sphere of influence: The Best I Can - 07/26/17 01:22 PM
The Best I Can
 “I do the very best I know – how – the very best I can;
and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.”
Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1865, 16th President
of the United States
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The best I can
 
Doing the best you can . . . . is a choice to be the best that you can be . . . . in what you do.
 
What starts out as doing your best . . . . is a pathway to creating excellence at what you do. Excellence … (5 comments)

sphere of influence: An Outstanding Real Estate Professional - 06/09/17 09:30 PM
An Outstanding Real Estate Professional
 “Being an outstanding real estate professional takes
time and effort. Being a trusted adviser is a
 mindset of the customers come first.”
Lou Ludwig Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
 
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
An outstanding real estate professional
 
An outstanding real estate professional invests many hours in their training . . . .  and personal development.  That investment enables them to grow as a professional . . . . and develop in to an outstanding business professional.
 
An outstanding real estate professional takes their career to the next level . . . … (10 comments)

sphere of influence: Wowing Your Customers - 06/28/16 01:21 PM
Wowing Your Customers
“Customers are not looking for good customer service.
Customers want you to wow then with exceptional
customer service.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
As I see it . . . . . . . .    
Wowing your customers
 
When you provide your customers with exceptional customer service . . . . You will wow your customers . . . . in return they will become raving fans of your business . . . . and speak favorably about you and your business.
 
Raving fans become a big part of your sphere of influence. They will return to … (14 comments)

sphere of influence: Quality . . . . Is In the Eye of Your Customer - 05/25/16 11:30 PM
Quality . . . . Is In the Eye of Your Customer
“Quality in service or product is not what you put into it.
It is what the client or customer gets out of it.”
Peter F. Ducker, Author and Management Consultant
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Quality . . . . Is in the eye of your customer
 
Yours client and customers determines . . . . the quality of your service or product . . . . and if it meets or exceeds their expectations.
 
Customers today are more knowledgeable . . . . They have a better understanding … (13 comments)

sphere of influence: Increase the Return on Your Efforts - 12/23/15 06:19 AM
Increase the Return on Your Efforts
“Providing excellent customer service that exceeds
your customers expectations will increase the
return on your efforts.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and Author
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Increase the return on your efforts
 
You have to adjust the levels of your customer service . . . . of what you have been offering  in the past to a new and higher level.
 
Customers want their needs met . . . . in meeting their expectations you will make a positive impression . . . . In exceeding their expectations . … (7 comments)

sphere of influence: Integrity is a 100% Thing - 10/05/15 06:28 AM
 
Integrity is a 100% Thing
“Integrity is not a ninety percent thing, not a
ninety-five percent thing. Either you
have it or you don’t.”
Peter Scotese, American Textile Executive
 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
Integrity is a 100% thing
 
A person either has integrity . . . . or they don’t.
 
You can’t turn it on . . . . and off at will . . . . you either have integrity or you don’t.
 
Integrity is the foundation of your principals . . . . and creates honesty in your thinking . . . . and in your … (18 comments)

sphere of influence: Network Your Way to Continued Success - 09/15/15 07:48 AM
Network Your Way to Continued Success
“Network your way to continued success and grow rich.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and author
As I see it. . . . .
Network your way to continued success
 
You are far more likely to do business with the people . . . . who like you and trust you.
 
Networking is a foundation of building a sphere of influence . . . . through building . . . . and maintaining relationships. In those relationships you build a valuable resource for future business and business referrals.
 
Networking can be very effective . . … (7 comments)

sphere of influence: Network Your Way to Continued Success - 09/05/15 06:38 AM
Network Your Way to Continued Success
“Network your way to Continued success and grow rich.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and author
As I see it. . . . .
Network your way to continued success
 
You are far more likely to do business with the people . . . . who like you and trust you.
 
Networking is a foundation of building a sphere of influence . . . . through building . . . . and maintaining relationships. In those relationships you build a valuable resource for future business and business referrals.
 
Networking can be very effective in both … (7 comments)

sphere of influence: Choose the People you Associate With . . . . Carefully - 08/20/15 06:38 PM
Choose the People you Associate With . . . . Carefully
“Be careful the environment you choose for it will
shape you; be careful the friends you choose for
you will become like them.”
W. Clement Stone 1902 – 2002, Businessman, Self-Help Author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Choose the people you associate with . . . . carefully
 
Perception is reality . . . . and people will judge you by the people that you associate with.
 
Your associations can become a springboard to greater recognition . . . . and opportunity . . . . or guilt … (29 comments)

sphere of influence: Diligence Creates Opportunity - 08/02/15 07:19 AM
Diligence Creates Opportunity
“Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness –
its opposite –never led to good intention’s goals .”
 Miguel de Cervantes, Writer             
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Diligence creates opportunity
 
Some people have it . . . . and some don’t.
 
It’s acquired over time . . . . and will make a big difference in your relationships . . . .  In your customer service . . . . and in the level of success that you achieve.
 
You can’t get it by reading a book . . . . or in hearing an audio program.
 
It … (16 comments)

sphere of influence: First Class Service is Never an Accident - 05/27/15 11:38 PM
First Class Service is Never an Accident
“It’s the little things that make the big things possible,
only close attention to the fine details of any
operation makes the operation first class.”
J. Willard Marriott 1900 – 1985, American Entrepreneur,
Businessman, Founder Marriott Corporation
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
First class service is never an accident 
 
Becoming first class . . . . is a mission with a purpose to become the best at what you do.
 
It takes making a commitment. To being dedicated to achieve the status of being considered first class by your customers . . . . and … (19 comments)

sphere of influence: Raving Fans Will Do Business With You - 07/31/14 10:29 PM
 
Raving Fans Will Do Business With You
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute
you meet then your acquaintances will know you
in a thousand years.”
Richard Bach, American Writer
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
Raving fans will do Business with you
 
Make a friend of the people you meet . . . . and turn strangers into friends. And turn them both into raving fans.
 
Friends who know you . . . . as a person will know your character. Set your standards high; … (14 comments)

sphere of influence: A Prerequisite For a Successful Business - 05/22/14 11:04 PM
 
A Prerequisite For a Successful Business
“Next to doing the right thing the most important thing is
to let people know your are doing the right thing.”
John D. Rockefeller 1839 - 1937, American Business
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, Co-Founder
Of Standard Oil 
 
As I see it. . . . . . . .
 
A prerequisite for a successful business
 
Doing the right thing is a prerequisite to your continued business success.
 
People will judge you and your business . . . . Not on what you say you’re going to do . . . … (5 comments)

sphere of influence: Networking is Essential to Your Continued Success - 03/09/13 12:37 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Networking is Essential to Your Continued Success
“Network your way to success and prosper.”
Lou Ludwig, Sales and Management Consultant,
Success Coach, Speaker, Trainer and author
 
As I see it. . . . .
Networking is essential to your continued success
 
You will do your most successful business with the people . . . . who like you and trust you.
 
Networking is the foundation and is an essential element in creating your sphere of influence and in building lasting relationships. In those relationships you build a valuable resource for … (3 comments)

sphere of influence: The Building Blocks for Enduring Success - 02/27/13 11:07 PM
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Building Blocks for Enduring Success
“The foundation stones for a balanced success are
honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”
Zig Ziglar 1926 – 2012, Self-Help Author and
Motivational Speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The building blocks for enduring success
 
The principles for enduring success are to build a strong and deep foundation to carry the weight of your success journey. You will also have the building block to withstand the storms in your life.
 
With a strong foundation and along with the … (6 comments)

sphere of influence: Choose the People you Associate With Carefully - 10/15/12 07:40 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Choose the People you Associate With Carefully
“Be careful the environment you choose for it will shape you;
be careful the friends you choose for you will become like them.”
W. Clement Stone 1902 – 2002, businessman, self-help author
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Choose the people you associate with carefully
 
Perception is reality and people will judge you by the people that you associate with.
 
Your associations can become a springboard to greater recognition and opportunity or guilt by association.
 
It may not be … (4 comments)

sphere of influence: Doing Your Best at What You Do - 08/24/12 02:43 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
Doing Your Best at What You Do
“True success is not necessarily about being the best at all costs. It’s DOING your best at all times. If you do that
long enough who knows, you night just end up being the best.”
Tope Popoola, Preacher and Consultant
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
Doing your best at what you do
 
Doing your best at what you do consistently will move you forward on your success journey and create a positive energy in achieving your goals and objectives.
 
(2 comments)

sphere of influence: The Secret Successful People Know - 08/11/12 09:23 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Secret Successful People Know
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking,
what’s in it for me.”
Brian Tracy, author, consultant, speaker
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The secret successful people know
 
The secret of your long term success is in helping other people to get more of what they want. Also in the level and the quality of the customer service that you’re consistently provide your customers.
 
Are you’re measuring your success by the amount of the … (23 comments)

sphere of influence: The Value of Repeat Customers - 07/26/12 09:18 AM
Motivational Power Quote
 
The Value of Repeat Customers
“Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that
bring friends with them.”
W. Edward Deming 1900 -1993, Management Expert, Consultant
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
The value of repeat customers
 
You can spend massive amounts of money in an attempt to find new customers.
 
Or you can provide your existing customers with exceptional customer service which will result in your customer becoming repeat customers and bring new customers with them.
 
One … (3 comments)

sphere of influence: Building Bridges in Your Relationships - 03/30/12 01:55 AM
 
Motivational Power Quote
 
Building Bridges in Your Relationships
“People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.”
 Joseph F. Newton               
 
As I see it . . . . . . .
 
Building bridges in your relationships
 
The bridge from today to a bright and successful future is in your relationships. A person that can build that bridge will build a bridge to an enhanced sphere of influence and deeply rooted relationships.
 
The choice is simple do you become a builder of bridges in your relationships and grow those relationships. Or do you become … (4 comments)

 
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Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Boca Raton, FL

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