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he paused.
she looked back.
he looked sad.
she asked why.
he said nothing.
she said goodnight.

and her lisp was the cutest of all the land.

-ricky

posted by ricky @ 1:13 AM

The answer to success.

FEAR! Is your fear of failure greater than the excitement of success? Fear of selling out, fear of the almighty NO, fear of everything this side from death. Attending A.C.C. & Del Mar for public relations and advertising, I learned that everything that you do is marketing for yourself. How you present or carry yourself, how others perceive you all coincide to the networth of your success in any scenario. Your actions are a direct reflection of how you are and who you will become. This is important for anyone to realize because when your integrity is tested, people will know how you will react and most importantly how you handle your composure. This brings me to another topic. Your network.

In an essence, every person you meet is a potential client. For what, who knows? My network is the single most important thing to me. Without it I could not make connections and moves otherwise necessary to be successful. I am sure that someone down the line in your life has told you it's not what you know, it's who you know. Getting the foot in the door is the first step and after that, you gotta outshine em. To be successful in any industry, you have to have a strong, dependable, reliable and loyal network. Without this you will find yourself more vulnerable to opposition and make things difficult I'm the pursuit to success. Below are a few guidelines to help get past that fear and moving towards the direction of more profitability, productivity, and success for your clients.

• Love your Clients! - Clients could care less about what you know until they know you care.
• Serve your Clients! - If you’re selling something that the client doesn’t need, then you probably shouldn’t be selling it at all. If they do need it, then you’re not really selling, only consulting through educating and persuading. Remember- people hate being sold, but they love to buy!
• You are Yoda! – Just as every Jedi goes to Yoda, your clients come to you because you have the omniscient, all-knowing Yoda type of knowledge that is responsible for them paying you in the first place.
• Encourage New Ideas! – Keep a questioning nature and always remember that business owners know more about their businesses than you do. So shut up and pay attention…
• Get Hungry! – A closed mouth doesn’t get fed if you want things to happen. You have to initiate the action!
  

Stay up and hope this reaches some of you on a level of comprehension and retention. And to whomever reads this good-luck on your endeavours!

-Ricky

posted by ricky @ 11:20 PM