Congratulations!!!  The following list of talented women has been selected as the WINNERS of our $45K Training contests:

• Colleen McGunnigle
• Amethyst Wyldfire
• Kristin Ecklund

As part of their prize package, they will be featured in my speaking presentation AND on my various websites for a TON of exposure.  Most importantly, they will part of a special VIP Day (which goes for $15K EACH) where I will personally re-strategize their business.  I can’t wait!!!

There were so many entries it was difficult to choose, so thank you to everyone who submitted a video. I’m truly grateful for all your kind and encouraging words.

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

If you are ready to really be known as an expert with affluent clients, dominate your competition and showcase your genius on a national level, I think you are going to LOVE this really opportunity.  Please check out my video below to learn about a special telecall with me and Nick Nanton (my celebrity attorney who helped shaped the deal I have with my publishing agent!) happening this THURSDAY.  There’s already a ton of interest and not a lot of space. Click Here To Register Now!

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

What if I told you there was a really, really easy way to increase your chances of beating your competition, increasing your sales and profits, saving time and money, getting valuable referrals, and increasing your market share AND this method requires very little investment other than what you are likely already spending on marketing.

You’d probably respond by saying, “Sign me up,” right?

One of the smartest ways to grow your business with affluent clients is through strategic joint ventures. A joint venture is two or more businesses joining together under a contractual agreement to conduct a specific business enterprise with both parties sharing profits and losses.

The venture is for one specific project only, rather than for a continuing business relationship as in a strategic alliance.

Here’s the first step you need to know to get started:  put together a list of your top 10 ideal partners then consider how a JV could fit into your business plan in 2010!

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

There was a teenage boy on the corner near my favorite grocery store.  He had a sign that asked for money so he could go to his prom. Now, my head told me he should really try getting a minimum-wage job at that grocery store right around the corner instead of asking for handouts. My gut told me otherwise. When I asked him why he was doing this he said that he was already working two jobs and that his parents were both laid off and he had taken his money he had saved and put it toward his SATs.   I have to tell you; I gave him $20.  Is it possible he was making it up..yes, but my gut told me otherwise.  And frankly, I thought it was brilliant that he had the courage to go out and ask for what he wanted.    I appreciate that he was “working” toward an end goal and his story had emotionality to it, which appealed to me.  You’ll see a lot of the panhandlers who communicate their story in a similar such way.  It’s these folks that you may be able to relate to because their story touches you in some way.  Importantly, you’ll notice that their story ISN’T based on price.

In business, this story is your brand and in order to relate to your potential clients, you need a compelling and relatable hook with emotionality that connects them to you. Just like in the story above, the brand of your company should reflect the personality and character of the product or service it provides, both physically and emotionally. The image you are aiming for makes your product or service more desirable than your competitors’.  Your brand image should be trying to meet your affluent target customer’s expectations, needs and aspirations, it is important to try and reflect exactly what they are looking for.

Now is the time to take these lessons to heart.  Do NOT settle for less than what you want and deserve. Decide now to create the results you desire, design your plan accordingly and then focus your passion and aspirations on success!

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Would you believe it if I told you that many clients come to me earning incomes less than $50K?  Here is what baffles me…passionate and brilliant entrepreneurs who are putting everything they have into their businesses are choosing to settle for earnings less than a panhandler.

As I previously mentioned, a recent article* indicates that an active panhandler in the city can earn $50,000 on average (tax-free). Here is an important take-away we might all want to consider in our business and in our lives:  You must ask for money.

Do you think the people on the street are embarrassed or scared to ask for money?  Well maybe they were the first few times they did it.  But now they clearly understand that the only to get what they desire is to ask for it.  So, why would clients pay you premium prices for your services unless you felt you DESERVED and ASKED for it?

In fact, asking the RIGHT price for you services is key, especially for the affluent. When your work costs more, people value it more highly. There are many “bottom feeders” scurrying around to get the cheapest work. If your work costs more (and you deliver more value) it will be worth more to the buyer.

Research shows that many times the affluent buy on prestige.   Prestigious products and services are bought for the image as much as the product itself — and a key component of the image is the price. They are too expensive for most people, ergo the one who can buy them is rich, successful, upper class, elite — or all of the above.

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Would you believe it if I told you that many clients come to me earning incomes less than $50K?  Here is what baffles me…passionate and brilliant entrepreneurs who are putting everything they have into their businesses are choosing to settle for earnings less than a panhandler. According to a recent article*, an active panhandler in the city can earn $50,000 on average (tax-free). It was calculated using survey results which gauged how much and how often the population gives to panhandlers projected across the known panhandling population in the city. Now, I’ll admit, this number may be soft.  Most researchers will agree that respondents often exaggerate how much they contribute to charity. That aside, confidential interviews with panhandlers even back up this number indicating that they make between $35,000 and $100,000 tax free per year and view panhandling as the equivalent of a job or a profession. Clearly, there is something to be learned from results-oriented panhandlers.

The folks earning a sizeable amount of money in this article are consistent in their actions.  They get out there day-in and day-out.  If a location isn’t working, they adjust.  Similarly, you must dedicate yourself to consistent marketing and sales efforts. Jay Conrad Levinson once told me, “It is unfortunate but true that bad marketing done consistently is better than good marketing done inconsistently.” Create consistency in your marketing program and you will create over time, a steady stream of incoming leads, as well as stabilize your revenue generation.

*”Brother Can You Spare $4.6 Million?” by Dave Navelle as published on the BC, Blogcrtics.com

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Join me at the Wealth Builders Summit in LA on January 31^st.  I’ll be speaking on stage with some of the most important names in the biz:  Mark Victor Hansen, Robert G. Allen, Stephen Pierce and Joel Bauer. If you haven’t registered yet, do so soon because seats are filling up. Click Here to reserve your spot.

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

It happens January, 30th in LA. To register, click here!

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

No…I don’t mean “real” chicken soup! I mean joining me tonight on a call (you shouldn’t miss) is co-creator of one of the most famous books ever written – “Chicken Soup For The Soul”, Mark Victor Hansen.  Mark and I are going to “usher in the New Year” by re-living 2009 to figure out what mistakes and successes we had…and share them with you!  Here’s the call in info:

It happens tonight:  6 PM PST / 9 PM EST
Dial In #: 712-432-1001
Access Code: 442-332-252

Then meet us both live along with many of the top business minds in the world such as Brian Tracy, Stephen Pierce, Robert G. Allen , Than Merrill, Joel Bauer, Aussie Rob Wilson, and Adam Ginsberg…  Click here to register for the event, FREE:  http://cli.gs/ProfitWithKelly2010LA

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Don’t miss my call with Jeanna Gabellini and Eva Gregory, Master Law of Attraction coaches.  It’s happening today at 1 PM PT.  Click here to register: http://www.abundanceabounds.com/pckelly

Bookmark It

Hide Sites