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Author Archives: Michael Port
How to Become a Successful Business Coach or Consultant
There is ONE major differentiator between successful coaches and coaches who are struggling.
That differentiator is what you sell.
The most successful coaches in the industry sell their services bound up in comprehensive, proprietary intellectual property. The rest sell general “coaching.” There’s …
HOW TO FINISH WHAT YOU START
Promises. Promises. Does the very word make you uncomfortable? Conjure up images of promises forgotten, broken, or never fulfilled? If promises don’t make you uncomfortable, then you haven’t been trying hard enough. Or you haven’t been taking your promises seriously. …
Anatomy of a Viral Video – A Case Study
It’s not often, but every now and then I produce something that goes viral.
Here’s a breakdown of why it …
Everybody Does It (Do You?)
Your perspective, the way you see the world, can influence your language, the way you use words. But your language can also influence your perspective.
If you’d like to think bigger about who you are and what you offer the …
Posted in Personal Development Advice
Tagged language, mindset, thinking big, use of words
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HOW TO: Simple Rules for Producing Remarkable Projects
Just as a business is emergent, so are projects. After all, what is a business but a series of successfully completed projects? So it follows that, as with your business, the future course of a project is uncertain.
Even if …
Posted in Small Business Project Advice
Tagged collaboration, getting things done, project management, projects
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[FREE TEMPLATE] 4 Simple Steps to Build Your Network
When most people think of networking, they think of it as something you do to meet new people. However, just for the purpose of this post, let’s define networking as ‘developing deeper relationships with people you already know’ and direct …
[FREE TEMPLATES] to Get Your Projects Done
Making commitments and fulfilling them is a primary focus in my mentoring program, The Alliance.
As a result, projects get done and businesses grow.
Is it as simple as that? Yes.
The success of a business like yours is …
Posted in Small Business Project Advice
Tagged getting things done, GTD, project planning, templates
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[FREE TEMPLATE] Step-by-Step Process for Creating Information Products
People love to buy packaged learning and experiences (AKA: Information Products). They’re easy to understand, and therefore easy to buy.
Perhaps you think that your service may not be as easily defined as a packaged product or program, and necessarily has …
Posted in Small Business Marketing Advice, Small Business Project Advice, Small Business Systems Advice
Tagged Book Yourself Solid, branding, business+success, getting things done, info products, information products, leveraged revenue, passive revenue, process+improvement, productivity, projects, Small Business Systems Advice
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The Best Thing For You Would Be Me
When selling anything, consulting, software, a new business idea, it helps to feel confident saying, “The best thing for you would be me!”
Not that I’m suggesting you actually say it, word for word, but rather, truly believe it.
This issue …
