Think Counter Intuitive

Thinking Outside the Box by Lloyd Williams

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This is a simple tool to help you incorporate a new habit into your life or practice. Decide on some activity you want to do daily and check of each day it is done. See how many consecutive days you can do. It will not be long before the activity is a habit. Link to […]

As I have mentioned in the past you must communicate in bulk for education and handholding. Technology today makes this easy. I recommend Constant Contact as the best way to manage your client and prospect emails. The service tracks how many people open, click, and forward your email. This is important to make sure that you […]

Creating a professional image is doing the small things right. Throughout my career we used a channel lock binding system to create hard cover presentations. ChannelBind is the best company on the market today. After you purchase your binding machine you can baind as many covers as you desire. We had the cover embossed with […]

A client recently introduced me to 99designs.com and I am amazed at the quality of the design work. This site is a exchange where you can describe the project you need and thousands of designers will submit their designs, allowing you to select from the best. The website says “99designs connects clients needing design work […]

How do you handle client questions? Sometimes your business can be overwhelmed with questions that seem to be trivial or time consuming. If clients are asking a lot of small questions, there may be a trust issue. Deal with the disease and not the symptom. Build the trust and the questions will go away. Some […]

What do you say when asked about what you do for a living? Your next statement will either intrigue the questioner and move the relationship forward or leave them wanting to run. I flew a lot over the last ten years to different speaking engagements. There is very little conversation in First Class. Most of […]

I am often asked at workshops, what are the best questions to ask a client or prospect? Too often we make the process more difficult than needed. John McPhee, author and contributing editor for the New Yorker is known for his ability to interview by asking simple questions. Canadian investigative reporter John Sawatsky says reporters […]

Personal Productivity - Part Four Whenever you lose clarity about what to do next, or your mind feels like it is wading through mud, try this simple five step process.

The new website uses the latest technology to store and deliver content. In the coming weeks I will continue activating new features. Comments You are now able to interact with the content and the other readers by commenting on the post. Just click on the comments link. Example below: Your comments add value to the […]

Today you can have your information served to you, your way. Websites now allow you to subscribe to the information you want to keep updated. This website works the same way. If you want to be updated every time a new audio file or post is added, you only have to click on the orange […]