Don’t be a Parrot or a Clown

10X Business Letter Camano Island, Wa About to Snow 36 Degrees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, The mimic method.  Have you ever heard of it?  It’s a method for learning a new language — fast . It’s the brainchild of Idahosa Ness. The premise is this: the fastest, most natural way to learn a foreign language…

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Cultivating a Sense of Urgency

10X Business Letter San Diego, Ca Pleasant 75 Degrees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, Why do most change efforts fail? Why do most people know they have to change but they don’t? Why do companies spend a TON of cash in training to help their teams to improve sales, leadership and customer service without much…

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What would you do?

10X Business Letter San Diego, Ca Mostly Cloudy 58 Degrees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, Picture this: Someone invites you to do a presentation and the situation is like this: 1,000 people in a room Some of these people could become potential clients eventually You only get 15 minutes on the stage You can NOT sell…

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He’s forever grateful

10X Business Letter Camano Island, Wa Partly Cloudy 47 Degrees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, “Influenceologist” (AKA, Influencing from the Front graduate) Joe Merlo says on the book of faces: “Thank you Roberto Monaco and the IFF family!!!  I just did a talk to 600 people and rocked the house and lit the stage on…

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10 Success & Speaking principles in 1 Minute

10X Business Letter San Diego, Ca Mostly Sunny and 77 Degrees ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, Years ago I was hired to coach a speaker that was promoting a seminar and was experiencing poor sales conversions. Before I went to see her presentation, I did some research on her background and I learned that she…

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Can love help you become a better presenter?

10X Business Letter San Diego, Ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear 10X Business Builder, Can love help you become a better presenter? Is it possible to cultivate the emotional state of love before your speaking gigs? Is love connected to influence? My answers to these questions are: yes, yes and yes. I know that for some of you,…

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