12 Ways to Build Trust and Magnetize Winners

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I will not tolerate dishonest businesspeople. And sometimes, I feel like the Grim Reaper. I have to burn bridges and cut them off from my own business and that of my friends.

My Rule of Thumb

I know it’s popular for mediocre people to overlook things, turn a blind eye and compromise, but if you’re serious about success you should always remember that compromising with a rattlesnake usually results in a painful death.

At any point in time, people are either building trust or destroying it, revealing who they really are by their actions.

What You Should Be Impressed By

This should be a no-brainer, common sense issue, but obviously not for many people. In business, smart people deal with you because they like you and trust you, not because you have a large database, large ego and supposedly large bank account. The only people who are impressed with that are sycophants, losers and desperate people. In honor of the fact that the average IQ on a bell curve is only 100 and that entrepreneurs are not exempt from that startling and sad reality, here is my little lesson in Building Trust 101.

Trust Killers

This is how you break down trust and let others peak under your Eagle mask to see a gobbling turkey hiding inside:

Don’t return your calls promptly.
Don’t reply to e-mails within 9 hours.
Put people on hold.
Break your promises.
Show up late.
Deliver late.
Make excuses.
Don’t shave.
Answer your cell phone in business meetings.
Insist on meeting near public transport because you can’t afford a car.
Be cheap.
Be unreliable.
Try to sell stuff without creating reciprocity.
Offer a computer printed business card.
Lie.

Recognize a few past acquaintances there? If you do, make sure it’s a PAST acquaintance.

Don’t worry…There are still some winners out there.

Sure, it’s a small percentage and they’re not easy to find, but they’re out there and there is a way to find them! YES. You can build a WINNER MAGNET that will act like Eagle Bait, and this is how you attract those amazing people that restore your faith in mankind and bring them into your life like bees to the proverbial honey. And, before you balk at this radical approach, I can honestly tell you that it works very well for me. Do I have your rapt attention?