All posts by Josh Hinds

Your Actions Dictate Your Outcome By Josh Hinds

Consider for a moment that your life is not static. The way things are, aren’t simply, the way things are.

Friend, you have the ability to craft your life as you wish it to be. While it is true that the place you are now may very well have to do with decisions you made, or in the rare instance, those made for you by others (whether you were a willing participant or not) the fact remains that different decisions, different actions can allow you to change the path you’re on.… Read the rest of the article

Relationship Marketing Tip: Trade Discounts or Gifts for Social Medial Check-ins By Josh Hinds

A simple, yet effective way to build positive mind share with your customers would be — provided you run a restaurant or retail store (you can certainly adapt this idea to other types of businesses as well) would be to offer a discount or free gift / item in return for your customer agreeing to check-in or post a Facebook message or tweet mentioning they are at your particular business.

It is worth keeping in mind that whatever you offer, you need to make sure your numbers work out OK — meaning you don’t want your discount / or gift to have an adverse effect on your bottom line.… Read the rest of the article

Advice on Building a successful business with Relationship Marketing

Most folks know I speak and teach on topics related to motivation and human potential, but I’m also very passionate about business, entrepreneurship, sales & selling, and particularly relationship marketing (i.e. how to go about creating amazing, more profitable, long term customer relationships).

Recently I was a guest on Kerry’s Network Talk Radio (you can listen to the interview in its entirety below). The show is geared towards those in business, entrepreneurship, and sales professionals, but I imagine you’ll also get a lot out of what is shared in the interview even if you don’t see yourself as a “business person”…

Here are a few of the questions I was asked included:

* Exactly what does relationship marketing can mean to the success of your business?… Read the rest of the article

Helping Others to Work Through Grief and Loss By Josh Hinds

I offer these thoughts not as some self proclaimed expert, but rather as someone who has had the unique experience of dealing with the loss of loved ones thrust upon me at a relatively young age.

In junior high school my grandfather passed away, then just shy of high school graduation one of my best friends was killed, and then just a few short years later my father died unexpectedly. I’ve also experienced varying degrees of loss along the way.… Read the rest of the article

Just for Today By Josh Hinds

Just for today choose to slow down just a bit. Make the decision to watch a sunset — or if you’re an early riser, a sunrise. Decide that during this time you will block out any
apprehension you might be feeling for what’s going on in your life, just long enough to fully be in the moment.

Encourage and Inspire Others…

Make the choice to reach out to the person who appears to be alone — you might make a new friend or trusted colleague.… Read the rest of the article

The Unseen Benefits of Doing Good By Josh Hinds

I dare say that every day brings with it the opportunity to share a kind act with another. Yet, if we’re honest with ourselves we can all recount a time where we have neglected to do so. With life moving so fast, and all the demands it can place on us it is no wonder we end up forgetting to pass out those kind gestures from time to time.

Unfortunately, if we neglect to do so we also miss out on the many benefits which are afforded to those who take the time to do so.… Read the rest of the article