Understanding Problems as Opportunities
You understand that every grand opportunity is simply masquerading as a problem, a mystery waiting to be solved. If you...
Read MoreDo You Have a Quality…
Something quite distinctive is in evidence in everyone who is successful in the field. There is a special quality of...
Read MoreYou Inspire Others to Action
A fundraising program or project must be pursued with inspiration by the fundraiser. It is important to note that as...
Read MoreIf You Can Conceive It…
The surest way to guarantee success is to determine you will succeed. You decide. You envision it. You dream of...
Read MoreYou Have an Unwavering Commitment…
Goethe wrote: “Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to drop back. The moment one definitely commits oneself,...
Read MoreBoldness Has Genius, Power and…
The courage to dare, to step out—that’s what wins the contest and gets the gift. The great fundraisers are infused...
Read MoreYou Have Presence
None of the great fundraisers I interviewed indicate that presence is important. Then, when we discussed the question in some...
Read MoreYou Delight in the Premise…
It forces us to believe in the promise of the future. But it pays great tribute for what we achieve...
Read MoreYou Have Decisive Resolve
Nothing significant has ever been accomplished unless some man or woman dreamed it should be done. Someone believed it could...
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