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Boy am I glad I don’t commute to or from New York City. I’ll bet a lot of people will stay home from work tomorrow. It makes me think that one should always carry some kind of emergency kit, just in case something like this should happen.
Finished Boothman’s book (“How to Make People Like You in 90-Seconds”) tonight. Now I need to go back through it and really put his ideas to work. That means creating a little self-improvement program.
I’m thinking I’ll join this networking group. I don’t know if it’ll generate some new business or not. I could really use some about now. But the cost is less that advertising in the Yellow Pages and I’ll likely be worth more. It will also force me to really think about how I would describe my ideal customer and how I would describe what I do to someone else.
Although the local group is only about a dozen people, once I join I can visit all the other groups in my area. They are several within an hour’s drive
There is one thing I'm hoping it will do for me. One of my frustrations has been that I don't get a chance to associate with other business people. Many of our friends are retired. That's not good. Never hang around retired people, it'll make you lazy. I believe I need to associate more with people that are make successes of themselves.
I keep thinking, how can I make myself more famous – without being ridiculous about it. A salesperson wants his name and what he sells known by everyone. I’m such a natural warm likeable guy, why doesn’t everyone know and want me?
Got a good idea? Well don’t just keep it to yourself, let me in on it too.
Posted by Ted at August 14, 2003 7:49 PM