Archive for May, 2007
A New Friendship and Business Relationship is Born
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007Ron and famed artist Christian Lassen met at Christian’s Diamond Head mansion and celebrated the beginning of a long overdue relationship to bring the Morning Report as well as all of Ron’s other services into the Lassen Galleries operation in both Hawaii and Las Vegas.
Christian was heading off to Tahiti in the morning to go surfing; Ron will get Team Success Dynamics on the job of getting his Morning Report in place while he is gone.
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Mission Accomplished???
Monday, May 28th, 2007It’s A Family Affair
Sunday, May 27th, 2007What Does It Take To Succeed?
Friday, May 25th, 2007When the subject of success comes up, Ron and Thomas Sorensen get excited. Ron will be speaking to the Hawaii chapter of the Entrepreneur Organization next week, and they have selected the Honolulu Design Center as the venue for their meeting.
Ron’s topic will be “Success in Business”.
Ron and Thomas (both successful entrepreneurs) spent more that a few hours discussing “successful entrepreneurship” in the Amuse Wine Bar at the Honolulu Design Center on Friday evening.
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Big Night at the Honolulu Design Center
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Thomas Sorensen welcomes celebrities John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston to a gala, star studded $2,500 per plate dinner at Stage Restaurant.
The event featured a charity auction which successfully raised more than a half million dollars for Kelly’s Narcanon Youth Drug Prevention Program.
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Xcel Wins “2006 Wetsuit of the Year” Award
Thursday, May 24th, 2007
Infiniti Series Recognized by Surf Industry Manufacturer’s Association
at 10th Annual Industry Conference
Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawai’i - May 24, 2007 - Xcel Wetsuits (Xcel) has been awarded the prestigious “Wetsuit of the Year” award for 2006 for their Infiniti Series wetsuits. The recognition was formally announced at the Surf Industry Manufacturer’s Association (SIMA) annual industry conference in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
CONGRATULATIONS from Success Dynamics, Inc.
Retail Selling Made Easy Audio Books Arrive
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007The long awaited shipment of our first audio book is here. I enjoyed recording this and am sure that you will benefit from listening to it.
The book store price for the audio book will be $34.95.
It will not be available on our web site for at least a week.
BLOG SPECIAL!!! $25.00
That’s $10 (well $9.95) off for 10 days only!
From today (May 24) until June 2, you can save $10 plus shipping by ordering now.
To cash in on this special offer you can order directly from our office, by e-mail, or by posting a comment on this blog asking us to contact you. DO NOT post any credit card data on the blog or e-mail.
Refunds; Yes or No?
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
I see too many signs saying, “No Refunds” or “All Sales Are Final”. I am also hearing of retailers that will only give a customer making a return a store credit, not a refund.
When I see, “No Refunds” or “All Sales Are Final”, I think, “Buyer Beware!”
I know of some retailers that post these signs to keep unhappy customers from returning. I think you should want all customers returning; for ANY reason. Doctors say that a broken bone, once healed, is stronger than it was before broken. I think that the same can be true with an unhappy customer made happy.
On the other hand, an unhappy customer left that way is likely NEVER to return, and just as likely to tell people why.
It’s challenging to obtain customers; you should want to keep the ones you get. You should never let customers walk away unhappy unless you really want to lose that customer (and his or her friends) for good.
What Level Are You “Playing At”?
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007
Jim Fregosi was my business partner in the 60’s. I was dirt poor and he was making millions playing shortstop for the California Angels. Jimmy made a comment to me at lunch one day that has stuck with me all these years, and gives me goose bumps every time I repeat it.
When I asked him why he needed to take batting practice, Jimmy said, “To play at this level you can’t have anything else on your mind than tonight’s game, and when we get suited up and take practice it transforms our minds from home and everything else into why we are here tonight”
Every since hearing that I have attempted to play at a higher level than I had to. I remain grateful to Jim Fregosi for that comment.