It Takes Hard Work
The difference between winning and losing, and being the best and being the near-best, is hard work. It is important to dream. But it is sublime to dream and work.
5 Factors to Ensure Your Amazing Success
I’m flying high. I had an opportunity to meet with Larry Ellison on behalf of a client several years ago. Ellison, as you well know, is the founder and genius behind Oracle.
Success Is Always Coupled with Determination
Success is always coupled with determination. And unrelenting persistence. Perseverance is a key element in being successful.
Your Creed Is to Grow or Go
Peak performers live with high uncertainty and constant change. On a high wire without a safety net. They somehow seem to take it all in their stride.
It’s All about Planning
Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?”
Getting the Appointment
Getting the appointment is more difficult than getting the gift. If you get to visit with a person, you are 85% on your way to getting the gift.
Follow My Rule of the Eight
This may seem over-simplistic, but take a look at my I’s. They truly encompass all of the vital criteria necessary to be a highly successful fundraiser. It is your Magna Cart
Conflicts of Interest
We were working with a client that had an attorney who was a voting member of its Board. He also did all of the legal work for the organization and charges the firm’s regular fee
Being Successful
Here are the twelve factors I find to be most important in order to be successful in our work.
It’s Not the Years That Count
We were doing a search for a client recently. I reviewed the credentials of a candidate who had been in the field for 17 years. When I did some extensive checking, I find that this
