What's In Your Box

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MyWingman, LLCYour partner for life’s journeY

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Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Ways to Grow Your Business

Copyright, 2016, MyWingman, LLC

Economic Empowerment Lunchtime Learning

July 2016

What’s in Your Box?

Colonel (Retired) Burl Randolph, Jr., DMc-ABD

President and Chief Consultant

MyWingman, LLC

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Agenda

Defining ‘Outside the Box’

Defining ‘Inside the Box’

What Is Your Essence?

Who are You?

Where are You?

How are You?

Conclusions

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What is ‘Thinking Outside the Box’?

“‘Thinking Outside the Box’ is an attitude about ways to

improve your situation, but, it does not happen because”:

A. You don’t think that way

B. Your biases, stereotypes, and fears get in the way

C. Things Outside the Box are Outside of Your Control

D. Outside the Box is Outside your Comfort Zone

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The Cardinal Rules for Thinking Outside the Box

A. Everyone’s Box is Different

B. You have to know ‘What’s In Your Box?’

C. Have a willingness to execute ‘What’s In Your Box?’

D. If you are NOT willing to execute ‘What’s In Your Box?’…

IT’s OUTSIDE THE BOX!

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What’s In Your Box?

Who?What?

Where?How?

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What’s In Your Box?

Your Box:

“Those things you can do that are within

your power to promote you and your business,

whether you do them or not.”

YOU, are the greatest thing inside your box!

Attitude + Aptitude = Altitude

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What is Your Essence?

“The thing you do that if you fail to do it,

you no longer have a business.”

Your passion, your driving force, what defines you from a business sense

A. You have clients

B. Your clients refer you

C. You know what you know what you know

D. You provide a Unique Value Proposition - UVP

How Do You Identify Your Essence?

There are no ‘Just’ in your essence

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“I help leaders design legacies that last”

“Making the ordinary EXTRAORDINARY”

Plumber

“We keep you flowing”

Electrician

“We light up your life”

We create your affair to remember

Unique Value Propositions

Energy Company

“Providing the Power you deserve”

Beautician

“We keep you beautiful, from the outside in”

Accountant

“We make your pennies count”

Communications

“We keep you connected”

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Commonality? The word YOU, meaning

Your customers.

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Who Are You?

A. Logo

B. Tagline

C. Identity

D. Domain

Business Cards

“Your Digital Ownership”

“Who You Are, is how people remember you”

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Where Are You?

“You can’t be, where you’re not”

Ryan Saddler, Director of Diversity and Director of Student Disability Services at St. Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa Area Higher Education

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account: Your digital professional resume’

Business : Your business social resume’

website: Your digital business presence

Events

Government Contractor

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How Are You?

What is Your Cause?

What is your passion?

Who Do You Collaborate With?

Testimonials?

Who Refers You?

Letters of ReferenceWhose in Your Network?

Letters of Introduction

TV Interview?

Newsletter?Event Sponsorship?

Mail-outs?

Radio Interview?

Trade Magazine Article?

Email Blast?

Newspaper Article?

Sub-Contractor?

Gmail or .com email? Toll Free number?

Consulting? Interns?

Coaching is the CornerstonePeer Advisory Group

Free

Consultations?

Coaching? Mentoring?

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Conclusions

There are no ‘Just’ in your essence

You can’t be, where you’re not

If you’re comfortable where you’re at, that’s where you’ll stay

We each define our own ‘Box’

Attitude + Aptitude = Altitude

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Questions?