ONLE Networking

What is the cost of not slowing down in business?

Business culture tells us to DO MORE. FASTER. MORE EFFICIENTLY. But does that help us meet our business goals, or perpetuate a behaviour of being busy doing ‘stuff’?

As Nils Welham explains, if we constantly ‘run’ at top speed, we risk missing opportunities, make bad decisions and - if left unchecked - burning out.

Visit an ONLE meeting for just £5 this August to learn more about the challenge of managing time and space as a business owner. Find an online meeting and book using code ONLEHELLO: https://theonle.network/meeting-calendar

Does sales feel ‘icky’? Try this reframe.

If you truly believe that your service can help someone, offer them that help. When you start from this position of positivity, and leave the recipient free to decide whether they want the help or not, that’s not pushy. Because it’s up to them whether they work with you or not.

You can learn more about the importance of entrenched thinking for business owners, and how you can begin to change your approach to important activities like sales, by visiting any ONLE networking meeting this August and use code ONLEHELLO.

Why ‘pitching’ at networking can put you in the wrong mode...��

We all want outcomes from networking. But if your primary approach is to deliver a polished pitch with a view to getting into sales conversations, you’re in danger of appearing to be closed to two-way communication. Which shuts off your networking opportunities before they’ve started.��

In this clip from ONLE Talks, Emily Crookston explains why going into bite-sized story mode is not only the way to be more memorable, it puts you into a listening mode where you are thinking more about your audience than your goals. ��

Attend any ONLE networking meeting this July online to get the full video. Book a meeting for just £5 using the code ONLEHELLO: https://theonle.network/meeting-calendar

Is a story better than a polished sales pitch?

A sales pitch can be useful, functional and effective in reaching an audience. But if you can tap into emotion, then you become truly memorable.

For more tips on how to be memorable and successful while networking by activating story telling mode, visit one of our online networking meetings in July. You’ll receive the full video from Emily Crookston and get to discuss this topic with other business owners and professionals. 

Use code ONLEHELLO to visit any of our online meetings for just £5!

Guess the most influential buying platform for those aged 30-65…

In our haste to reach “the destination”, we forget that businesses are built on incremental actions that accumulate every day. So use this technique from Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell to reset yourself ready for another day.

Want to hear more about Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell’s recipe for being successful in life and business? Visit any ONLE meeting in June using the half-price visitor code: ONLEHELLO. Find an online networking meeting that suits your schedule with the link in our bio!

“No matter how I’m feeling, I’m well"

If you’re business owner earning money and moving your business forward, you are a success. But if you don’t feel that way, maybe you need to recalibrate what you mean by success and stop looking for external validation. ��

Success coach Lynita Mitchell-Blackwell hints at how to reframe success based on what you CAN control at all times.��Want to understand how success starts from within, visit any ONLE meeting in June using the half-price visitor code: ONLEHELLO.

Find an online networking meeting that suits your schedule here: https://theonle.network/meeting-calendar