Expand your Resourcefulness


Volume 5  | 543 subscribers  | 47 different countries | 31 May 2005

Welcome to the 150 people who subscribed to 'Up-Starts' over the past month!

Contents

Part 1 - Welcome!
Part 2 - Products / Special Offers
Part 3 - Featured Entrepreneur 
Part 4 - Business Quote of the Month
Part 5 - Feature Article 
Part 6 - About the 'Up-Starts' Newsletter

Part 1 - Welcome!

In last months Up-Starts newsletter I mentioned how excited I was about attending the 'World Internet Summit' in London.

The promoters gathered 12 of the best internet marketers in the world into one room to share their ideas on wealth creation in the digital age and wow, what an absolutely phenominal experience it was! I've attended many wealth creation seminars over the past 10 years and I have to say that this was without a doubt the best I've been to!

One of the activities they carried out over the four days was an initiative called the 'World Internet Challenge'. The challenge involved the promoters selecting a random person out of the audience to demonstrate how easy it is to build, promote and profit from a web business. The kicker was that the person they pulled out of the audience got to keep the profits that they generated from this web business over a 72 hour period!

The person they pulled out of the audience was a Norwegian guy called Steinar Amundsen (not me unfortunately!). In just a few short hours they built Steiner a web business and in the following 72 hours they helped him market it.

The result...they made Steiner a whopping $USD 33,000!

The entire event is now available for sale on DVD, so if you want to find out for yourself exactly how they did it click here.

I am also happy to say that this month I am lanching the Up-Starts Featured Entrepreneur section. I interviewed a very interesting guy by the name of Geoff Alexander who I met at the internet summit. Geoff left his very comfortable and well paid corporate job to set up beautyandhealth.co.uk. Geoff will be sharing some of his personal insights in what it takes to be successful in business.

Until next month, keep striding boldly towards creating the business of your dreams.

Take a chance 2day!

Damien Senn

Creating Compelling Futures
Senn-Sational Limited
Ph: +44 (0)793 906 4338
Email: support@senn-sational.com

Part 2 - Products / Special Offers

Product Recommendation.

Coach Start Manual - David Wood

When I set up my coaching business, I decided I wanted to do it fast! Not only that, I wanted to build an international client base, be able to work absolutely anywhere in the world, develop a strong web presence and build a newsletter that could reach out and touch subscribers all over the world.

One of the coaches that really helped me to grow my business rapidly and achieve this was a guy called David Wood. He specialises in helping coaches build prosperous coaching practices. I've bought nearly every product he's released and they are all outstanding.

If you are serious about breaking into the coaching profession you should definitely read the Coach Start Manual, particularly before you go and outlay thousands of dollars on coach training!

To find out more about the Coach Start Manual click here.

Part 3 - Featured Entrepreneur - Geoff Alexander

An impending redundancy from his well paid corporate job in the banking industry left Geoff Alexander pondering his career direction. Rather than apply for other corporate roles, he used the experience as a catylst to follow his entrepreneurial aspirations.

In October 2004 he established his own marketing company and out of that he spawned the idea for a separate online company called BeautyandHealth.co.uk...read more

Part 4 - Business Quote of the Month

"Wherever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision".

Peter Drucker - Business Philosopher

Part 5 - Featured Article - Expand Your Resourcefulness!

The success and failure for the entrepreneur is largely dictated by the ability to gain access to resources, both personal as well as those of others.

So the big question is then ‘how does one become more resourceful?’ Like many of the skills of the entrepreneur, resourcefulness requires constant cultivation. However, if you can develop this one skill the payoff will greatly exceed the cost!

Below are 4 simple strategies you can put into practice to increase your resourcefulness;

1. Manage Your State.

The best way to gain access to an increased level of personal resources is by managing your state of mind and being. If you are feeling lousy, chances are the internal resources that you are able to tap into are going to be pretty lousy as well. If you are in good physical condition, well rested, fed and hydrated, your ability to push yourself towards the destiny you desire vastly increases.

Develop awareness around what pushes you into both productive and unproductive states. Then if you really want to be more resourceful, make the simple decision to do more of the things that inspire your productivity and less of the things that don’t. One of the disciplines I personally follow, is exercising first thing in the morning before I do anything else. If I miss a day, the difference in my energy levels and consequently my resourcefulness is profound.

2. Seek Out Expert Resources.

Your ability to succeed in business is largely influenced by your ability to gain access to expert knowledge. The secret here is that you don’t actually have to be the one that has that knowledge! You just need to be able to know when and where to find it.

Make a habit out of leveraging the experience and expertise of others. Meet with these people in person or access their knowledge through their books, CDs/DVDs, coaching programs and workshops if they offer them. You’ll be amazed at the transformational effect it can have on your business.

3. Develop Relationships with Connectors.

Connectors are the very special people who seem to know everyone and who are described at length in Malcolm Gladwell’s groundbreaking book ‘The Tipping Point’. Chances are if you are experiencing any form of business challenge a connector will be able to put you in touch with someone who can help you. Connectors are resourceful purely due to their ability to tap into the resourcefulness of others. Their desire and willingness to share their resources can often have a profound impact upon the resourcefulness of those around them.

4. Share Your Resources.

If you want to gain access to the expert resources of others you have to be known as someone who actively shares their expertise, knowledge and resources. Remember that you are not in a school playground anymore. There are no prizes for keeping your toys to yourself!

If you are looking to develop an abundant existence through business, become someone who solves other people’s problems. Brainstorm ways you can continually increase the number of people you impact in this world, charge a fair price and then watch your business take off!

The True Benefit of Resourcefulness.

When you are fully engaging your resourcefulness and actively engaging the resources of others, you will become a magnet of opportunity. People, projects and funding will increasingly gravitate towards you and before you know it, your business aspirations will start to manifest!