Graham Shows How You Can Make It Happen

“The world is a collection of unlimited wealth and resources. Often, we limit our potential, moving in circles because of our fears. If we change our way of seeing the world, there is nothing we cannot achieve.”

When I heard Stedman Graham say this at this year’s Global Conference, the implications hit me like a ton of bricks.

Many people limit themselves because they are afraid, making it harder, if not impossible, to grow, both personally and professionally.

Ask yourself and be honest when answering, is something holding you and your business back?

This was just one nugget from Graham, but as the presentation went on there were even more, which really opened my eyes.

So while in Miami, I picked up a copy of his Best-Seller, You Can Make It Happen.

In You Can Make It Happen, Graham lays out his 9-step plan for success.

The book is straightforward and gets right to the heart of freeing yourself of doubt so you can achieve your full potential.

This book is a great way to lay the groundwork for whatever you want to achieve

Graham has been one of the United States’ most prominent business and community leaders over the last two decades.

He is the author of a number of best-selling books, in addition to You Can Make It Happen, the CEO of S. Graham & Associates, the founder of non-profit Athletes against Drugs. He is also well-known as Oprah Winfrey’s boyfriend.

If you only know of Graham from his relationship with Oprah, you are missing out on the teachings of one of the top motivators in the world and that was very clear to all in attendance just minutes into his presentation.

So click on the links above and pick up this important book today to learn how you can leave behind what has been holding you back.

Going to Miami…

For a company that takes a lot of pride in the events it holds, the 2011 ActionCOACH Global Conference is shaping up as one of the top events the company has even produced.

Not only will the Conference take place at the beautiful and world renowned Fontainebleau Hotel, but it will feature the top speakers in the world in the fields of leadership, networking and motivation. Respectively, those speakers are Stedman Graham, Dr Ivan Misner and Les Brown.

Graham is a best- selling author who has had two books on the New York Times Bestseller List. He has also taught courses in leadership and management at some of the top universities in the United States.

The following day, Tuesday August 23, Dr. Ivan Misner, the Founder and Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest networking organization, will be the featured speaker. Few posses the expertise in marketing that Dr. Misner does and his speech is sure to open eyes and help coaches discover new ways to build their business through networking.

On Wednesday August 23, Les Brown will deliver his motivational message to the Business Coaches. Brown’s story of perseverance is inspiring and his public speaking style is both fun and informative. In his books, “Live Your Dreams” and “It’s Not Over Until You Win” Brown makes his personal experiences engaging in a way that most authors rarely can.

With these speakers, one of the most beautiful settings in the United States and so many great opportunities to learn from Business Coaches from around the world, the 2011 Global Conference will be an experience that no one in the ActionCOACH community can afford to miss.

Jodie Shaw

Off to Barcelona …

… for the largest gathering of Business Coaches in the world!

Our ActionCOACH Global Conference kicks off next week in Barcelona … with more than 300 coaches and their significant others in attendance.

Conference time is always a mix of stress and excitement, as we always go into Global Conference with a lot of new ideas and initiatives … and come out of Global Conference with loads of new learning, education, strategies and plans for the future.

This year … I’m focused on a lot of numbers … from the level of our revenues our coaches generate to the number of leads we are looking to consistently generate for our coaches.

Numbers are the language of business, and I’ve discovered that the best way to move any metric or benchmark in business is to have a good handle and understanding of the numbers that drive a particular business.

It’s hard to argue with numbers as facts … and it’s hard to avoid accountability if you truly run (and are run) by the numbers.

So … here are some good questions to help you start to benchmark your own numbers:

• Do you know how many leads your marketing program has generated today?
• Do you know what your highest margin product is right now?
• Your best-selling product?
• The number of competitors in your category?
• Their yearly revenues?
• YOUR yearly revenues? (Trust me … it’s a more valid question than you may think!)
• Do you know the “lifetime value” of your current customer?
• Do you know how much it costs to “buy” a new customer for your business?
• Do you know how much the average customers spends with you each time they buy?

If you know the answers to some of these questions …  great!

Now … how do you propose increasing your numbers in these areas?

If you don’t know … even better!

Now you have some homework to do … and while I’m networking and leading hundreds of coaches at our Global Conference, you can be digging into the numbers side of your business.

Because if you don’t know how the numbers are running in your own company, you run the risk of the numbers running you out of business …

And in this economy … that’s something no one (especially your customers) wants to see.

Jodie Shaw