Friday, July 29, 2005

[LinkedinBlogger] "You Can't Teach A Kid To Ride A Bike At A Seminar" + ALFA + MLPF

Imagine my reaction upon being introduced to David
Sandler's sales training book "You Can't Teach A Kid
To Ride A Bike At A Seminar" just as I was in the
midst of trying to build a seminar marketing practice!


I wasn't sure I wanted to read it because it takes so
much steam to get a good seminar practice going.

But because the book was so strongly recommended and
because it was another wonderful bok gift, I
reluctantly read it.  Again, another book I'm glad I
took a day to read.

Though I haven't read the book all the way through
again since reading it a couple of years ago, I think
it's worth mentioning it at a time of such vibrant
growth in the seminar industry and in Linkedin as
well.  It may also help you to understand a bit better
how I see the value of MLPF within a kind of chaordic
milieu.

A.L.F.A.

1. Awareness - Before considering attending a seminar
on a subject such as Linkedin, we must first become
aware of the subject's existence.  Linkedin has done a
wonderful job in making more than 3 Million people
aware of its existence - (Of course, the awareness
number is a lot higher when you consider those who are
aware of Linkedin but haven't yet joined).  But just
being aware of Linkedin is not enough.  We must learn
to use it.

2. Learning to use Linkdedin - There are a variety of
means by which we can learn things such as Linkedin:
tutorials, guides, seminars, classes, and forums such
as MLPF, etc.  Most of us would probably agree that
multi-sensory learning situations such as seminars are
better for quick learning than the other learning
venues listed above.  Yet, even learning via
multi-sensory seminars - by itself - is not enough.
We need something else before we can profit.

3. Fluency - We need to practice.  If we are to derive
maximum benefit from what we learn, we need to
practice to the point of fluency, mastery, etc.  MLPF
has proven to me, and hopefully to many others,  to be
an excellent place to practice human interaction,
communication skills, problem solving, etc.  I wish to
advocate that once you learn something at a seminar,
you need a place like MLPF to develop what you've
learned into a skill with which you can become fluent.
BUT - EVEN FLUENCY IS NOT ENOUGH! - Since this
section is the MLPF section, I'm saying that even MLPF
is not enough.  You need something else before you can
profit.

4. Application - You need to apply your skills, you
need to apply your abilities, if you wish to profit.
Let's say that you are really, really, really good at
expressing yourself - but you never apply it.  Someone
with skills inferior to yours can actually benefit
more than you do - though you have a greater skill
set.  So, once you learn Linkedin techniques and
become fluent in your knowledge of them, please put
them into practice by going to Linkedin.com and
applying them.   Get in contact with the people there
that you and your business and career need in order to
maximize yourself.

The above is not intended as a science - rather just a
few Friday evening thoughts I thought to organize
under an acronym to encourage you to take advantage of
the unbelievable value/power just sitting there at
Linkedin.com

Thanks!
Vincent "ALFA" Wright
Creator/Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
7.29.2005

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Thursday, July 28, 2005

[LinkedinBlogger] A Happy Day for MLPF = 1,700 + 400 - 2 Headaches

Based upon the following formula, I'm happy to say
that July 28th, 2005 turned out to be a happy day for
MLPF even after a little unwanted wrestling:

(1,700 members in our Linkedin Yahoo Group today)plus
+

(400 members in the MLPF Linkedin Group today)minus -

(1 headache group that remained on my Linkedin
homepage like the proverbial dead goldfish for more
than THREE MONTHS + 1 headache of a group moderator
who never answered even one of my dozens upon dozens
of messages (one of his staff members did about 2
months ago - then back into oblivion))

So, MLPF on Yahoo Groups reached a nice milestone of
1,700 members, MLPF on Linkedin Groups reached a nice
milestone of 400 members, and I reduced my
"connections" headaches by two!

Thus, in retrospect, 7.28.2005 wasn't such a bad day
for MLPF after all! :-)

Thanks to each and everyone of you who've helped us to
reach many milestones within our first 6 months.

Vincent "I Feel Good!" Wright :-)
Creator/Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
7.29.2005

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[LinkedinBlogger] The C.Y.R.I.L. Question on Loyalty

When Cyril Persaud, one of my top 3 friends over the
past 27 years, came to me with a concern about losing
his sales staff in spite of his best efforts to take
good care of them, of course I wanted to give him the
best feedback available to me.

So, after listening to him tell me that he knew that
he was paying his staff better and training them
better than the local competition, he then asked me
for my advice on how he might be able to solve his
staff turnover problem – without going broke.

After commiserating with him and acknowledging that he
indeed had a pretty challenging problem, I asked him
what he thought it was that helped people to stay in
one place while others left for no apparent good
reason.   Because I was trying to get clear with him
on what the “glue” was that held relationships
together, I asked him to think about this question:
Can You Really Inspire Loyalty?

People don’t stay in positions merely because of money
or training.  I believe people stay because they have
been helped to feel like they are a vital part of an
organization that values them and their contributions,
part of an organization that benefits them in
non-tangible ways – ways that can be the too often
overlooked deal maker/breaker. 

Think about it: You can't very well lead those without
loyalty.

For when the loyalty is gone, so is the person.

Therefore, I think it is the beginning and the end of
management leadership and employee retention.

What do you think? 

Can You Really Inspire Loyalty?

Vincent “Loyal” Wright   
7.28.2005


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Wednesday, July 27, 2005

[LinkedinBlogger] How to Add MLPF Logo to Your Linkedin Profile

Several MLPF members have written to me privately
about how to add the group logo to their Linkedin
profiles.

It's really as easy as easy can be.

To add the group logo to your Linkedn profile:

1. Visit this link and follow the easy instructions:

https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1304/10BE4F71AFD0/

2. In this brief process we save MLPF members a step -
There is no need to contact the MLPF administrators
after you've completed the brief registration process.
MLPF administrators are responsive by nature and will
respond to your request to join the group within 1-24
hours. 

Thanks!
Vincent Wright
Creator/Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyLinkedinPowerForum/
https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1304/10BE4F71AFD0/
7.27.2005

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Tuesday, July 26, 2005

[LinkedinBlogger] K.O.N.S.T.A.N.T.I.N. - Networker Motivation

Some days, the practice of givers gain can feel like,
"givers drain", a virtual nightmare in our hands. 

There seems to be a certain segment of humans who
insist on trying to pull you off your mission of
giving powerfully, freely, abundantly. 

So, I think it's VITALLY, VITALLY, VITALLY important
to have something to counter the negative drag, to
give you power to resist AND to ACCOMPLISH NEW things
in networking. 

So, in case you need a bit of motivational energy
today, I offer you the following
"K.O.N.S.T.A.N.T.I.N." acronym

1. Keep On - This is a proper usage of the living
power you have in you.  To go forward - even when
slowed by a seeming unending slew of obstacles.  This
is the most important thing I can think of to
encourage you to have: a mentality of "keeping on" -
it will help your friends to love you even as it
provides employment for your enemies - enemies need
employment, too! :-)

2. Networking Strategically - Networking is something
that some of us do just as effortlessly as breathing.
Others of us have to work, work, work to labor to
network ourselves from where we are to where we want
to go.  Creating a networking strategy can help you be
more fluent in your networking because a strategy
necessitates a goal.  What good is a goal-less
strategy, a strategy that's aiming at nothing. 
Indeed, for those of us who have trouble visualizing
appropriate goals, objectives, etc., sometimes
creating a good, powerful strategy will help clarify
goals that might prove valuable to us.  In other
words, your goals may be defined by the available
strategies, methods, tools, within your reach.  Bottom
line: networking strategically should be paramount in
your mind, your heart, your soul.  Because it is
networking on purpose towards a goal.

3. To Accomplish NEW Things - This is about results.
But more importantly, it's about being bold enough to
chase the new things in the world - or attempt to pull
them into existence from nothing - exactly what we
were designed to do - to extend our reach - to reach,
reach, reach for more things, greater things, better
things, NEW things.  Why should I want to accomplish
the same old tired things that make experts expert?  I
want to go where no expert has been before, creating
places, things, concepts, hybrids of things for
budding experts to yearn for with their deepest
passion.   Experts need encouraging, too! :-)  And
they need dreamers' dreams to give them bigger
playgrounds to use all their expert ability!

4. In Networking - Networking is the best playground
in the world!  It's where I intend to spend the
remainder of my time on Earth.

So, my word of motivation to you My Linkedin Power
Forum friends is to:

Keep On Networking Strategically To Accomplish New
Things In Networking! :-)

Thanks!
Vincent Wright
Creator/Moderator
My Linkedin Power Forum
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7.26.2005

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Monday, July 25, 2005

[LinkedinBlogger] Linkedin Groups: The Entrepreneur's Delight!

I've seen several questions on My Linkedin Power Forum
which suggest that some MLPF members may be missing
out on the awesome entrepreneurial value sitting there
like acres of diamond for them in Linkedin Groups.
(Especially, in the MLPF Linkedin Group! :-))

Here are a few of my thoughts on the value I see in My
Linkedin Power Forum Group on Linkedin and the other
24 Linkedin Groups I personally belong to:

1. Each group I belong to is a starting point for
reaching out to other members

2. Each group sets a theme of discussion, a reference
point, a framework with which to shape dialogue - and
it's the DIALOGUE that MATTERS MOST between you and
someone you want to contact, connect with, link to, or
forward to, or forward for, etc. 

3. If I belong to several groups - and I do - 25 in
total - and someone I want to contact belongs to one
or more of those groups, then I have between 1 and 25
difference starting points and frames of reference
from which to begin my dialogue.  MAN, I like to
dialogue! :-)

(From a starting points or frameworks perspective,
this is how Google calculator translates the factorial
power of the Linkedin groups I belong to: 1.551121 ×
10 to the 25th power! - Off the top of my head, I
don't what the name of that number is - I think it's
somewhere between a Septillion and an Octillion but,
whatever it is, I do recognize creative power
potential when I see it! :-))

4. Each group signals where I should begin my search
process to find the type of professional I need.  If
I'm looking to build/recruit a team, my 25 groups are
my 25 starting points for my search.

5. Verification - If I need to verify certain types of
information about companies, individuals, products or
services, what better starting points than to turn to
1 of the 25 Linkedin Groups I'm a member of?

6. I can also use my 25 groups to help me with these
things I'm "Interested In:

* considering full- or part-time job opportunities
* consulting and contracting opportunities
* information about new ventures or products
* job inquiries from qualified candidates interested
in working with me or my company
* requests for information or expertise
* deal proposals for my company or organization
* requests to provide references for current and
former co-workers
* messages requesting reconnection from friends and
colleagues

7. Finally, I can use it to prioritize my requests
processing.

So, to get the business I need, all I think I need to
add to the mix is IMAGINATION! :-)

Here's hoping you'll find a little entrepreneurial
delight in the MLPF Linkedin Group as well as any
others you may belong to.

Vincent "Delighted" Wright
Creator/Moderator,
My Linkedin Power Forum
https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1304/10BE4F71AFD0/

WARNING: If you get too much power from being a member
of the MLPF Group on Linkedin Groups, you should SHARE
IT! :-)

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