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Published March 5th, 2010
John and I are always delighted to receive the many emails from readers who share with us how utilizing the Five Laws of Stratospheric Success has helped them add value to the lives of others, and created more prosperity for themselves and their loved ones, as well.
Published February 4th, 2010
With the big launch of Go-Givers Sell More less than three weeks away, the timing is perfect for the completion of our new website.
Published January 15th, 2010
The many emails John and I have received over the two years that The Go-Giver has been in print have been a huge inspiration to us. In fact, we have shared many of your stories during media interviews, from stage, and even (a few dozen of them) in our soon-to-be released book, Go-Givers Sell More. [...]
Published January 9th, 2010
In response to an article about our recently announced, “The Go-Giver Award” that John posted at his website, he received an amazingly heartwarming response:
Hi John:
What a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge another person. I’m so please you and Bob had this idea.
When the award went live I printed two awards, one for my sister Jane and [...]
Published December 24th, 2009
Congratulations to HTG Peers Group for being awarded the Champion for the Channel Insider Bull’s Eye Award for Community of the Year.
You may remember reading about this amazing organization of Go-Givers in a post from last year. They will also be one of our featured real-life stories in our forthcoming book, Go-Givers Sell More.
Founded and led [...]
Published December 19th, 2009
Who in your life are the Go-Givers you’d like to acknowledge? This could include anyone from your parents to your children or siblings; from your boss to your employee and co-workers; from the person who delivers your mail, your plumber, your tailor, the person who cuts your hair, or anyone else who has the qualities of a [...]
Published December 14th, 2009
Sometimes John and I are asked, “So, how exactly does one add value to others, aside from directly through one’s products or services?” It’s a good question.
The answers are numerous, including – but certainly not limited to – providing useful information, referring business, making introductions, a kind word, a listening ear, a book or article [...]
Published October 24th, 2009
There are so many ways to give, from donating money and volunteering to devoting time and attention to a worthy cause. Another way to give is encouragement — simple, imaginative, thoughtful encouragement — especially to those who need it most.
A great example is my friend Maralene Strom, who is business counselor for Supported Self-Employment, an [...]
Published October 1st, 2009
The First Law of Stratospheric Success in The Go-Giver is “The Law of Value.” While John and I say it’s providing more in value than you take in payment, that simply means to make the customer experience so magnificent (remember Ernesto’s explanation of the three types of restaurants) that he or she will be blown away, want to [...]
Published September 6th, 2009
Law #3 of The Go-Giver is The Law of Influence, which says, “Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people’s interests first.” Sometimes, however, things - be they attitudes or pre-judgments - get in the way of our doing that, don’t they?
In this wonderful article by our friend, Gil Namur, we”ll learn how he corrected a mistake and ended [...]
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