Fire Up, Show Up, Stand Up, Speak Up

This is my new personal mantra....... Fire up, show up, stand up, and speak up!

Business opportunities are where you find them -- yes?

My belief is that you must personally seek opportunity.

I was talking to a business person at the recent SustainABiz conference and I asked him how he got new business. He said almost all of his business was WOM referrals -- as in Word of Mouth referrals!! How cool is that!?

Those are of course, the BEST kind of referrals -- people know from the get go that someone they know, like and trust is referring YOU to them. You -- automatically then, become someone they willl know, like and trust -- because you come with edification.

But what if you don't come with a bevy of WOM referrals? What if you are just starting out and want to get noticed?

My advice is to FU, SU, SU and SU. As in Fire Up (get your attitude adjusted and ready to launch, Baby!) Then Show Up! If you are not participating, then you might as well go home! If you've come to play, then you need to Stand Up and Speak Up!

Your customers -- and potential customers want to know you are someone with ideas, opinions, and leadership qualities that can help them become better business people -- and more successful!

Attending these events is great -- there is a TON of valuable information. But if you want to differentiate yourself and your business it is not enough just to show up. You've got to STAND UP and SPEAK UP -- have something worthwhile to say. Offer insights, view points and content that is worth thinking about. That will help others to say -- "Yeah, I think she's got something there" -- or "Nope, she's dead wrong" -- either way, it helps people to solidify their own thinking.

Set yourself apart from the crowd!

Let your customers -- and potential customers -- realize that you are different. That you think outside the box...what box? And that you can help them to acheive their goals and dreams!

Ok -- that's my two cents worth -- I'd love to know how you differentiate yourself from others in your field.

It's not always easy -- but it will help you to build your business -- and that's what it's all about!

Tell us how you go about differentiating YOUR business -- what sets you apart from the masses, why would I want to do business with you?

It is not enough to be on this website... tell us what you think about...Fire Up and Speak Up!  We all become better business people the more we share and the more we listen.

Here's tp the next big opportunity!  Fire Up!