How to Communicate Your Best Qualities Without Bragging

  Whether you’re giving a sales presentation, meeting a potential new client, sitting down for a job interview, or working the room at a networking event, sharing what makes you uniquely qualified is a must. Unfortunately, some entrepreneurs and business professionals think it’s disingenuous to sell others on your best attributes. Perhaps it feels too…

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Have You Mastered These 4 Hallmarks of Persuasive Communication?

The last two weeks, I shared how to better communicate with both your clients and employees. Today, I want to take things one step further, and talk about persuasive communication. In business, a lot of the way we communicate is in an attempt to influence the actions or beliefs of others. Whether it’s trying to…

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My Mother Taught Me Everything You & I Need to Know About Business

With Mother’s Day this weekend, this is a great time to take a moment to honor all of the hard working women in our lives — our friends, sisters, aunts, stepmothers, ourselves, and of course, our moms. In fact, I think of Mother’s Day as a way to recognize the many women who shape us…

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In Life and in Work, Be Anything but Common

It’s easy to go through life wanting to fit in. Fitting in is the way we are told we’ll succeed in school, have a lot of friends, get the right job, and so on. There’s constant pressure on each of us to be common, and it can come from our families, the media, our schools…

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The Secret Sales Tool Your Competitors Likely Don’t Utilize

You want to hit your monthly targets, exceed your first quarter goals, and get off to a fresh start this year that will mean prosperity and success. There is one basic sales tool that is integral to achieving all of your goals, and if you’re like many entrepreneurs, you probably don’t think of this as…

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