You’ve no doubt heard the cliché – we were given two ears and one mouth because we should listen twice as much as we talk.

Be All Ears

Guilty Pleasures

Are you guilty of talking more than you listen?  I sometimes am.  I just spent 5 days with my brother who does a lot of public speaking and unabashedly admitted that he loves to get in front of the room and talk about his favorite topic: HIMSELF!  Social scientists tell us that whether or not we want to admit it, that’s true for most of us – we are our own favorite subject.

Do you know that the people most of us like best are the ones who ask us about ourselves?  Who really listen to what we have to say?  Unfortunately, I find that in networking, especially when people get nervous or are a bit intimidated, they tend to talk more than they listen.  If you can develop your ability to listen and ask questions, you’ll increase your income.

Shut Up and Increase Your Income  (more…)

FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)

What is it that you are sure you can’t do?  At 5’3” tall (nearly) and weighing 122 pounds (and losing- 13 pounds shed and 10 more to go..yeah!), I’m sure that I’ll never play defense in a football game.  Out of the question.  Some things are just not going to happen.

But then there is the nasty chatter.  The chatter that tells me I can’t do other things (and it is patently untrue).  I hear it in many of you too.  For me it goes like this: (more…)

Still reflecting on last year and envisioning 2011 using Reverb10 prompts.  I hope you are playing along.  The greatest success of any year are the lessons learned and the new paths forged.

December 10 – Wisdom Wisdom. What was the wisest decision you made this year, and how did it play out?

Oh this is a no brainer.  Partnering with Amy Posner has by far been the wisest decision I’ve made this year.

How’s it playing out?  Yahoo!  Is how it’s playing out.  Sometimes you connect with someone and the energy of 1 + 1 = 3.  Lucky me, I get have that kind of energy with my husband Tom as well as with Amy my new biz partner.  I don’t have a handy example to share with you about my husband (but I’ll fix that soon).  But I have a couple of things you can check out to see how things work at Savvy Sponsoring now that Amy is on board.

Amy and I are doing a coaching call (free) December 16 at 9:00 am pacific (Noon eastern) and I’d love it if you would join us.  You won’t be sorry either. Click here to sign up

Have you ever met someone and thought: I’d love to talk with them for a minute.  You just knew they were a professional and a go getter and you’d love an opportunity to chat with them.  But… But… You were nervous, felt unsure or whatever…bottom line you didn’t make a move.  Want to get past that?

That is exactly what this coaching call is about.  Come see why I believe the wisest decision I’ve made this year is partnering with Amy.

During the call you will learn to open a conversation with anybody and build a bridge during the call to get their information and make an appointment to call (at a more appropriate time).  Promise.  And you are NOT doing the three foot rule.  NOT EVER.  You will not mention your company or your product – nada.   And it is not bait and switch either.

Instead, they will be curious, at ease and open to you and what you have to say.  I told you it was a wise decision partnering with Amy Posner! Come join us.  It’s is our Holiday Gift to you  –  a complimentary coaching call.

You’re going to meet lots of people that you both know and don’t know over the holidays.  How about setting the stage to comfortably call them back after the holidays.  Don’t be disappointed again because you didn’t say anything.  Get your business off to a great start in 2011.  Join us for the call.

Other than joining our coaching call, what is the wisest decision you’ve made this year?  How that playing out?