haha Andrew I love the concept! I wish I could come but I have class until 4:30 : ( Maybe I'll crash the party if it gets out early!

I miss the Wends Tribe! You and your lovely wife are so good for the soul!

E.

Thanks for the help Joe!

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Hey Andrew, I can't make it after all : ( and I was so much looking forward to coming out to this event! Have a great time!

Really looking forward to sitting down with you and your lovely wife again! I think this is a great event topic!

I'm there! can I bring a guest? My lil bro used to dance ballroom with me back in the day and it would be fun to stretch those muscles again together : )

Gosh! I wish I could go! But I'm leaving for vacation that afternoon! Will you host this event again soon? I would love to get my geek on!

Great advice on the Arlene game, I love it! I always thought that positive reinforcement works best!

I hate cold calling with a passion and I will avoid it at all costs but it can work in the right industry with the right product/service/etc. Also telephone terror isn't always for cold calling! Even if you do shmooze at a networking event, you have to make that first follow up call! It may not be cold but they're probably not waiting around on you either.

In response to Geno,

Although I would much rather spend a more productive hour attending a networking event and maybe 2 scheduling/traveling/researching, plus lets add another 2 hours for follow up calls from the event the night before but you haven't been in business long enough to be booked for the rest of the day or it's a light week, what do you do with the other 3 hours? Or more than that for most of us.

The reality is that not having to cold call is a luxury that you have to work for, and you have to start somewhere. Which a lot of times is cold calling as much as I hate to say it.

This is a totally wild dream but I would go to anything with Robin Williams in it. That would be the best business event ever!

Hey Susan in responce to your questions me and my phone are good buddies! Especially the internet part! I'm not a junkie but it sure is handy especially to check traffic on the go.

1. If you're a busy business professional you cant live without your email/contacts/calendar for more than 2 seconds, so internet is a must.

2. Absolutely I browse for info, sure it can be irritating if those sites aren't smart phone friendly but it beats not having the option all together!

3. Usually time sensetive and critical info. Either a map, address, phone number, traffic report, etc.

4. I don't use it for anything extensive, or if I have a computer nearby. But there are some great new devices coming out that will make it much more tempting to not get off the couch!

5. Sure! Especially with our clientelle who use our services worldwide and need access to us most when their regular equipment isnt working! Altho if that's their phone then that would be a moot point. This is the way of the future and customers are going to get even more demanding and expect imediate gratification so I think any business owner should seriously consider having one.

Hey mind if I crash the party and overload your reservations?

Wow! What an amazing opportunity! Thanks Kirk for hosting, this is really great!

This sounds like a lot of fun and very useful. I'm not even sure what kind of input to give that would be helpful, please elaborate. Looking forward to your workshop!