How To Improve Your Business?

Jun272011

Last Monday I spoke to the great people of the Connecticut National Speakers Association chapter. A common question was asked of me: “as a speaker, how does one significantly increase their success leveraging technologies and the web?” Here are my top 8 answers: 1. Become a prolific and constant publisher of great provocative content. 2. Publish in a variety of media formats such as: text, charts or process visuals, images, cartoons, audio and video. 3. Engage in many aspects of...

Best Practices from My Best Clients

Dec302010

In my article Best Practices from My Best Clients I reveal my observations of what my most successful clients are doing. You may be surprised. Checkout our most recent newsletter announcing the new site for Betsy Jordyn, President of Accelera Consulting Group. Finally, it’s time to thank YOU and wish you and your family a healthy, peaceful and prosperous year. All the best, Chad

Why Should You Improve Your Speaking Skills?

Dec272010

I find speaking critical from several perspectives. Here are some of the reasons I encourage others to speak often: It is an effective vehicle that enables me to deliver my evolving intellectual property. It sharpens my language, delivery and speaking skills. It allows me to try and test new ideas and material. It enables me to interact with my audience and receive immediate feedback as well as gauge what’s on their minds and what are their concerns, which allows me...

Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur

Dec262010

I am often asked by my mentorees to articulate the skills and traits of what it takes to become a successful entrepreneur. Here is a list I compiled with the top 12 in no praticular order: 1. Enthusiasm. 2. Curiosity. 3. Marketing – This one is huge. Ability to market self, team, products and services. 4. Sales. 5. Smart risk taking. 6. Communication – Effectively building relationships, public speaking, writing and publishing. 7. Learn to recognize opportunities. 8. Creation of...

How Quickly Do You Respond To Your Web Inquiries?

Feb142010

My wife is exploring various fitness facilities in the area . She contacted one of the popular locations via their web site and requested a visit to review their place. Almost two weeks later, she finally received an email from one of their representatives. My wife wrote back saying that it’s been awhile since her inquiry and she has already joined another fitness facility. Here was their reply: “I am sorry to here that, we have been very busy for...

How Secured Are You When Surfing The Net?

Jan12010

I was chatting with a client of mine the other day, not realizing that my browser’s facebook page was open. My attention was interrupted by the sound of my facebook instant message screen. Here is the brief online conversation that ensued with my face book friend Mark or so I thought: Mark: Hey. are you there? Chad: yes, on the phone. you good? Mark: Not too good at the moment and need your urgent help Chad: what’s going on? Mark:...

Million Dollar Takeaways and Goals

Nov232009

I’ve recently attended Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Club gathering in beautiful St. Lucia. Surrounded by the gorgeous nature and an amazing group of people: My wife, Alan Weiss, seven other members of the Million Dollar Club and their spouses and partners. We met in the mornings, discussed business, best practices, intellectual properties and ideas to improve our lives and businesses. It was by far the most advanced learning experience I have ever experienced with honest and successful colleagues committed to...

Increasing Your Business Success

Oct22009

In order to generate the highest successful results for your business, consider the following: Determine the highest impact of what you do for your clients. Who would be most receptive for your offerings. Who has the greatest capacity to pay.

How to Become Successful

Aug22009

How does one become successful and what does it have to do with blogging and online surfing? Well, let me share this brief story with you. I’ve been monitoring a bit of the online chatter on some of the social networking sites for an article I am working on. Although I find the bulk majority of posts to be utterly ridiculous, boring and a complete waste of time, the one that caught my attention the other day was from an...

Ideas for Writing

Aug22009

Many writers I meet (self included) share with me that they often look for ideas for writing and especially when faced with writer’s block. Recently, I published this article: I think I’ll invent something new – What are the best ways of developing new ideas? where I explored the best ways and places to generate creative and innovative ideas. It also occurred to me that one of the best sources for generating new ideas is actually during my conversations with...