Leadership: Texas Hold 'Em Style

Using poker as analogy for leadership, Captain Andrew Harvey, CPD (ret.), Ed.D. and Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA found the right mix of practical experience and academic credentials to write a definitive book for leaders. Working together, Harvey and Foster have written Leadership: Texas Hold em Style. Most often leaders find they are given a set of resources people, equipment, funds, experience and a mission. As Foster noted, "You're dealt a certain hand. How you play that hand as a leader determines your success."

It was truly a joy for me to interview Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.). He really gave us all some real talk about what it needs to become successful. Personally, I particularly liked what he said about how to approach social networking sites and how you have to actually ask for the sale.

A lot of people forget what Mary Kay Ash said: "Nothing happens until you sell something."

You can visit Raymond's website at www.PokerLeadership.com.

Click on the player below to listen to the 60-minute interview I did with him on Tuesday, 28 July 2009.



This is a 'must listen to' interview.

I am working hard to bring you real talent from across our great nation and our wonderful neighbor to the north (Canada).

Peace & blessings,

Martial sayings of Sensei Buddha

He has had real world work with his martial arts training via being a security specialist providing executive protection for celebrities such as Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, and Ice T just to name a few. He has also been a 'door man' at several popular clubs in NYC.

As a security specialist, he has had to quell situations as quickly and as discretely as possible. Sensei Buddha says that a lot of violent confrontations can be avoided if you remain aware of your surroundings and check your ego. By checking your ego he means swallowing your pride and walking away when possible. Acting level-headed and calm, also causes your attacker to drop his or her guard and allow you a better opportunity to launch a preemptive strike - mentally or physically.



Check out this quick 15-minute audio interview with Sensei Buddha.



If you live in the greater NYC area, I highly recommend that you contact Sensei Buddha to train with him.

His phone number is 718.864.6022, his website is www.BuddhaStrike.com, and his blog is www.Buddha-Buddhastrike.blogspot.com.



Thanks.

A peek into the mind of a serial entrepreneur

Randy Rosler
Trade: Brand Builder
Affiliation: Local Ad Link
Contact Phone: 917 572-5088
Contact Email: randy@randyrosler.com



Everyone has a coach, and Randy Rosler is certainly one of mine. Randy Rosler is the person who pulled my coat to the power of using greeting cards as a very powerful way to open doors to get meeting and eventually sales from cold prospects.

When I was a litigation support sales representative back in 1997, Randy owned a company called IntroKnocks that had very unique greeting cards for sales people.

True story - using Randy's cards helped me make more than $10,000 per month back in 1997 - I swear on a stack of Bibles.

The point is that Randy has always shown me clever ways to boost sales so I wanted to let my genie out of the bottle and share him with you.

Click on the player below to listen to an interview that I did with Randy recently.



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Below is a snapshot of what Randy is all about.

My Mission: To help people help themselves...through easy, cost-effective online advertising that attracts more people to you and your business.


The internet provides incredible opportunities to promote yourself, your business and your products/services to the customers who are actually searching for what you offer.

I'm committed to helping people create more customers simply by exposing their offer to the right audience. This is accomplished using a, unique and powerful new technology called Geo-Targeting.


Utilizing "Geo-Targeting" we take your offer and put it "in front of" people who are searching online for your type of product or service.

I'm just as committed to helping Susan the Real Estate agent as I am helping Mario, the owner of a Pizza restaurant. They both need more business and both have limited budgets.


In a way, I'm the ultimate "Match Maker"! I bring people (businesses and customers) together.

Imagine that you are a Chiropractor whose business is on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and wants to target people in your neighborhood. Now imagine you are a resident of the Upper East Side [of Manhattan] searching online for information on Chiropractors...wouldn't it be nice if that Chiropractors ad was "pushed" to you because of your keywords "Chiropractic" combined with your zip code (from the Upper East Side)? That's exactly how this amazing service works.


To learn more about this wonderful service, CLICK HERE. Also, I can be reached by the phone at 917.572.5088.

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I hope that you find the tips useful.

Empowering Yourself through Your Living/Working Space

I met Lidia Scher on a Speed Networking Over the Phone event, and she and I immediately clicked. She is so positive and enthusiastic about what she does. I really had to ask her to be a guest on our radio show so that she could share pearls of wisdom with the rest of us.

Fortunately, I did get the opportunity to interview award-winning interior designer, teacher, author, speaker, artist and Feng Shui master, Lidia Scher who owns a 23 year old successful practice specializing in dental interior design in Arlington Height, MA. Lidia spoke about networking as the strongest leg of a well-thought out marketing plan, and of social media as being also a part of that networking and promotion plan, but she cautioned us to set clear guidelines for its use from having a clear purpose to controlling the time you spend on them.

Her closing remarks were the eye opener of the interview. As an experienced interior designer, she stated that when we select a space to live or work, either owned or rented, that space reflects the quality of our thinking, our beliefs and the condition of our money, relationships, career, creativity and fame.

She further explained that most of the time we select the places we live or work, seemingly unconsciously. Yet, the particular space mirrors who we are at that time. Thus, she said, there are no diets, lifestyle changes or growth that can be sustained without a supportive environment. Lidia concluded that when our space is designed understanding that everything is energy manifested as form, including us and the objects in our environment, and that everything affects everything else good or bad and that we can decide how our environment affects us, well then, that is a winning combination!

Lidia Scher is the principal of L.A.S. ASSOCIATES, PO BOX 750001, Arlington, MA 781-643-2750. www.lasassociates.net & www.LidiaScherArt.com

Click on the player below to listen to the interview. Listen and learn from the Feng Shui master.



All the best,