Jesse Meijers

The secret ingredient for success

There is a secret ingredient that successful people have, and others lack, or don't use. This ingredient is a personality trait. One that you can learn if you are not in posession of it already. And train if it is not yet at the level it should be.

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Go R.O.W.E – Results Only Work Environment

Recently I posted about location independency. This is one of the great opportunities that the Internet has given us. But it also means that we need to adopt our management strategy, to match the location independency of our team. The Results Only Work Environment is a proven strategy used by a few very successful companies (large and small) to do just that.

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How to bring good news and bad news

From time to time we have to bring people bad news. Luckily, we also have good news to bring them now and then, so all is not lost. But how do we make sure that we take advantage of good news, and we minimize the impact of bad news?

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Intrinsic motivation versus extrinsic motivation

The current economic crisis has led to a lot of new insights in how we should deal with our economy. On of those insights is that it seems that big bonuses don't seem to work well. The banks of who the top executives had huge bonuses, haven't exactly performed very well. There is a different way to get results, and would you believe me if I told you this has actually been scientifically proven and has been known for over 60 years?

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How to create a location independent office

With the internet becoming an ever greater part of our lives, there are more and more possibilities. One of those interesting possibilities is to make yourself, and your office, location independent. As an entrepreneur, there is no greater feat than location independency. It makes your life so much easier and much more fun!

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The OTOM principle: Other people’s Time, Other people’s Money

There is a principle that is widely used amongst successful entrepreneurs, and especially those with the aim of making money. This principle is called the OTOM principle: Other people's Time and Other people's Money.

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Create a win-win with these 3 simple rules

The concept of win-win was introduced by Stephen Covey. A win-win situation is one where both parties in an agreement 'win'. For example a customer of mine wants a special software application. I know that I can sell the same application to another customer, with a few minor modifications. So I give my customer a discount (his win) in return for the right to sell the application to another customer (my win). In this situation I have applied 3 rules for creating a win-win. If you use these rules you will make sure that any agreement you will make is a win-win agreement.

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How successful entrepreneurs organize their business advisers

All successful entrepreneurs have a group of business advisers. Basically, this group is a number of people that you have around you for advice. But let's face it, we can't just go to anyone for entrepreneurial advice ... so how do we pick the people we need in our adviser group?

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Why every entrepreneur needs a personal coach

In the last year and a half that I have had a coach, I have had amazing things happen to me. Do I think this is coincidence? Not a chance. It has to do with creating a surrounding for yourself in which you can blossom.

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10 Smart Tips for an Excellent Job Interview from a High Ranking Bank Executive

Recently we hired two people and already I am looking for another person to hire. Because I have only limited experience in handling employees and hiring people (I only employed 1 person before), I decided to see if there were people who could help me. So I contacted my coach and I asked around in my network for people with extensive knowledge on job interviews. A high ranking bank executve of a big international bank who is a friend of our family wanted to help me out. He has about 30 years of experience with hiring people, so this was a great opportunity. Whether you are an employee or a business owner who has never had a job in his life, at some point you will be faced with a job interview. You are either holding the interview or you are there applying for a job. Either way, these tips will help you a lot!

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