“I apologize, I was frustrated.” The sentence above was an email I recently received from a former business associate. First Lesson: A sincere apology is never followed by an excuse. Second Lesson: Whether in our personal life or in business, sometimes … [Read more...]
Your Body Language is Loud!
When we listen and watch someone speak, we look for clues as to weather or not we believe or even like the speaker. A study done by Albert Mehrabian concluded that 7% percent of what we perceive comes from the actual words used, 38% comes from the vocal tone, and … [Read more...]
Social Media Etiquette
I used to start my day drinking a hot cup of coffee while I sent birthday greetings to my friends on Social Media. Now there is something else that must be done before I can get to the fun stuff. I have to un-tag and delete posts from my timeline from people who wish to use me for my … [Read more...]
Embrace Your Brand
When I was a child I hated having curly hair. Nobody else in my family had curls so it seemed like the fact that I had a head full of them created a lot of unwanted attention from my perspective as a child. People would ask my mother where my curls came from and she would just say she … [Read more...]
What is Networking?
It’s not who you know, it’s who knows you! That’s the real question. The reason we network is to build mutually beneficial relationships that can expand our circle of influence. Any successful leader, executive, entrepreneur, salesperson, or even politician will tell you how important … [Read more...]
