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Suggest You - The Mark of a Job Well Done
How much should you make from a Joint Venture? 10%? 20%? 50%? Should it be of the net or gross profit or off the top? How do you decide? This is an important consideration, especially for people who are used to paying peanuts and those who are used to accepting a few crumbs. Entrepreneurs who understand business and profit are more likely to pay and demand reasonable commissions.For example, when people attend a DollarMakers Joint Venture Broker Bootcamp, I pay the referring Members up to 50% in commissions! My cost of putting an extra chair into a Bootcamp and a few extra cups of co
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as
An interesting combination of factors at this time in history may be the reason so many women are turning to franchising to fulfill their entrepreneurial desires. Women’s increased financial power, better education, and corporate experience, combined with their desire for more autonomy and desire to connect with others who share their values make franchising a great fit for many women.Women are better educated now than ever. They have accumulated considerable corporate experience. After years in the corporate world they are tired of being locked into super-human schedules which of
For up 'n coming bands, maybe it’s playing a sold out show two nights in a row.
For new authors, maybe it’s topping the New York Time Bestseller List.
For fashion designers, maybe it’s having their dress worn by Jessica Simpson on the red carpet.
As a professional speaker, I’ve often wondered what the mark of a job well done was in my industry:
Receiving standing ovations? Commanding high fees? Selling thousands of dollars in books? Addressing huge audiences?
Maybe. And I admit, all of those things used to sound great to me. But over the years I’ve come to learn that there are many other indicators of success.
Same Time Next Year
At my first NSA convention, someone reminded me, “Your goal is not to get a standing ovation; your goal is to be invited back next year.”
Great example: two days after hosting a breakout session with one of my association clients, the president called me and said, “Scott, I just wanted to tell you how much our members loved your workshop on approachability! In fact, because it was one of the highest rated sessions of the conference, we’d like to invite you back to deliver the keynote at next year’s conference!”
Nice. Not just, “Hey, great speech. Thanks.” But rather, “Wow, that was awesome! Can you come back and do that again next year?”
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
How much of your business is repeat business?
Positive Feedback
But then there’s the audience (i.e., your fans.) Let’s face it: the mark of a job well done also pertains to the feedback you receive from them. Since they do pay the bills.
I remember getting an email once from a man who was in the audience of one of my personal branding programs. He was a successful entrepreneur, known extremely well throughout the business community. In fact, I was kind of surprised to hear from him.
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as
Education is said to be a lifelong process; it is a journey rather than a destination. However, many people having once acquired a basic degree and a few years of work experience pay little attention to enhancing their prospects with specific career education. Hectic professional schedules and personal commitments weigh heavily on their minds and the challenge of starting on an educational course all over again is a daunting one. In the competitive environment that exists today, this attitude of maintaining a static state of affairs with respect to one's education could mean a string of mis
Maybe. And I admit, all of those things used to sound great to me. But over the years I’ve come to learn that there are many other indicators of success.
Same Time Next Year
At my first NSA convention, someone reminded me, “Your goal is not to get a standing ovation; your goal is to be invited back next year.”
Great example: two days after hosting a breakout session with one of my association clients, the president called me and said, “Scott, I just wanted to tell you how much our members loved your workshop on approachability! In fact, because it was one of the highest rated sessions of the conference, we’d like to invite you back to deliver the keynote at next year’s conference!”
Nice. Not just, “Hey, great speech. Thanks.” But rather, “Wow, that was awesome! Can you come back and do that again next year?”
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
How much of your business is repeat business?
Positive Feedback
But then there’s the audience (i.e., your fans.) Let’s face it: the mark of a job well done also pertains to the feedback you receive from them. Since they do pay the bills.
I remember getting an email once from a man who was in the audience of one of my personal branding programs. He was a successful entrepreneur, known extremely well throughout the business community. In fact, I was kind of surprised to hear from him.
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as
No jobs for supermodelsGood looks are essential, however not the same kind of looks as for fashion modeling. The needs of clients that book models for this kind of work are completely different from a magazine client for example that looks good in a beauty advertorial. Promo girls must be able to look good for long days without the help of makeup artists and retouching! A promotional model must be almost 'conventionally' good looking, i.e. the general public would consider the promo girl to be attractive or even gorgeous as opposed to the looks of some fashion models which can
Nice. Not just, “Hey, great speech. Thanks.” But rather, “Wow, that was awesome! Can you come back and do that again next year?”
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
How much of your business is repeat business?
Positive Feedback
But then there’s the audience (i.e., your fans.) Let’s face it: the mark of a job well done also pertains to the feedback you receive from them. Since they do pay the bills.
I remember getting an email once from a man who was in the audience of one of my personal branding programs. He was a successful entrepreneur, known extremely well throughout the business community. In fact, I was kind of surprised to hear from him.
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as
Much of the business advice from male business gurus doesn’t quite cut it for women entrepreneurs. These gurus haven’t figured out how they advice is different for women. Plus, they’ve left out some parts all together!I’ve come to this conclusion after being a Corporate America drop out and starting my own business. I realized there was much to learn about building a business so started to seek out the knowledge and understanding I needed through books, seminars, teleseminars, and networking.Over time what I observed is that the conversations I was having with women entrepr
But then there’s the audience (i.e., your fans.) Let’s face it: the mark of a job well done also pertains to the feedback you receive from them. Since they do pay the bills.
I remember getting an email once from a man who was in the audience of one of my personal branding programs. He was a successful entrepreneur, known extremely well throughout the business community. In fact, I was kind of surprised to hear from him.
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as
Almost every day we encounter an ad, a slogan, or some other communication that admonishes us to Listen! Entire ad campaigns have been built around a theme that tells the world that they listen to their customers. And I agree that listening is a very powerful way to connect with another person. That being said, I firmly believe that listening is only part of the power. The real power comes when we LISTEN & HEAR!Can you think of instances where you were talking with someone and they emphatically told you and assured you that they were listening? Then later you discovered tat they
“Scott,” he wrote, “Your speech changed my life. I am serious. You got me thinking in whole new ways.”
Wow! Coming from him; that meant a lot to me. Another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you just serving, or truly impacting/changing/blowing away your clients?
How’s Your Calendar Looking?
Still, aside from customer testimonials and gushing clients, there’s also the mark of a job well donee as a function of your ability to multiply your successes.
I learned this from my mentor when I first got into the speaking business.
“Every speech should be replaced by three others,” Shep said.
In other words, if you can book three new speeches for every one speech you give, your calendar will always be filled.
This brings me to the best speech I ever gave in my life.
No standing ovation. No life changing audience testimonials. Not much in product sales. Hell, I didn’t even get paid for the speech! It was a freebie!
But I did book 14 speeches from inquiring audience members within the next four months.
Unbelievable. Yet another job well done!
LET ME ASK YA THIS…
Are you sustaining yourself by multiplying your success?
Make Your Mark
Success looks different for everybody: it depends on your profession, your unique values and your goals. But it won’t come your way unless you know exactly what it looks like first. So, here’s my suggestion:
1) Create your own list called The Mark of a Job Well Done. Ask yourself, “If everything went perfectly, what would that look like?”
2) Consider 3-5 attainable success measures.
3) Make it your goal to achieve at least one in every single project.
Ultimately, remember that your version of mark of a job well done will probably change over time. Me, I’ve only been in this business about four years. But I’ve started to realize that while audience testimonials, repeat clients and referral business have always been measures of my own success, there IS one common denominator all of us can agree on: making a difference.
A few months ago I gave a speech at an employment conference. Many of the audience members had physical or mental disabilities, some of which had lost the ability to speak. After my speech was over, a man from the front row whose badge read, “Hurricane Mike,” came right up to me a with a huge smile on his face. And even though he could barely
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