Blogs

Please find a range of blogs below:

How good is our answer?

​ Prospect: “So what do you do for a living?” Business owner: “I am in the global search for entrepreneurial talent, creating time freedom and money freedom, where people build wealth through multiple streams of residual income with international benefits…” Prospect: “It is okay to just say you do not know.” Long answers confuse people. Simple answers get attention. Some examples from different professions Prospect: “So what do you do for a living?” Accountant: “We... Read full article

What we don’t know stops us in our tracks

​ The only thing between where we are and where we want to be is a collection of things we do not know yet. If we already knew them, we would already be there. It is not what we know that holds us back. It is what we do not know. A painful lesson Many years ago, I created what I thought was the perfect presentation. Every fact was covered. Every objection was pre-handled. Every slide led neatly to the close. My offer was on a pedestal, polished and ready. And then the universe said: “Bernie, you are an idiot.” What I did not... Read full article

Born to be happy

​ Professor of Psychology, Ed Diener, once said, “The aim of life is to die young as late as possible.” I like that. Here are a few reminders on how to live that way. Your value never changes Take a £20 note. Crumple it up. Throw it on the floor. Step on it a few times. It might look tired and worn, but it is still worth £20. The same is true of you. What happens to you does not change your value. Express what is inside you Whatever life you have in you, express it. If you feel like baking cakes, bake... Read full article

Agree and Close

​ Closing doesn’t begin at the end of a presentation — it begins before it. Here’s a simple five-step process that works with the way the human mind makes decisions: Step 1: Agree with your prospects that they have a problem. Step 2: Ask what plans they currently must fix it. Step 3: Watch them hesitate and realise they don’t have a solution. Step 4: Ask if they’d like you to share one. Step 5: Watch your business grow. Notice what’s missing? No PowerPoint. No company video. Just a... Read full article