http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen A blog from 212connection.com en-us Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:47 GMT Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:06:47 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 212 Connection Blogs coach@chuckbowen.net (Chuck Bowen) kevin@212connection.com (Kevin Miller) 5 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2756 
As a group, by far most entrepreneurs are generally optimistic folks. Sure, they get down from time to time like most of us. However, periodic disappointment is usually supplanted by the hope of possibility due to one main reason -- perseverance. Successful entrepreneurs, when faced with a challenge, understand deeply Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2756 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2709 Oh my gosh, you'd have to have your head under a rock (or somewhere else) not to be at least somewhat aware of what's going on in the economy lately.

Subprime mortgages.  Failing financial institutions (including the largest bank failing in history). Stock market historical short-term losses (and the gains).  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2709 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2676 Dear Chuck,

I appreciate and listen to your show every week.  I've had a part time business for the last 25+ years, and now my employer is going to start getting into the same business as my part time business.  My employer has a non-compete policy and I'm going to have Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2676 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2528 


You're in business because your product or service delivers the benefits your customer wants, most often better than many of your competitors.

You care about your clients -- they can tell by the way you attend to the details, respond timely to their requests, and genuinely connect with them.

Consider offering your prospects Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2528 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2490 Ever wonder what truly separates those who succeed (you know, the folks that really make things happen) from those who don't?  Or, won't? As I lingered on the concept of success, it occurred to me what many may believe is the key to bigtime success:  blind luck.  After all, Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2490 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2407 

 I've seen and experienced it time after time.  So have you.  I can't tell you how painful it is to me to see an otherwise wonderful salesperson talk themselves into -- and out of -- a potential sale.  

Mmmm, Mmmm, Mmmm.

Most knowledgeable, caring salesfolks want more than anything to Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2407 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2348 I recently received an email from new 212 member and friend Wikrom Tang in Australia. He, like many of you, are working to get your first 48 Days to the Work You Love workshop off the ground. Here are Wikrom's questions and my thoughts: 1. Do you have a Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2348 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2306 Every day it seems folks want to talk to me about how to discover the work they love.  In fact, today I did a 30 mile bike ride with my good friend Gary.  Guess what Gary wanted to talk about?

As Gary and I pedaled through the relatively mild Texas Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2306 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2292 
A little over a year ago, one of my clients mentioned that she was following my encouragement to increase her income by advertising her baby-sitting service on Craigslist.org. I checked into it and was absolutely amazed at the variety of products, services and even bartering offered on the site. I Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2292 http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2171 


 SO many of you I run into have really good ideas that you're never able to translate into success.  It's a real struggle for you to turn your dreams into action (read another article I wrote on this topic).

About a year ago I met my now good friends Dave Fri, 23 May 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://chuckbowen.212connection.com/blog/?id=chuckbowen&eid=2171