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How to Reclaim Your Edge: 5 Tips

Social Media Networking and the pace of business continues to change. Today it is changing daily. How do you keep up with change? My father taught me, the day you stop learning is the day you die. He believed and lived that until he drew his last breath.

Recent studies show that successful people are voracious readers and learners. Gone are the days of coasting. We’ve all done it, we know others who have coasted, and today we probably know people…hopefully no family members that are coasting. Right?

I’m too old, I’m too young, I’m too tired, I’m too out of shape, I’m not educated, I’m to ______ you fill in the blank.

Some of us have attended graduation ceremonies this month and others will attend in the next few weeks. It could be a family member, relative, spouse, parent, or a close friend you know. The question becomes, will they stop learning? Will we stop learning and growing? We will fulfill our dreams?

Tips to Reclaim Your Edge

1. Be Positive – By being positive the majority of the time, good will result. Avoid negative thinking and people. Make a decision today that you will attract positive, good things into your life!

2. Take Action – Sitting around hoping, wishing that things will change and get better isn’t the right formula. Take baby steps today, every positive action will give you a more confident feeling. Continue to build on that feeling each day. Focus on the end result.

3. Set goals and objectives – Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement. Whether it’s settings goals in life, business or in Social Media Marketing, goals will propel you forward. A person without goals is like a ship without a rudder, drifting aimlessly and always in danger of ending up on the rocks. Carve out some time today to reflect and set some goals. Be very clear about your goals and objectives, however be Flexible about the process of getting there.

4. Learn – Learn a new skill, learn a new Social Media Network. Learn new techniques, learn to be an early adopter, gain first mover advantage. Read, Study, go back to school, attend workshops, attend seminars. Learn and apply!!! The knowledge you gain will instill confidence, confidence will instill enthusiasm and enthusiasm is contagious!

5. Be Productive – All of us have 24 hours in the day, yet others accomplish so much in the same time. Why? They ask themselves continually, what is the best use of my time right now! Use these Social Media Marketing tools to be more productive.

Thomas Carlyle wrote that “a man with a half volition goes back and forth and makes no progress on even the smoothest road, whereas a person with a full volition moves ahead steadily no matter how difficult the path.”

What one great thing would you dare to dream if you knew you could not fail?

 

How to Reclaim Your Edge: 5 Tips

 

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How to Reclaim Your Edge: 5 Tips

   Blair Evan Ball

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The Greatest Forces are “Intangible”Ella Wheeler Wilcox gave evidence of her understanding of the power of the subconscious mind when she wrote:

“You never can tell what a thought will do
In bringing you hate or love—
For thoughts are things, and their airy wings
Are swifter than carrier doves.
They follow the law of the universe—
Each thing creates its kind,
And they speed O’er the track to bring you back
Whatever went out from your mind.”

 

Why do so many fail to reach their goals in business and life?

It has been documented that most of us use less than 10% of our capacity. Our life experiences have shaped our thoughts and habits over the years. Some are good, while others are bad. We are the one’s who choose. We are the one’s who can replace bad habits with good habits and change our direction in life.

The subconscious mind is more susceptible to influence by impulses of thought mixed with “feeling” or emotion, than by those originating solely in the reasoning portion of the mind. In fact, there is much evidence to support the theory, that ONLY emotionalized thoughts have any ACTION influence upon the subconscious mind. It is a well known fact that emotion or feeling, rules the majority of people.

Have you ever talked to or observed someone that is positive who attracts good things into their lives?

There are seven major positive emotions, and seven major negative emotions. The negatives voluntarily inject themselves into our thoughts, yet we must be proactive in our positive thoughts daily in order to influence our desired outcome in business and life.

THE SEVEN MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS

  • The emotion of DESIRE
  • The emotion of FAITH
  • The emotion of LOVE
  • The emotion of SEX
  • The emotion of ENTHUSIASM
  • The emotion of ROMANCE
  • The emotion of HOPE

THE SEVEN MAJOR NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

(To be avoided)

  • The emotion of FEAR
  • The emotion of JEALOUSY
  • The emotion of HATRED
  • The emotion of REVENGE
  • The emotion of GREED
  • The emotion of SUPERSTITION
  • The emotion of ANGER

Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. One or the other must dominate. It is your responsibility to make sure that positive emotions constitute the dominating influence of your mind. Here the law of HABIT will come to your aid.

Form the habit of applying and using the positive emotions! Eventually, they will dominate your mind so completely, that the negatives cannot enter in.

 

The Greatest Forces are “Intangible”

 

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The Greatest Forces are “Intangible”

   Blair Evan Ball

   Founder/CEO Prepare1

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10 Social Media Skills Needed to SucceedSocial Media Marketing today, allows you and your team to be your own media company. For the first time in the history of marketing you get to control the content of

  • Who
  • What
  • Where
  • When
  • Why

It’s not to say that you have total control, but you do have and play a significant role in writing your own Branding Story. Exciting and exhilarating on one hand, daunting on the other.

  • What do I write about?
  • How do I engage?
  • Who do I target?
  • What social platform do I use?
  • Photos? Videos?
  • What are the right keywords?
  • Is my website optimized for search?
  • Am I taking advantage of Google+ Local?

First, these are tools that change, and some change weekly. Some will be replaced and others will go away. When the changes come I don’t get the memo…do you? We are left trying to figure out where Facebook moved the button’s or Timeline, or Twitter just added video, LinkedIn changed their profile setting’s.

In today’s fast paced Social Media world, there are critical skills you need to succeed.

SKILLS NEEDED

  1. Be very clear about your goals and objectives.
  2. Be FLEXIBLE about the process.
  3. Psychology: Uncovering what motivates your customers.
  4. Ability to take and utilize engaging photographs. Video’s are quickly being adopted for business.
  5. Ability to increase fan/client engagement through questions, humor, information, discounts.
  6. Copywriting: Knowing how to communicate those motivations in the best way.
  7. The Headline: how to grab attention and hold their interest.
  8. Ability to Analyze: Test, experiment, measure and iterate. Use Google Analytics or Facebook Insights.
  9. Strategy Implementation. Without a strategy 76% of you will fail in Social Media.
  10. Consistency and a Regimen. Ability to keep going when you do not see immediate results. Everything is cumulative!!!

What other Social Media skills do you think are necessary in order to succeed today?

10 Social Media Skills Needed to Succeed

 

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Social Media Marketing Lessons from the NFL

by Blair Evan Ball April 26, 2013

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Trends in Mobile Marketing for Business

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5 Key’s for Clarity in Life and Business

by Blair Evan Ball March 29, 2013

  The Power of Clarity Perhaps the most important word in business and personal success is the word “clarity.” It’s easy in today’s world to get distracted, taking you off course. You must be absolutely clear about who you are as a person, and what you are trying to do or accomplish in your business [...]

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14 Social Media Marketing Tools to Enhance Your Productivity

by Blair Evan Ball March 22, 2013

14 Social Media Marketing Tools  Social Media Marketing has revolutionized the way we communicate. With the revolution has come insane amounts of data, analytics and information about customers, followers and users. As the pace quickens, we look for tools to enhance our productivity. How can companies leverage social media marketing in ways to help maximize [...]

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New Trend in Social Media – Newsjacking

by Blair Evan Ball March 15, 2013

   Today the rules have changed. SPEED RULES Gone are the days of resting on our laurels. The traditional PR model-sticking closely to a preset script and campaign timeline-no longer works the way it used to. Public discourse now moves so fast and so dynamically that all it takes is a single afternoon to blast [...]

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