Mastering the Art of Cold Calling: 3 Essential Do’s and Don’ts for Success How often do you receive cold email/cold messages? How many of them ever caught your attention? As a business owner, I have RECEIVED and SENT tons of these on a daily basis. Same for my fellow entrepreneurs. Countless times these messages annoyed me and the fact that we all get annoyed by other salesy or pushy messages…
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5 ways to replace “I know” in your language and sound more positive
5 ways to replace “I know” in your language and sound more positive How do you feel when someone says “I know” after you comment on something? Or do you often reply “I know” in a conversation? In case you haven’t noticed, this is usually considered as a negative speaking pattern. Why? Because: It makes you sound arrogant It holds you back It stops you from learning further And it…
How do you answer when someone says “I don’t know”?
How do you answer when someone says: “I don’t know” When was the last time you heard “I don’t know”? Was it from your team? Your client? Or even yourself? When do you think people say “I don’t know”? As a leader, an owner, a coach, I hear this more often than I would like. It is surely not the answer I was hoping to get, but it still manifested.…
How to connect and build your network as an entrepreneur – My daily practice
How to connect and build your network as an entrepreneur – My daily practice It is founder Friday again and I promised to share my way of building meaningful connections, strengthen relationships, and expand my network So these are my recommendation for entrepreneurs’ relationship building. When it comes to networking and connections, we jump straight into a number game: How many people did you talk to? How many connections do…
How to handle your fear and make peace with it
How to handle your fear and make peace with it Entrepreneurs are usually seen as “courageous” or “fearless”. It seems that fear is not an issue to founders or early stage business owners, or they simply just have enough courage to start something new. But is it really true? I have seen a lot of self-sabotaging in entrepreneurs and it mostly originated from fear. Fear to be rejected, judged, criticized,…