David Bartos' Updates

As young adults, we used to frequent the piano tavern, “Howl at the Moon Saloon”. Imagine dueling piano players trying to outdo each other with whatever songs the audience happens to dream up.

There are the usual standards and we all would sing along (good thing it was loud since I can hardly [...]

I remember my days as a student in college. Sometimes these days seem eerily like those. As I sat in the sun drenched courtyard munching on a chilidog from the nearby street vendor, I remember thinking, “I really should be studying.”

Somehow the dry facts and figures of the physics chapter seemed [...]

Good Morning: My name is……. And my company is…….

Hmm, let’s see. That’s about 5 seconds, 6 if it’s afternoon. If your goal is to get a referral or a new customer from your introduction, how well have you started?

Let’s do the math, shall we? A new client or partner [...]

I love October,In October even my youngest child joins me in my profession. This year he made nearly 100 cold calls.

He’s 5 years old.

He went house to house, doorstep to doorstep. Rang the bell and in a brave voice, held up his little pumpkin bucket and said….Yep, you guessed it….Trick-or-Treat.

It must have been [...]

When it comes time to stand up in front of a leads group and introduce your company, does your 30 second commercial leave your audience wanting more and writing your name down on a napkin?

For me, success is a few comments after the meeting about my commercial, and failure….well, that is hearing the “So, [...]