Honorée Corder

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Experts are busy people.

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Every person I know whois accomplished has ahectic production scheduleand a to do list a mile long.

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Requests for information andattention abound, and whilemost requests are turned away…

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…there are severalways into thehearts and mindsof the best in theirbusiness.

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Before I tell you how togain access, I’m going tolead with what not to do …

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…no sense endingthe dance before itstarts, right? Right.

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Don’t ask a busyexpert out for coffeeto “pick their brain.”

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Lots of other people happilyhand over their AMEX cardin exchange for hard-wonexperience and information.

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You should bewilling to, too.

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Take “no” for an answer.

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If you make arequest and getrejected, putyourself in theirshoes and stopasking.

At least until you’ve tried my tips, next.

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I want you to be successfulin your quest to get in withthe right people, be ableto endear yourself to them,

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AND have accessto informationother peoplewon’t.

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Just about any expertwill reveal their secretsauce when approachedin the right way.

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Ready?

1. Give first.

Add value in advance of any meetings or requests for help.

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2. Make an introduction.

Offer to provide yourexpertise or help for free

{lots of successful peoplestarted as interns to othersuccessful people}.

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3. Share insightor bright ideas.

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Smart people like othersmart people, so besmart and show it.

4. Give praise.

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Experts are people,too, and love toknow what they aredoing is having apositive impact.

If you can’t give anything else, give words of gratitude & encouragement.

5. Pay to play.

No expert wants to be takenadvantage of, but if you havethe opportunity to pay to bein their presence, do it.

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Then, give first so they can seeyour value.

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You can also buy their books,programs, coaching, and seeor hear them speak.

Buy their stuff andlet ’em know youhave.

Combine praise with paying andyou just might have a shot asome “free” time where you canask whatever you want.

If you can’t afford to pay,revert back to “giving” and“praising.”

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Every successfulexpert I know hasa place in theirheart foranyone followingin their shoes.

Especially whenthey’reambitious,friendly, andgrateful.

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Ultimately, it’s not hard to gainaccess to the people who can helpyou in your quest for success, souse my tips, above, to bridge thegap.

Your approach, done well, willget you everything you wantand more than you couldpossibly imagine.

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