November 15-21, 2009 (Week 3)

DR. IVAN MISNER

Networking Success

Top 10 Ways to Waste Your Time in a Networking Group

Networking groups pay off handsomely in terms of referral business, so make the most of every single meeting and avoid wasting time—especially in the following ten ways ... more

WENDY KOVITZ

Networking Fun for the Introverted

That's TMI

Twitter, what were you thinking? LinkedIn was supposed to be my sanitized cyber resume. My make-up, dark-colored suit and "Yes, I can interview with you at 11 am this Thursday" personae. Sure, it's always gotten the least of my attention. Probably because it's just so gosh-darn bland ... more

ANN BARCZAY SLOAN

Especially for Women

A Wonderful "Win-Win" for Women: The WIN Online

What does a woman do who through the years has already achieved major success in founding large family-oriented organizations; creating and presenting training seminars nationwide / worldwide; authoring five books, producing an award-winning parenting video -- not to mention birthing seven children and raising them to adulthood? ... more

TERRY BEAN

The Universal Guide to Networking

You can't spell networking without K N O W I N G

PETER BIADASZ

Write to Excite

Need A (Better) Job? Write!

In the past 3 months we have discussed your talent, your passion and controversy (Male or Female – Which is Superior?). Now we move onto a more personal topic, your job, or lack thereof.

If you find yourself unemployed, underemployed or just unhappy in your job/career you can utilize writing as a tool to drive you to the next level of success. No matter how you define success you will find that improving your writing skills in one or more of these areas will enrich your life both professionally and personally ... more

STEFANIE GORDER, CTP, DS

SnapShot

Voyage Aboard Titanic

In October, I spent three weeks networking and traveling in Pennsylvania and Branson. While in Pennsylvania, I was hosted by the Palmeri family. Jim is a long time industry colleague and provided a unique training opportunity which allowed me to also become a member of their family. For three weeks I mixed with Jim and Carol (who have been married for 25 years) and their youngest daughter Gina (who is 16 ½). It was Gina’s spunky style and graceful speech that provide me with hours of entertainment ... more

GLEN GOULD

Mastering the Membership Maze

The Creation Experience

Many are beginning to notice a trend into the next "economy". No, it's not the health care economy or the government bail-out economy. This trend is far more powerful than any of those so-called "new economies" and you'll need to know what to do if you want to capitalize and win ... more

CHRIS KAUZA

Net-Tech Report

SEO for CEOs – Search Engine Optimization Revealed!

If you’re like most other business owners, the term “search engine optimization” will mean very little to you. Either that or it means “an expense item”! But it doesn’t have to be that way. If you feel like you’re standing in a dark room handing money to strangers to get you in the search engines, then you need to read this ... more

PATRICIA PARHAM PH.D.

Power Thought of the Week

CHRISTINE M. WEST, MS CMHT

Go West!!!

Serendipitous Wisdom …

I often wonder how much we as a society really learn from both the wisdom and the lessons of the past. It seems that as a society we find the miracle or serendipity we have searched for and we end up finding ways to make a mess out of the beauty because of greed, poor decisions or in decision, fear and arrogance ... more