SUCCESS AND FAME seem within reach.
I understand the thinking 
of
a young person. You have faith, certainty that just hitting the streets
and proposing your deal, BIG CEOS will invite you into their offices and
reach into their pockets and invest or support you, hire you, fund the
dream. But for a woman, the whole success target can be hard to hit. Men
have an easier time. There is a glass ceiling. It isn't just a rumor. So
take advantage of the tricks to success, at first so that you can create
that first SPARK. LATER, when you're a big hit, the fact that you're just
a sweet little girl makes VIPS applaud, makes people love you more, admire
you more than they might a man who perhaps made it with less struggle.
FOR A GAL, going in, it's way way more difficult to be taken seriously.
So you need to floor it with all eight valves from the gitgo.
a.) HIT THE STREET! The number one
rule of 'making it' is just putting your feet on the street. Getting
out into the business district is useful for meeting people, networking
and hearing the industry gossip which is super
important. The more you're hittin the street, the better statistic
you have of creating a team, befriending local merchants, getting known.
b.) Bring your clippings! Show that you're already getting famous, and that means reaching out to local papers with press kits. At very least, bring your press kit in. Create assemblages of photos, bios, pictures of the team, the merchandise, the designs. Kinkos up some good stuff.
c.) Network 16 hrs a day, only respite is when you sleep. Learn the art of attracting strangers, connecting, networking, giving and getting tips, names, websites, biz cards. That means a lot of going to galleries, downtown trade mart and trade shows. Carry biz cards and press kits full time. That means a briefcase or portfolio with handles, maybe a lap top with photos which show what you're doing.
d.) LOOK IMPORTANT. a.) Stylish
clothing, expensive shoes. B.) Bring a team with you. Rather than it just
being YOU, your idea, your project, the amazing, sparkling folks you come
in with will effectively show that you
have or ARE a POWER GROUP already. The fact that 4 or 6 or 10 people
work on ONE project is already an amazing thing. This was Bill Gates trick
but it wasn't a trick, it was real. His work attracted many men and they
traveled as a group to meet the BIG GUYS. Get all the bio work on him
that you can find as books and online. Now, if it's SO, show that you are
the boss of that group. And if it's SO, show that each member has an amazing
talent. one is a CPA/ bookeeper. Another is a webmaster, designer.
This aids in your being taken seriously.
e.) CAFE BUSINESS RULES. * No smoking or drinking anything wilder than a single, white wine. This biz meeting may be in a cafe but it isn't a party. A bunch of kids excited about a Mexican cafe and getting looped on margaritas does not impress, it scares!
* NEXT, payment arrangements. A business lunch is GO DUTCH unless the
rich guy insists otherwise. You do not pick up tabs for rich CEOs. You
can be persuaded to give up the idea of paying for your own team's meal
if he is graceful and insists.. If you have ten people on your team, and
there's one CEO, a food outing may not be a good idea. If CEO insists,
everyone of your team must be pre rehearsed to say that they already ate,
and maybe they order an ice cream or piece of pie and coffee. No more than
that unless you can all afford to pay your check. HOWEVER, get this: It
would be very impressive for your business team to already have their group
credit
card and your BOOKEEPER KID pulls it out and pays. But that's if you
have some cash. You don't want to blow the last of your bankroll on a lunch!
Especially if that CEO later doesn't sign you up.
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