Video: Jack Canfield: 5 Things Successful People Do

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5 Habits of Successful People - Jack Canfield

Given the choice, most of us prefer to “be successful,” but many people have no interest in doing what it takes to get there.  This is not about that person.  This advice is for the person who has enough desire to make a “wish” into a reality but might not know how to spend that effort or energy.

Success certainly requires more than a simple 5 minute video (This one is even shorter than that!), but this advice can help many of us from “spinning our wheels.”

See Also: Do we really want success or just an excuse?

Jack Canfield, the author/coordinator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, offers several ways to improve our success in life.

If you’d rather watch it on YouTube, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzS-bybEUwQ

In this video, he opens with the claim, “The most successful people in the world did not arrive there by accident…(They’re) in that position for a specific reason.”

So what are some of those reasons?  Canfield suggests that the difference lies within their habits.

1 Great Idea for Bloggers

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When I started writing blog posts, I wasn’t sure about where I was going with them.  I wrote one about stock investing and gave advice around that.  One mentor suggested I just share what I want and what made me want it.  So I did that.

I initially created this blog to help people learn about marketing.  Ultimately, I realized that I really have a passion for helping people learn about business… even though I’m still a student learning more about business nearly every day… even after years of running a business.

So my blog posts have taken many shapes over the years.  At the time I’m writing this one, I’ve written well over 300 posts.  It’s not as much as the serious bloggers, but I’m definitely not a lightweight.

See Also: Great Ways to Blog - Even When You Don’t Have a Topic

There is one thing I started doing a while ago that, I think, makes a big difference.

Video: Michael Bernoff - Goal Setting Might Not be That Important

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Michael Bernoff - Goal Setting - 3 Stages of Goals

Goal setting is something we hear often enough.  It’s something we know… or at least we think we do.  Maybe goal setting isn’t as important as we think it is.  Many people set goals, but maybe there’s more to it?

See Also: Goals & Resumes (even for Business Owners)

According to Michael Bernoff, the speaker in this video, the key to success isn’t setting goals as it is something else that’s even more important.

If you’d rather watch it on YouTube, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlE8oOAqnxU

Here are some of my notes from this video clip:

What is a goal?

A goal, simply put, is to “get somewhere” (different than where we are now).

Video: Dan Coughlin: Example: Nordstrom: Equity in Branding via Premium Customer Service

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Here is an awesome example of customer service by the speaker Dan Coughlin.

Key Statement: There is equity in branding.

Most of know that we “should” give good customer service, but in crunch time, some of us are willing to sacrifice this when we’re in a tight spot and “don’t have time.”  This is probably because (in the moment) we don’t see what we’re really sacrificing.

See Also: This 1 Simple Idea Will Get You More Business

Here’s a great story about exceptional customer service that outdoes most of us…. and it’s from a pretty big company… Nordstrom.

If you’d rather watch the video on YouTube, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuzeFFQc5Fs

How can Nordstrom teach us about the VALUE of customer service?  More importantly, what are we MISSING by NOT providing it?

4 Simple Ways to Increase Your Income

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Whenever I’m wearing my “sales hat,” I notice that when I do these four (4) things, my business does much better:

1. Take Calls

2. Return Calls

3. Leave Text Messages

4. Call Back People (Follow-up)

These seem simple, but it amazes me how few people actually do them.  They're easy to do, but they're also easy to ignore and overlook the impact they have on the bottom line.

See Also: Having trouble making the calls you should?

They're things that an average person can do to get above-average results.

Let’s take a look how each of these makes me more money… and will make you more money, too.

Video: Sam Glenn: 6 Key Principles about Attitude

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Attitude Lessons: Sam Glenn: Rejecting Negativity, Raising Enthusiasm & Improving Your Attitude

Most of us have heard things about attitude, even from the time we were little kids. Many of our parents, teachers, and coaches screamed at us about our bad attitudes or that we need to “get a good attitude.” Learning how to get a good attitude is one of the best lessons we can learn… even if it means we have to teach ourselves.  Sam Glenn does a pretty good job of outlining ways that attitude creates our foundation.

See Also: 3 Ways to Motivate Yourself

This video clip is an excerpt of a longer talk, but Sam Glenn offers 6 different lessons on attitude that can benefit each of us.

If you’d rather watch the video on YouTube, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-mRGZd3rkc

6 Primary Things about Attitude

Video: Don Hutson - The 4 Styles of Negotiation

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Negotiation is a useful skill, but for many people, it’s also elusive.  Most people agree that it would be “nice to be able to do,” but many people prefer to avoid it.

According to Don Hutson, the speaker in this video, Jay Paul Getty, founder of the Getty Oil company, was one of the best negotiators in global business history

See Also: 7 Top Reasons You're Not Getting Sales

Some people asked Getty, “What do we got to do to be as successful in our lives?”

If you’d rather watch the video on YouTube, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kT-g-W5448

What’s it take to be successful (according to Getty)?

1 Important (Simple) Thing about Email Many People Overlook

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Titles are (nearly) everything!

This applies to everyone who writes emails--not just marketers.

Many people think this only applies to marketers, but they couldn’t be any more wrong about that.  This applies to everyone who uses email.

See Also: Idea-Use Twitter to Test Headlines/Titles

Most marketers talk about “open rate,” trying to find ways to get more people on their “list” to open emails they send to them.

This is important, because marketers build a “list” to be able to sell or influence people, but if none of the people on the list is opening the emails, it’s tough to have any effect, no matter how good the info within the email is.

Recently, I’ve noticed a few benefits of writing good titles… and maybe more importantly, the downsides to writing insufficient (or even poor…really rotten) titles in our emails.

Key Idea for Improving Your Writing: Listen to Great Speakers

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Have you ever read something from so-called “writers” and asked yourself some variation of the question, “What in the heck made THIS person decide to become a writer?”

See Also: 6 Ways to Make Writing (More) Interesting

I admit that writing and speaking are not identical skills, but do you notice yourself feeling MORE excited after listening to a talk given by someone really moving, or it included an idea that made you think of things just a little differently than before you heard him (or her)?

Have you ever had a similar feeling after you READ something really entertaining or thought-provoking?

There are a lot of things great writers and great speakers have in common…or at least there are several similar things that most of the best ones seem to do.  Here is my list…

(Below, I also include some video examples that help demonstrate my point.)

8 Things Leaders Do (even if they are NOT the Boss)

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Anyone can be a leader...YOU CAN BE ONE--definitely!

Often, it makes sense to follow the orders of your boss…or your boss’ boss…or your boss’ boss’ boss, etc.

However, have you ever noticed that some people follow someone…even though they are NOT the boss.  In fact, they might not have any authority at all.  Yet, several people, if not many, seem to hang on their every word…almost mindlessly follow their direction. (not always a bad thing)  This is especially true within social media platforms.

See Also: Ways to be a Leader in Social Media

While watching a couple of videos, I heard Simon Sinek, the famous leadership and management speaker, use a phrase that caught my attention:

“Leadership without Rank”

I’ve often noticed this of others…and occasionally even thought this about myself, but those words never hit me.  It definitely made me think and remind myself about different times I noticed this in my life...that I was able to remember.

Here are some of the leadership traits I’ve noticed from the “truest” leaders: