The Butterfly Effect was derived from chaos theory and in layman’s terms states that the flap of a distant butterfly’s wings can create a hurricane weeks later as a result of the disturbance that flap of wings created in the atmosphere. Esoteric, far fetched maybe, but let’s consider the Butterfly Effect created by entrepreneurs that have changed the world.
Napoleon Hill’s book Think and Grow Rich tells the story of R.U. Darby and his uncle in a way that is extremely motivating because in the story, that duo stopped digging just three feet from the gold strike they were looking for and lost millions because they decided to quit. The rest of the story goes on to tell how R.U. Darby became one of very few men to sell more than a million dollars of life insurance a year during the late 1800’s. He learned to not give up when men told him no when he asked them to buy his insurance. He remembered the hard learned lesson of giving up too soon and made a fortune in the insurance industry due to his minor defeat.
R.U. Darby is not the purpose of this particular portion of the series, but it has been said that a smart man learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistake of others. So why did I start with the R.U. Darby story? Simple, every person on the entrepreneurial road experiences setbacks and defeats along the way, but the difference between those that experience tremendous wealth and prosperity and those that do not are the lessons learned and applied during the journey. Let’s consider some other entrepreneurs that experienced major challenges in their lives… Continue reading The Entrepreneurial Mindset — Part II — Three Feet From Gold
There are times as individuals in the sales industry when we need to question ourselves, evaluate ourselves, take a good look at our performance and ask if we are really performing at peak levels. There are times when reality is far from our perception and it is in those moments when we have the choice to either flip the switch or continue on the same course. Often the same course is nothing more than walking in a hamster wheel going nowhere. However, if we choose to flip the switch, a whole new world of possibilities can open up to us. Continue reading Excuses are like, well, excuses…
Have you ever walked into an event full of people, but felt totally alone? You didn’t know a single soul in the entire room? How would you like to put an end to that immediately and never have that happen to you again?
The answer is quite simple, really. It’s called, drum roll please, Social Media! With a little preparation and effort, you can make contacts and build relationships with many of the attendees of the event long before the event ever takes place. Continue reading Social Media and your Event Experience
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