Monday, November 28, 2005
Founders Frustrations Blog
http://founderresearch.blogspot.com/ - A blog by a professor of entrepreneurial management from Harvard Business School.A must reference site to find out how founders deal with problems and some ideas on how they can be solved are presented there.
Sunday, November 27, 2005
Smile,attitude and sales
I ask people what percentage of their day they think they smile. Most people think they smile more than half their day. Most people smile no more than 5% of their day. See your workplace and calculate the average - it will be more or less near this figure.How sad is that? That's only 48 minutes per day. Max will be about an hour a day!
When do you think most people use those precious minutes of smiling? When they ask for the business? When they get their first cup of coffee? When they go home?
Look around your office. I'll bet most people aren't smiling.
Why is there such a difference between people's perception of the amount of time they smile and the reality? As soon as we start discussing smiling, almost everyone starts smiling. As with so many things, people need to be reminded.
What you say to yourself and others has a huge impact on how people perceive you. The average person has more than 1000 random thoughts per day. Sadly, more than half are negative.
Doubt it? What were the first words out of your mouth when the alarm clock went off this morning? If you're like most people, we probably can't print them. What did you think about next -- the traffic, your meetings, the to-do list, the tasks at hand,the meetings with clients ahead,the boss,whatever,... ? So many negative thoughts, and you hadn't even made it to the shower yet.
Negative thoughts produce negative attitudes, negative actions and poor performance.
Increasing your enthusiasm and positive outlook will raise your productivity, your spirits and the spirits of those around you.
Be positive and cheer up people around you from the time you get up and see what a difference it makes - make your own coffee and inspire your family members pet your cat or dog ,hold your spouse or child or someone you care for and smile.The link below will make you smile.
http://www.itsalestraining.com/
Remember - the advise is good and can be modified and used for Non IT sales too and one has to be patient and open to new ideas and listening to customers,friends and well wishers.Go and get the deals.Some things take that little longer - to make the time period short,
When do you think most people use those precious minutes of smiling? When they ask for the business? When they get their first cup of coffee? When they go home?
Look around your office. I'll bet most people aren't smiling.
Why is there such a difference between people's perception of the amount of time they smile and the reality? As soon as we start discussing smiling, almost everyone starts smiling. As with so many things, people need to be reminded.
What you say to yourself and others has a huge impact on how people perceive you. The average person has more than 1000 random thoughts per day. Sadly, more than half are negative.
Doubt it? What were the first words out of your mouth when the alarm clock went off this morning? If you're like most people, we probably can't print them. What did you think about next -- the traffic, your meetings, the to-do list, the tasks at hand,the meetings with clients ahead,the boss,whatever,... ? So many negative thoughts, and you hadn't even made it to the shower yet.
Negative thoughts produce negative attitudes, negative actions and poor performance.
Increasing your enthusiasm and positive outlook will raise your productivity, your spirits and the spirits of those around you.
Be positive and cheer up people around you from the time you get up and see what a difference it makes - make your own coffee and inspire your family members pet your cat or dog ,hold your spouse or child or someone you care for and smile.The link below will make you smile.
http://www.itsalestraining.com/
Remember - the advise is good and can be modified and used for Non IT sales too and one has to be patient and open to new ideas and listening to customers,friends and well wishers.Go and get the deals.Some things take that little longer - to make the time period short,
- be prepared while meeting a potential client.
- ask for references and give references when requested.
- show figures and important targets met.
Be not hard on yourself and people around you - appreciate enthusiasm shown by youth and seniors alike and guide when neded or accept help if needed.Attitude always makes a difference.
Smile - it spreads hope and cheer.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Lots of search engines
I came across the website below-it is full of search engines and being pasionate about searching and finding stuff of interest I will add here that please know what you are searching for and know when to stop looking at the crazy results.
http://www.philb.com/engines.htm
Most searches may just end up wasting time.Go to a person or co that is good at finding information on the net and save some time for all.Maybe your result can be had in different ways that you may never think about.Consider the fact below and remember your goal is the number 10.A statement like
5+5=10 is what most people accept in general - however 10 can be arrived in any number of ways like 10=3+7 or 10=50-40 or any other combination of numbers.The result has to be 10 -it does not matter what method you use to reach the desired conclusion.
The object here is not to throw people off track but to get them to think that there are other ways to get the job done.The easiest way - entrust it to an expert - think of using ask a librarian service being offered by many universities in the world today - most good ones are free!.
http://www.philb.com/engines.htm
Most searches may just end up wasting time.Go to a person or co that is good at finding information on the net and save some time for all.Maybe your result can be had in different ways that you may never think about.Consider the fact below and remember your goal is the number 10.A statement like
5+5=10 is what most people accept in general - however 10 can be arrived in any number of ways like 10=3+7 or 10=50-40 or any other combination of numbers.The result has to be 10 -it does not matter what method you use to reach the desired conclusion.
The object here is not to throw people off track but to get them to think that there are other ways to get the job done.The easiest way - entrust it to an expert - think of using ask a librarian service being offered by many universities in the world today - most good ones are free!.
Friday, November 18, 2005
Looks to good to be true!
An offer looks too good to be true right!
Know what to do next before you get ripped off?
See www.LooksTooGoodToBeTrue.com and find out about the offer.There is a way out and it is be careful and in case you get conned be not afraid to ask for help.People are good and many help out so giving up is not an option.
Know what to do next before you get ripped off?
See www.LooksTooGoodToBeTrue.com and find out about the offer.There is a way out and it is be careful and in case you get conned be not afraid to ask for help.People are good and many help out so giving up is not an option.
Monday, November 14, 2005
Atiki,Textually and thesmsguide
I really like www.atiki.com and www.thesmsguide.com - the info is relevant and reaches an audience very quickly.
Atiki allows you to specify search words.This tests your brains and creativity and one gets results from websites and sources not even imagined.The SMS guide keeps you updated about what is happening as a result of the usage of the mobile internet.
Another website on the mobile internet that is really very good is http://textually.org - I have been using this too for a very long time and it is worth the time you spend on it. See these websites yourselves.
Atiki allows you to specify search words.This tests your brains and creativity and one gets results from websites and sources not even imagined.The SMS guide keeps you updated about what is happening as a result of the usage of the mobile internet.
Another website on the mobile internet that is really very good is http://textually.org - I have been using this too for a very long time and it is worth the time you spend on it. See these websites yourselves.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
SJCE in the news
My former engineering college has made it to the news in India.Students of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE - website: www.sjce.ac.in) won't have to run around the campus to check attendance, timetable, mess and exam fees, semester or internal assessment marks anymore.
All they need to do is just insert a 'smart card' into card readers on touch screen kiosks and they will get all the information they need. The College is planning to introduce 'e-purse' where the administrative block and bank will be networked through the LAN (local area network). With a view to ensure discipline among teaching and non-teaching staff, the management has also installed radio frequency identifier to keep track on them.
"We have already received 27 cards so far, which will be issued to the non-working staff, who will flash it on the identifier. We can easily check their attendance", our present principal has informed.
The cards will also contain residential addresses, contact numbers and blood groups of students.
Smart cards will be used for many purposes. Students can also pay mess bills, exam fees and others.
This is the first time such stuff is being tried out in India.It is really nice to read and learn more about such things.The other links for today are www.simpy.com and www.scienceblog.com -I am trying these out.The sites are great full of info that I think is awesome.Keeps me updated on whats going on.
All they need to do is just insert a 'smart card' into card readers on touch screen kiosks and they will get all the information they need. The College is planning to introduce 'e-purse' where the administrative block and bank will be networked through the LAN (local area network). With a view to ensure discipline among teaching and non-teaching staff, the management has also installed radio frequency identifier to keep track on them.
"We have already received 27 cards so far, which will be issued to the non-working staff, who will flash it on the identifier. We can easily check their attendance", our present principal has informed.
The cards will also contain residential addresses, contact numbers and blood groups of students.
Smart cards will be used for many purposes. Students can also pay mess bills, exam fees and others.
This is the first time such stuff is being tried out in India.It is really nice to read and learn more about such things.The other links for today are www.simpy.com and www.scienceblog.com -I am trying these out.The sites are great full of info that I think is awesome.Keeps me updated on whats going on.
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
A small time saving tip
Save time by hitting the return key instead of clicking on "search"
The website for today is www.inorder.org - I am figuring out how to use it better.
The website for today is www.inorder.org - I am figuring out how to use it better.
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Next Billion
www.nextbillion.net is an awesome website from www.wri.org - I keep checking stories from these 2 websites-some are really good ideas and ideas can be used to benefit all including oneself.Try it.
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