2012-02-16T04:04:41Z http://therainmakermaker.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-15:15959580 Rick Roberge 2012-02-15T16:00:01Z 2012-02-15T16:00:01Z Interesting story about Steve. One day, several years ago, he came over my house and we talked about several things, but mostly about growing his business. We had a beer while we talked. Later, after he left, I followed up with an email that laid out the plan that we had discussed to work together and that the cost would be $50,000. A couple of days later, I asked him what he thought. His reply was classic 'Steve'. He said, "That was an expensive beer!" <div><br /> </div> <div>Steve has a great sense of humor and isn't afraid to laugh at himself.</div> <div><br /> </div> <div>We decided to move ahead and start working together. A few weeks into the project, I asked Steve why he decided to work with me. His response wasn't Steve-esque. It was more like something that Socrates would say. He replied,</div> <div><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>"I figure that there's enough room outside my comfort zone that's inside your shadow,</em></strong></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>so that as long as we stay in that area, we'll get results."</em></strong></div> <div style="text-align: left;"><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: left;">Wanna step outside your <a href="http://www.getbrandwise.com/business-development-training"><strong>comfort zone</strong></a>?</div> <div><br /> </div> tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-14:15934617 Carole Mahoney 2012-02-14T21:48:24Z 2012-02-14T21:48:24Z We're your ears ringing Steve? tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-14:15934589 Stephen Crowe http://www.SunshineLandscapingCo.com 2012-02-14T21:15:52Z 2012-02-14T21:15:52Z Guess he got that right!<br />Isn't that why we have the right to fire clients. Although, if we sell the project correctly in the first place, then we wouldn't be dong business with the client from Hell. So whether we are the ball buster or the client is the ball buster, it comes down to how do you want to spend your time? tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-13:15926884 Carole http://linkedin.com/carolemahoney 2012-02-14T01:19:02Z 2012-02-14T01:19:02Z I just reading the book "Switch: Change when change is hard'. <br /><br />Here is what has stuck with me so far 'Self-control is an exhaustible resource...When people try to change things, they're usually tinkering with behaviors that have become automatic, and changing those behaviors requires careful supervision...the bigger the change you're suggesting, the more it will sap people's self-control.'<br /><br />Maybe the reason that people resist change isn't laziness, but exhaustion? tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-10:15904951 John McTigue http://www.kunocreative.com 2012-02-10T22:21:48Z 2012-02-10T22:21:48Z Excellent Rick. I hope no one accuses me of being a marketer. I am a Renaissance man and a gentleman farmer first, although my day job might indicate otherwise. Thanks for the reference and welcome to the revolution. tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-02-04:15855000 Dale Berkebile http://www.getbrandwise.com/branding-blog/bid/101550/have-you-tried-stupid-human-tricks-on-linkedin-yet 2012-02-05T02:59:15Z 2012-02-05T02:59:15Z Rick first off, congratulations on 38+ years! My wife and I are complete opposites and I thought this was a bad thing early on even though we had some core common beliefs. What I have learned though is where I am weak my wife steps up and fills the gaps, likewise I fill in where she has weaknesses. This makes us a well rounded strong machine. <br /> <br /> I am wondering your thoughts on this type of a relationship in business. Do client/vendor relationships work better when we are opposites or when we are very much alike? Does this matter as long as the client realizes they want to be better and they know you can help make them a better man (company)?<br /> <br /> Another thought is it easier to define what you Do want in a client or what you DON'T want in a client? How many people actually do this in order to qualify and disqualify prospects? Should this be an exercise we all do to quickly define a good client and start disqualifying prospects quicker? tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-01-31:15701118 Frank 2012-01-31T20:38:32Z 2012-01-31T20:38:32Z I wonder - maybe he just knows Mahoney and Berkabile and figures you can fix anything! tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-01-30:15681470 Carole Mahoney http://linkedin.com/carolemahoney 2012-01-31T02:09:54Z 2012-01-31T02:09:54Z If you are a salesperson who lies, then I am a petite blond supermodel who married a NFL quarterback.<br /><br />Numbers don't lie, even if sales people do. Even marketers can't make numbers lie for too long. tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-01-30:15679221 Lynn Miller http://www.4greenps.com 2012-01-30T18:39:36Z 2012-01-30T18:39:36Z I was just having some fun by asking a question (point of your post, after all). <br /><br />Later I remembered that you had told me you drove a Fusion Hybrid. tag:www.therainmakermaker.com,2012-01-30:15678938 Rick Roberge 2012-01-30T18:16:03Z 2012-01-30T18:16:03Z Lindsay, you have to remember that I am a salesman and everybody knows that salespeople lie every time they open their mouths!