Don't give up. Don't ever give up!

"At age 5 his Father died.

At age 16 he quit school.

At age 17 he had already lost 4 jobs.

Between ages 18 & 22, he was a railroad conductor & failed.

He joined the army & washed out there. 

He applied for law school he was rejected. 

He became an insurance sales man & failed.

 At age 20 his wife left him 

He became a cook & dishwasher in a small cafe. 

At age 65 he retired. Decided to commit suicide, he had failed so much. But, he realized still one thing he could do better than anyone "cooking"

He borrowed $87, bought & fried up chicken using his recipe, went door to door to sell them in Kentucky. 

At age 88 Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC was a billionaire."

What, in your opinion, is strength?

What, in your opinion, is strength? (No judgements here. Just want to know what it means to you.)

To me, STRENGTH, is the moment when all else tells you, pushes you or avails itself to you to do one thing and you do the right thing anyway. STRENGTH is when you are able to stand alone in your truth and on your convictions. STRENGTH is when you remain in your truth of the moment. 

What, in your opinion, is strength?

Shaheim

Mr. Cynclair

Kellum

#Strength

The Elevator Ride

I had an interesting conversation on the elevator with a sales agent for an office space yesterday. What was most interesting was her approach to how she did her sales.

I asked her how she got her clients and she said:

1) ATTACK THE SALES AND THE BOTTOMLINE AT THE SAME TIME. Her words: "do you want a (one-off) sale or do you want a sale and be done?" I liked that. I took it as, if we go after our bottomline for the year or years to come then we can meet our bottomline and create loyalty under the brand.

2) STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

3) "THINK ABOUT THE CLIENT IN ALL ASPECTS"

4) SAY 'NO' A LOT

5) BRANDING IS EVERYTHING

(I'll explain my definition for the other steps at another time)

The truth of the matter is, I wasn't scared to ask and I got plenty from just an elevator ride. #NoDaysOff

#Doitlikeitmatters #itdoes

June. 9th 2016

Who's to say that I have to be an adult today? Pie and ice cream for breakfast and rocking my Minions book bag. #SaySomething  👊 

#Lifeisshort 🤔

#DoWhatMakesYouHappy 🤑

Do this before you start to advertise

"The first thing to do when you start your advertising campaign is to take a figurative step back. Revisit your market research and ask yourself these questions:

Who are my potential customers?

How many are there?

Where are they mostly located?

Where do they now find the information I want to provide?

What can I offer that they're not already getting from this other source?

What knowledge and skills do I offer?

What image do I want to project?

How do I compare with my competition and how can I be better?

Once you've answered these critical questions and you know exactly who you're targeting, with what, and why, it's time to devise your direct contact campaign."

What does it take to be great?

It takes a different kind of being for greatness. What you don't hear from people is that discomfort has a lot to do with your ascension to greatness. It takes courage to be great. It takes vulnerability. It takes challenge and it takes sacrifice. Sacrificing your moment in the sun for someone else to have theirs. You never know who will sacrifice their moment in the sun, for you. Look around you and be witness to the sacrifice you've given. Now ask yourself, who will do it for you? #GrabYourShades 😎

#NoDaysOff

What does it take to be great?

It takes a different kind of being for greatness. What you don't hear from people is that discomfort has a lot to do with your ascension to greatness. It takes courage to be great. It takes vulnerability. It takes challenge and it takes sacrifice. Sacrificing your moment in the sun for someone else to have theirs. You never know who will sacrifice their moment in the sun, for you. Look around you and be witness to the sacrifice you've given. Now ask yourself, who will do it for you? #GrabYourShades 😎

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