Recent Learning and Reflection

May52014

Here are some of the ideas I have recently learned or reflected upon: Identify what’s holding me back and the push forward to the next goal. Clarify what will make this another remarkable year and become fearless at executing on it. While traveling domestically and internationally, schedule strategic meetings with clients, thought leaders, influencers and reporters. Select successful organizations and thought leaders and write blog posts on what they are doing extremely well from a web presence perspective and what areas...

Are Your Clients Energized?

Apr92014

During a recent discussion with one of my clients he said: “You know Chad, I get so energized each time I talk with you.” This made me realize that the key objectives when having discussions with our clients are: Deliver strong helpful value. Quickly resolve challenges. Energize them and excite them with new ideas to impact their success. Help them take action and start the next step. What other ideas do you find helpful to energize your clients? Would love...

30 Growth Success Ideas

Feb172014

Find opportunities to work on your business rather than in your business. Change your mindset from a business operator to a business owner. Delegate all that’s possible with clear outcomes and consequences. Constantly create new products and services for your clients. Bring in other rainmakers. Stop using others’ intellectual property (IP) and keep developing your own unique IP. Use your common sense and make things simple. Abandon things you are not passionate about. Reduce your labor intensity. Create a weekly...

Are You Transforming Your Input Into Output?

Sep52012

I am here in New York at Alan Weiss’s Society for the Advancement of Consulting meeting. While attending meetings, workshops or events where new ideas and intellectual property are being shared, I see most (self included) take copious notes. One concept that has been effective for me for years is listen carefully and letting the ideas I am hearing springboard new ideas and concepts for me to implement, explore, innovate and execute. During our meeting today I have picked up...

Do You Know Your Own Content?

Mar162012

I am amazed (and not pleasantly) at how many so-called “experts” I meet, are unable to answer simple questions about their own business and expertise. Let me give you some examples. Say you are a sales consultant and and expert and I were to ask you the following five questions: What is the most common challenge your clients are facing and can you give me three ways of resolving such challenge? Why is it a huge mistake to promote your...

Growth Ideas from the Million Dollar Club in Italy

Sep202011

Last year I reported the amazing experience from Bora Bora and this year I am glad to continue in that tradition. So with some outstanding minds around me, we had the privilege of examining our businesses and explore new improvement growth ideas. Below are my key take-aways from our September 2011 meetings of the Million Dollar Club in the beautiful Vila Aminta, located in Stresa, Italy, and situated on lake Maggiore: Growth ideas: Reinvent yourself often. Become the catalyst to...

Scenes from the Million Dollar Club in Bora Bora 2010

Dec312010

Each year, our Million Dollar club, arranged and facilitated by my friend, mentor and client Alan Weiss, heads out to an exotic place somewhere on this planet to engage in stimulating discussions about our businesses. We then get to tough it out and have an amazing time together discussing life balance and the future of civilization over great wine and outstanding dining experiences. This year we have selected the Four Seasons resort in Bora Bora which was just spectacular. So...

In London This Week

Feb222010

Got on the Continental Saturday morning early flight from Cleveland to Newark and then continuing to London. The comfortable Business First accommodation allowed me to relax, listen to my favorite iPhone music (about 8000 selections to choose from), catch up on my reading and continue my preparation for the New Product Experience I am conducting with Alan Weiss next week in Rhode Island. This week in London is going to be an outstanding week as five of my very close...

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...

Scenes and Sounds from the Million Dollar Club in St. Lucia 2009

Nov172009

Below are three videos that will give you a sense of the amazing time I spent in St. Lucia with members of Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Club. In the mornings, we discussed our businesses, how to reach the next level, we shared our intellectual property with each other as well as shared our interpretation of what the future looks like in our areas of expertise. In the afternoons and evenings we relaxed and enjoyed a great time with our spouse...