The Friday Fishwrap

All the news that's fit to wrap around a dead fish

The week in review

Monday - "#Fresno? No, #FresYES" About the event I went to in Fresno last week

Tuesday - "Reasons to send" Things to celebrate this month

Wednesday - "I'll never forget what's-his-name" How to improve your memory

Thursday - "Do you network like Oprah? (revisited)" About Casey Eberhart's Networking Riches event on Saturday

Interesting days

This week

Saturday - World Naked Gardening Day, Love's Baby Soft Day, Roast Leg of Lamb Day, Join Hands Day and Free Comic Book Day

Sunday - Lemonade Day, Iris Day, No Socks Day, Free Trade Day and Mother's Day

Monday - Moscato Day and Lost Sock Memorial Day

Tuesday - One Day Without Shoes Day, World Lupus Day, Mother Ocean Day, Windmill Day and Stay Up All Night Night

Wednesday - Twilight Zone Day, Receptionists Day, Third Shift Workers' Day, Root Canal Appreciation Day, Donate A Day's Wages To Charity Day and Eat What You Want Day

Thursday - Odometer Day, Limerick Day, International Nurses Day and Nutty Fudge Day

Today - International Hummus Day, Frog Jumping Day, Leprechaun Day, Top Gun Day and Blame Someone Else Day

Next week

Tomorrow - Train Day, Fair Trade Day, Chicken Dance Day and International Astronomy Day

Sunday - Straw Hat Day, Nylon Stockings Day and Chocolate Chip Day

Monday - Accounting Day, Biographers Day, International Virtual Assistants Day, Drawing Day and Sea Monkey Day

Tuesday - Pack Rat Day, World Hypertension Day, World Telecommunications Day and World Baking Day

Wednesday - Museum Day, Visit Your Relatives Day, No Dirty Dishes Day and Golf Day

Thursday -  Notebook Day and May Ray Day 

Friday - Weights & Measures Day, Be a Millionaire Day, Endangered Species Day, Bike To Work Day, Pick Strawberries Day and Pizza Party Day

Next month

June 7 - VCR Day and Chocolate Ice Cream Day

June 8 - World Oceans Day, Upsy Daisy Day and Best Friends Day

June 9 - Jerky Day and Donald Duck Day

June 10 - Ball Point Pen Day and Iced Tea Day

June 11 - Corn On The Cob Day, World Doll Day and Gin Day

June 12 - Peanut Butter Cookie Day, Loving Day, Superman Day and Red Rose Day

June 13 - Sewing Machine Day 

Do you network like Oprah? (revisited)

In September I did a series of posts based on an event that international speaker and trainer, Casey Eberhart, did. I'm doing the same thing again because I'm going to an all day event of his this Saturday in LA.

The first post in that series was called "Do you network like Oprah?" and it was based on the idea that Oprah doesn't carry business cards. Casey did a speech at the SendOutCards annual convention at the beginning of September last year about what he did when someone asked him for his business card, since he doesn't carry any. By not carrying business cards, he's in control of the conversation. Here's a link to that speech (at about the 6:00 mark).

Here's the info from the Eventbrite page:

The problem is most people are not making ANY money from networking and it is about time that STOPS!

Come to this event and you will never have that problem again! We will teach you how to spot, connect with and follow up with POI's (People Of Influence) 

I am so excited about having you this LIVE event! The last time we did this event people loved it!

This event will be like NONE other!  This event will be talked about for the content and value as well as the overall experience that you will be a part of!

The event is 1 full day of Networking Riches!  So here is the deal, we will be building your brand and your network from the ground up!

We will be discussing evaluating, identifying, building, marketing to and promoting your network!
This will be semi hands on!

You will come away from this event with:

$~Mindset shift to increase your networking profits!
$~A facebook photo for you to use how you see fit
$~The RIGHT places to network (and where to avoid)
$~A written plan on building your network
$~A written avatar on your ideal client
$~Ways to build your ideal network of people, prospects, influencers and clients!
$~Simple formula to use at EVERY networking event!
$~Messaging to your network!
$~How to be positioned for maximum exposure and profit
$~A whole new way of networking for profit!

This event is my heart and soul put into teaching you the skill of networking for maximum profit in your business.  We will discuss leverage, mindset, creating your message, marketing your message and building the most VALUABLE asset you can have..... your NETWORK!

If you are building a home based business or a brick and mortar business, then this IS for YOU! 

I have spent years perfecting this content and if you do not feel you get 10 times what you invest, let me know and I will cut you a check no questions asked!

You do feel you are worth it, don't you??

Grab a ticket before we sell out, I believe we will be full very quickly!

Give your business the shot in the arm it needs!


If you're anywhere near the LA area on Saturday, come check it out.

Interesting days

Today - Odometer Day, International Nurses Day, Nutty Fudge Day and Limerick Day This was my dad's favorite limerick: 

A wonderful bird is the Pelican.
His beak can hold more than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
Enough food for a week!
But I'll be darned if I know how the hellican?

We lived on the beach on Monterey Bay for a few years and we saw lots of pelicans, so we heard that one a lot!

Tomorrow - International Hummus Day, Frog Jumping Day, Leprechaun Day, Top Gun Day and Blame Someone Else Day

Next Thursday -  Notebook Day and May Ray Day 

June 12 - Peanut Butter Cookie Day, Loving Day, Superman Day and Red Rose Day

I'll never forget what's-his-name

This is definitely a subject I could use help with! If you have trouble remembering things, then check out this column by Harvey Mackay:

A man had gone to a circus as a small boy and decided to return years later.  He was sitting in a cheap seat when an elephant came along, reached up into the stands, wrapped his trunk gently about the man and carried him over to the best seat.  

The man turned to his neighbor and said, “That elephant remembered the last time I was here years ago.  I fed him peanuts.”  Just then the elephant came back, lifted his trunk, pointed it straight at the man and blew a stream of water in his face.  “I forgot I gave them to him still in the bag,” the man added.

This is a classic story about memory, or what I call  that thing I forget with.  But memory is no laughing matter.  It’s serious stuff and can help you a great deal in business and in life.

If you read this column on a regular basis, you are familiar with one of my important lessons – “Pale ink is better than the most retentive memory.”  In other words, write things down.

I have many coaches, including a memory coach.  His name is Benjamin Levy.  He’s been profiled in “Fortune Magazine” and many other media outlets.  He’s one of the best memory experts around.  He’s even performed at the White House for President Obama and friends.      

I’ve seen Benjamin meet more than 100 people at a dinner party and be able to say goodbye to each person by name.  How does he do it?  He says we just need to “wake up our brain,” tell it to pay attention and not just let new information slide past.  Here are a few of his techniques:

First is by the power of association.  For me, if I meet someone named Neil, I immediately think of all the Neils I can recall – Neil Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Neil Patrick Harris and so on.  

In Benjamin’s case, he uses the acronym “A NOVEL” to enhance the mental images he makes that help him remember names and other things.  “A” stands for active pictures or an action movie.  For example, if you meet a woman named Fern, he would imagine throwing ferns at her or her throwing a fern.  Things are more memorable with action.

“N” is for new.  You want a new image, one you haven’t seen before.  You need something exceptional. 

“O” is for obscene.  “The big dirty secret of memory training is a tremendous percentage of it is having obscene and sexual thoughts in your head,” Benjamin said.  “The more you make images interesting and memorable, the better you’ll remember them.” 

“V” is for violent.  The more stuff you have going on the better – a broken window, bleeding and so on. 

“E” is for emotional.  “When you make your visual pictures, if people are having emotions or feeling emotions, your images are more memorable,” Benjamin said.

Finally “L” is for ludicrous.  Try to make it really ludicrous or funny in some way.  Benjamin explains:  “So for instance, if I meet a woman named Karen, for me Karen is always carrots.  Will I somehow connect a carrot to the woman named Karen?  No, I will visualize a giant carrot connected to Karen, or I will picture hundreds or thousands of carrots connected to her.  More ludicrous.”

Benjamin adds one other ingredient – color.  Make your images as colorful as you can.

He also uses a lot of metaphors.  “Memory work is about transformation, transforming one thing into another, to create the most powerful and memorable mental image possible,” Benjamin said.  For example, when Benjamin spoke to our group, there were three Bills in the audience.  If you transform Bill into something you can see, he turns Bill into ball or bowling ball, which makes for a solid memory.  

In memory training you are constantly associating or linking or connecting one thought with another.  This quadruples your retention.  As Benjamin says, “You have to give the brain the material the way it wants it.” 

If you remember one thing from this column, it should be the title of Benjamin’s book, “Remember Every Name Every Time.”  I’ve only scratched the surface of his valuable advice.  He shares a variety of practical techniques that have worked for me, such as rhythm and repetition.  

We may not all be blessed with Benjamin’s gifts, but he’s given us a remarkable present:  memory techniques that we can all use.

Mackay's Moral:  Don’t just make memories – make your memory work for you!

Interesting days

Today - Twilight Zone Day, Receptionists Day, Third Shift Workers' Day, Root Canal Appreciation Day, Donate A Day's Wages To Charity Day and Eat What You Want Day

Tomorrow - Odometer Day, Limerick Day, International Nurses Day and Nutty Fudge Day

Next Wednesday - Museum Day, Visit Your Relatives Day, No Dirty Dishes Day and Golf Day Maybe it's time to take it up

June 11 - Corn On The Cob Day, World Doll Day and Gin Day

Reasons to send

Every month SendOutCards sends out a list of reasons to send. Many of these are included in the interesting days section of my blog, but not all of them. Here are the days that SOC wants to bring to your attention for reasons to send a card.

Some of these have passed, although many more are still coming up, such as National Chocolate Chip Day on Sunday or National Wine Day on the 25th.

Send some chocolate chip cookies to a friend or a loved one (or yourself):

Comfort Chocolate Chip Cookies

Description:

Very delicious, large, gourmet Comfort Chocolate Chip Cookies. The perfect ending to a delicious meal! However, they are so good you may not be able to wait that long!

Or how about some wine items? (We don't carry wine)

Strawberry Mango Wine A Rita Wine Glass Gift Set

Description:

Ready, set, drink! Enjoy a glass of strawberry-mango drink mix after an eventful day at the office or just because. Keep your grip steady with this patterned koozie that hugs the wine glass with ease. Combine the strawberry-mango mix with your favorite wine, ginger ale or Sprite. One sip of this mix and we know you’ll be hooked!

Contents:

(1) 20 oz. Wine glass with koozie.
(1) 6 oz. Strawberry Mango Wine-A-Rita mix.

 Interesting days

Today - One Day Without Shoes Day, World Lupus Day, Mother Ocean Day, Windmill Day and Stay Up All Night Night

Tomorrow - Twilight Zone Day, Receptionists Day, Root Canal Appreciation Day, Donate A Day's Wages To Charity Day, Eat What You Want Day and Third Shift Workers' Day It's interesting that this comes the day after Stay Up All Night Night

Next Tuesday - Pack Rat Day, World Hypertension Day, World Telecommunications Day and World Baking Day If anybody wants to celebrate this, I'll be glad to taste test anything you make

June 10 - Ball Point Pen Day and Iced Tea Day June is Iced Tea Month. If you haven't celebrated yet, this is the perfect opportunity to do so

#Fresno? No, #FresYES

I had a great time and learned a lot at the two events I went to in Fresno on Thursday.

The first event was all about how realtor, Jay McHugh, uses SendOutCards in his business...and his life. And the second event was pretty much the same but with SOC President of Field Operations, Steve Schulz, offering an opportunity presentation. But the main part of both presentations was:

Thank your way to success!

 

May 06, 2016 by r_tompkins

 

How good does it feel when someone says ‘thank you’ and really means it? Do you get that little tingle that makes you think ‘I did do something good!’ A little appreciation can make you feel needed and important.

One of the hardest things about running your own business is connecting with your customers. You need those customers to make a profit, but you also want each customer to feel like they are the most important. How can you do it and still run a business? With one very simple action: saying thank you!



Kareem Abdul Jabar said, “if [you aren’t] shown appreciation it gets to you.” Your clients are trying to be successful themselves. They didn’t have to choose to work with your business. But they did. Make them feel that the choice is worth it and that you care about them. Show how much they mean to you through appreciation marketing: thanking your clients for choosing you!

Appreciation marketing is important to your business’s success. With SendOutCards you can build and maintain those customer relationships. It is easy to show appreciation to your customers. You can create your own custom cards to thank them for their business, establish a new client or even send a card to stay in touch. It is a simple and effective way to let your clients know that they matter to you. A physical card is more meaningful than just an email greeting, and you can even send gifts to your clients on special occasions. So get started today and let your clients know just how important they are to you.

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Interesting days

Today - Moscato Day and Lost Sock Memorial Day

Tomorrow - One Day Without Shoes Day (the no clothing trend seems to be continuing), World Lupus Day, Mother Ocean Day, Windmill Day and Stay Up All Night Night

Next Monday - Accounting Day, Biographers Day, International Virtual Assistants Day, Drawing Day and Sea Monkey Day

June 9 - Jerky Day (yum!) and Donald Duck Day

The Funday Sunnies

Interesting days

Today - Lemonade Day, Iris Day, No Socks Day, Free Trade Day and Mother's Day

Tomorrow - Moscato Day and Lost Sock Memorial Day Interesting! The day after No Socks Day is Lost Sock Memorial Day

Next Sunday - Straw Hat Day, Nylon Stockings Day and Chocolate Chip Day

June 8 - World Oceans Day, Upsy Daisy Day and Best Friends Day Who's yours?

Your weekend guide to interesting days

Today - World Naked Gardening Day, Love's Baby Soft Day, Roast Leg of Lamb Day, Join Hands Day and Free Comic Book Day Get your free comic book here

Tomorrow - Lemonade Day, Iris Day, No Socks Day, Free Trade Day and Mother's Day

Next Saturday - Train Day, Fair Trade Day, Chicken Dance Day and International Astronomy Day
Here's a list of Astronomy Day events

June 7 - VCR Day and Chocolate Ice Cream Day This makes more sense than Strawberry Ice Cream Day in January!