There is one very simple way to land the client of your dreams: Be the virtual business person of their dreams. You may be sure you already are… But how do you let them know that you are out there, waiting for them?
Act; don’t wait! It’s up to you to provide openings for contact.
Here are ten proven ways that have worked with wild success for other virtual service providers:
Do you often put off important tasks because you’re afraid of failing? Or maybe you’re constantly putting things off because you can’t seem to get started. If so, you’re not alone when it comes to how to overcome fear.
Fear and procrastination are considerable obstacles to success. Luckily, there’s a simple solution: the five-second rule.
The five-second rule is a technique that can help you overcome fear and procrastination by getting you into action mode quickly. It’s based on the principle that it takes just five seconds to do something, so if you can get started within that time frame, you’ll be more likely to see it through to completion.
Too often, we believe that leadership is the domain of those with recognized authority, and the title to go with it: CEOs, association presidents, conductors, mayors. As such, we don’t see the everyday leadership that is present in our lives.
David sparked a fruitful conversation around waste when he gently asked the cafeteria manager at his workplace whether food might be served without unnecessary containers or wrapping, unless requested.
Susan worked a whole year to bring a group of high school students from New Zealand to the United States to train other students in an effective form of peer mediation.
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