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This is an awesome technique for nightclubs, bars and some types of parties – any situation where a lot of people are present who don’t know each other already.
Often in this situation the average guy feels a little inadequate. There may be a lot of guys there who are richer, better built and better looking. The great news is that the other guys in the room don’t matter one little bit. With this technique you can still take your choice and leave with one of the most gorgeous girls in the place.
This technique will give you social value, which for most women is more important than looks or money when they first meet a man. They want someone who is confident and comfortable in a group, a guy they would be happy to introduce to their friends because he’s going to get along with them. They want someone that everybody likes – not the local clown, but someone who is admired, too.
Make Your Entrance
You’re going to create a buzz here, and it starts the moment you walk in. Make your entry like a celebrity. Walk in, stop and scan the room – not as if you are checking out the talent, but as if you are looking for your best friend. If you can, arrange for a few friends to come over while you are doing this and have them act like you’ve just made their night by arriving. Shake their hands, look happy and confident and let yourself be the center of attention in the group.
This is sneaky but it works real well – and your friends can take a turn at being the ‘celebrity’ on a different night, if they want.
Smile And Introduce Yourself
Make a tour of the room and if you see anybody smiling at you, make eye contact and give them a smile right back. Then introduce yourself. It doesn’t matter if it’s a guy or a girl, although you can spend longer with the girls. Shake hands to make physical contact. If a girl says something in your ear, put your arm around her in a friendly way while she is speaking.
Focus especially on girls who are there with a girlfriend or in a group of girls. Let them introduce you to their friends. Try to keep a hold of one or two names from each group – this is easier if you say the name after you have been introduced. Keep smiling, but don’t start with your pickup lines yet.
Introduce Others
By this time, a lot of the people in the club will be watching you and wondering who you are. It now becomes very easy to meet more and more girls. As soon as they make eye contact you can go over. Then, introduce that girl and her friends to another group of girls that you just met. This allows you to move from group to group, show off your networking skills and flirt with a lot of girls on the way.
Everybody’s Talking
Now the girls are all talking to each other, and guess who a lot of them are talking about? Yes, you. When you come back to a group that just introduced, you will find they are all wanting your attention. Now you can spend a little longer with each group and start to pick out the girls you want to focus on.
At the same time, it’s payback time for those good friends who mobbed you when you came in – you can show you’re a generous guy by introducing them to one of the groups of girls. In fact, you need to. Because guess what, you just picked up more women than you can handle …

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Most newbies to network marketing have not given one minute of thought to who their target market is. Most of us coming into this industry are told that EVERYONE needs what we have to offer. So we go out and talk to everyone we can think of about our new business opportunity. But is this really the best way to go about building a business? I have to say NO it is not.Why Do We Target Our Market?The easiest answer is so that we are communicating ONLY with people who are most likely to buy what we have to offer. If we are selling cosmetics, then we want to speak with people (mostly women) who like to wear make up. We certainly would not waste our time communicating or MLM message with teenaged boys. The best way that I’ve found to target my market in building my network marketing business is to lead with my own HOT button. This simply means that I market to an audience who have the same passion and problem that I do.For instance, I have had acne ever since I was a teenager. I wanted a solution to this problem, and when my network marketing company began offering an acne solution that worked wonders for my skin, I decided to market that product to other people who had problems with acne, just like me.Make sense?Why Lead With Your Hot Button?I’ll use my acne example to illustrate. This network marketing strategy makes the most sense to me, because I already have a great understanding of my target market. (Other acne sufferers)Why? Because I am a member of that market group. I can relate on a very personal level with people who struggle with acne. Therefore it is much easier for me to understand what acne sufferers really want and communicate that message to them.The Key Is To Understand Why Your Prospect Wants What They SeekYes, on the surface people in my target market want clear acne free skin. That is obvious. But getting in the head of your prospects is critical to your network marketing strategy, so delve much deeper than the surface.I had to ask myself the hard questions to understand what acne sufferers really wanted. I had to find out what I really wanted from clearing my skin.Would clear skin mean I didn’t have to cake on make up anymore? Would it mean I didn’t have to be embarrassed when I had a breakout? Would it mean I’d fit in and feel more comfortable in social situations?Understand the EMOTIONS behind why your prospect is looking for the solution they seek. Successful marketers understand that we all buy for emotional reasons, so tap into your prospect’s emotions.By leading with YOUR own hot button, you have a much deeper “emotional” understanding of your potential customers.What does that mean for you and your business.That means you automatically have an upper hand to your competition who has not personal experience with the product you are marketing.Taking the time to target your market is the first step to building a successful network marketing business. With a little research and a lot of passion, you will be well on your way to receiving the rewards of giving others what they want.

Socially responsible investing can promote wealth, and a healthier world. Most of us think of investing as putting our hard-earned money to work in stocks or mutual funds. We hope (and pray) that we’ve made good choices so that our money will yield a decent return. We hope that we’ve invested in the “right thing.”
What does it mean to invest in the “right thing?” Obviously, an investment that makes us money is right in one sense. What about an investment that affirms our values and reflects our desire to do something positive for society and our planet?
How many of you recycle? Conserve water and electricity? Own a hybrid car, or are thinking about getting one? We do these things because we all have a sense that we need to take care of our planet for future generations.
To paraphrase from the book “Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution,” (by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and L. Hunter Lovins): as we get better at producing stuff and increasing our standard of living, our impact on the environment becomes increasingly negative. Blindly pursuing a higher standard of living does have a downside.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. The “green movement” is gaining momentum as awareness grows regarding the need to preserve and protect our environment. Underlying this movement is the concept of sustainability. Sustainability refers to development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. From the preservation of drinking water, to organic farming, smart forestry and renewable energy, sustainability will help slow depletion of critical resources.
How does all this relate to Socially Responsible Investing, or SRI? SRI is sometimes called “sustainable and responsible investing.” It is an investment strategy that combines the intentions to maximize financial return and social good.
SRI picked up momentum in the 1980’s when CalPERS (California Public Employees Retirement System) and several large endowment funds decided to protest apartheid by withdrawing investments from companies doing business in South Africa. The idea spread to mutual funds that chose not to invest in companies participating in activities at odds with social or environmental values. Over time, this trend evolved. Instead of simply screening out bad companies, investors began putting their dollars to work in companies that made a positive difference in the world.
If you or I wished to pursue this strategy of investing, we would do so through mutual funds. Recall that the definition of a mutual fund is just “a basket of securities” like stocks or bonds. With these funds, we can affirm our values while pursuing our financial goals. These values might include a desire to support companies whose policies and practices promote the wellbeing of people, animals and the environment. Some funds focus specifically on companies involved in sustainable business activities such as renewable energy and recycled products. Some invest in companies that offer equal opportunities for women and minorities. And of course, you can avoid stocks in companies that profit from tobacco, alcohol, gambling, military weapons and nuclear power.
This powerful model of investing will continue to have broadening impact as it gains in popularity. Companies are beginning to recognize that investors want them to be good corporate citizens and to act in ways that promote sustainability. Companies will gain investor support as they combine profitability with responsible action on social, environmental and governance issues. Investor support means a stronger stock price.
We may gain a greater sense of satisfaction as individual investors, knowing that we are using our financial resources to make a positive impact on society. I’ll wrap up with a quote I like from George Gay, CEO, First Affirmative Financial Network (FAFN), a company that offers sustainable investing. “I believe that the way people save, spend, and invest can dramatically influence both the fabric and consciousness of society. I believe that in addition to the benefits of ownership, investors bear responsibility for the impact their money has in the world. I believe that integrating money with values can be both prudent and rewarding.”