Inspiring Local Success - April 2011
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Take your business from good to GREAT by fueling your business with “renewable energy.” Renewable Energy is considered to: be energy generated from natural resources; or energy that is replenished at the same rate it is used; energy coming from sources that can be replenished; or even energy produced from inexhaustible sources.
Since our business is fueled primarily by people, a natural resource, we need to be replenished. If you have children in your life, think about them as a great example of inexhaustible energy! They never seem to stop running, laughing, playing; they are excited to learn something new, try something out, and jump up and down. That is the type of energy we want to harness from these sources!
Tap into these 5 Sources of Renewable Energy to Fuel Your Business Success
1. You/Business Partnersr
Envision your business success and remember why you are doing what you’re doing. Take time to refuel yourself personally too. Do things you love, don’t get so bogged down with work conce
s that you become unhappy and frustrated – you need to create energy will fuel your business.
2. Employees – tap into their personal strengths and encourage them to refuel themselves too. Get them to see your vision for the company, demonstrate your passion for success and for giving the best quality of service and product for your customers. If they believe in what they are doing from 9-5, they will perform at a higher level.
3. Customersr
Happy customers are the most untapped, yet nearly inexhaustible source of renewable energy: Referrals – Repeat Business – Testimonials. Learn how to ask and learn how to listen when it’s offered. It’s cost effective and produces amazing results!
4. Prospects/Future Customersr
Get them to interact with you. There are many new media options to help you do this today – online interactive websites, social media, text message marketing, and more. Tap into that new customer energy!
5. Networking
As you meet people, help them fuel their business by offering referrals, professional introductions, joint ventures, or cross-promotions. They will be excited and jumping up and down to hail your business expertise! Tap into this business world “playtime” to reenergize.
Fuel your business with these renewable energy sources and watch your business grow from good to GREAT!
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About the Author
Tina Nies, of BeHappierToday.com is an Entrepreneurial Coach and Speaker inspiring local success and small business growth through community marketing ideas that work! Her passion is empowering entrepreneurs to develop their vision to know what is really important to them and create action strategies for success as they grow and explore their happiness in business and life.
Even more important, Tina’s focus is on raising awareness of the power of our choices. In each moment, the choices we make impact our success and determine whether or not we reach our goals in business or personal life. “Encouraging people to say yes to choices that lead them to their deepest desires and true happiness and no to choices that do not serve their best interests is extremely powerful”
Tina’s experience includes 16 years as a consultant, college instructor, corporate trainer, and community trainer. She completed her undergraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Michigan and earned her MBA in Business Leadership from Windsor University. She has worked with clients around the world and across the United States. She divides her time between the San Francisco Bay area and Lower Michigan.
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