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51 Recession Opression = Recession Opportunities
Despite what you see, hear and read, people and companies are thriving and growing in the downturn.Dictionaries defines 'opportunity' as a favourable or advantageous circumstance or combination of...
52 Part 3 - Networking Tips for the Busy Season!
In tough times such as these, it's natural to want to stay in the business and keep things steady. You may even feel guilty about leaving the office. As the above article said: "81% of SME top br...
53 Rob Invited to TV's Secret Millionaire
Received a lovely email this week inviting me to appear on the 'The Secret Millionaire'. This is an award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary series about philanthropy on UK's Channel 4. Bri...
54 Building an Authentic Reputation
There is only one job in the world for which you are supremely qualified. For which you are by far the best candidate, and for which nobody else but you can do it perfectly. And that's the job o...
55 Part 1 - Networking Tips for the Busy Season!
Choose Acceptances Carefully. Some people would have you accept every invitation that crosses your desk. I say NOT! It would be unproductive and you'd be exhausted by the end of the year! Accept...
56 Part 2 - Networking Tips for the Busy Season!
Christmas is a great time of year to network. Christmas parties arranged by the office or attending other peoples functions can be an opportunity to unwind and enjoy yourself - have fun with colle...
57 What Moments Define Your Reputation?
When the 9-11 disaster struck, the then Mayor of New York was Rudolph Guliano. He made a formidable reputation for himself by galvanising a whole city in the aftermath. Whatever he does after that, ...
58 Develop a Vision for a Great Reputation!
My friend Daniel Priestley puts on world class events with world class speakers. He writes this: "Without a clear vision, days turn into weeks, weeks into years and years into decades... all in a...
59 Why Your Personal Reputation Is Like a Diamond
You can't make people like you, love you, obey you and buy you. All you can do is speak, act and think in a way that increases the likelihood that your 'most wanted response' will occur. That is n...
60 Using Money to Build Your Reputation
Take any global corporate brand such as Nike, Ikea, Coca-Cola or Virgin, and you'll find millions upon millions of dollars behind the branding. Take any global micro-brand such as Tiger Woods, Dav...
61 Morals and Values in Building Your Reputation
As I've said many times before, your reputation is what people see, think, do and feel when they come into contact with you or your name. There are ten strategies to build your reputation, but whi...
62 Standing Out With Your Personal Brand
This is a quick slide show by Hajj E. Flemings, leading US personal brand strategist, on what a personal brand is. No need to take in everything as it's quite overwhelming. It will give you a feel...
63 7 Top Reputation Building Tips for the Downturn
Work on your online social profile. Joining some of the social networking sites such as facebook, myspace gives you some kind of presence on the internet. Depending on the exact nature of your w...
64 The Role of Personal Reputation in Politics
First, let's be clear that Brown has done his party some good with his handling of the financial crisis. The Prime Minister has played to his strengths and reinforced his personal position. Howeve...
65 The Shattered Reputation of the Banking Industry
With responsibility comes accountability. Those elected politicians and heads of banks have enormous power, and thus huge responsibility. The more famous you are, the more you are watched and posi...
66 What Is Your Personal Reputation?
...your REP - the Reason Everyone Pays! What do you want people to pay you? Three things: Money. Obviously money makes the world go round. As Zig Ziglar said, "Money is not the most important ...
67 Re-Building Your Personal Brand
Your personal brand seriously affects your personal reputation. If you're not sure of the difference, think of it this way. Your personal brand is the combination of messages you give to the outside...
68 Why Settle for Mediocrity?
Are you going to be mediocre? Wondering how to enhance your reputation? Your success will be largely dependent on what other people see, think, do and say when they come into contact...
69 Why You Need to Be Constantly Prospecting
  Your best customers go broke or get lured elsewhere. Your most loyal clients move to a different town or adopt a different strategy. Your key contacts retire, move on or even die. Your ow...
70 How Good Are You At Marketing?
Ready for a couple of interesting statistics? Around 50% of marriages fail. Around 80% of businesses fail. Now I’m not a marriage advisor, but I can tell you that pretty much all the business ...
71 Your Resources Are In Your Relationships
Spoke at a wealth seminar this weekend to an audience of people from all walks of life. They had at least one thing in common - the pursuit of wealth. Now as a committed Christian, one of my passions ...
72 Five Steps to Personal Gravitas
Personal Gravitas could just be your greatest reputational asset. However, it is a somewhat misunderstood term. Moreover, there is still some contention as to whether it's a good thing or a bad thing...
73 What is Wealth?
"Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you." Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900) ...
74 The Power of Focus
'You become effective when you become selective.' Ever wondered why you don't get the results you want from your networking? Or why you don't get the referrals you want? It's because you get distract...
75 Creating Advocates
Most companies arrange their customer or client service questionnaires around the phrase 'satisfaction'. In my work on advocacy, I show my clients how worthless this word actually is. A satisfied clie...
76 Playing Monopoly in Your Business!
Did you know the game of Monopoly was created by a unemployed heating engineer named Charles Darrow ... and that his first version of the game was developed in 1935? I didn't until Alex Mandossian to...
77 How to Build Better Business Relationships
What many people don't realise about building relationships is that you've got to go out there and find them in the first place. New friends, customers and suppliers are not just going to land on your...
78 What Difference Do You Make?
What impact do you have on people? There are only five ways people can come into contact with you or your name: Internet -  your website, your emails, your e-newsletters, your blogs and online pro...
79 Do You Have Gravitas?
After the success on Amazon (top ten) of How to Build Your Reputation, I'm working with my co-author Debbie Binner on my latest venture: Personal Gravitas - What Is It, Who Has It, Who Needs It and Ho...
80 Dealing with Competitors
If what you do is optional, or what you do has competitors, people can choose NOT to use you! Now read that again. Buyers have choices. What strong brands, persuasive sales people and compelling pro...
81 Network with the Right People
"Your network is who you know. Your reputation is who knows you."Rob Brown Always remember that the first builds the second. By getting around the right people, you increase the possibility of introd...
82 Personal Reputation Rules!
With a range of corporate fiascos from British Airways Terminal 5, Northern Rock, the Iraq War and Enron, it's never been clearer that a strong corporate reputation is vital. What's less obvious is th...
83 Sales is Not a Numbers Game!
Ever been told that sales is a numbers game? You don't hear a soccer coach saying to his team 'now just go out there and shoot as much as you can. It's just a numbers game. Doesn't matter where you a...
84 Are You Into Professional Development?
Some (hopefully rhetorical) questions for you. Would you... Trust a doctor that was not up to date on latest medical conditions? Engage a lawyer that was not aware of the latest laws? Trust an a...
85 How Good Are You At Working The Room?
If you were to list your fears, then amongst death, poverty and speaking in public would probably be walking into a room full of strangers! If so, then be assured that you're not alone. Most professio...
86 How to Sell More
Ever wondered why you’re not selling as much as you need to? It’s simple – you don’t have the time! If you’re like most people, you’re not just technically competent, but you have some kin...
87 Growing Your Business
I was recently reminded of some eternal wisdom coined by marketing guru, Jay Abraham. He states that there are only three ways to grow a business: 1. Increase the number of your customers or clients....
88 Turning Basic Into Brilliant!
In most jobs, sometimes the only thing your customers and clients look for is for you to get the basics right. For instance, if someone has a business bank account with you, they expect you to charge ...
89 Making Personal Impact
Meeting strangers and turning them into friends, customers, clients, advocates or meaningful contacts is an essential part of life and business. In fact, I'd say it was a core skill. Much has been wri...
90 The Power of Listening
Recently I spent a day in the company of some high level banking professionals at one of my clients. I was instructing them on the 'Relationship Game'. One of the key phrases that came out was somethi...
91 How to Be a Winner
If you ask anyone in business for one word they would use to sum out how they wanted to be seen, then a 'winner' would be high on the list. It encompasses everything. It covers values such as effort a...
92 Five Ways to Be More Referrable!
I may not know you personally, but I know this about you... You should be getting more referrals than you are. You don't ask for referrals as much as you should. You're equal to, if not better t...
93 The Role of Change in Relationships
If everything stayed the same in life, we'd all marry our first love, we'd all be living in caves and we'd all be speaking the same language as Adam and Eve. Everything changes, and instead of prayi...
94 Every Professional is In Sales
If you’re in business, you’re in sales. They say that nothing happens unless someone sells something. Even if you have no business development angle to your role, you’re selling yourself. You’...
95 Are You Famous?
All of my work is dedicated to helping people become famous. In other words, you get the deal. People come to you first, above and beyond all of my other choices. My message to you today: Don't be t...
96 The Four P's of Great Networking
  Despite these good intentions, many people fail to capitalise on the real benefits of networking because of lack of planning and strategy means they network in the wrong way at the wrong event...
97 The Fundamental Formula for Turning Relationships Into Profits
From your perspective, whether 'profits' in the above title means more money, more influence, more respect, more attention or more customers and clients, there is a basic formula you must follow. It's...

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