Leadership

Alex Nottingham, business consultant and author, has recently signed a publishing deal with marketing and business book publisher, CelebrityPress, along with nationally recognized speaker, author and consultant, Brian Tracy, to release the book “Counter-Attack.”

Business consultant, executive coach, attorney and author, Alex Nottingham, has joined with CelebrityPress and noted business development expert, best-selling author and speaker, Brian Tracy, to publish a new book titled, “Counter-Attack: Business Strategies for Explosive Growth in the New Economy.” Celebrity Press™, founded by JW Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq., is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world.

Alex Nottingham, J.D., M.B.A. is an executive coach, business consultant and the President of Nottingham Consulting Group, LLC. With the implementation of powerful marketing strategies, upgrading and training of staff members, and executive coaching, his clients have witnessed breakthrough success in the millions. Alex and his company created Ultimate Makeovers. This project is a collection of the finest doctors and health practitioners in South Florida that perform makeovers for less fortunate members of the community and raise money for charity.

Brian Tracy is Chairman and CEO of Brian Tracy International, a company specializing in the training and development of individuals and organizations. Brian Tracy has consulted for more than 1,000 companies and addressed more than 5,000,000 people in 5,000 talks and seminars throughout the US, Canada and 53 other countries worldwide. As a Keynote speaker and seminar leader, he addresses more than 250,000 people each year.  

The forthcoming book, “Counter-Attack: Business Strategies for Explosive Growth in the New Economy” will feature Alex Nottingham and Brian Tracy along with leading experts from around the world across diverse fields of business.  The book will feature business lessons that business owners can use to fight against declining revenues and learn the secrets of success in the new economy.

For more information on Alex Nottingham and Nottingham Consulting Group, please visit http://www.NottinghamConsult.com

To learn more about CelebrityPress™, please visit http://www.CelebrityPressPublishing.com

About Alex Nottingham, J.D., M.B.A.:

This is a phenomenal lecture by Dr. Randy Pausch, a Carnegie-Mellon University professor who gave his Last Lecture with only a couple of months to live.

Here is the short version on the Oprah Show:

Here is the link to the full version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

Persistence is an extremely important value.  It separates the big winners from the almost winners and losers.

The steps in developing persistence are:

• Desire
• A Plan with Continued Action
• Intolerance for Negativity
• Friendly Alliances
   

Click the Read more link below to read the script.

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During a networking event I attended, I encountered a gentleman who offered a very insightful piece of advice.  He said...

"Find your calling, and then learn your craft."

This means that one should move forward in pursuing what they love and what they were meant to do even if they are not completely "ready."

I recently attended two networking events: The Premier Networking Alliance's Lexus Get Together & The Global Business Calendar's Kick Off Holiday Event.

I learned of PNA from Cliff Fruithandler, my softball buddy.  Cliff is a chiropractor.

When I arrived at the PNA Lexus Networking Event, I was very fortunate to bump into Al Otero.  Al is terrific.  I knew him when he was the Broward Chamber of Commerce's Chairman.  Now he is the chairman of the Global Business Calendar.  Al and I had a wonderful conversation.  He offered me very powerful networking advice and introduced me to several people.  It is vital that anyone interested in being successful at networking speak with Al first!

Here is the beauty of networking:  Al introduced me to Dr. Lina Narbone, a Sunrise Dentist.  Lina is super nice.

Walking around, I met Denise Brody and psychologist.  I then met Robert Masterson, a information systems consultant with Windward Development Services, Inc.

Later, I met two more psycholgists, Dr. Lawrence Levy and Dr. Jose Perez.  They introduced me to Steve McCarthy, who performs mergers & acquisitions with Transworld.

At the end of the event, I saw another gentleman I played softball with--Larry Schwarz, Financial Representative with MetLife.  Finally, I met Nathaly Muller on my way out.  She is an independent distributor for Nu Skin.

I had the pleasure of attending a Pankey Institute alumni seminar.  Even though I am not a dentist nor a Pankey graduate, I was able to attend the seminar at a nominal fee.

Initially, I was told I had to pay the full price, even though I was not able to attend all the events and was only interested in the practice management aspects of the seminar.  I was disappointed at their response.  I thought that it would be to their advantage to have me attend and learn more about Pankey.  They would make money from my attendance and educate me to help them in promoting.  The Pankey Institute reconsidered and invited me to come at the reduced rate.

The main reason I went was because I wanted to see a dental consultant that I followed in action.  His name is Kirk Behrendt.  His website www.actdental.com has very interesting articles and You Tube videos.  Kirk did a fabulous job.

The Rainmaker was heralded by American Indians as having magical powers to bring the rain to nourish the crops in order to feed the people.  If there was no rain, the people would weaken, die, or move elsewhere. In the business or legal context, a rainmaker is one known for bringing in revenue to an organization from customers.¹

Using a mathematical analogy, a rainmaker is the independent variable and others are the dependent variable. Rainmakers are creators, catalysts, and innovators. Rainmakers acquire business (make it "rain"), while others deliver business (are "umbrellas"). 

The acquisition of business is much more valuable than the latter, delivering business.² Alan Weiss lays out 4 Characteristics of a Rainmaker: