Download article as PDF If you knew that a flu epidemic was imminent, what would you do? 1 Wait until you are ill, suffering, off work and then get a flu shot. (Oh sorry, I forgot, it’s too late by then)? Or 2 Get a flu shot to stop yourself from getting ill in the [...]

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Download article as PDF I saw a great example of incentive triangulisation at the Wafi City Dubai last night. The Arabian Park Hotel gave us discount vouchers to Sevilles. Sevilles then gave me vouchers for use in Ashas. As we left, Ashas gave us a 2 for 1 voucher to be used in Carters or [...]

Download article as PDF I was at a networking event the other day in Dubai when I bumped into one of my clients Shridhar Sampath from Motivaluate. I asked Shridhar how the event was going. He laughed and said “I came early to meet the speaker for the night. I have done that so I [...]

Download article as PDF I got this great Metaphor from Susan “The Coach” Castle this week. Susan was recently accepted into the Referrals for Life community from Certified Networker. She used the below metaphor to explain her decision to apply. A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. [...]

Download article as PDF Matt Farr, one of my clients, the other day chuckled “Hey Phil, I still have you down as ‘Phil Business’ in my Phone.” I had been introduced to Matt by my personal trainer, Santa. Matt was looking to open a business and be registered in Dubai (he arranges treks to Nepal). [...]

Download article as PDF It’s easy to type with one or two fingers and get a reasonable speed. Once we learn to use all our fingers, though, we can do so much more efficiently. However, we do have to go through a certain period of adjustment while we learn the new skill. In fact, we [...]

Download article as PDF As a BNI member myself one of things I have always liked is the incredible names many of the chapters have. e.g. Legends, Kaizen ( continual improvement by small increments), High Flyers, Winners etc. They “scream out” success, hope, high achievement, team, commitment, continual improvement. The very elements that make a [...]

Download article as PDF It appears that the ability to network is one of the reasons that modern day man has survived, whereas – in days gone by – physically superior “humans” died. I was watching “The Planet of the Ape man”, a BBC production about how modern man when he arrived in Europe 32,000 [...]