Coach Ruth Bradford

Quote Of The Day

ruthbradford — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:50:23 +0000

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller

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Quote of the Day

ruthbradford — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:45:47 +0000

“It’s not the load that breaks you down, its the way you carry it.”~Lena Horne Singer

Believe In Yourself

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Follow Up Friday

ruthbradford — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:50:00 +0000

For years now in MLM, Network Marketing, and Direct Sales the mantra has been “The Fortune Is In The Follow Up”! It is still the battle cry today. Social Media however has been the catalyst of change that make following up with our contacts, customers, and team members with easier everyday. The many tech tools and apps are now drawing everyone closer to you. I say however the higher the tech the higher the need to start and develop a well designed follow up plan.

To make this easier for the readers of my blog I want give you a free guide to help you develop you own personal follow up plan. You can receive this gift when you subscribe to my Freedom Lifestyle Newsletter The Money is in the Follow UP and get focused on what to do with your follow ups.

Let’s take a quick look at 5 of the 10 biggest mistakes people make in following up.

1. Being erratic and inconsistent. This is the biggest follow up sin – and the one most likely to brand you as unprofessional and chip away your prospects trust.

2. Allowing too long a time go by between re-contact. People forget you. Easily. (They’re so bombarded with data nowadays called information overload!)

3. Being too formal. People want to connect with someone they feel like they are “chatting” with. They want enjoyable contact – not a formal lecture.

4. Being a pest. Regular follow up is one thing – but nobody wants to be bombarded with more data before they’ve even had time to digest the last bit of information for your last contact with them. Remember that balance and rhythm is key. If you don’t feel you don’t have a good handle proper on follow up timing, when in doubt, don’t deviate for your plan.

5. Disappearing. This is as unwise as being a pest. It usually happens when you’re

overwhelmed, and focusing your attention on other things. People forget you – do you really want Josephine Reader glancing their in box or caller id and saying “Who on earth is Molly Marketer?”, before hitting the delete or ignore button? The way to avoid this is – you guessed it –creating a follow up plan and sticking to it.

Get your free Follow Up Guide my sending a email to ruthbradford@aweber.com today!

Have a great Friday everybody! Be on the look out for Part 2 and feel free to leave a comment below!

The Money’s in the Follow-Up

This is a $9.95 value gift for The Freedom Lifestyle Tribe Members

To get your free copy become a member by sending a blank email to RuthBradford@aweber.com

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Quote Of The Day

ruthbradford — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:22:06 +0000

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Emerson

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Quote of the Day

ruthbradford — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:44:28 +0000

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Divine Design

ruthbradford — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:38:01 +0000

“There is a place that you are to fill and no one else can fill, something you are to do, which no one else can do.” Florence Scovel Shin

The events of this past weekend caught me by surprise and stopped me cold in my tracks. I was sitting down to dinner with my husband on a Saturday evening and decided to mindlessly flip through the television news channels to see what had happened during the day. I truely want have to say I was guided to take that particular action for normally I would not do that. I am still in a state of shock as I pen this post.

Whitney Houston Dead at 48 years old!

I immediately started crying and calling my loved ones. It was like I have lost a family member. Whitney Houston was like a member of our family. A constant presence in my home during the 80′s and 90′s on the radio, in the cassette player and on the record player (didn’t have a cd player then So the last 2 days have been sad for me, so sad.

Today I am back at work and ready to help you live your dreams.

Thank you Whitney Elizabeth Houston for adding many happy memories in my life. No one else willl ever replace you.

Live you dreams everybody. Claim your divine space in the world each day!

Ruth

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You are NOT responsible for what other people do.

ruthbradford — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:29 +0000

People get mixed up about their responsibility in their life.You are NOT responsible for what other people do. Sometimes someone does something that harms you and you think, “I shouldn’t have let that happen.”Not true. You are not responsible. If you try to claim responsibility for something that is not in your power to control, then you actually diminish your ability to control your life. Why? Because deep inside, you know such actions are out of your control. And if you make yourself responsible for something that is out of your control, then you are walking down a losing road.You ARE 100% responsible for how you react to what other people do. You don’t have to be “done in” by anything anybody else does. It is your decision what you focus on. So how you react is always your choice. If you choose to react as a victim, then once again, you are walking down a losing road. The correct choice is to learn from your mistake and put yourself in a position where YOU are in control of the situation, never a victim. This may take some thought, but the solution is always there.You are NOT responsible for bad things that happen in your life. You ARE 100% responsible for how you react to the bad things that happen.

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esw2012

ruthbradford — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:26:39 +0000

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Where Did The Time Go?

ruthbradford — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:24:22 +0000

Since I have been here and blogged a whole lot of living has been goin on.

We traveled and cruise and had a great time. Wow! Where do I start.

I know the posts that I share this month will be the year in review. January thru December of 2011 will be in my posts as a reminder to practice what I teach. I often urge my friends and clients to write down their thoughts and activities of their, because I know that time passed so quickly each day. Well I need to be doing the same thing. Write it down. Get it out.

I invite you to share your thoughts as well and comment. What have you down with in the past eleven months? How do you want to finish the year out? Time to get started on living your dreams.

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Freedom Friday Remembering Steve Jobs 10/07 by The Ruth Bradford Show | Blog Talk Radio

ruthbradford — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:22:35 +0000

Freedom Friday Remembering Steve Jobs 10/07 by The Ruth Bradford Show | Blog Talk Radio.

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