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Sit back relax and learn the top ten best advice for being successful in business. How to conduct a meeting. How to present yourself and your company in the best way. How to ask questions and what questions to ask. "What is the missing link between a promising businessperson and a successful one? Mentoring - Giving people advice on how they can best achieve their goals. If you ask any successful businessperson, they will always have had a great mentor at some point. If you want success then it takes hard work, hard work and more hard work. But it also takes a little help along the way. If you are determined and enthusiastic then people will support you. If you are looking to make your way in business, find a mentor. If you are in a position to share the skills you have learned, give something back by becoming a mentor yourself" Richard Branson. Chris Do's refreshingly insightful Business Consultant Keir McLaren is on the show sharing anecdotes of his life as a businessman, discussing his views and insights on the successful businessperson's attitude, actions and mindset. If you're not willing to change no one can help you. 4:47 What do you talk about in that first conversation with entrepreneurs? 6:26 This idea that I'll take a job for no money so later the guy can come back and give me more money..It's never gonna happen. 8:52 None of us are very good listeners. Listen to the client. 9:50 What's the worst answer you get get on a sales call? Yes, no or maybe? 11:12 Funneling a Conversation. Having Goals. 11:49 "Meet and Greet" meetings are stupid 14:20 Has it ever happened that you meet with a potential new client and you never got to "the Ask" and the meeting just fizzled out? 16:15 When talking to a client, the way you show you're a pro and the method with which you work, is by ASKING QUESTIONS: 17:41 There is a way to ask for what you want without coming off as a crass "used-car salesman" type. 18:47 Stay out of the results.19:51 You need to have a re-tellable story 23:29 Link Mentioned On the Show: The Good Enough Revolution article from Wired Magazine: http://www.provideocoalition.com/from... Special thanks to our sponsors: Shutterstock - http://www.shutterstock.com/ Media Temple - http://mediatemple.net/ This is Ground - http://thisisground.com/ _________________________________________________ 🚀 Futur Accelerator The step-by-step blueprint and coaching program designed to get your creative business off the ground: https://thefutur.com/accelerator 🥇 Futur Pro The professional creative community designed to grow your personal brand, your business, and your network: https://thefutur.com/pro ✍️ Other Courses, Templates, and Tools: https://thefutur.com/shop 🎙 The Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast Recommended books, tools, music, resources, typefaces & more: https://thefutur.com/recommendations Music by Epidemic Sound: http://share.epidemicsound.com/thefutur Shorts Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/@thefutur/shorts We love getting your letters. Send them here: The Futur c/o Chris Do 1702 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you. — 🎙 Futur Podcast: https://thefutur.com/podcast/ ✍️ Futur Blog: https://thefutur.com/blog/Design of Business Linkedin Group: http://linkd.in/1IjYDk4 Jose Caballer: http://bit.ly/josecaballerTwitter Chris Do: http://bit.ly/theChrisDoTwitter Purchase a CORE Kit: https://the-skool.myshopify.com/ === *By making a purchase through any of our affiliate links, we receive a very small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us on our mission to provide quality education to you. Thank you.