When I onboard coaching clients or participants in my mastermind, I take them through a 2-hour, 7 Systems of Influence audit to find out where they’re at currently in terms of what they want, and the assets they have that will help them get there. Here is the exact script I use as I go
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Why The 7th System Is Love
In back of the house where I was born and raised in sunny Southern California, there are six handprints in cement. The first two are from my parents. The next three are from my older siblings. In newer cement, is my handprint. Before my handprint was added, when I was young but old enough to
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The Best Way To Use LinkedIn To Generate Leads
“I need more leads!” Whether you’re in sales or an entrepreneur (which means you’re also in sales) you’ve thought this to yourself or said it out loud. I said it to myself for the first time in December, 1999. That was right after I started my marketing agency MWI. I was on the phone talking
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5 Ways To Get Value From LinkedIn With Less Than 5 Minutes Per Week
You’re busy? Me too. Here are five ways you can benefit from LinkedIn in less than five minutes per week. 1. Review Your Title If your LinkedIn title matches the job title on your business card you may want to consider updating it. The problem is your job title doesn’t tell anyone what you do
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5 Keys To Thought Leadership On LinkedIn
Key #1: Change Your Mind About What “Thought Leadership” Is “But I don’t WANT to be a thought leader!” Wrong. You don’t want to do what you think thought leaders do, because when you think about thought leaders, you think of ego-driven, pompous, arrogant jerks who are constantly self-promoting and spamming you. That’s not thought
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10 Lessons From Stephen King On Writing
I have a thing about finishing books I start. The first book I ever started, but didn’t finish, was a book by Stephen King. I wasn’t that into the horror genre to begin with, and I found this particular book disgusting and repellant. It just wasn’t my thing. It also tainted how I felt about
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How To Find Your Ideal Audience
If you read my post about a Dream Funnel you now have a clear vision of your future. If you read my post about a genius zone, you know what makes you uniquely suited to turn that vision into reality. The next question is: Who do you need to influence in order to achieve your
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How To Find Your Genius Zone
I have a friend we’ll call Jeff. Jeff is a smart guy with a lot of talents. He’s started multiple seven-figure businesses. He could be a professional artist if he wanted to. He could do just about anything. And that’s why he was broke. Jeff and I trade coaching services. One our monthly calls
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How do you optimize your LinkedIn profile for internships and job searches when you’re still in college or have just graduated?
This question was asked on Quora: “How do you optimize your LinkedIn profile for internships and job searches when you’re still in college or have just graduated?” My answer: I use The 7 Systems of Influence framework to work through questions like this. Vision: What do you want? That’s pretty straightforward, you want an internship
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Everything I Know About LinkedIn Success
Perhaps you’re expecting a long read, after all, I just wrote a book on how to succeed on LinkedIn, so this post must include everything in that book, plus more, right? Instead, I can sum up everything I’ve ever learned about how to succeed on LinkedIn in a single word: Serve. If you want
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