As business people, we all want to sell our products and services. If we’re smart, we’re talking with members of our target market. Two of the things we want to do with our target market are: 1) build a relationship and 2) find out what they want to buy. The easiest way to accomplish both is to ask questions, and listen and respond to the answers. And there’s one very important question you should ask before you attempt to sell them anything.
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Learn & Practice The Basics
I’ll be 50 years old in a few months. Next week, the karate school where I train – CNY Karate – is hosting masters from our home dojo in Okinawa City, Okinawa, Japan. Some of these people have been training in karate longer than I’ve been alive. As I was talking with one of the classes a couple nights ago, they asked me what the Okinawan karate-ka would be going over with us. Advanced techniques? Spinning jump kicks? Breaking boards while flying through the air?
No. They’ll be drilling us on the basics. In karate, that’s a small handful of blocks, punches and kicks. These basic building blocks can be put together in nearly endless combinations to achieve a martial artist’s goals. These can range from simple protection, repelling an opponent, causing limited physical damage, serious damage, or even death. Overall, the practice of the physical aspects of karate are really about learning to control your own body, mind and spirit.
The FUFT Principle – You Read It Here First
You’re sitting around doing nothing, or maybe at the office having a conversation, when suddenly the best idea in the world strikes! It doesn’t just happen to you, it happens to almost everyone, everywhere. But why isn’t the world awash in free energy, anti-grav packs and time machines? Lack of FUFT. I really don’t like … Read more