We are into the second full week of 2007 and most of us have recuperated from all of our holiday parties and vacations. Now we are ready to make some changes, concentrate our efforts for Q1 and "parlay" our energies into ways in which we can grow our business.
Par•lay
•1. to use one's money, talent, creativity or other assests to achieve a desired objective, as spectacular wealth or success.
Cre•a•tiv•i•ty
•1. the state or quality of being creative
•2. the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.,originality, progressiveness, or imagination
•3. the process by which one utilizes creative ability
You may wonder," how does all of this apply to me and my business?" Many people are successful parlaying their money and talent but feel they need to be more creative. I think most people are creative, they just may not know how to use it or apply it to grow their business.
Here are some successful tips I like to use to help people connect with their creativity.
• Find your passion
• Share with enthusiasm
• Dare to be different
• Go the extra mile....can mean a fortune in follow-up
• Ask probing questions and listen to the answers
• If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, can you walk away and be satisfied? (This is particularly important for increasing time-management skills).
My passion is to parlay my creativity into helping people make positive changes in order to grow their business. I enjoy creating ways in which people can stand out from their competition, ways in which they gain the respect and business from old and new clients, ways they can show their appreciation and value, and ways they can further develop a great referral base.
After all.....change can make change happen!
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