Another Lesson from Mini-me

February 15th, 2011 "No BS" Craig
Mini-me

Last weekend Mini-me accomplished a great feat. If you’ve been with me a while, you may remember last year when he started running Track at school, he had a very tough time getting around not only once, but twice around the track (400m & 800m).

When he finally did accomplish his goal for making it around the track, I was so proud I had tears in my eyes.

Well, Track Season is back and he’s participating in his timing trials to see just where he fits in on the team this year. This past Saturday, his first time running the 400m and the 800m for the season, he made it around with ease… without stopping once to catch his breath.

Again, I love that boy, and I was so proud to seem him grow. Last year it seemed impossible for him. This year, because he’s practiced, he was able to do it with ease.

My friend Scott Evans says, “Pride in ourselves comes from a daily sense of measurable accomplishment.” I agree.

Mini-me has grown and is Read the rest of this entry »

What Are Your Customers Saying About You?

January 20th, 2011 "No BS" Craig

I’m just back from a funeral at Forest Lawn in Hollywood Hills of a long-time business friend. He was a great man, admired by all that knew him. If you didn’t know of him prior today, you would have gotten that immediately by #1. All the people in attendance, and #2. By all the great things people said about him during the service.

I went to the funeral with Local Chapter Member Dr. Dennis Buckley. In between speakers, he whispered in my ear, “I wonder how many people will attend my funeral?”

I thought to myself, “I wonder what they would say about me after I’m gone.” Read the rest of this entry »

7 Quick Rules to Succeed in 2011

January 12th, 2011 "No BS" Craig

Have you been struggling over the past year or so with your business because of the economy or otherwise? Or, are you doing OK, but looking for the slight edge to take your business or practice to a whole new level?

Here are few quick rules you should understand and adopt as we move forward in 2011:

  1. A buyer is a buyer is a buyer. This is important to understand. You need not make offers to all of your customers all the time. There are customers who are more predisposed to buying than others. You need to identify who they are and then sell to them more often. Don’t waste your efforts on people who don’t or won’t buy. Read the rest of this entry »

Los Angeles Area Entrepreneurs: One Year From Today…

December 31st, 2010 "No BS" Craig

Today, for a few reasons I’m just going to hit you with a very quick post, as a little “year-end” finale.

I’m busy, head down, full speed, pedal to the metal, trying to finish up and push hard to get some things done, planning in place, and projects ready for launch come the first of next week.

Actually, while the Holidays have been happening, I had one of my most successful months, getting more done in 30 days than I had the entire year.

I have several projects in the works, near completion, that will benefit you MORE as a member of our local chapter. Read the rest of this entry »

Where Did My New Year’s Resolution Go?…

December 27th, 2010 "No BS" Craig

Here’s a timely guest article from my mentor, Dan Kennedy. – “No BS” Craig
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Where Did My New Year’s Resolution Go? 9 Strategies To Rescue Those Resolutions! - by Dan Kennedy

Resolve comes easily on December 31st.

By June of the New Year, the resolutions made are in disarray, compromised, abandoned. And the resolute determination to make this year, finally, the year you stick to ‘em, forgotten altogether.

This is not about guilt over this abandonment. Instead, it is about the real reasons resolutions and the determination Read the rest of this entry »

12 BIG Ideas for Christmas

December 24th, 2010 "No BS" Craig

“Ho, Ho, Ho! Merry Christmas!”

It’s early on Christmas Eve Day and I have lots to do with my little elves before I leave tonight to deliver all my toys. But, I thought I’d give you nice boys and girls something the naughty one’s will never appreciate. It’s called “Dan Kennedy’s ‘Money Now’ Strategies”… and I hope you’ll use one or all of them to the very best of your ability to start the New Year off right.

Be sure to print out this list when you’re done and post it up where you can see it every day until you’re able to implement every strategy… twice! Read the rest of this entry »

How Do You Answer “The Million Dollar Question?”

December 22nd, 2010 "No BS" Craig

If you’ve been in business for any length of time, most likely you’ve been asked “the million dollar question” about a hundred times or more, right?

How you answer it is critical to the success of your professional practice. It can literally make the difference between having a practice that struggles financially month after month, or having a thriving, dynamic practice that will make you wealthy. Yet, if you’re like most professionals, you’ve never given your answer a moment of serious thought.

When asked “the million dollar question”, you simply reply automatically, never realizing how much you could be Read the rest of this entry »

A Lesson in Getting Things Done… By Mini-me

December 7th, 2010 "No BS" Craig

I wanted to share a little story with you about Mini-me.

As you may know, Mini-me is in Cub Scouts – Webelos, in fact. This weekend he received a Webelos award from the Church called, “Parvuli Dei” (meaning, “Children of God”). It was a 6-Week project that he and I did together where he learned more about how to connect God and family. Over the past year or so, I felt as though he was pulling away from Cub Scouts, and I didn’t really know whether we would continue on this year into Webelos. So I asked him, “Bubba, what do you like most about Cub Scouts and Webelos?” He said, “I like that you and I get to do stuff together.” That was all I needed.

In the past, Read the rest of this entry »

The Power of List Selection Marketing

December 6th, 2010 "No BS" Craig

One of the ingredients of any successful direct mail effort is the selection of the right list. For any product or service you want to sell, you need a list of prospective customers.

In a hierarchy of quality, the very best list is is your list of present and past customers who know you, have purchased from you, and have been satisfied, to whom you are now making a new offer; next best are people who have taken the intitiative to demonstrate current interest in what you have to offer by responding to your advertising; next best are commercially available, rented lists of purchasers of related products; bringing up the rear are rented lists of compiled prospects, such as people of a certain age, occupation, or financial demographic.

Watch this short video to learn more: Read the rest of this entry »

“No BS” Craig Valine’s NEW Book is Finally Published!

December 2nd, 2010 "No BS" Craig

Finally, after years of talking about it, “No BS” Craig has finally published his book titled, “The Ultimate ‘No BS’ Guide to Entrepreneurial Success’. The book has contributions from Craig’s mentors, Dan Kennedy and Bill Glazer, and features several Glazer-Kennedy Insider’s Circle Local Chapter Mastermind Members including, Dr. Brian Bergh, Ted Moreno, Heather Morrow, and Dr. Dennis Buckley.

The book contains moneymaking success secrets for entrepreneurs, business owners, sales professionals, and professional practice owners who are seeking fast and dramatic growth, greater control, independence, security, and prosperity.

This “The Ultimate ‘No BS’ Guide to Entrepreneurial Success“ is available on Amazon.com.

If you like this post, please leave a comment and/or share it with your social networks. Read the rest of this entry »

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