Negotiate

The ability to negotiate successfully in today’s turbulent economic environment can make the difference between being successful in your daily business activities or a failure.

Below are 10 ways that could assist in your client interactions. I  received these tips from Trevor Ketler who is a motivational speaker and also a skills trainer. Training people negotiating skills is one of his courses. You can find his details at http://www.ketler.co.za/ (Thanks for the tips Trevor)

10 ways to Negotiate your way to success:

Are people walking all over you?

Are you always on the losing side of Win-Lose situations?

1. Everything can be Negotiated.
To be successful you need to be assertive and not afraid to challenge everything. Being assertive means asking for what you want without demonstrating anxiety or anger. Assertiveness is part of the Negotiation process.

2. Listen and let the other party do the talking.
By listening, you are taking the role of a detective. Detectives ask probing questions and then shut up. The other negotiator will tell you everything you need to know – and more. All you have to do is listen.

3. Gather all the facts.
Acquire as many facts about the other company, their product, their current situation, what’s in it for them by having a successful outcome, what their options are, etc. You can’t make accurate decisions without really understanding their position. The more information you have, the stronger your position will be. Read more »

Goals

I received an email from Gary Wilde last week. The email was to invite me to his seminar. Although it is too late for the seminar I would like to post Gary’s email below.

There are so many people today have lost their jobs and who have to deal with bad debt. Gary has been in the same position as you and in this email he gives some valuable tips on what you can do about your situation.

To me the most powerful part of his email is this sentence:

“Finally and above all, I have learnt to appreciate everything I have, rather than long for the things I don’t have yet. Because of this, I live a life of abundance and gratitude every day and feel like the wealthiest man alive.” .

Isn’t that just so Powerful and true??

I hope that the advice Gary gives in this email will help some people to get out of the mess they find themselves in.

Dear Pieter,

I enjoyed a very successful career as a turnaround specialist and behavioural adaptation strategist and until 2005 I was ‘living the life’; with a huge house on a game farm, driving a sexy sports car and surrounded by all the modern day luxuries of life. I felt secure and optimistic about my future… but all this changed in a moment, when a business partner reneged on an agreement that was worth a small fortune. It was a possibility I had never considered.

Within a space of a few months, everything I owned (or believed I owned), was gone…. the house, car, TV, couch, fridge etc… EVERYTHING WAS GONE! For someone that had spent the last 15 years helping businesses and individuals turn the tides and achieve great success, I never imagined that I would find myself in the position where I needed to turn my own life and business around.

With nothing more than a small wardrobe of clothes and a credit report sporting numerous defaults and a hefty judgment from the bank, my sister graciously invited me into her home. Here I was afforded the time to take stock of my life and figure out how I was going to get out of this mess.

Having dealt with companies and individuals in distress in the past, I realised it was time to take some of my own advice. It was over the two years that followed, that I learnt some of the greatest lessons about life, human behaviour, relationships, business, wealth creation and the secrets to success. During this time, I paid off over R1 million in debt, cleared my judgment and credit defaults and put myself squarely on the path to creating wealth… this is how I did it:

1. Get grateful
Rather than succumb to the feelings of guilt, disappointment, desperation, anger and resentment that threatened to consume me, I chose to focus on what I could be grateful for. This placed me in a resourceful and empowered state and enabled me to acknowledge all the beautiful elements of my life that I had been taking for granted. Read more »

Worried?

I receive some  short and powerful daily motivational emails from Be Motivated Today. These emails became part of my daily routine and it covers all aspects of life.

I would like to share the one which I received this morning with you. There are so many people who have lost their jobs or who are about to loose their jobs. I though it would be nice to share this with all of you. Be motivated Today is the best online MLM I have joined during the past ten years. You can click here to see what it is all about.

Hi Pieter

Anxiety can be one of your biggest stressors. If you can overcome the worry habit you will eliminate a lot of stress.

Someone once said: “Worrying is like paying interest on money you have not borrowed.”

Worrying does not improve the situation.

And about 90% of the things we worry about don’t happen anyway.

The key is to be in control of your thoughts and choose them appropriately. So here’s how to overcome worry:

1. Consider the worst case scenario. Then choose to accept that this may happen.

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This might be old news for some of you.

Be Motivated Today launched their International business in August 2010.

Be Motivated Today currently is the the most successful MLM business I am involved in.

BMT was the most affordable business in South Africa. In order to make it lucrative for international members they had to increase their subscription fee so that can pay out more commission. For the South African who just started off it means you will now have to pay R75 per month instead of R45 per month, BUT that also means that you will get more value for your money AND you will earn better commission.

At R75 per month it still is the most affordable online business you can get involved in.

As I said in previous reports, I like BMT because their system does the most hard work for you. You have to drive traffic to the web URL they give you so that your referrals can register for the free trial. From there on the system will send them follow up emails and reminders until they join.

You will earn 20% commission on your level 1 referrals, 5% on levels 2 to 7 and 10% on your level 8 and 9 referrals

The complete fee and commission structure is available on their web site at http://www.bemotivatedtoday.com

Join the free 9 day trial and check it out. Arnfried’s daily motivational emails became an important part of my daily routine.

By going International BMT opened the market to us. You now have a couple of million extra prospects available.

I would like to quote from the August BMT Newsletter:

WHY BE MOTIVATED TODAY?I was thinking again about this question asked by one of our members:

“The world is filled with income opportunities. Why should the international community join ours?”

Answer:
Yes, there are many opportunities but, I think there will be enough smart people who will recognize that ours is an excellent opportunity worth joining.

1. We offer excellent products and servicess.
2. Our Upgrade Income Booster is a unique strategy that allows people to join, paying a low subscription, but being able to benefit from high subscriptions as they and their team members advance in the company without having to actually pay anything.
3. Combined with our APIC system that does 99% of the work for you.
4. And our excellent marketing plan that pays 10% on generations 8 & 9 respectively.
5. Furthermore we pay out up to of 70% of subscription income.
6. Plus another 2.5% for Growth Bonuses.

I am more excited than ever about what we are offering. When I think of where we started in 2008 and where we are now, it is amazing how we have improved everything, with more improvements to come soon.

eBay Scam

A while ago I saw this ad on DealFish where somebody advertised a Toyota Run X for R56,000. The reason I reported it to DealFish was because the person wanted you to pay via eBay and pretend to be from Cape Town. The advertiser’s name is “Karl Kixmiller” but I bet you that it is not his real name.

Today I received an email from a regular reader asking me if I would buy a car via eBay and he told me about this Run X bargain.

Luckily he has not paid the deposit yet, so I stopped him.

Now there is a couple of things to look out here and if you just use your head you can prevent being caught in this scam:

1. If it sounds to good to be true it normally is. Think for yourself, if a Toyota Run X normally sells for more than R100,000 why would somebody wanna sell it for half the price.
2. Why would somebody in who stays in Cape Town request you to pay the deposit using eBay and not directly to a South African bank account
3. Why would you wanna pay a deposit on a car you never saw before?

What this person does is to take your deposit and then disappear.

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I received this email today, thought it was quite funny. It shows what happens when you think BIG.

Ferrari

An Arab student sends an e-mail to his dad, saying:
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Money with your cell phone

Here is a business everybody can join and you do not need the Internet for this one, you can use your mobile phone for it.

The concept is very easy;
You join the business circle and then invite others to join the business circle as well. You will earn R1.00 per month on each person in your business circle up to 5 levels. Up to 5 levels means that you also earn commission on the people your recruits refer. If you think R1.00 is not much, think for a moment how many people are using something like Mxit? (more than 2 million if I am not mistaken)

But that is not all, you can also buy discounted pre-paid airtime using the system plus you can get a free 086 fax number. You will also earn a small commission on the pre-paid airtime people in your business circle buy and on the faxes they receive on their 086 fax number.

What does it cost?
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Our Corrupt Government

Normally I would like to stay out of politics but today I had a laugh when I read the newspaper online.

I was reading the article of the new premier who just spent R1.1 million of our tax money to buy a new Beemer while she already have a 2 year old 730d which she bought at R900,000 two years ago. (See “NW premier to splurge R1.1m on new luxury car”)

In the related links at the bottom I followed some other related stories and this is where I spotted the irony.

Look at the following two articles:

1. Zuma govt blows R1.5bn on luxuries
2. Leaders must burst out of their bling bubbles

In the first article we see good examples how our current government enrich themselves and spend billions of our countries money to maintain their status and high living.

In the next article we see how our dear Mr Zuma visited some informal settlement and pretend to be shocked about their poor living conditions. “Visiting Sweetwaters settlement this week, the president was moved to tears by the conditions of his fellow citizens who lived, he said, in conditions ill-befitting even animals.”

For the past 16 years the ANC government made very sure that they enrich themselves and their families with state money. Now Mr Zuma pretends to be shocked about the conditions in informal settlements which are there because of his government’s inability to perform. Seems like they are so focused about enriching themselves that they do not care about the others.
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Your Opinion

Although regular readers might know that I am not very keen on Paid Surveys, I will report on them because many people are looking for Paid Surveys in order to make money online.

I stumbled upon another Paid Survey company and this one make a bit more sense than the others I tried so far.

First of all it is FREE to join which is a  big bonus.

They work on a system where you get paid an amount for each online survey you complete. They also reward you points and add your name to a lucky draw. The more active you are the more points you earn.

I tested the system and received two Surveys within the first two days.

The first was a lot of bogus with stupid questions, but I still earned one Euro for it. What I like about the system is that after your completed the survey you get redirected back to In Your Opinion’s web site and then they ask you what you think about the survey.

The second one was about buying a new car and guess what?;  I could select whether I am from South Africa or not AND I could even select to do it in Afrikaans.

As I said it does not cost you anything to join, so give it a go.

Click here to register for free today

I have not been testing it long enough to earn enough to request a payout. Thus I cannot tell you at this stage whether they are paying or not. I will report on it as we go on. I the mean time try it and let me know what you think.

BMT Smile

Many people ask to see proof that Be Motivated Today is really working.

Normally I do not like to disclose my income on the various businesses I am involved in for the simple reason that it can be misleading.

Some people may look at the income and think it is not worth pursuing without seeing the bigger picture. Others will think it is more than their monthly income.

Some might look at the amount of effort you had to put in  and compare it to the income, but others might not.

What I like about Be Motivated Today is that the system do the most work for me. Please read my previous post at http://pietpetoors.com/blog/be-motivated-today/

Although the income is not something I can survive on, it does pay some bills. I am happy with the income if I look at what I had to do to earn it.  Another great thing to remember is that I am earning that money every month (or more) whether I work on the business or not.  If you join BMT in my down line you will also receive a free eBook from me where I explain to you exactly what I did to build my BMT network. It is rather simple and I do not spend much time on it.

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Search Result Blues

I was looking where a new web site is ranking and was surprised that it was not in the No 1 position when I searched for Boegoeberg 4×4.

I was using FireFox and it showed up in position No 5.

I then switched to Google Chrome and when I search for exactly the same search term “boegoeberg 4×4″ it showed up in the No 1 position as expected.

It would be interesting to know why there is such a difference, both browsers use Google to do the search, why is there a difference in results.

I also tested it with Internet Explorer, but IE uses Bing as default search engine. This setup is totally useless, Boegoeberg 4×4 does not even come up in the top 10 search results in Bing.

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