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Stop. They don't care who you are. What you can do.
Your skills.
Your talents.
Your history.
To land any client in the world.
You must speak, about THEM.
THEIR terms.
THEIR GOALS.
Imagine walking up to a dog saying, "I really like dogs, I've liked them for a REALLY long time".
.vs.
You have a hand full of A5 prime Wagyu steaks
It doesn't matter how sweet you sound...
Even I'm gonna show the Wagyu.
A skill a forgot for a very long time...
Because after so long of working IN your business.
You become frail.
Rusty.
Incompetent.
Ignorant.
Controlling.
And forget the heart of all business, is the heart of your customers.
Speak to it.
And never forget.
Without them, you don't have a business.
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