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Top 5 personal finance tips for a secure financial future
Personal finance is an essential aspect of life that requires careful planning, discipline, and consistent effort. Whether you're a young professional, a stay-at-home parent, or a retiree, managing your finances is crucial to securing a stable financial future. In this article, we'll be discussing the top five personal finance tips to help you achieve financial security and independence.
In a nutshell: How to build a Story Brand and clarify your message so customers will listen?
Ever wonder why you can remember some stories so easily? Donald Miller explains it very well in his book Building A Story Brand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen. He builds on the original ideas of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey and simplifies it so anyone can understand. Here’s the SECRET framework that ALL great stories tellers use to create unforgettable plots.
How to create relationships without sacrifice or accommodation?
Relationship expert Rori Raye has made it her mission to help women transform their love lives and create relationships where they are cherished and adored. Her 8 rules of Circular Dating have profoundly changed the dating scene. What's interesting is how these same rules can be used as powerful client generation strategies.
How to motivate your employees to go above and beyond?
I get to work with some amazing leaders. One of my clients is the CEO of a leading mattress company in South-East Asia. On a recent call, the common issue of "How to Motivate my staff to go above and beyond their call of duty?" came up. So, we sat with this challenge and a few ideas came to mind; Idea #1 - Hire for ambitions rather than skills, Idea #2 - Challenge for growth, Idea #3 - Bring meaning to their work.
How to build a business that grows through word-of-mouth and referrals only?
Rather than sending prospective clients to a web page, you have living and breathing ambassadors that are willing to spread the word of your good work. Most of the time, they don’t realize they are doing it because it just feels right to talk about the astonishing experience they had with you.
How to market yourself by telling your story and build a profitable business?
Remember, people will pay for services or products they like, know and trust.Ultimately, what clients want to know is ‘Can this person, product or service help me get the result I want?’ So show them the results you’ve to create for yourself and instil confidence that you can do the same for them. By sharing your stories and planting seeds, you’ll build all of these factors over time.
How to overcome the 'Nos' to get what you want?
“Yes, I get a lot of ‘Nos’, but every once in a while, I get a Yes and meet my daily quota. I make offers to everyone that comes this way because I don’t want to miss any opportunities. If I don’t ask, the answer is always 'No'.”
10 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Selling
The truth is, the fastest way to repel someone is to sell them something! Even if they might need that service or product you’re offering, their innate instincts will have them on the defence quicker than a blink of an eye which will lead to inevitable rejection.