Is Your Elevator Speech Niche Specific?
May 31, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Last Friday’s blog was entitled Visa Takes Small Business To New Heights and shared a Press Release about an Elevator Pitch Contest from Visa where you could not only win $10,000, you could also win tens of thousands of dollars in free publicity for your business. Last Friday also included me updating the Overview for [...]
A Success Hiring Process Includes Eliminating Stepping Stones & Includes A List Of Things Done
May 30, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Jason Friend, CEO of 37 Signals has an excellent article in the May Issue of Inc. Magazine entitled When To Hire An Assistant. Jason’s article includes two key points that are include in The Leading Advisor Hiring Process. “We interviewed some really good people. The problem: Most of the best candidates saw the job as [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-29
May 29, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I received a wonderful compliment recently from a great colleague and client, Michelle Grassley Clarke, Executive Director for NAIFA… # Buffer day wrapping up workshop prep for Edward Jones on Thu. & celebrating previous buffer days on 12th, 13th & 19th that made wrap up easy # What Are You Growing To Do When You [...]
Visa Takes Small Business to New Heights
May 27, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Here’s a great Elevator Pitch Contest from Visa where you could not only win $10,000, you could also win tens of thousands of dollars in free publicity for your business. I wonder how many financial advisors will enter? Here is the best that I can offer you on The 10 Second Elevator Speech, The 60 [...]
Getting Couture In The Wilderness Using A Virtual Assistant
May 26, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
I joke that Laura and I live in the wilderness here in Parksville as it is missing some of the amenities like going to the movies which we have to drive 20 minutes south to Nanaimo for. Parksville has many other blessings that include breathtaking nature at our doorstep, all the cycling, hiking and kayaking [...]
IFB ( Independent Financial Brokers ) Sprint 2011 Toronto Summit Financial Advisor Speaking Testimonials
May 25, 2011 by Simon · 1 Comment
It’s 3:35pm ET on Wednesday, May 18th and I’ve completed my financial advisor speaking presentation on The One Page Business Plan and here are the financial advisor speaking testimonials that I received. I’m pleased that I have had ample One Page Business Plan speaking practice sessions to get the timing down … results exceeded my [...]
Overload! How Too Much Information is Hazardous
May 24, 2011 by Simon · Leave a Comment
Jonathan B. Spira’s book Overload! How Too Much Information is Hazardous to your Organization caught my eye a few weeks ago. It’s hard to believe that Duran Duran’s song Too Much Information was published in 1993 at the dawn of the information / internet age. “Too Much Information” Destroyed by MTV, I hate to bite [...]
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Now Reading
Planned books:
- Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
- The Book Of Air And Shadows: A Novel by Michael Gruber
Current books:
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The Brave: A Novel by Nicholas Evans
Recent books:
- The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
- The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Zafon
- The Outlander by Gil Adamson
- The Book Of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
