BLACK CHAIR: BUSINESS SUCCESS TV
Episode 17: The love & hate of selling
Welcome to Black Chair. The single-minded purpose of Black Chair is to help you succeed in business.
“Nothing happens in business until somebody sells something to someone!”
In this episode, we discuss a critical business success topic that will determine your income – your ability to sell!
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Black Chair,
Business advantage,
Business advice,
Business development,
Business disciplines,
Business mentoring,
Business planning,
Business skills,
Business success,
Business tips,
Commercial conversation,
Commercial mindset,
Commercial skills,
Entrepreneurship,
Sales training,
Selling,
Selling skills,
Selling your ideas,
Video tutorials
Crowds of people rushed into the bookshop to buy your book. It’s the latest must-read title – a sizzling hot best seller, climbing and dominating the charts for weeks on end. Or that’s how the story goes.
Getting published off-line is something I’ve thought about a lot over the past few years. You? Have you ever thought of getting published off-line? If so, why? It’s a large undertaking and I’m curious as to why people do it.
I would love to discuss this topic with you in the comments.
Mountains of opportunity

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Book publishing,
Building revenue,
Building sales,
Business development,
Business success,
Commercial focus,
Commercial mindset,
Commercialising ideas,
Getting published,
Growing sales,
Making money,
Personal productivity,
Revenue generation,
Thinslicing success,
Writing books
Word-of-mouth recommendation drives business success – big time! And I’ve got 48 superstars I’m busting to recommend to you – people who have participated in the sharewords community and had their sharewords created. Sharewords are the new elevator pitch. They are shorter, punchier, and make it much easier for me to recommend you to my friends and colleagues. Check out these all-stars and their sharewords. Read more…
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Being remarkable,
Blog comments,
Blogging,
Boosting recommendation,
Building engagement,
Building sales,
Business & social,
Communication skills,
Crowdsharing,
Crowdsourcing,
Elevator pitch,
Growing sales,
High-performance communication,
Increasing referral,
Linkedin,
Online engagement,
Referral business,
Remarkable,
Remarkable business,
Sales pitch,
Sales tactics,
Sell without selling,
Share-market,
Share-words,
Sharewords,
Social media,
Social networking,
Word of mouth,
Word-of-mouse
Crunch! The shocking thing about exhaustion is that it can build up over time, and then suddenly immobilize you, like a marathon runner slamming into ‘the wall’. Burn-out kills dreams and aspirations, so it’s important to avoid it.
I’m on your team and want to help you succeed, so let’s review and discuss this exhaustion prevention checklist.
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Avoiding burnout,
Avoiding exhaustion,
Business success,
Diamond focus,
Load-bearing community,
Mutual muscle,
Strong NO,
Sustained success,
Vacational DNA,
Vocational DNA,
Weight-bearing community
When I first started blogging a year ago, I nearly fell off my chair with excitement when a reader left a comment on one of my blog posts. Since then, I’ve loved it every time a reader has commented. For me, this engagement is the web. With over 1000 comments to-date, the sharewords post has taken this engagement to a new level. In your opinion, what is the significance, if any, of this extraordinary level of reader engagement?
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tags |
Being remarkable,
Blog comments,
Blogging,
Boosting recommendation,
Building engagement,
Building sales,
Business & social,
Communication skills,
Crowdsharing,
Crowdsourcing,
Elevator pitch,
Growing sales,
High-performance communication,
Increasing referral,
Linkedin,
Online engagement,
Referral business,
Remarkable,
Remarkable business,
Sales pitch,
Sales tactics,
Sell without selling,
Share-market,
Share-words,
Sharewords,
Social media,
Social networking,
Word of mouth,
Word-of-mouse
My mission is to help you succeed in business. This being the case, pretty soon the discussion will get to business planning. I believe a big part of sustained success in business is to have and stick to a business plan – no matter how large or small your business is.
Let’s discuss what the best business plan is for your business. Read more…
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Black Chair,
Business advantage,
Business advice,
Business development,
Business disciplines,
Business planning,
Business skills,
Business success,
Business tips,
Commercial conversation,
Commercial mindset,
Commercial skills,
Planning
BLACK CHAIR: BUSINESS SUCCESS TV
Episode 16: Four cash-flow boosters
Welcome to Black Chair. The single-minded purpose of Black Chair is to help you succeed in business.
“Let’s talk about increasing your all-important cash-flow.”
In this episode, we discuss a topic that literally makes or breaks your business – your cash-flow.
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tags |
Black Chair,
Business advantage,
Business advice,
Business development,
Business disciplines,
Business mentoring,
Business planning,
Business skills,
Business success,
Business tips,
Commercial conversation,
Commercial mindset,
Commercial rates,
Commercial skills,
Linkedin,
Salary,
Video tutorials
Rarely a day goes by without someone sharing a brilliant idea from top marketing guru and author, Seth Godin. He’s an opinion leader of great influence and someone who’s best ideas I would love to discuss with you.
In your opinion, what are Seth Godin’s best ideas? How have these ideas helped you succeed?
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Building revenue,
Commercialising ideas,
Developing ideas that sell,
Effective marketing,
High-performance,
Ideas,
Innovation,
Innovative ideas,
Marketing,
Profiting from your ideas,
Radical ideas,
Revenue generation,
Seth Godin
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