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10 Perspectives on Building Your Practice
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in How To Get Clients
Is building your practice your main priority or do you view it as an unfortunate necessity. Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to worry about such things? That’s what job is for. If you want to run your own business, you have to be the chief marketing officer.
Building your practice with energetic clients has to be Job #1. If not, chances are you’re spending much more time worrying about getting clients than actually serving them.
When I filled my coaching practice years ago in six months, I was frequently asked how I did it. I responded with the Full Practice Program which outlines my step-by-step approach to filling my practice so quickly.
One of the things I did to fill my practice was learn from others. I continue to stay up-to-date on the latest news, updates and view points of others.
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Your Personal Trainer To Build A Stronger Practice. – Practice Fitness
I have noticed that when I meet an attorney in person the questions they ask me are not about marketing or building their practice but are more like “Can you give me a good workout routine? What should I be eating? …
Publish Date: 06/30/2010 19:38
http://practice-fitness.typepad.com/practice-fitness/2010/06/your-personal-trainer-to-build-a-stronger-practice.html
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Naturopath Building Practice … Naturally | Hartford Business
Dr. Marina Franzoni-Acosta values the natural feel of her office space in a Wethersfield carriage house.
Publish Date: 06/06/2010 22:00
http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news13469.html
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Learn the Secrets to Building a Lifestyle Law Practice at the L.A. …
Summer is half over. Many of us have already taken our vacations; many more are still anticipating theirs. And there are still a third of us who will.
Publish Date: 07/06/2010 9:05
http://www.therainmakerblog.com/2010/07/articles/law-firm-marketing-1/learn-the-secrets-to-building-a-lifestyle-law-practice-at-the-la-rainmaker-retreat-july-3031/
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Tax Season Should Be Marketing Season
There will be obstacles to overcome as you bring your entire firm on board with your plans for practice building. You will need to plan the kinds of conversations that will be most effective in convincing all staff members of their …
Publish Date: 07/07/2010 10:09
http://staringfrog.com/legalnews/2010/07/tax-season-should-be-marketing-season/
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Successful business , Archive » Marketing your coaching practice …
Building a diversified business model. Things I encourage people to do the only thing that is not a business that is based exclusively on one-to-oneCoaching, but also a business that has multiple streams of income. …
Publish Date: 07/16/2010 2:54
http://successfulbusiness.small-businessmarketinginfo.com/2010/07/16/marketing-your-coaching-practice-two-suggestions-to-build-your-business-success/
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Master these elements and harness the power of having laser-sharp focus.
When I discovered and used the key focus factors below, I transformed my scattered energy into highly concentrated effort and began to burn through my obstacles. I achieved more each week then I used to in a month.
Let me explain…
I used to have many projects going at one time. I was figuring out how to increase sales, hire people, study marketing, exercise, spend quality time with my family. I felt completely scattered and ineffective.
It seemed that although I had a lot going on, I had little to show for it. That all changed when I discovered and mastered essential elements to achieve laser-sharp focus.
It’s not about balance…
I hear that word thrown around as if it’s some kind of elixir. Sure, it’s a nice concept, but from my perspective, misunderstood.
Balance does not mean equal and that’s the big mis-perception. When you struggle with focus, chances are it’s because you’re trying to do it all.
You’re trying to get too many things done at once.
When I was building my first multi-million dollar business, I worked most of the time and spent much less time exercising or being with a significant other.
That was the choice I made for the results I wanted (more money). So, I was in balance, but work occupied most of my time.
When training for Ironman Triathlons (I’ve done four so far), I exercise about 20 hours per week (swimming, biking, running, weights and stretching).
This demands more of my time, so I work less, spend less time with family and more time sleeping (recovering from all that training). I was in balance, but a large chunk of time was spent training.
With my family, business and exercise routine, I’m constantly fine-tuning how to focus my energy and arranging my priorities.
You see, when you make the choices based on your priorities and from a position of strength, then you’re in balance.
If you make your choices from fear and obligation, then you’re probably “out of balance.”
So, what can you do now?
In dealing with my own ability to develop laser-sharp focus, I developed two things that you can use right now to bring more focus to you life.
- Follow a daily success ritual. Consider the Daily Power Start as described in the Let Your Millionaire Out Success System.
- Become a student of Focus Strategies. For Faster Results, do the Daily Power Start and master the strategies in the Focus Module
Personal Power boils down to you doing what you say you’re going to do. You don’t let fear, doubt or anything else stand in your way.
Here’s some headlines and opinions on unleashing your personal power…
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“Personal Power Through Awareness” – NSCBlog
“Personal Power Through Awareness” by Sanaya Roman, is a short, easy to read book (196 pages, 16 stand alone chapters) that I found very instructive, very powerful. As with most sources of wisdom, not everything spoke to me. …
Publish Date: 07/14/2010 5:00
http://www.nscblog.com/miscellaneous/personal-power-through-awareness/
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Fun Factory – Claim Your Personal Power And Be The Love Of Your …
One of the great lessons, that you may bring forth to help you in this lifetime, is that of holding your personal power. We ask you in our messages, to claim your personal power, as you are in a great time of lessons and tests which are …
Publish Date: 07/12/2010 1:57
http://funfactory.spruz.com/pt/Claim-Your-Personal-Power-And-Be-The-Love-Of-Your-Sacred-Heart-Archangel-Michael-July-2010/blog.htm
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Three Essential Pillars Of Health and Resiliency In Today’s World …
The 2.0 orientation is what most people think of as “careerism” – aiming for increasing personal power, authority and position within an organization. The rise of Career 3.0 during the last 20 years reflected a desire for more personal …
Publish Date: 07/14/2010 10:55
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-resilience/201007/three-essential-pillars-health-and-resiliency-in-todays-world
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Books on Personal Growth: 101 Best Personal Growth Books | Learn …
Must read books on personal growth. The books with a start (*) are my absolute favorites. … Mind Power Mastery · The Science of Getting Rich. Resources. Getting Motivated 101 · Law of Attraction 101 · Limiting Beliefs · Purpose Driven …
Publish Date: 07/14/2010 4:21
http://www.freedomeducation.ca/2010/07/14/books-on-personal-growth-101-best-personal-growth-books/
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And, of course, be sure to check out the Power Module to learn how to Let Your Millionaire Out!
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Discovering Your Passion by Obliterating Worry
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in Passion
Imagined that you’re filled with a burning desire. A fire so strong and warm, that nothing can ‘rain on your parade.’
That’s what happens when you discover and harness your passion.
When you have ignited that burning desire, it’s time to harness your energy to make money doing what you love.
Imagine how you would feel living a life of burning desire, without worrying about money.
If you’re like me, you like to stay on top of the latest news and developments. Here are some regarding discovering your passion.
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Obliterating Worry Step 1: Neutralize the Generator « Passion Miner
Discover Your Passion and Make it Work for You and Who You Serve. About Passion Miner · About Terry. Posted by: tpappy | July 13, 2010. Obliterating Worry Step 1: Neutralize the Generator. Basically, we’re all worriers to some degree. …
Publish Date: 07/13/2010 0:01
http://passionminer.wordpress.com/2010/07/13/obliterating-worry-step-1-neutralize-the-generator/
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Girls After Dark: Tips for Reviving the Passion in Your Relationship
Spending time with kids and playing games with them all day long and then making them go to bed so that the two of you can spend sometime together is also a way to re-discover the passion in your relationship. Your children complement …
Publish Date: 07/13/2010 12:37
http://www.girlsafterdark.com/2010/07/tips-for-reviving-passion-in-your.html
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Discover Your Passion | Diane L Fisher
If you’re not sure what your passions are or what your purpose might be, I’m here today to help you…
Publish Date: 06/23/2010 12:01
http://www.dianelfisher.com/discover-your-passion/
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Why You Must Find Your Passion, Set Goals And Live Your Dream
Why You Must Find Your Passion, Set Goals And Live Your Dream. By admin on July 9, 2010. Some people have been so hurt by life that they have lost their passion for it. They have, in essence, lost touch with their dream. …
Publish Date: 07/09/2010 13:07
http://www.ma2g.com/uncategorized/why-you-must-find-your-passion-set-goals-and-live-your-dream.html
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Work doesn’t feel like work, challenges don’t feel so challenging and live feels a whole lot fuller when you discover your passion. It’s why I created the Passion Module, to help you ignite your burning desire and live with passion.
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Success Tool: Consolidate the “How To…”
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in Tools for Success
Keeping track of your various internet marketing tips, tools and strategies can be a nightmare.
You might have file cabinets and book shelves stuffed with books, handouts and home study programs.
Forget it, it has mega-gigabytes of mp3′s, pdf’s and PowerPoint slides scattered across your hard drive.
There is a better way.
My friend and mentor, Tom Antion, has just released his latest internet marketing guide. It’s a must-have, up-to-date, all-in-one resource for your internet marketing needs.
It’s called “Click: The Ultimate Guide to Electronic Marketing for Speakers” (version 4).
It’s 856 pages of content-rich, step-by-step instructions that even the most techno-phobic can follow.
I just downloaded it the other day, replacing version 3. I didn’t know how he could improve on version 3, but he did.
One of the things I like about it is that it’s formatted for easy search.
So, I have the PDF on my desktop. When I have a question and need to research something, I use the Click manual.
The other day I had a question about Article Marketing. I simply opened the PDF and started typing “article marketing.” It returned 29 entries and within one minute I found the information (and a whole lot more) that I was looking for.
If you know Tom, you know he’s a mentor to some of the best online marketers. You owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of this manual. At the ridiculously low price (for now), you’d have a hard time explaining why you didn’t.
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Success Quote: You are what you repeatedly…
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in Success Quotes
Success quotes are timeless due to the power of their message. A good quote could inspire a book from the message contained in it. For example, read this quote from Aristotle:
“You are what you repeatedly do. Excellence is not an event – it is a habit.” ~ Aristotle
In previous articles, I’ve shared a quote from one of my favorite books “The Greatest Salesman in the World” by Og Mandino.
That quote, “If I’m going to be a slave to habits, I might as well be a slave to good habits” seems like it derived from this quote. Aristotle was a little before Og Mandino (about 2,000 years) so I thought I’d give him the credit.And since we’re talking about habits…
It begins with how you start your day.
In reviewing the success quote, consider your habits. Are you the type who sluggishly gets out of bed and suffers through the first 30 minutes or so? Or are you more of the speed demon who pops out of bed ready to go?
Do you have a daily routine? Or is your daily routine ‘not having a routine at all?’
I’ve studied thousands of people and have over 20 years experience of my own to consider. Each success I study seems to identify recurring success habits.
Whether it’s morning routine, planning their day, reviewing marketing campaigns or exercising. Every successful person I’ve studied has a routine and set of habits that they consistently follow. And favorite success quotes, too!
You may know that I’ve completed four Ironman® Triathlons (from an attempted four). I followed 9 month training plans to complete these grueling events.
What I ‘repeatedly did’ to complete these events was swim, bike, run, lift weights, eat well and get plenty of rest. I didn’t run once and was ready? I repeatedly ran every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. I repeatedly biked every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. And I repeatedly swam every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
In business, I built my first multi-million dollar business by repeatedly doing certain activities that I deemed to be my Highest-Income-Producing-Activities. I didn’t let myself get bogged down by distraction, I kept repeatedly doing what served.
How about you?
What are you ‘repeatedly doing?’
If you’re not sure, look at your results. Do you have what you want? If yes, congratulations. If not, change what you’re repeatedly doing.
I’ve been asked often what I do (and don’t do) to create ongoing success. I developed the Profit Module as my response to that question.
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Success Secrets from The Price Is Right?
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in success secrets
Can you learn success secrets from The Price Is Right?
This is just too good a story. It’s a fascinating story whether you gleam any success secrets out of it or not. I grabbed quite a few, but more than that, I just found this very interesting.
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In thirty-eight years, The Price is Right never had a contestant guess the exact value of prizes in the Showcase showdown. Until Terry Kniess outsmarted everyone — and changed everything.
Getting, or staying focused, is one of the more common questions I receive from entrepreneurs and small business owners. You, no doubt, have dozens of distractions each day.
The trick is learning how to ‘say no’ or otherwise keep these distractions from side-tracking you. It’s one of the main benefits of the Let Your Millionaire Out Success System and Focus Module.
It’s the difference between “doing something” and “wanting to do something.”
In addition to the many resources on my site, I like to broaden my own perspectives by staying up to date on the latest news, lessons and strategies of others… and share them with you. That way, you can rely on just one source to scan the internet and keep you up-to-date on the latest news.
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Improve Your Focus – The Myth of Multitasking | Productivity501
Often a significant amount of time is spent just getting to the point where you can begin to actually do efficient work by having the proper focus. Even if it only takes you 5 minutes to get back into the right mental context, …
Publish Date: 07/12/2010 11:56
http://www.productivity501.com/the-power-of-focus/8085/
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You can’t fix it if you keep focused on how broke it is
All these statements will do is keep me focused on the fact that my car is broke. What should I be doing, when my car is broke down? I need to be focused on: Getting it fixed. Getting the money to pay for getting it fixed. …
Publish Date: 07/12/2010 12:54
http://blog.mannynowak.com/?p=34
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Getting Focused At Work – Andrew Maxwell
I started to use the timer on my iPhone and set it for 15 to 30 minutes, during this time I would not do anything except for the one subject that I wanted to focus on. After a few days I have noticed that I am able to get twice as much …
Publish Date: 07/01/2010 18:02
http://www.andrewcmaxwell.com/2010/07/getting-focused-at-work/
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Are You Focused? – Carol The Coach Blog
Secondly, people who master their goals have incredible focus. They keep their concentration on making the dream a reality, which ends up propelling them towards on-going efforts to get to the goal. unfortunately, many people give up …
Publish Date: 07/12/2010 8:18
http://www.carolthecoach.com/blog/?p=60
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stop using “work” to procrastinate
So how do you stop getting distracted by “pretend work” and start focusing on the tasks that will legitimately grow your business and make you more money? First, you have to ask yourself why you’re compelled to focus on these lesser …
Publish Date: 07/12/2010 6:27
http://www.craftmba.com/2010/07/12/stop-using-work-to-procrastinate/
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Time Management Secrets to Let Your Millionaire Out
0 Comments | Posted by David Koons in success secrets
You can better manage your time by following these simple steps.
Let’s face it, it’s not time that you manage but yourself.
Your ability to focus implies you have the ability to manage yourself, and your time, more effectively.
When I started out in my first business (building a warehousing & distribution business) I faced many distractions each day.
Whether sales reps stopping by, employees needing guidance, fork lifts breaking down, and hundreds of other possibilities. There’s was always something that could take my time.
And you understand this too. There are always people and events attempting to take your time.
It’s up to you to protect yourself from these distractions, because what they really are is “Dream Snatchers.”
Really, when you let someone or something take your time, you’re giving up a little piece of your dream. Asking yourself whether this distraction moves you faster to your desired outcome or farther away, is a good start.
Next, it’s important to have a consistent method to manage your schedule.
What I found works is to build a fortress around your time. This means to Protect “blocks” out of your day and week to work on specific projects.
Some “Time Blocks” may only be 2 hours long (i.e. 8-10:00 a.m.) to work on a specific project. But imagine if you did that every day for a week, do you feel it would make a difference?
If you ever struggle with overwhelm or too many distractions, you may want to consider developing better habits and skills to manage your time.
Focusing your energy on one activity at a time during these “Time Blocks” is a great way to build your focus muscle. Practice this habit over time and very quickly you’ll start to understand the true power of concentrated energy.
The Power of Focus can help you create your desired outcome, but only if you remain rock-solid in your concentration and keenly focused on your desired outcome. Build a fortress around your time to better manage your actions.
As a result, you’ll see less of what you don’t want and more of what you do. The Focus Module is designed to help you harness your energy and cultivate new time management habits.
Getting more clients is the most important activity of an Solopreneur or professional (doctor, lawyer, accountant). It’s the rare individual who’s not looking for more clients or otherwise trying to build their practice.
When I started coaching small business owners, I learned first hand the challenges of finding qualified prospects. Being lazy, I quickly studied those who had gone before me and built on their strategies.
Within 6 months I had a thriving practice with a waiting list. How I achieved this is the basis of the Full Practice Program. While I only work with clients of my choosing now, I still practice the same habits.
One of those habits is to stay on top of the latest news, information and viewpoints of others to expand awareness and understanding of the field. Here are a few articles to help you in your efforts.
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Learn the Secrets to Building a Lifestyle Law Practice at the L.A. …
Summer is half over. Many of us have already taken our vacations; many more are still anticipating theirs. And there are still a third of us who will.
Publish Date: 07/06/2010 9:05
http://www.therainmakerblog.com/2010/07/articles/law-firm-marketing-1/learn-the-secrets-to-building-a-lifestyle-law-practice-at-the-la-rainmaker-retreat-july-3031/
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Tax Season Should Be Marketing Season
There will be obstacles to overcome as you bring your entire firm on board with your plans for practice building. You will need to plan the kinds of conversations that will be most effective in convincing all staff members of their …
Publish Date: 07/07/2010 10:09
http://staringfrog.com/legalnews/2010/07/tax-season-should-be-marketing-season/
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makemoneyusingmlmleadsin2010 | Websites for Sale Announcements
Link building is the practice of building a vast network of links to your website all over the world wide web. Basically, it is just getting your link out there for the public to find and click on. That is really all you have to do to …
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 22:07
http://makemoneyusingmlmleadsin2010.bloggzor.com/2010/07/08/websites-for-sale-announcements/
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How to Get Clients to Fall in Love with You All Over Again
If you have regular clients who you’ve worked with for a while, it’s easy to forget what it was like.
Publish Date: 06/25/2010 17:47
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2010/06/26/get-clients-to-fall-in-love-with-you/
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“Yes But” and Other Things That Get in the Way of Getting Clients …
just recently ventured into private practice and, truthfully, he’s having a really hard time getting that first client. . . . You either are right there . . . .
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 22:07
http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/yes-but-and-just-a-little-venting/
















