Behavioral Influence
June 18, 2013
You Are The Average Of Your Five Closest Friends
You are equal to your five closest friends. This is either good news or bad news, depending on the type of people you hang out with. You love your mob,...
June 5, 2013
The Formula To Standing Out From The Competition
Better doesn't get noticed. There is too much noise and not enough time to notice better. Different gets noticed, but can be a distraction. We generally like what we already...
May 29, 2013
Influence Techniques In A Fund Raising Sign
I drove into a parking lot in Westfield, NJ and was greeted by this notice. This fund raising sign is packed with influence techniques. Can you find the 4 influences...
May 28, 2013
How To Wow Customers
I first heard the term in the 4th grade. I was waiting to perform a magic act at my school’s talent show. Off the stage walked Juliana Verde. She had...
May 27, 2013
Number Two Is Number One In The Customer's Eyes
Every entrepreneurial naturally strives to be number one. You want to be number one also, don't you? Hold your horses for a second. Number one means you are the king,...
May 14, 2013
Use Current Pictures Of Yourself On Your Website
The Glory Day Pic If that picture from 25 years ago, when you looked "amazing," doesn't work in landing a trusting long term relationship on match.com, why would anyone in...
May 13, 2013
The 3 Step Process To Get People More Engaged In Meetings
Have you run meetings where no one actively participates? Where no one voices an opinion or asks a question? Where you just get lots of blank gazes, empty nods and...
May 10, 2013
What's Your Company's First Impression (The Armpit Syndrome)
If you have ever visited my home state of New Jersey there is a chance that the visit left you with one of two impressions. You may believe it lives...
May 2, 2013
How Badly Do You Want It?
I just interviewed my thousandth entrepreneur. Mind you, this is not a conclusion from formal tracking. I myself have been an entrepreneur almost twenty years now. From day one, I...
April 17, 2013
The Reason You DON'T Want To Be #1 In Your Industry
We Love To Hate #1 It seems that every entrepreneur I meet wants their business to be number one in their industry. I get it. I want to be the...