I Like the Way You Move

Moving
Moving house – one of the most skillful things you can do. From the Tetris skills needed in packing boxes in to the back of the truck to the negotiating skills with a loved one of what stays and what goes. Multiple skills are applied at different times, all with a healthy helping of Stress Management.

My brother and his girlfriend (the lovely H – pronounced Aitch and not Haitch) are moving. Over the weekend we were talking about it. Super Soph (a professional organiser at Little Miss Sorted) gave some awesome advice to help with the process and minimise effort.

The secret to successful moving is that you always move TO a place and not FROM a place.

That is, only take to the new place what you need there. What is the point of packing everything in boxes only to have to throw 1/3rd of it out when you finally go through each of the boxes. You need to get ruthless in getting rid of excess stuff. My personal moving motto is “When in doubt, chuck it out.”

Whether you are moving home, moving your office, or simply shipping items for your next Expo stand, make sure your focus is on what you want at the new site and not what you have at the old site. It will make a massive difference to you.

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Warwick Merry – The Get More Guy, is your high energy, results focused, action oriented, no holds barred tour de force Master MC, keynote speaker and Exhibiting Specialist. He ensures your attendees Get More from your event. His MC work is like insurance for your event. It guarantees things will run smoothly and on time. As a speaker, he is like a dose of Berocca – a bubbling, burst of healthy, sustainable energy for your attendees. If you need a burst of inspiration, cogitation and celebration at your next event you MUST book The Get More Guy, Warwick Merry.

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Be More Dog

OMG!

I just saw this video.

It’s a tv advert for mobile phones in the UK – but ignore that.
It will make people fight over what is better a Cat or a Dog – ignore that.
It has clearly had some cool CGI done – ignore that.

Focus on the message. In an age of sedentary lifestyle with large helpings of self focus and self seeking, the message speaks volumes.

Do you have what it takes to be more dog?

Fanfare for the Common Man

Fanfare for the Common Man - Robert Clinch
(Image: www.ArtGalleryOfBallarat.com.au)

During the course of the weekend, Wifey and I did a road trip to Ballarat. A cruisy two hour drive. Serendipitously we ended up at the art gallery and were delighted by an exhibition of works by Robert Clinch. His works were stunning.

We were thrilled to see some of the detail in his studies for the final pieces, tickled by the play on words of the names of his pieces and impressed by the way the gallery had displayed them to highlight their features.

Frequently, as the title of the exhibition and the piece above convey, they celebrated the common things in life. The simple act of playing a trombone, a truck being loaded at the docks, the monolithical creation of a warehouse and paper planes.

What are the seemingly ordinary and common things in your life you wish to celebrate? The writing a letter to a friend, maybe taking a dog for a walk or even the simple joy of rain pouring down making magical music. Sometimes it is not just the extraordinary that needs to be celebrated but the average, everyday, mundane and seeming boring things that make life worthwhile.

If you need a sound track for the celebration of the mundane then click here for the original piece of music titled “Fanfare for the Common Man” by Aaron Copland and click here for the Emerson, Lake and Palmer version.

What will you celebrate with a Fanfare for the Common Man (and woman)?

What’s Happening?

Paris Cat
(image: www.ParisCat.com.au)

Of late, many of my clients keep talking about how busy they are, which is a great thing. But what is actually happening?

Too often people will get caught up in a “Ground Hog Day” type of cycle. You know the one – you wake up, go to work, come home late, say hi to your family, have dinner, watch TV, go to bed and wake up, go to work…. and so on.

With the new, ever invasive technology it is getting worse. Emails are ALWAYS available. Work resources are now accessible everywhere. There is no OFF switch.

I have long been a believer in having a hobby. Something you do to give you energy, excitement and a connection with others. Something that feeds your soul. Do you have one Friends?

My friend and business collaborator Tanya is many things, and singing is one of her hobbies. Last night Wifey and I were privileged to see Tanya and her class graduate from a Jazz Singing intensive at the Paris Cat (in Melbourne). There were some great performances, some nervous performances, some shaky performances but they gave their best and it was pretty good. Most importantly the energy of achieving something for themselves in front of a crowd of 60 people was bubbling around us.

When was the last time you felt that way? So for you, What’s Happening?

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Why Survive When You Can Thrive?

Speaking with some of my clients and associates it seems there is a bit of fear in the market place.

There is fear about:

The election and which way it will go
What the new/old government means
The exchange rate
The Europen economies
The impact of the internet on retail
Cost of raising kids
Cost of health care
Cost of living
Cost of dying
Cost of retirement
Cost of getting new sales
Cost of growing business
And the list goes on… and on … and on …

Have a look at that list again and add any items that are going around in your head.

Notice anything?

They are the same situations that exist – no matter what. All being fearful and worrying about it does is shut down your mind to the opportunities and stop you from doing what you need to to have a fabulous business, job and life.

Shift your focus from Survive to Thrive. Look for ways and ideas to make today your best day ever. History is littered with examples of companys that have grown out of a recession.

Take action and make it count.

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Is It Time?

Coffee Time

I know some people that wear their annual leave entitlements like a badge of honour. They say things like, “I haven’t had a holiday in FOUR YEARS!!”

That’s insane!

Most people in Australia get four weeks of annual leave per year, so use it! You need it for Rest and Recreation. That’s Re-creation where you re create your energy, your ideas, your enthusiasm.

So Friends when did you last have some leave that was for you? Is it time?

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Do You Communicate Both Ways?

With my Executive Mentoring clients, there is a common complaint that their teams don’t listen to them and they can’t understand why.

My experience has shown that your team are more likely to listen to you if you listen to them first. The basic rule of communication is “You have two ears and one mouth, use them in that ratio.”

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You don’t have to agree with them but do you listen to them. Again I am not talking about just hearing them but actually listening to them. I KNOW it feels like it takes more effort but the reality is, with more clarity in your communication there is a reduced need for repeat communication so it actually saves time.

So do you communicate both ways?

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Do People Listen To You?

Too often when you want to be heard, people are in their own heads, on their phone, or simply hearing without listening to you. Communication is so important in this day an age but sometimes the act of speaking with presence can be a challenge.

How can you have Presence at your next meeting, when talking with your friends or when you truly need to communicate and be heard? Shouting doesn’t work (ask any parent) but there are some great techniques that do help.

If you want to be heard, on Thursday 20th June at 4pm Australian Eastern Standard Time I will be running a 45 minute session on 5 Keys to Get the Response You Want.

As my regular readers, I also want to give you the chance to bring any questions you have about communication to the session to give you a boost.
You also get access to the recording if you can’t make it at that time (but it is better if you can be there).

As they say in the classics “How much would you expect to pay?”

The answer – nothing! It is my gift to you, regardless of where you are in the world.

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What Haven’t You Said?

I had misinterpreted a clients email. You know when you put meaning in an email that isn’t there? So I didn’t get in touch.

… time passed …

Now whenever I thought of the client I started thinking, “I really should give them a call”

… time passed …

I found great ways to sidetrack myself from the call and now it was six months later so I put some back stop methods in place to be sure I called.

I called
Then I visited and took responsibility for my stuff.
The client then signed up for more of my services (they had been waiting for me to call!).

Friends whether it is a client you haven’t called, a friend you haven’t spoken to or a loved one you need to say something too, don’t leave it unsaid. The rewards and peace of mind will ALWAYS outweigh the discomfort.

So what haven’t you said?
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Who Is Your Signage For?

A client asked me to have a look at their banner designs for an upcoming trade show. They were nice looking designs but they were nothing special. Too often we forget that our banners and our signage is not about us. They are about our clients and our prospects.

Here are a few thoughts for you on signage.

What is the purpose of the banner? Is it to reinforce your brand, is it to attract prospects or is it to give a clean back drop for your booth. There are many reasons. Understand why you want them.
The bottom half of Pull up banners are irrelevant. The majority of the time someone is standing in front of them and you can’t see it. The top half is what will attract the attention
Banners are not about words. Too many people try and put the “About Us” section from their website on their banners. NO ONE CARES!! Put some eye catching images or bold sentences that inspire the prospect to come and talk to you.
Can you connect to it? A prospect or customer needs to be able to look at the banner and think “I want that” or “That’s me”. That will then encourage them to come and discover more about what you offer.

For example, here is one of my banners from the Exhibiting and Sponsorship Institute at a recent event that we sponsored.

Notice our brand and website are at the top followed by three statements that are easy to read from a distance. These statement are ones that our prospects can relate to and also desire.

This banner is usually going to be on stage when we speak, so we are more likely to have the bottom half read but see how here the final statement is almost hidden behind the table (it was the least important of the three so that is why we put it there)

So Friends how is your signage?

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Have You Got A Card?

My Card I was at a friends birthday party on the weekend. It was a fantastic event and I was sitting with some people I had never met before.
Now as usual, we started talking about what we did. It’s a standard opener, “So what do you do?” You have probably used it yourself.
Well it didn’t take long until we were chatting away full steam and we coming up with ideas on how to increase her business. It only made sense after talking business to ask for her business card and give her one of mine.

Then I shuffled seats. Again the conversation started, “So what do you do?” And we were off and racing (in fact, he is into horses and runs a horse magazine). A few more ideas and then it was “So do you have a business card?”

While I am not saying you should turn every function into a business meeting, I am saying that you need to have your cards ready. If you are like me and are passionate about what you do and how you may be able to help others, why wouldn’t you give a business card. Much to wifey’s dismay, I have even swapped business cards at a funeral!

Now while you probably don’t need them as much now as you can put details in your phone, it is always great to have them handy. (I am often surprised at people who go to networking events without a stack of business cards. What the..?) I was taught years ago, that a business card in your wallet gets crushed. So I have a stash of them in the special pocket of each suit jacket, the glove box of the car, my compendium, my card holder and some reserve in my wallet. It pays to be ready if ever someone asks, “So what do you do?” or “Have you got a card?”

So Friends, have you got a card?
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Is It Engaging?

I was working at the AUSTECH 2013 tradeshow run by AMTIL last week. It had some huge and amazing equipment on site. Laser cutters, sheetmetal stampers, 3D printers and loads of other great technology. It was a really great show. But regardless of the technology, whatever you have, you need to be able to make it engaging. Either get the prospects attention or get them asking questions about what you are doing.

Here are a couple of highlights from AusTech for you:

1 – Bolt Welding.

Why tell someone what your machine can do when you can show them. Here is an 8 second video of the bolt welder in action.

2 – Peen Hammer

Why show them what you can do when you can let them do it.

The Peen Hammer you see in Cassie’s hand is used to punch details on to steel. In this demonstration you can type in your name or any word you want, then then stamp it on the wall. If you zoom in on the top centre of the wall you will see my name proudly stamped (it’s good to be tall).

3 – Large Australian Manufacturer

This well known manufacturer and supplier to industry decided that they didn’t want to be there all day so they left this sign on their booth. To me it was a colossal waste of money. For the sake of one staff member to positively promote the brand, get interested details and engage with the public, surely it would have been worth it.

When you are in the market place, either at an expo, face to face or even on social media, ask yourself the simple question, is it engaging?

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HOW ARE YOUR BASICS?

Lush

On Friday, I visited the Better Homes and Gardens Show with my exhibiting business partner, Danielle Storey to work with one of our exhibiting clients. There were loads of exhibitors all trying their best to get their message across and stand out from their competition or at the very least, stand out to their prospects.

Well… I guarantee you that they THOUGHT they were trying their best but most of them were missing the basics.

They didn’t smile (this is the easiest thing to do but most don’t)
It took as 2/3rds of the show until one of the exhibitors engaged with us
So many were sitting down looking at their laptop or phones as people walked past

Others were doing the basics really well.

Crisp looking stands
Friendly faces with welcoming comments
Themed qualifying give aways

What about you Friends? Whether it is for your exhibiting effort or in what you are doing right now, are you doing the basics?
Get the basics right and it will make a world of difference.

PS You can see a few photos and a video review of the Better Homes and Gardens show on our blog.

(Image: Lush Stand at the Better Homes and Garden Show)
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DOES IT HURT?

Last night, Wifey and I cooked up a Lankan curry feast for a group of friends. One couple brought their 10 and 14 year old kids with them. Now wifey and I like a bit of kick in our curries and even though we tried to make tame ones last night, a couple of them were a bit strong.

Our friends 10 year old had never had authentic curry. He was keen to try something new. Now we warned him that some were a bit hot and if it was too hot to have some yoghurt or a banana (water really doesn’t help). So he knew it could cause him some pain but he wanted to try anyway. He started on the potato curry which was the really hot one. A few tears welled up, his face turned red and he went for the yoghurt big time. But he also kept his good humor and then went for some cooler and less spicy foods. A great effort and kudos to him.

What about you Friends? When did you last try something new? Something you knew had the potential to cause you pain as well as representing a milestone in new experiences? When did you last ask “Does it hurt?” and even when the answer is “Yes” or “Maybe” do it anyway?

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Here Is Your Present

As you know, it was my birthday last week. I had a fabulous three day festival to celebrate including a High Tea which was rather posh! It was also fabulous to hear how people had passed on my birthday wishes to others with some fantastic reactions.

Today I wanted to give you a present.

It is a simple two page worksheet that helps you celebrate the year past and look forward to the coming year. I call it my Birthday Bash. It will only take you 10 minutes to complete but it will return far more value. To get your copy just click here.

Happy Birthday from me to you!

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