It was 1986, and I had just started my enterprise a year earlier. The concept of working “on” my business and not just “in” my business really resonated with me. So, I wanted to do some vision-m...

Your business NEEDS to have a doorman (or woman). This is someone who helps control the flow of people into your world so that the negative influences who will cause stress and discomfort don...

You can be a founding member of Ivan’s Inner Circle.  We listened to your comments and it is now strictly the webinar platform and Facebook Community coaching along with live events.  I’d love t...

Do you know the #1 source of business pain in the lives of most people? It all stems from letting someone in their network that is not aligned with their values. This might be because you wer...

Here's an interesting question: "Hi Ivan - How are you? With BNI at 250,000 members in 70+ countries according to Dunbar we are all 1 degree of social connection from 38 million people, and 2...

I was recently asked this question by a reporter: How can you best deal with a BORING networking events? Here was my answer to the reporter: I remember going to a networking event many yea...

Frank James De Raffele Jr. and his wife Crystal De Raffele were with us on the first couple days of our writing retreat. Frank and I saw this table and what looked like a little "step stool." He...

This month, Andy Lopata shares his final networking tips in his series which begin with the letters “Y” and "Z". Yackety-Yak Yes You Zeal Zen Zest and Andy finishes his ne...

How can you deepen the relationships with people to get to the point where they will be be willing to help you out in the future? Here are four quick steps about relationship currency to get you...

We just launched Ivan’s Inner Circle.  It was introduced with the training and private support community connected to the software platform provided by SYNDUIT. Jared Yellin (Founder of SYNDU...