Are you one of those people who always turn up to an appointment on time? Or are you the opposite…always running late, flustered and making excuses as to why you’re late?

I had a recent experience where I was considering selling my house and had called a local real estate agent to provide an appraisal. Gary turned up 5 minutes late with no apology. This behaviour bugged me, especially as it was a first encounter and there was a possibility of doing business.

How often do you take for granted the valuable knowledge that you have? I’m constantly amazed at how the simple things that I know and share with my clients, can be a massive revelation for them.

instance, Denise has  a public relations business. She’s well-known in her industry and receives regular phone calls from other consultants wanting to know how she became so successful.

Up until now she had been spending a lot of time, sharing her knowledge (for free) and receiving nothing in return.

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Received an invite to attend the ‘Women in League’ pre ‘State of Origin’ event this week. And of course, I had plenty of business cards with me.

Also attended the game against Queensland and New South Wales.

Got to network with the C.E.O.of the Australian Rugby League, Geoff Carr. He looks more like a basketballer or runner, than a Rugby League player.

Also spent some time with Matt Cross and Geoff Lima, players from The Melbourne Storm. Tia (my daughter) attended as well and we took some great photos…check them out here.

Networking is a very important marketing component for most businesses, yet so many people just don’t seem to understand that to make it work there is a crucial step that must be done right…the follow-up.

At a recent event I attended I went up to the presenter afterwards and said that I was very interested in what they were offering and could they call me the following day.The presenter replied ” Absolutely.  We’ll be in touch tomorrow”. Three weeks later and nothing has happened!  What a waste of an opportunity.  I won’t be investing any money with this company.

Had a very valuable call this week with members of my Productivity Coaching Club members on ’How to Profit From Newsletters’.  It’s interesting the obstacles people put in their way to prevent them from taking action. There are many ways you can  produce an ezine or physical newsletter, but all you need is one way that works.

And that’s why I started the Club to cut through the information clutter, and get to the core of what you really need to know to boost your productivity and profits.