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Summer Projects Produce Results

What has been on your mind, recently?

Have you been thinking about writing a book, earning an advanced degree or looking to advance your career? If the hectic winter schedule got in the way, then the good news is summer months are here allowing us to slow down a bit affording us time to focus on what we would truly like to do.

Over the course of my career, the slower months consistently proved to be the best time to tackle bigger projects that will make a difference in the outcome of your year. Additionally, I have become a big believer in listening to my intuition. As we allow ourselves to relax, our thoughts come forward with new ideas to move business forward. We must listen to the passion inside of us to follow-through on what our hearts are telling us to make the most of the summer months.

How about you? Take a moment to reconsider what has been on your mind.

Should you have a list of several items, take the time to prioritize the order of importance. Next prioritize the easy versus the more challenging ideas. For this step consider the learning curve, implementation and all help that may be required. Are there monetary issues to be considered too? You may need to re-prioritize once you consider all of the pros and cons of each of your potential projects.

I always advise you undertake the easiest projects first to get them achieved quickly. In turn, this will motivate you to take on the more difficult tasks. However, if you know full well that one particular idea resonates with you more than all the rest, then that is the one that you should pursue first. Get the help you need to bring it to life and create a project that draws attention to your business.

The end result of continually setting goals in this manner and achieving one by one is that your clientele begins watching you in amazement. My own experience began 8 years ago. Within the first year, I was asked, “How is your business advancing at lightning speed?” Just today I was asked by a person much younger than I, “What kind of vitamins are you on?”

These questions convey part of my brand in that I know how to get things done and people can count on me to help them move forward too. As a trainer, this is very important. And the projects themselves complement one another so that my brand becomes obvious to everyone.

List the rewards you expect to see from the completion of the project. Are the rewards motivating enough to get you started? Expand your list of possibilities and reward. The next step is implementing your decision. Marketing your project begins at the moment of decision. Begin telling everyone about your project to generate interest and elevate your enthusiasm to see it through to completion. Celebration is awaiting your call!

For months, the idea of a third book has been brewing in the back of my mind. With updated marketing techniques through social media and video, my first two books continue to sell well. My new story will tie the threads of those books together with the new and shed new insight on business strategies for today’s world. My goal is to have the book completed by end of summer.

Your new projects and communicating the work together serve to build your brand and many ‘a Smooth Sale!’

Author:

Elinor Stutz, CEO of Smooth Sale, LLC authored the International Best-Selling book, “Nice Girls DO Get the Sale: Relationship Building That Gets Results” and “HIRED! How to Use Sales Techniques to Sell Yourself On Interviews”. She provides team sales training, private coaching, and Inspirational keynotes for conferences to standing ovations. Elinor is available for consultation. Visit www.smoothsale.net / Call (800) 704-1499 today.

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Manage projects on LinkedIn with the Manymoon app

Guest Author December 9th, 2010

Ed. note: This belongs to a series of posts on how numerous websites and services are integrating LinkedIn functionality. This is a post from Amit Kulkarni, co-founder and CEO at Manymoon – a project collaboration application.

Have you ever connected with freelancers or consultants on LinkedIn and immediately had to start working with them?

You can now do that for free with our Projects and Teamspaces application for LinkedIn. You can eliminate hundreds of emails per month by using this integration. Instead of digging around for the action items from the last meeting or which version of the document to review, just go to your LinkedIn Projects and Teamspaces to view all your work activity neatly organized.

Projects and Teamspaces was built from the ground-up for LinkedIn and your professional requirements. It provides:

Utility – we know your time is valuable. The app actually helps get work done with your LinkedIn connections: complete tasks, track projects and review documentsSecurity – you need full control of what you share and with whom. The application lets you see exactly what is being shared with which team members.

Here are some ways that people are using Projects and Teamspaces:

Sales – Projects and Teamspaces is a great way to track each opportunity in conjunction with the customer. It’s a great way to keep them engaged during the sales process and securely share quotes, meeting notes and discussions.Track Candidates – as a recruiter, it’s difficult to use email to keep track of all the applicants for job openings. Instead, you can create one project for each job opening, invite the hiring manager and create a task for each candidate. Attach the appropriate resume and cover letter to each task.Consulting – engage with clients and track proposals, all within LinkedIn.  Projects and Teamspaces provides 25 MB of online storage for free and you can upgrade for more.Track Jobs – as a job seeker you don’t want to miss that important follow-up with companies you’re eager to join.  Just create a task for when to follow up with each company you’re interviewing with.Google Apps Sharing – want to share a Google Doc with one of your LinkedIn connection?  Just do within Projects and Teamspaces and the sharing permissions will automatically be handled for you.

Here’s a video of how the Projects and Teamspaces application works:

Check out our LinkedIn app here and start managing projects on LinkedIn

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