Make Your Move: Change the Way you Look at Your Business and Increase Your Bottom Line
by Alan and Brian Beaulieu

Well, there I am in the Cayman Islands, sharing the platform with my dear friend, speaker and colleague Brian who hands me a hot-off-the- press, autographed copy of his new book. Brian will be speaking to my CEO group for the third time this year and everyone who hears him hinges their forecasting on precisely what this astute economist (with a personality and sense of humor) has to share. The book reinforces the process and gives you tools to implement their techniques. Learn how the business cycle drives profits, what the trend indicators are, checking points and a system for seeing into the future. I love this book...and Brian too!
 

Social media is such a hot topic today that we'll be dedicating the full hour to the subject. Expert Dave Nelsen will present Social Media For Small and Medium Businesses: Why You Can't Ignore It, and he and Mikki will discuss this important subject at length. Feel free to email us with questions prior to the interview.

Dave Nelsen

Remember that Lloyd Price song, You've Got Personality? Well, you all have one; in fact you have a style uniquely your own, formed by your own self perception, how you think others see you and by your genetics and life experiences. Helping people discover their personality style using the Personal Profile System, commonly known as DiSC, is one of my favorite tools. By helping people discover that they behave differently in different environments they can recognize and understand this in others. This helps in sales, customer service, leadership, teamwork and relationships to foster understanding in dealing with other people. The actual profiles are self-scoring so people can use them on their own but then, of course, they wouldn't benefit from my stylized, informative, humorous presentations☺. 
 
Who do you think you are? At home? At work?
 
D- Demanding, impatient, decisive, risk, ego, control, competitive.
I- Influencing, emotional, trusting, generous, people, sensitive
S- Steady, family oriented, friendly, loyal, patient
C- Critical, competent, conservative, conscientious, cautious
 
You just thought of others too, didn't you? Your spouse, your boss, your kids...?

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Yes, that was the name of one of my businesses and oh, come on, I know guys cook too.

Cornbread Muffins


1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cornmeal

1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
 
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease or line 12 muffin cups.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, honey, eggs and salt. Mix in flour, cornmeal and baking powder; blend thoroughly. Stir in milk and corn. Pour or spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.

If any of you remember the movie or Broadway show "Auntie Mame" or if you're old enough to admit you remember it, then you might recall that Mame was famous for her eclectic circle of friends. I pride myself on that same principle of knowing so many diverse people and calling many of them my friends.

Meet Ron Karr
 
When my good friend Ron Karr shared with me the title for his new book, "Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way," I asked him if it might be a little too strong.  Don't get me wrong. I like living on the edge in case you haven't figured it out yet. But many people shy away from "strong" sales tactics. Ron said the title actually reflects the opposite behavior. He said today, if you are going to succeed in sales, you need to be an effective leader. People don't like being sold to. But they do want help in the acquisition process. That's where the word lead comes from. Secondly, Ron says if you're going to survive this recession you have to sell your way out of it. And if you don't take a leadership role and sell something then you will be pushed out of the way by your competition. That's just the way the world works.
 
Ron goes on to say that successful sales people don't abuse their customers. He says you need to speak less and ask better questions. You need to have what Ron calls an Integrated Dialogue.
 
I've known Ron for twenty years. He is a highly-regarded business development expert. His new book Lead, Sell or Get Out of the Way is full of case studies and examples of how you can supercharge your sales today. I highly recommend this book. For more information, click here
Lead, Sell or Get Out Of the Way
 
 
Karr Associates,Inc. 201.666.7599 ron@ronkarr.com  www.ronkarr.com

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