Young Entrepreneurs of Sarasota (YES) share success strategies every Tuesday. All ages welcome (100 yrs or younger), no membership applications, no dues. YES is a positive oriented volunteer educational support group for entrepreneurs. Relationship building starts 11:30; lunch 11:45; YES workshop starts at 12:15 and ends at 1:15.
The entrepreneurial support/workshop, a tasty meal, tax and tip at the door is $13.00. See you at Clayton's Siesta Grille, 1256 Old Stickney Point Road on beautiful Siesta Key, Sarasota on Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Check out our website: www.yes941.com.
ENTREPRENEURIAL WORDS OF WISDOM by Olga Ovichiyan
"It is choice -- not chance -- that determines your destiny." Jean Nidetch, Weight Watchers founder
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JOHN GREER says CHOICE NOT CHANCE
I made a choice to list the items that I sell on eBay with NO RESERVE. That means that the highest bidder will be the winner. Stressful for me? Well, YES! So why am I making the choice to sell at NO RESERVE?
After reviewing my bidding habits at the wholesale auctions that I attend, I found that I tend pay more attention items that are selling with NO RESERVE because I feel that I am not wasting my time. I reviewed my records and my NO RESERVE listings attract more hits (views), bids and higher prices than my auctions that I list with a secret MINIMUM RESERVE.
I also determined that I reduced my cost of doing business when selling at NO RESERVE. I did not have to pay to relist my items several times before they sold. This cuts down on my listing fees because I only list one time. Another savings to me is that the turnaround time is greatly reduced when I list with NO RESERVE. I can sell more items in a month using less capital.
Another factor may apply is that NO RESEVE listings tend to create a bidding war. I love it when my customers try to outbid each other. The winner gets my item.
My daddy used to say, "If you buy right, it is 90% sold." By selling at NO RESERVE I have to make sure I buy right. Have you tried selling at a NO RESERVE auction? You might like if you don't bite your nails off before your item sells. No guts, no glory.
Surround yourself with positive entrepreneurs. See you Tuesday.
John Greer, YES facilitator
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YES MEETING NOTES - MARCH 2, 2010
WHO WERE THE FIRST TIME GUESTS? - Presented by Drew Lowther
Carmen Codre – Carmen’s Skin & Massage
James P. Roemer – Meteorologist / Commodity Trading
Tory Cross – Pilatus/Meditation/Yoga/Core/Breathing/Relaxation
Jody Smith – Financial Specialist /Roth
Dr. Han – Acupuncture
Matt Hitchcock – Media & Marketing Pro - YES Participant #1000!
Karlie Bennett – Director, Business Development –Robb & Stucky Interiors
Annette Rawlings
Pamela Panton
Cameron Boldlove – Cameron’s Conscious Cab
C.J. Hahn – Synergy Lighting Supply
Gary Squire – Energy Management Specialist – SmartCool Tampa Bay
Get your name out there, put your profile on the YES Web page –> www.yes941.com with a picture – YES members will support you!
DO WE HAVE A PRESENTER NEXT WEEK? – YES, the answer is always yes! LUIS CARRASCO - Campaign Director AdzZoo will present the famous entrepreneur of his choice and tell us, in 5 minutes or less, some of the characteristics and traits of this person, and how we can apply some of it to our own business.
PEAK PERFORMANCE STRATEGY SESSION
Before introducing our guest speaker, Burr Jennings noticed quite a large group of people at Clayton’s. He praised John Greer’s commitment and devotion to the YES group; it was definitely worth a round of applause.
Burr, a longtime YES participant and professional Commodity Trading Advisor trading S&P500 futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange wanted to share his personal experience with us. At one point in his life he went from an ultimate low to an ultimate high. To this day Burr thanks to attending one of Tony Robbins ‘seminars.
He introduced our guest speaker SCOTT GASS as one of the top 6 peak performance strategists from the Anthony Robbins International Companies. Scott speaks to over 200 businesses a year; he advises and consults with sales teams, executives and managers in the area of personal achievement. He received a Master degree from West Virginia University. His personal passion is to inspire people and help them achieve their full potential and dreams.
Scott Gass asked us if we heard of Anthony Robbins. He got a strong show of hands. For over 33 years, Tony Robbins has worked with some of the best. He has coached celebrities such as Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi, Nelson Mandela and Donald Trump, just to name a few.
Scott’s key word for us was to “PARTICIPATE”, one thing the YES group knows and does well!
He explained the 3 pillars of success:
• CLARITY – this is to have a clear vision of what you want.
• TOOLS – go out there and find best of best – uncover someone successful and duplicate the process.
• ACTION & INTEGRATION – Just do it! Unlock what is stopping you.
How can we create more CLARITY?
Scott showed us the “Wheel of Life” on a flipchart stand. The different sections are as follows:
• Physical body/health
• Emotional state
• Relationships
• Finances
• Work/ Career
• Organization/ Time
• Fun/ Entertainment
• Spiritual Life/ Contribution
The “Wheel of Life” is powerful because it gives you a vivid visual representation of the way your life is currently, compared with the way you would ideally like it to be. It is called the "Wheel of Life" because each area of your life is mapped on a circle, like the spoke of a wheel.
Identify where you are currently on the scale with 10 being the highest level of satisfaction. This exercise forces us to look at all these areas and determines the level of attention we need to regain our life balance.
What are some of the excuses that keep us from reaching our potential?
• We have no time
• We are pre-occupied
• We fear failure
• We blame others or the economy
• We deal with addictions
• We just don’t know how
• We are not accountable
Scott pointed out that they have an expression for these type of excuses at Anthony Robbins Company “we call them BS.”
He mentioned that “Power of belief” is the foundation to everything in life.
The TOOLS we have to reach our potential!
It is called the success cycle
Belief stems from a belief system – a feeling of certainty that you or I may have of something.
There is tremendous power in belief! It is something that will drive you forward!
Scott used an example about a seminar he taught in Northern California, where the economy is poor and the cost of living is high. Out of 22 people in class, 3 participants mentioned that they are profitable! One participant named Jeff told the class the reason he is so successful, he truly believes that you are crazy not doing business with him.
Belief drives us and decides where we are going or not going!
Scott also mentioned the famous hockey player Wayne Gretzky. Why was he so successful? He went where the puck was going to be, instead of where it currently was.
What ACTION do we take?
We have to unlock what is stopping us from reaching our potential. Often, we are set in our habits and patterns. We have to learn to change our daily behaviors and form new habits.
“The only reason we don’t have what we want is because we have a story wrapped around it!”
Tony Robbins said it a million times: Change the story, make it happen – your potential is unlimited and everything is impacted by it.
IF you want to achieve something you never achieved before, you have to become someone you have not been before.
Scott, the YES group thanks you for inspiring and motivating us with your remarkable presentation. We appreciate your encouragement to help us reach our potential.
We are also grateful to Burr Jennings sharing his experience with us and making this presentation possible.
*** THANK YOU to all the YES participants, this is such a dynamic group and we enjoy sharing and learning from our stories and experiences everytime we meet.***
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The YES China trip is taking place in June of 2010. If you are interested to join the trip, please pay your $250 deposit to Sue Schwarz-Wolski - Unique Travel Planners.
Departure from Tampa June 12th with return June 22nd 2010
All inclusive fare: Double Occupancy $3,100. Single Occupancy $3,586
A great place to make your announcements is the YES website. Login to www.yes941.com, add your profile, then proceed to add an event and invite all members. Also read about EVENTS, DISCUSSIONS and BLOGS some YES participants are writing about, voice your opinions, get involved and help out if you can.
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Notes of the meeting contributed by Nelly Camardo. www.bijeau.biz
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Young Entrepreneurs of Sarasota
John Greer 941-812-2182
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