Who Do You Learn From? Where Do You Get Your Ideas And Inspiration?

For the past two weeks I’ve been in San Diego and Los Angeles, either speaking at events or attending seminars and workshops to increase my knowledge, improve the effectiveness of my business, and to get the latest tools, techniques and strategies that can help our consultants be better, more effective, and more successful in their own consultanting practices, and in helping their clients do the same.

Lisa Sasevich put on a tremendous 3-day program in San Diego that I gained a lot of great ideas from. I attended as a “regular” participant and paid full price to be there just like everyone else. I didn’t talk to anyone about who I am or what I do… it wasn’t a self-promotion event for me. I kept very low-key and was there to learn what I could. The result? I walked away with over 30 pages of notes of some of the best strategies on marketing and promotion that I’ve heard in a long time.

After Lisa’s event, I drove to Los Angeles to meet some of my friends at the SANG (Speakers and Authors Networking Group) Convention. This is an assembly of the top speakers, authors and trainers in the business. A couple of times a year we all get together to learn from each other… what’s working, what’s not, and what we can do to become better at what we do so we can continue to provide increased value to our clients.

It was a literal “Who’s Who” of the best in the business. And the ideas that were presented were the latest and greatest cutting-edge strategies available. But some of the best time spent was in the halls during the breaks, where networking took place and deals were formulated.

Personally, I was able to re-connect with a lot of my friends that I hadn’t seen in awhile, and make some new contacts with people I’ve wanted to meet. And I have several joint venture arrangements lined up that will give our consultants a ton of new information that will be of great benefit to them.

Here’s what the schedule looked like so you’ll have an idea of what I’m talking about…

   Presenter(s)                                       Topic

Keith Ferrazzi	The NY Times Best Selling Author of Author of “Never Eat Alone” & “Who’s Got Your Back?” shares … “How your relationships can make you the success you still dream of!“
Bill Glazer	Bill (Glazer Kennedy CEO) shares with us … Proven Strategies“, the ones that have helped multiply that unique business over 23 times in the past 5 years
Alex Mandossian, Ron LeGrand, Tony Martinez, Bonnie Bruderer, Michael Hutchison, Bill Glazer	Panel Discussion: How to achieve event marketing success in today’s economy – “What’s Working & What’s Not!“
Joe Sugarman	The founder of BluBlockers, Author of “Triggers” and Direct Marketing Industry Legend shares… “The Art of Story Telling” and the lessons he’s learned.
Speed Networking	Meet, Network and Share Your Opportunities & Needs – All at the “Speed of Thought” in 5 minute meetings.
Robert Allen and Mark Victor Hansen	How to make your next book a New York Times Best Seller and make an Extra Million Dollars at the same time.
Robert Allen, Mark Victor Hansen, Imal Wagner, Phil Town, John Assaraf	Panel Discussion: Book Marketing Best Practices from this panel of New York Times Best Selling Authors and Top Publicists
Cocktail Party	Networking With Your Amazing Peers
Chet Holmes, Brian Tracy, John Carlton, Christine Comaford, Eric Lofholm, Dave Lakhani	Panel Discussion: “Selling In The New Economy – What’s Working Today?“
Darren Hardy, Than Merrill, Bill Bartman, Murray Smith, Les Brown, Ken Kragen	Panel Discussion – Leveraging media to build your Brand And Business
Jay Abraham	America’s #1 Marketing Wizard shares … “Lessons He’s Learned During His Illustrious Career“  Jay will be taking questions from you about your business and how you can uncover hidden assets.
Speed Networking	Meet, Network and Share Your Opportunities & Needs – All at the “Speed of Thought” in 5 minute meetings.
John Kilcullen, Jack Canfield, Tony Alessandra, Brendon Burchard, Mitch Alelrod	Panel Discussion – How to grow your profits by leveraging your intellectual property in Unique Ways
Roy Firestone	The 7 Time EMMY Award Winner, who is a versatile, monologist, humorist, singer and impressionist will use all these talents in his one man show … “Up Close With Roy Firestone“.
Joseph McClendon	Optional Workshop: Enjoy a “Fireside Chat” with Tony Robbins’ personal health advisor and the Author of “Change Your Breakfast – Change Your Life“
Freddie Rick	The CEO of Better Trades – “Lessons Learned From The School of Hard Knocks“
Ryan Lee	Ryan offers secrets about … “How to Turn Your Expertise into a Seven Figure Income“
Ryan Lee, Mary Ellen Tribby, Brad Fallon, Tim Kerber, Gary Ryan Blair, Jeff Adams	Panel Discussion:  Continuity Income – The Long Term Approach to A Solid Financial Future
Andrew Lock	Andrew presents … “How to Fast Track Your Celebrity and Profits by Tapping Into the Power of New Media“
Andrew Lock, Kristen Morelli, Jimmy Vee, Nick Nanton, Ellie Drake Paul Colligan	Panel Discussion:  “Leveraging New and Traditional Media“
Power Luch With Super Agent Leigh Steinberg	Super Agent Leigh Steinberg shares his negotiating secrets and passions
Jeffrey Hazlett, Mari Smith, Mike Koenigs and Larry Genkin	Panel Discussion: Led by Jeffrey Hazlett, Kodak’s CMO, these experts discuss … “Best Practices in Social Media” and how to monetize your social media efforts.
Joel Roberts	Joel shows us how to … “Hit the Media Jackpot” with insider’s tips from the heart of Prime Time!
Scott Hallman	Scott discusses the “Heirarchy of Opportunity” and how to take the ideas and opportunities from SANG 3 and turn them quickly into profits for your organization!

Can you see the value that could come out of what was shared in these sessions? Now add in what took place in networking sessions in the hallways, the restaurant, the bar, and in private meetings in some of the attendees’ rooms or suites.

This is the kind of things I regularly engage myself in so I can learn what’s going on in the economy and the business world… things I share with our consultants. Couple this information with what I’ve learned over the past 43+ years of doing this kind of work with thousands of businesses including, Fortune 100 and 500 companies, and training hundreds of consultants the world over, and it’s no wonder why TopLine Business Solutions has been called “The Most Complete and Comprehensive Business Training System in Existence” by some of the world’s top business experts.

What do they say? “School is never out for the pro.” It’s so true.  No one person can know it all, and unless you’re constantly looking for new, better, more improved and more current and timely information, you’re going to be falling behind… and no one who is serious about their business, their income, their family’s security, or their financial future can afford that.

And that’s exactly why I attend the meetings such as I have just described… I want to make sure that every one of our consultants has exactly what they need… the training, the information, and the tools they need to be as successful as possible, and that it happens as quickly as possible. Every time I attend a meeting or get new information, the best of what I learn gets immediately disseminated to our existing consultants and infused into our next training workshop. And that’s exactly what will happen at our next training… several new ideas that I’ve learned will be worked over, tested with our top consultants, and then presented as part of our training.

For more information about the TopLine program and how it can benefit you, please visit www.TopLineBusinessSolutions.com. If you like what you see, you can submit an Expression of Interest form found on that site, and you and I can get together on a one-on-one Strategy Session call to make sure all your questions are answered.

Martin Howey
Founder and CEO
TopLine Business Solutions