How to Talk about Yourself Without Sounding like an Asshole
The most powerful stories are the ones we tell other people about ourselves. These stories can be opportunities for emotional connection, venues for healthy self-promotion, or beginnings of new relationships. They can also be vehicles to impart wisdom, moments to entertain at a dinner party, or ways to ace a job interview. As we teach on day one of our … Read More
in Art of Business, Networking
Kevin Kermes | Bridge the Direct Experience Gap (Episode 418)
It’s never too late to shed a lousy job description. Learn to bridge the direct experience gap and stop enduring work you hate. “It’s painful to learn new stuff, [but] I learned how to surf and snowboard at 40!” -Kevin Kermes The Cheat Sheet: Why it’s critical to translate your skills (and the #1 way people fail when trying). How … Read More
in Business, Connecting, Deal Making & Negotiations, Networking, Podcast
Marsha Shandur: Saying Yes to Networking
“Networking is a long-term relationship, not a one-night stand.” -Marsha Shandur Networking. The word alone probably conjures up some unpleasant associations. Probably a smarmy guy forcing his presence on you, insinuating himself into your conversation, thrusting a business card into your hand as he suggests, with a false smile, that you “do lunch.” Yuck. Networking shouldn’t be anything like that, … Read More
in Networking
5 Nontraditional Secrets of Killer Networking
We’ve been talking a lot here on the blog about networking in business and life (a word, as you guys know, that I’m not crazy about — but more on that in a moment). Marsha Shandur, a recent guest on the podcast, taught us how to reframe the dreaded networking event and break out of small-talk hell, while Yoni Dina … Read More
in Networking
Want to Build Your Network? First, Build Yourself
Networking. Putting aside the fact that the word makes me cringe — there’s just something smarmy and disingenuous about “working” to build genuine rapport — we all know that building a network is absolutely essential to being successful. I get it. I’ve definitely found that the “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” principle holds true in most … Read More
in Entrepreneurship, Networking
How to Leave a Job on Good Terms
Everyone has pondered the question of how to leave a job, but the more important question is how to leave a job on good terms. As a man, your relationship with your career might be even more passionate and intense than anything you’ve ever had with a woman. If it’s not, it’s probably the most important thing in your life … Read More
in Empowerment, Networking, Self Mastery
Solving the Authenticity Paradox (How To Be Who You Really Are)
Ah, how to be authentic. Authenticity is one of those qualities that has become so desirable, so sought after, that it has been reduced — just like generosity and gratitude — to a meaningless cliché. And yet everything we teach at The Art of Charm, from storytelling to approaching to confronting limiting beliefs, seems to come back to the core … Read More
in Approaching A Woman, Art of Dating, Confidence, Deal Making & Negotiations, Entrepreneurship, Flirting And Attraction, Networking, Self Mastery
Create the Ultimate Social Sales Funnel
Jon Levy really gets how the social sales funnel works, and why it’s so important. Jordan recently had the leading behavior expert, consultant and writer on The Art of Charm Podcast, and I was amazed at how much overlap there is between what he’s doing and what we’re doing. Among others, Levy has had Nobel laureates, royalty — literal royalty, … Read More
in Confidence, Entrepreneurship, Networking, Productivity
How the Company You Keep Determines Who You Are
When Scott Dinsmore of Living Legend was interviewed on The Art of Charm podcast, he and Jordan touched on the famous Jim Rohn quote: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” You have to wonder: Is that true? And if so, why? In what ways do the people around us shape who we … Read More
in Entrepreneurship, Networking, Self Mastery