Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Atricle Dump - Entrepreneurs Play Chess
What is a customer worth to your business? No matter what figure you come up with, the actual answer is that they are invaluable. Any customer or clients that you have, you should provide the best service to them so that they keep coming back - bringing their friends with them.You can maintain a customer base by providing them the services they need and expect. You can grow an ever expanding customer base by providing just a little bit more than your clients expect.Here are eight ways to provide exceptional customer service: SAY, "THANK YOU"<
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When
One of the best techniques of preventing accidents at a large project site is to let the contractor supervisors ponder over the jobs to be done and then putting them down in writing.It's a common fact that workers coming together in a large construction project have different levels of experience and training. The key persons for preventing accidents are the supervisors.By getting the supervisors to put their work steps and procedures in writing, safety personnel can use this method to reduce incidents of workers taking shortcuts in safety.The way
I really fell in love. I would devote hours a day of practice and playing with peers and online chess games. Those that knew me knew that I always carried my green rollup board around with me. I was like a chess warrior ready to challenge anybody anytime.
After about a year of playing, I began going to the chess tournaments in Manhattan. There, I would literally play amongst the best in the world. I played people on grandmaster levels (the highest). I usually lost to these players, but I learned a lot in the process so losing was like winning to me. Week after week I would come back to play, losing only to come back stronger and stronger. Soon enough, I was winning against some of these experts.
These days I usually don’t play chess like I used to. I miss all the time I spent with the amazing art, but my time and energy has been focused on entrepreneurial activities lately. I still catch a game or two every now and again with my brother so I’m still a bit dangerous.
But here’s the thing: even though I stopped playing chess on the board, I never stopped playing chess in my everyday life. Through chess I learned strategy, tactics, technique, discipline, how to study the competition, how to think when your competition is thinking, how to constantly be thinking of the next move ahead of anybody else.
Chess isn’t just a game that you play on the board against your opponent; chess is a way of life that can be applied to any situation, especially situations that entrepreneurs face on a daily basis.
When you find yourself talking to certain people because you know that that person may have the potential to help your business or you may be able to help them in some way, then you’re playing chess.
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When
If you are a struggling small store owner fighting for customers in the face of stiff competition then, for goodness sake, concentrate on customer service! This is one area of your offer where you need spend no (or very little) money to get it right. You are dealing with your fellow human beings who are willing to hand over some hard earned cash for your products, so treat them with respect.Disrespect"Of course I treat customers with respect", is what many shopkeepers will say. No you do not, or at least many of you do not. I know from personal experience, and
After about a year of playing, I began going to the chess tournaments in Manhattan. There, I would literally play amongst the best in the world. I played people on grandmaster levels (the highest). I usually lost to these players, but I learned a lot in the process so losing was like winning to me. Week after week I would come back to play, losing only to come back stronger and stronger. Soon enough, I was winning against some of these experts.
These days I usually don’t play chess like I used to. I miss all the time I spent with the amazing art, but my time and energy has been focused on entrepreneurial activities lately. I still catch a game or two every now and again with my brother so I’m still a bit dangerous.
But here’s the thing: even though I stopped playing chess on the board, I never stopped playing chess in my everyday life. Through chess I learned strategy, tactics, technique, discipline, how to study the competition, how to think when your competition is thinking, how to constantly be thinking of the next move ahead of anybody else.
Chess isn’t just a game that you play on the board against your opponent; chess is a way of life that can be applied to any situation, especially situations that entrepreneurs face on a daily basis.
When you find yourself talking to certain people because you know that that person may have the potential to help your business or you may be able to help them in some way, then you’re playing chess.
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When
Beware of the three ways of getting fooled into giving up your money through seemingly innocent money-making schemes. Scams are all around us and it can be found in every single area of life, but more so in such areas where the risk is greater such as when dealing with credit cards, bank accounts and other activities which involve sending or receiving money online.The Bank/Credit Card Email Scam:If you get an email asking you to sign up to your bank account or credit card through the email because your privacy is under danger or just to receive a free gift or somethin
These days I usually don’t play chess like I used to. I miss all the time I spent with the amazing art, but my time and energy has been focused on entrepreneurial activities lately. I still catch a game or two every now and again with my brother so I’m still a bit dangerous.
But here’s the thing: even though I stopped playing chess on the board, I never stopped playing chess in my everyday life. Through chess I learned strategy, tactics, technique, discipline, how to study the competition, how to think when your competition is thinking, how to constantly be thinking of the next move ahead of anybody else.
Chess isn’t just a game that you play on the board against your opponent; chess is a way of life that can be applied to any situation, especially situations that entrepreneurs face on a daily basis.
When you find yourself talking to certain people because you know that that person may have the potential to help your business or you may be able to help them in some way, then you’re playing chess.
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When
I was visiting my friend Mitch the other day - he is one of the owners of Vision Tech Computers here in Fort Wayne - and we had a little chat. Mitch told me sometimes his customers (sometimes friends and relatives) would call him even after 11pm to ask him about a computer challenge and now, he has to turn off the phone after 11pm on most days. Unfortunately he does not get paid for advice that he provides. My grandfather, a successful entrepreneur, used to say "The people who regularly provide or receive advice without getting compensated are both fools." I beli
Chess isn’t just a game that you play on the board against your opponent; chess is a way of life that can be applied to any situation, especially situations that entrepreneurs face on a daily basis.
When you find yourself talking to certain people because you know that that person may have the potential to help your business or you may be able to help them in some way, then you’re playing chess.
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When
Why change your payroll provider? Service Stinks Cost too High Too many Errors No help with IRS Lost in the Shuffle Service Stinks. Payroll service is all about service. If you don’t perceive that your business receives good service then you probably aren’t getting good service. Payroll service providers know that their level of service has to be extremely high. Are you getting what you were promised? Too often salespeople promise what production can’t deliver. Ar
When you introduce your friend to another friend who is looking to team up with someone such as your friend, then you’re playing chess.
When you see the next move before your competition or business sector does, and you implement your idea or strategy into the market and produce something great and unique, then you’re playing chess.
When you study the current trends of what’s going on in the market and figure out ways to solve certain problems that were once too complicated to be resolved, then you’re playing chess.
Entrepreneurs must constantly be thinking of their business environment (friends, partners, competitors, market, business sector, niches, networking, marketing, etc…) as a chessboard. A chessboard that must be played by using thought out tactics, strategies, and techniques to produce optimum results for not only your business, but the businesses of your peers.
One thing that I’ve noticed is that too many entrepreneurs think that they are the king of the chessboard. They fall into this way of thinking that their business is superior to all others and everybody should bow down to them – completely disrespecting the other chess pieces (other businesses) and thinking of them as harmless and inferior.
On the chessboard even a king can be cornered and trapped, so it must respect the other team members that are a part of the mission.
The right way to play chess in this hectic business world is to think of yourself as a pawn on the board. A pawn that is there to help all of the other pieces gain superior positions by supporting them, paving the way for them, helping them strategize, and offering them backup when needed. If you play your position right and help enough pawns and other pieces get to the other side of the board, then you’ll soon be promoted and your hard work will have paid off exponentially.
The life of an entrepreneur is an art, and your canvass is your business and the people you know. If you want to paint a masterpiece, then you’re going to have to be smart and plan each move with the utmost preparations and strategy.
In time you will become the king of the board, but even then you’ll have to think of yourself and a pawn by continuing to help others and offering support w
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.articledump.net/article/17886/articledump-Entrepreneurs-Play-Chess.html">Entrepreneurs Play Chess</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.articledump.net/article/17886/articledump-Entrepreneurs-Play-Chess.html]Entrepreneurs Play Chess[/url]
Related Articles:
Preparing For A Job Interview - Questions You May Be Asked
How Important Is It To Stand Apart From Others In An Interview And How Difficult Is It?
Bookmark it:
|