Exploding Entrepreneurship – Coaching for Entrepreneurs
Category: The Go-GiverPerhaps the most important thing I can say to this person, to all of you, and to myself is that in networking, or in anything else, being anything less than authentic is a dead end. That road might end for you the minute someone shakes you hand, it might not end until you have a retained client who slowly begins to realize that you are not the person they thought that you were. But it WILL end.
In April of 2009 I sat on a full flight, headed for a conference in Phoenix, AZ, reading an early draft of a book called Go-Givers Sell More by my friends Bob Burg and John David Mann. I was in the center seat with a large gentleman to my right and another to my left. [...]
What if one day you saw a dragon flying overhead? Wings spread wide, scales glinting in the sunshine, and flames erupting from his maw – a real, live dragon. Would you say “that is a dragon”? I doubt it. Your mind would struggle to make sense out of the non-sense being fed to it by [...]
This post has been bubbling on my back burner for a while and Valentine’s Day seemed like an appropriate time to serve it up. It’s dedicated to everyone who has made me feel worthy of love – from the lady at the dry cleaners who always remembers my name even though I NEVER pronounce hers [...]
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy” Thich Nhat Hanh Picture this; you stop for a cup of coffee, tired from a long day followed by a short night, stressed and in a hurry – you just need that cup of joe. [...]
Recently, my good friend and continual source of inspiration, Bob Burg, challenged us to reconcile a couple of well-known and generally accepted idioms. “If it is to be it’s up to me.” And “No one does it alone” So which is it? Are you Atlas with the weight of the world on your shoulders or [...]
Last week I got to do something I had only dreamed of doing; I delivered a keynote for Build Your Own Brand, an event that showcased three of my greatest heroes, two as the featured speakers and one as the Master of Ceremonies. It was in my own city so I got to deliver [...]
"I have personally been on the phone with Dixie when I had challenges in my business and when I had interpersonal challenges that affected my business. She is a wonderful, wonderful coach. She asks the tough questions, she draws out the information from you, and she helps you come up with your own solutions, which is what a coach really does. Dixie helps you bring out your effectiveness and I strongly encourage you to choose to be a part of one of her coaching programs."
-Bob Burg, speaker, author Endless Referrals, co-author The Go-Giver and Go-Givers Sell More
"I have many teachers and mentors, but only one coach. Dixie is a class unto herself as a coach, as a muse, as an empowerer and as a fire starter. Because I work with Dixie, my writing is better, my thinking is clearer, my life is richer. Dixie is living proof of the need for human cloning - every entrepreneur needs a Dixie and there is only one."
-Scott Ginsberg, “The Nametag Guy” speaker, author Stick Yourself Out There, -Able and a dozen more
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