How Not To Network
by Nicola Cairncross on April 14, 2007
in Money Gym | Diaries
by Annie Kaszina – Money Gym Wealth Coach
There’s a lot of information around about how to network effectively; which presupposes that it is an art to be learned. But there is also a case for laying down the guidelines for how NOT to network.
Successful networking is, in the end, another application of good people skills. You would not expect to endear yourself to someone if your eyes are constantly wandering off round the room while he/she was talking to you.
Still, at some point everyone will end up, cornered, at the networking event from hell.
On such occasions it is as well to remember the old adage: “There is no failure, only feed-back”. While the event may be less than successful, you can at least derive some small benefit from it by registering all the pitfalls you personally have not fallen into.
Cardinal rules of how not to network include the following:
1) Do not attend a networking event with your mother if you are 45 or over. It tends not to project you in the most credible light.
Abundance -v- Scarcity
by Nicola Cairncross on April 14, 2007
in Money Gym | Success
by Nicola Cairncross
A turning point for me came when I realised that there was enough money
sloshing around the world for every single person to have in excess of £1 million. It’s out there, somewhere, and who is to say that I am not
equally deserving of some of it, as the next person?
Do you ever complain that you don’t earn enough? Why is that?
Is it
that your company pays everyone the same as you? No? So why is it that
your company pays someone else more than you? "But they won’t pay ME
any more!" you may say. What is the difference between you and the
person that your company does pay more to? Is there so much difference
between you and that other person? Hmmm, that’s an interesting thought
isn’t it?
And it leads onto the thought "Well, what would it take for me to become the kind of person who is paid more for what I do?"…
It’s a love / hate thing…
by Nicola Cairncross on April 13, 2007
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THE REAL WORLD
The membership site is nearly ready for
the existing silver members to move over
and be upgraded. I’m so EXCITED!! Design
is largely there, customer journey
content is in, as is the 10 Financial
Intelligence Modules. Forums went live
at 8.30 this morning and I’ve set up the
topics….they are working on the
affiliate scheme right now.
The results of the recent survey are in
too, with the results showing that ….
The things you
love
about membership sites are
> feeling part of a community
> being with people who share your
interests
> networking possibilities
> sharing knowledge, tips and hints
> witty inspiring content
> factual information with real case
studies
> committed members (some on our email
discussion group have been for years)
> global wealth creation ideas
The things you
hate
about membership sites are
Hermione Watanabe reports from Second Life
by Nicola Cairncross on April 13, 2007
in Money Gym | Diaries
THE VIRTUAL WORLD
What
an amazing week in Second Life!
Virtual Wealth Coach, Hermione Watanabe, hosted her first “SL Ladies
Business Success Secrets” launch event last Saturday, in the French Quarter
square, which was very well attended, considering.
Then her real life sister,
Larimar Watanabe, joined her for an evening out, starting off at the Blarney
Stone in the Dublin sim – always lively!
Hermione and Larimar then popped over to Manhattan Beach to see how the
new build on the condo was going (architect is FenwayMonster Greene). We own…
Hermione shows off her new assets…
by Nicola Cairncross on April 5, 2007
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by Nicola Cairncross
THE REAL WORLD
You may have heard rumblings in the
ezine about our new Money Gym membership
site being launched soon…
WHAT’S NEW?
As you know,
membership sites are a “Good Thing”
which is something I’ve known
intellectually since 1999 when I read
“Striking It Rich.com” by Jaclyn Easton,
but which I obviously didn’t know in “my
bones” so, amazingly, it’s not been a
priority, when perhaps it should have
been!
The reason for that is that we have
flirted with membership sites in the
past but have never really found
software that we liked. Now we have
found what we think is “best of breed”
and we are going with it despite some
initial limitations.
A further sign from TUT was that I had a
meeting last week with…
Look In The Mirror…..Who Do You See?
by Nicola Cairncross on April 5, 2007
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by Nicola Cairncross
One of the main reasons people start to consider turning a hobby or interest into a business or income flow is because they want to be set free from their job.
‘The E-Myth Revisited’ by Michael E Gerber covers this topic in great detail, but you must consider the possibility that the very thing you love doing, if not set up properly, could turn into a job of the worst kind; long hours, no security, no steady income flow – and what a tragedy that would be.
But if you set things up properly, so that your fledgling business will, one day, be able to function without you, then your passion could turn into an extra stream of income, or even better, a passive income flow. This can work if you develop a team of people to actually do the time consuming work, or if you take your new business online, automating many of the functions usually performed by people.
If you get it right, you will have ultimate control, not only over your new business (which you can run
from anywhere in the world, even a beach in Greece) but over your life.
If your little sideline…
So am I insane?!
by NicolaCairncross on April 4, 2007
in Money Gym | Success
Margaret says:
Yesterday, on my personal blog, I discussed an amazing poem I’d heard recently and used it as the springboard for a reflection on personal growth to prevent history repeating itself.
As I pondered on my writing overnight I realised that when it comes to personal financial histories, I think that history does repeat itself precisely because we are listening… to our parents, to our peers, to our worst fears and limiting beliefs.
None other than Albert Einstein said "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
And yet not only do we do the same things time and again but we do the same things as our parents did!
How often have I been…
The New Model For Wealth Creation
by Nicola Cairncross on April 3, 2007
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(c) Jackie Headland. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.BookShaker.com
The 21st Century has ushered in a new model of business -Multiple Income Streams. Those entrepreneurial spirits who have already adopted this model have found that by mixing a variety of skills and talents they create greater profit and
more rewarding lives.
Business consultants with artistic flair might design and license illustrations, provide copywriting services to small businesses and graphic design services to websites alongside their consulting services. If it seems like an odd mix of endeavours, welcome to the new entrepreneurial era, where multiple income streams are all the rage.
According to Barbara J. Winter, author of "Making a Living Without a Job, and who runs a multiple income stream business which includes consulting, writing, publishing and creating seminars, one of the primary benefits of cultivating this type of business is cash flow. "In the cyclical nature of business", she explains, "the cash flow of one revenue segment may hold steady while another falls. This provides a continuity that is not present in a business with only one income source."
Happy Monday! Love the voices here….
by Nicola Cairncross on April 2, 2007
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