April 25, 2007

"Tell Me Something I DON'T Know..."

In This Issue:

Feature Article: "Tell Me Something I DON'T Know..."

Quick Tips: "Sales Success Leaves Clues"

Fast Facts: "Will The Real Vegetarians Please Stand Up?"

* FEATURE ARTICLE *

“Tell Me Something I DON'T Know...”

No, I'm not being sarcastic.

I'm being genuine.

Or should I say, I want YOU to say this and be genuine when you say it.

Let me explain.

For some time now, we've had the following bedtime routine with my 4 year old daughter. Basically, she hops into bed and then I, or my husband (depending on whose "turn" it is to put our 4 year old to bed and whose turn it is to put our 2.5 year old to bed):

1. Reads her a story (i.e. a book).

2. Tells her a make-up story (this is always slightly challenging as our 4 year old insists that we never tell the same story twice... or anything remotely similar... and believe me, she can't be fooled!)

3. Tell her something she doesn't know. Now, at first, our 4 year simply wanted to "talk" and it was really an attempt to delay going to bed. But after a while, she was no longer content talking about what she did at kinder, or what we did at work. She started initiating this part of the bedtime routine by saying, "Tell me something I don't know".

So now we've told her about the world being a globe... why the sea is blue... what breathing involves (oxygen in, carbon dioxide out) and a host of other things.

I can't take credit for any of the scientific stuff - that's my husband's domain, but I try to come up with other things. Although I'm sure we'll get to the point where she wants to know what Daddy and Mummy want to know too!

But the point is, she - and almost all children - are constantly learning and growing because they openly seek knowledge.

How does this relate to you?

Well, imagine learning something you don't know every single day. Imagine how much you'll learn, grow and develop as a person.

Learning new things isn't just for kids.

We can all benefit. It enriches us and helps us grow. And when we pass on what we've learned to others, it can enrich them too.

And it doesn't have to be hard. Just be guided by your natural curiosity.

Ask the world to tell you something you don't know.

Then hunt down the answer... and enjoy this process too: the hunt for knowledge may itself take you on a new and wonderful direction.

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* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED *

“How To Publish Your Own Successful Email Newsletter”

I was going to write a report on how to publish a successful email newsletter.

After all, I've been publishing Success Accelerator for about a year and a half now, and prior to that, I wrote 3 weekly newsletters for my previous Internet business. So I reckon I've learned a thing or two.

But Kevin Riley has beaten me to the punch!

Kevin, who's a good friend of mine, has just produced a report" Recipe For Delivering Your Own Popular Newsletter" which pretty much covers everything you need to know about publishing email newsletters, autoresponder series, and promotional emails.

So I'm not going to re-invent the wheel... get Kevin's report instead:

==> Recipe For Delivering Your Own Popular Newsletter

* QUICK TIPS *

“Sales Success Leaves Clues”

Last week I saw a master salesperson in action.

She owns a real estate agency and I'm working with her to build her already successful small agency into a major powerhouse. (Well, I always like to think big :-) )

Anyway, I went with her to visit a client (the "vendor") who's house she's selling.

When I saw the vendor and estate agent chatting and laughing together I thought to myself, "These women have obviously known each other for years."

The vendor probably gave her house to the agent because they were friends.

Then after we left I asked the agent how long she'd know the vendor.

She said... "since last week when we got the listing." ("Listing" means the authority to market and sell the house.)

I was shocked... but then I realized I was in the presence of a master.

Someone who had started and grown her business dramatically in only 3 years WITHOUT doing ANY pro-active marketing. (All her business had come through referrals and walk-ins which is simply UNHEARD OF in the real estate industry.)

I realized that seeing a salesperson interact with a client as if they are old friends is a big CLUE that this salespersons knows how to sell.

So if you want to improve your selling skills, be on the lookout for clues like this... then see if you can spend some time with such a salesperson so you can study and model what they do.

That's what I'm doing!

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* HIGHLY RECOMMENDED *

“EXPOSED: Secrets Of a Political Mastermind”

For more than 30 years, Douglas Schoen has been a mastermind political strategist, working behind-the-scenes with the United States Democratic Party.

In his sizzling book, "THE POWER OF THE VOTE: Electing Presidents, Overthrowing Dictators and Promoting Democracy Around the World" (HarperCollins), Schoen offers a behind-the-curtains look into some of the United States' most pivotal elections.

With the 2006 mid-term elections over and the 2008 elections on the horizon, THE POWER OF THE VOTE gives an insider's view into what may well be the Democrats' game plan as they attempt to return to the White House.

Whether you're a Democrat, a dyed in the wool Republican, or - like me - someone from outside the U.S. who is simply fascinated by the political process, this book offers an intriguing view into what makes U.S. style politics and democracy tick.

Click here to get the book:

==> THE POWER OF THE VOTE

* FAST FACTS *

“Will The Real Vegetarians Please Stand Up?”

Contrary to what some of my well-meaning friends think:

1. Vegetarians do not eat animal flesh.

2. Fish are animals.

3. Chickens are animals.

That means you can't honestly tuck into that chicken salad or prawn cocktail and still call yourself a vegetarian :-)

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