I spent 7 years in the Direct Sales industry after 7 years in I.T., which was then called EDP and subsequently MIS. Through the years of understanding dealer networks, sales management, salesmanship, customer relations, distribution and such, I came across many acronyms that led to incorporating these business principles in my life. One of these is B.M.W. – known as Birthdays, Marriages and Wakes.

What are your biggest sales turn off? Pushy salespeople in your face begging you to buy, buy, buy! However, they don’t offer anything valuable in return. They want you to buy the latest and greatest product but what’s the motivating factor? They don’t have one! As a result, people pass them over and won’t buy their products. The following Internet marketing formula is the most effective six step plan to guaranteed SUCCESS!

From the time you get a whiff of business cases and scenarios in college up to when your mid-life crisis starts and beyond, chances are you either dreamed of starting a new business (yours or someone else’s), attempted to put it on complex financial projections but failed, or have done so a few times yet it never sprung to life. Don’t be misled by my statement because I’ve done all three many times in my 25 years of working. Only one succeeded ’til today.

I’ve always heard many versions of sayings that simply tell, “personal stuffs don’t mix well at the workplace.” In my 25+ years of working for a paycheck, I’ve never seen this happen. Your personal side always mixes in the things you do at work. Even at play, your personal self always appears.

Like what the subtitle of Howard Schultz’s book says, “One cup at a time,” I strongly recommend going to Starbucks for the start of something great in your career, business and the things you do great! Why on earth would I say that Starbucks is a great place to do your work?