Facebook beats Myspace March 29, 2006
Is it possible that a website with less monthly visitors and pageviews than it’s competitor can fetch a price more than double the price the better competition did. Well in this day and age that is a huge possibility, Facebook.com turned down an offer for 750 million and is hoping to get 2 billion, which basically doubling the 580 million NewsCorp paid for Myspace.com. So I guess in the world of business you don’t have to be the best, to be the most profitable.
continue reading article via Business Week
7 Habits of Successful People February 6, 2006
Great article I found on MSN network. Really rings true. It is traits I work towards improving everyday!
Success means entirely different things to different people but one thing is for certain – we´re all trying to become more successful, whatever that means. A successful person could have money, wealth, power, family, influence, or any number of other assets.
So what enables them to get it all? Let´s take a look at the traits of the most successful people out there.
successful people
Love Themselves
In my opinion, the number 1 trait of successful people is that they love themselves. When I say ?love themselves´, I don´t mean they love themselves because they have already achieved success – quite the opposite! Successful people appreciate how far they have come, sometimes through much difficulty. They recognize this. They radiate self-confidence and attract others of like mind.
They have pleasing personalities and are fun to be around because of the energy they possess. A big part of being a success means not being jealous of the next person, but congratulating them for their achievements. After all, you could do it too!
successful people
Don´t Procrastinate!
There is absolutely no place for procrastination – who has that kind of time? Succesful people tend to move forward fast. They learn what they need to learn and do what they want to do. They overcome whatever weaknesses they have to get ahead of everyone else.
Successful people are not born – they are made. Cliché? Yes but it´s true. If you want to be a successful speaker, you´ve got to do what it takes to get there. You´ve got to overcome your shyness on stage and the knot in your stomach. And if you can´t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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Have Focus
There is no question that a successful person has a clear aim or goal with a vision of how they want to live their lives. It is truly frightening that approximately 95% of the population drift along in jobs they hate, with lives unfulfilled.
The status quo is the reason that most people lack truly prosperous lives. Creating a vision of your life in five years from now will enable you to focus and put your brain to work. Begin with the end in mind.
successful people
Have Money
Plain and simple! As many of us tend to associate success with money, it would be hard to become successful if you don´t know where you´re next credit card payment is coming from.
We don´t need to be millionaires to be successful, but we can´t be in debt either. Get into the habit of saving even the pennies and you will improve your outlook – and your bank account. Make a conscious decision to get out of what Napoleon Hill calls the ?Merciless Master´ – debt.
successful people
Are Leaders and Thinkers
They don´t follow the pack! They are innovative and quick to offer solutions when an issue arises. They are fast-thinkers, but not necessarily fast-talkers!
Successful people read books. Books that will help them get ahead, become motivated, and improve their lives. They know that college or university is not the end of their learning. It may just be the beginning.
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Have a Unique Ability to Adapt
Successful people have an abundant mentality and believe that there is more than enough for everyone. They adapt to the ever-changing environment quickly and without the struggle and complaining that others do.
If your business place of many years, burns down, you build another. If you get turned down for the ideal job, you look for another. Obstacles might be bothersome, but they are certainly not too much to deal with.
As you adjust to each new circumstance that comes you way, you move forward fast and this can only mean greater things are on the horizon for you.
successful people
Have a Support Group
Rarely are successful people hermits. They usually have the support of a mastermind group, an advisor, or a coach. Look at Tiger Woods – the man is ultra successful and arguably the greatest golfer of our time. He is still surrounded by coaches on a daily basis.
Successful people understand that having a team to develop ideas and move forward quickly, is key to their success. To them, synergy means 1+1=11.
- Justin
Free Sales Outlets January 23, 2006
Most of you have already heard of one of these two sites I’m about to discuss. The first one is CraigsList (www.craigslist.com ). It started in San Francisco and grew to be a global phenomenon. You get to post classified ads in a variety of categories, upload photographs, and correspond via an anonymous E-mail address for FREE. It doesn’t cost a dime. Nada. Nothing. Zip.
Of course how is a small little guppy like that going to corner the entire market? Well, they had it pretty locked down for a while, until just recently. Guess who’s back, back again? GOOGLE.
That’s right, Google has now entered the market for free classified ads rivaling CraigsList. With a superior ad managing system, I think Google has a chance to come out on top. It’s going to take a bit of time and possibly some revision, but I’ve really enjoyed the interface and the ease of use. CraigsList has tried very hard to stay stupid-simple, but they may have overdone it. Check out the new Google Base product at http://base.google.com/
I still use both CraigsList and now recently Google Base for sales outlets. You can’t ever make your customers TOO aware of your product. Both of these sites work wonders for automotive sales leads.
Sign up and post a classified ad for your product/service (assuming you have one since you’re reading the YGG Blog). I’d love to get some feedback on it and see what you thought about it in comparison to CraigsList.
Sales Confidence - Not Being Intimidated. January 12, 2006
This was an excellent article on inc.com about feeling intimadated with people and how to overcome it. If you haven’t read his book, "Never Eat Alone" by Keith Ferazzi is an exceelent read to pick up in the future!
We’ve all felt it from time to time – the anticipation of getting an autograph from a childhood hero, the nervous energy before making a sales call with the major industry player, the one-of-a-kind rush and paralysis that comes from feeling just a bit out of your league.
No matter how much I personally think I’ve grown up from being that kid who caddied for his friends’ parents and hid in the back of my family’s beat-up, green nova, embarrassed at times of the very father who was trying to provide a better life for his son; there are still times when my insecurities from growing up poor among rich friends come rushing back. Recently, at the World Business Forum – New York, I experienced one of those modern day childhood moments.
I was at the World Business Forum to serve as “conference commando,” just like I have at the past two Inc. 500 conferences. My task was to get the thousands of attendees excited about and comfortable with having meaningful conversations with other attendees, hopefully to start building some real relationships and not just firing business cards at each other. Furthermore, doing this performance is one of my most outstanding professional competencies (and later the audience feedback even suggested that I was perhaps one of the event’s best speakers), so I should have had every reason to be supremely confident, right?
Well, for a moment, I wasn’t confident at all. There I was, sitting in the green room, thinking about the speaking lineup: Rudy Giuliani going on before me; then Richard Branson, Jack Welch, and Colin Powell gracing the same stage after me. I really started to feel like I didn’t deserve to be there. My mind was racing through scenes from elementary school, me showing up in a rust-spotted, green nova, while the other kids stepped out of Lincolns.
I had to kick myself. “Keith, you tell people every day that they have to take chances, step outside their familiar, and have the courage to connect with people for mutual benefit. Dammit, take your own advice!” No sooner had I given myself that pep talk than who walks in… Richard Branson. Richard Branson, the guy I even mentioned in my book as being one of my foremost “aspirational contacts” for the past three years.
Okay, it’s simple, I thought. Start by portraying your basic personal brand. Be friendly and genuine. I introduced myself, handed him a copy of Never Eat Alone, and said that he was, in fact, in it. Then share your passions. I told him how excited I was to be able to help people build better relationships that truly change their lives, both personally and professionally. Now invite him to share, too. I asked him what he was most excited about these days. After some talk of Virgin Galactic, his new venture to own and operate privately-built spaceships that can take everybody on sub-orbital space tours, he also mentioned Virgin Lifecare and the importance of health and wellness. Pow. Right into my sweet spot. Now we’re talkin’! We talked about Big Task Weekend, my new summit for creating powerful strategic partnerships between leaders who are committed to transitioning people to healthier lifestyles. Then the fur really started flying. We were talking a mile a minute about our businesses and ideas and decided to set up a follow-up discussion. See how you can be helpful to him. I made several generous offers of things I thought could benefit his new ventures and teams, and since then I’ve been talking to his group weekly and will likely be doing business with them in the near future.
As intimidated as I previously felt being in the company of guys like Giuliani, Branson, Welch, and Powell, once I found the courage to practice what I preach, it wasn’t difficult at all. So next time you’re feeling out of your league, remember that it pays to be audacious, to help others be more successful, and to share your passions and dreams.
- Posted by Justin Nowak
Happy 2006! January 3, 2006
I just wanted to introduce myself to the masses. My name is Justin Nowak and I will be writing about sales and marketing here on the YGG blog. I am looking to have my best year ever in 2006 and would like to share some of my wisdom to help everyone have their biggest sales and profit year ever. I am really looking forward to reading the other topic posters as well, as a great team of writers has been assembled. Also I would like to invite everyone that is reading this to join our forum at www.youngogetter.com where all of this began!
Well I wish everyone the best and look forward to a great 2006!
Cheers!