The Five Star 5 – FANTASTIC Leadership Goals

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Carol Blair recently spoke at a Toastmasters Leadership Institute event that I attended.

She outlined 5 FANTASTIC leadership goals:

  1. Pursue purpose with passion
  2. Practice solid values
  3. Lead with your heart
  4. Establish lasting relationships
  5. Demonstrate self-discipline
  • What do you think of this list?
  • Would you add anything to it?

If you are an up and coming leader, this is a great list to focus on. If you are a well established leader, hopefully this helps take your “leading-abilities” to the next level.

You can find Carol at:

http://www.carolblairassociates.com/

Let’s Connect!

How Bad Do You Want It?

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I spoke at a local Toastmasters Conference over the weekend and had a tremendous time! My discussion focused on the basics of Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and how to use the social website “MeetUp” to attract guests to local club meetings.

When my presentation was over, I continued to chat with several attendees.

A couple of people took particular interest in what I was doing online with social media to build my  brand. I recall comments like,

  • “You obviously don’t have kids. How could you do all this other stuff and work full-time?”
  • “What kind of day job do you have?”
  • “How much time do you spend on social media per day”?

They commented on their busy lives, and how utilizing social media to improve their future seemed nearly impossible.

I was getting nervous and was not sure what to say next. My instincts finally kicked in . I proceeded  to say one phrase in a very confident (but non-confrontational) tone,

“How badly do you want it?”

“Actually I do have kids; a seven-year old and a 13 month old. I work full-time out of the house. We are as busy like most families, seemingly running all the time. But I make it all work. I have blogged for two years, spent at least 15 minutes per day building my brand most days over the past 3 years.

I focus on doing my “social media brand building” before the family gets up in the morning, or late at night. If it is on a weekend, I sneak away from them for short periods of time. The only reason I can commit to the crazy hours is that I LOVE WHAT I AM DOING!”

I continued to discuss the “Little Bit Everyday” mantra that I learned from Jeb Blount over at Sales Gravy.

I love the gym analogy. People think that they have to buy a gym membership and workout at least one hour per day to get in shape.  Small chunks of time on a regular basis makes a difference as well. Some days I spend hours on my online presence, others only a few minutes. But I show up ALL THE TIME. You can’t start engaging with social media, get all excited, then disappear for weeks at a time. If I see profiles like that, I am gone!

When that conversation was done, one of the attendees said to me, “I never thought of it like that“!

I am happy the message resonated with them, once I explained balancing  family life, and moving my consulting opportunities forward.

  • How do you balance everything if you are working full-time with a regular “day job”?
  • How much time do you spend daily on social media, blogging and building your brand?
  • What struggles do you face as you try to move your business forward?

Would love to hear your thoughts on this very important topic. Most people are struggling just to get through the day, and it would be nice to share ideas how successful people are able to manage all of their commitments!

Have A Laugh Fridays Uh-Oh New Sales Comp Plan!

Under two minutes for a great laugh today! When compensation plans change, sometimes sales rep feels like they are being treated unfairly.

Check out this humorous take!

Have a fantastic weekend!

The 3 “C’s” and My Blog Turns 2 Today!

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My blog turns  2 today! Thank you for all the support. It means the world to me that you would take interest in what I am doing!

35,000 page views and 750 followers truly blows me away! The cool part is I am just getting started.

To stay focused on my blog and its intentions, I always refer back to the 3 “C’s”:

  • CREATE fantastic content
  • CONNECT with amazing people
  • CARE about your audience (and they will come back for more!)

My wife took time out of her busy schedule last night to choose the picture for this post. I love it!

Thanks again! I am looking forward to creating content for many more years to come.

Let’s connect!

• Facebook   https://www.facebook.com/SellLeadSucceed

• Twitter   https://twitter.com/TimMushey73

• LinkedIn   http://ca.linkedin.com/in/timmushey

• Google+   https://plus.google.com/+TimMushey/posts

• YouTube   http://www.youtube.com/user/TimMushey

Great Message About The First Follower!

The first follower transforms a lone nut in to a leader!”

Great quote from this short three-minute video.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Have a fantastic Wednesday.

The Five Star 5 – Why I Am LOVING Blogging!

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For those of you who have followed me for part (or all) of this two-year blogging  journey, you will know that I am having the time of my life!

Here’s why:

  1. Help others
  2. Share my message
  3. Meet incredible people
  4. Promote and share other’s content
  5. Learn from fellow bloggers
  • If you are currently blogging, why are you loving it?
  • If you are you on the verge of blogging, what are you most looking forward to?

Let’s connect!

Please keep me posted on your blogging journey. I will be posting some success stories!

2013 Year In Review – Sell Lead Succeed Blog!

WordPress has a very cool feature that sends a “Year In Review” summary of all the activity on my blog.

I have always been open about how things have gone with my blog and social media presence, so this is a FANTASTIC opportunity to share my results with you.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment or email me at TimMushey@gmail.com

Have an incredible week, and thanks for making 2013 a very memorable year!

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

Click here to see the complete report.

Saturday Music Memories – Keith Urban Show Tonight!

Well the day has come! After waiting 7 long months, Keith Urban is in Edmonton tonight.

This will be the 3rd time we have seen him live, and he never disappoints.

He is on a short list of acts today that is well worth every penny.

Here is the video for his smash hit “Long Hot Summer“. Very appropriate to help get through a long cold winter in Western Canada!

Anybody else hear a “Message In A Bottle” vibe by the Police in the melody?

We are really rockin’ now over at my Facebook page. Come see what the fuss is about and “like” us!

https://www.facebook.com/SellLeadSucceed

Have a great weekend.

Have A Laugh Fridays – DON’T Do This On A Sales Call!

Enjoy these very valuable lessons on how NOT to conduct a sales call!

I thought this was fantastic.

Have a great weekend!

Saturday Music Memories – Incredible Foo Fighters!

I have always been a fan of the Foo Fighters, but never seen them live! I can’t wait until that finally happens.

My appreciate for Dave Grohl went up a notch when he made the movie “Sound City“. Check out the trailer here:

Here is a fantastic live version of their hit “All My Life“!

Have a great weekend…