TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH We’ve been looking at Dr. Maxwell’s classic book, Talent is Never Enough, the last 2 days. Building a large organization is more about extracting talent than finding it we have discovered.  Maxwell’s book brought us from frustration to prosperity because I got away from the ‘talent hunt’ and ‘looking for whales’ to getting more out of myself and others. We’ve covered...

TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH Yesterday we covered 3 things you gotta buy into to lead. 1. Believe in your potential. 2. Believe in yourself. 3. Believe in your mission. In John C. Maxwell’s book “Talent is Never Enough” he makes it clear, and I’ve experienced this over and over, that talent is overrated and as a result most people miss the opportunities to draw talent out of people.  Since we all know networking is just...

TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH This another in the series of books I was lucky enough to discover that became the backbone of our good fortune in the home-based business arena.   John Maxwell’s “Talent is Never Enough” had a profound influence on the way I approached myself and my business partners.  Let’s face it, if you are working from home your team is your business and knowing how to get the most out of yourself as...

BREAK ALL THE RULES? Readers of our post know how we feel about management books.  They are stupid theories that do not work in real life……and they have zero value in the home-based business arena. Folks join us because, in most cases, they can’t stand being managed…..probably because their managers and company read stupid management books. ‘We manage things, we work with people” John Wooden....

ASTONISHING STUDY ON INFLUENCE Patterson, Grenny, David Maxfield, MacMillin and Al Switzler conducted an enormous study that lead me to their book, “Influencer.”  In our businesses we all want to have influence with customers, prospects and our reps or affiliates but unless we understand how to influence people effectively …….continuous frustration is a daily state of mind. Our ineffectiveness at influencing others,...