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TODAY'S INSPIRATION:

"If you're going to make a presentation you need to make it wow!"

- Bill Reichert

My friend Bill Reichert is a Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, author, presenter, entrepreneur and innovator.  He lives a life of wow and spent a few minutes talking about what he's discovered on his journey to a group of entrepreneurs, Cooperative Venturers and other innovators during the 31^st Annual Investors Choice Venture Capital Conference.

His comments were geared toward making an investment presentation to investors that would set them apart from others.  But, as he presented his top three tips I couldn't help seeing them as a way to create a "Wow Life."  Here are Bill's there steps for getting to wow.

First, Bill says, "Be clear about what you do."  If someone were to ask you what you do with your life can you answer them in a clear statement about what it is that you do and why you do it?  Are you perfectly clear about what you want to do with your life?  If you're not clear it then others aren't either.  If people don't know what you want, they won't be willing or able to help you get it.  Don't be afraid to ask yourself what you want out of life. 

Second, can you describe your life's mission in a compelling way, so others will want to support you in your quest to live your dream?  Take some time to look toward the life of your dreams and then distill it down to a thirty second, clear compelling statement.  When you do, you'll find excitement stirring within the most important person in the process.  You!

Third, be credible.  In other words, can others believe what you say?  Do you live in a way that instills faith in the words you speak?  Look at your actions and then ask yourself, "Am I taking the steps each day to be who I really am?"  When you're living as the person you want to be, your actions will speak louder than any words you could possibly use.

I love the old story of two friends who were riding on a train to the East.  They hadn't seen each other for many years so they sat and talked together.  One of them spent the whole trip telling the other about everything he was going to do with his life.  He kept talking and talking and his friend listened and listened.  When the trip was over and the listening friend shook his hand and walked away, the talkative one said to a common acquaintance, "You know, he never did tell me what he was going to doing!" 

It was only then that the acquaintance said, "He didn't need to say anything about what he's going to do.  You see, he's on his way to argue a case before the Supreme Court today!"

Live a life of credibility.

Finally, as I sat talking with my daughter Jessi on the phone, after listening to Bill's presentation, I discovered something else I thought you should just tack on to his three steps.  She was telling me about her business and how she had made a lot of progress.  I'm impressed with what she's done and I told her so.  But, as she was talking she said, "I'm just about there."  That's the moment it dawned on me!

So, I said, "You've done everything you just described to me already!  Allow yourself the pleasure of accepting the reality that you are who you dreamed you'd be.  You aren't an outsider in your business circles anymore.  You're a contemporary, a colleague to the very best in your industry!  Once you accept that, you'll find that your path will dissolve into the present and everything will be within your reach."

Wow!