher in a difficult school. The mov...
What To Do "Before" You Start Networking
I met someone recently who said she’s been having a hard time building her network because people can’t seem to understand or relate to her business. I asked her why she thought that was and sh...
The “Butterfly Effect of Networking”
I am writing to you today from Necker Island in the Caribbean where I am meeting with about 20 business leaders including Sir Richard Branson the founder of Virgin Atlantic Airways and owner of...