1. HOW TO FIND IT…. IS ABOUT FINDING WAYS TO STAND OUT

2. ARE YOU DRIVEN ENOUGH? DO YOU DRIVE OTHERS? DO YOU ENGAGE THEIR PASSION? DO YOU TEACH TO EXCITE?

3.  “STATUS QUO”… OR “OUTSIDE THE BOX?”  ENCOURAGE INTERACTION … OR “HERE’S HOW IT IS”  GREAT TEACHERS MAKE STUDENTS PART OF THE PROCESS

4.  JUST A TEACHER OF STUDENTS… OR A LEADER OF TEACHERS?  THINK ABOUT YOURSELF… WITHOUT BEING SELFISH  YOU GROW BY SETTING NEW GOALS  BETTER THEIR GAME… BUT MAKE SURE YOU BETTER YOURS

5.  ARE YOU READY TO ADVANCE IN A TOUGH ECONOMY AND A WORK ENVIRONMENT WHERE PENSIONS AND GOLD WATCHES ARE NO GUARENTEE?  THEN ASK YOURSELF THE FOLLOWING………………………

6.  DO YOU MAKE WORK TO MAKE A LIVING… OR A DIFFERENCE?  DO YOU WORK TO EARN A PAYCHECK… OR A RECOMMENDATION THAT GROWS YOU/YOUR BUSINESS?  DO YOU WANT TO BE A LEADER… OR A FOLLOWER?

7.  “MANAGEMENT” & “LEADERSHIP” ARE NOT THE SAME.  ARE PEOPLE NOT FOLLOWING? OR IS THE “LEADER” LOST?  LEADERS SOLICIT HELP TO CREATE A SHARED VISION THAT WORKS  LEADERS KNOW THEIR OWN WEAKNESSES… TO BUILD STRENGTH AROUND THEM.

8.  PARALLELS – KRAIG KANN & YOU  GREAT BOOK – “Linchpin”  GREAT STORY “The Red Leaf”  SO HOW DO WE DO IT?

9.  CREATE YOUR IDENTITY * Have a Message  BUILD YOUR BRAND * Become a “Media Star”  CREATE YOUR NETWORK * Book – “The Referral Network”  SELL HARD…YOU HAVE TO

10.  CONTENT * an authentic message  CONTEXT * simplify the message  CONNECTION * sell your message  COMMUNITY * your network, selling your message

11.  BE AMONG DIME-A-DOZEN  WAIT TO NETWORK  BE AFRAID TO SELL THE GOOD YOU DO  LET LIFE AND BUSINESS ADJUST YOU

12.  TODAY’S BUSINESS DISTRICT IS THE WEB, THE MEDIA & YOUR REFERRALS  ACCEPT THE MEDIA FOR THE GOOD IT CAN DO FOR YOU  GREAT SAYING * “A goal without a plan is just a wish” MY LINE: “WAITING GETS YOU NOWHERE…. ACTION TAKES YOU WHERE YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE BELIEVED YOU COULD BE”