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Here’s a fascinating new stat from the internet research company, Global Reviews.  Generally, 1 in 3 visitors to a website did so because a friend recommended it to them.  Not because you advertised.  Not because they found you on Google.

This week marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the USA. Certainly the world at large was never the same, but it’s worth asking, how did 9/11 affect how business was done? Well clearly it altered the world economy in the short term, and the trading status of several middle eastern countries in the medium and long term.

I was out driving recently in Los Angeles and saw an amazing sight.  A famous hot dog stand called Pinks had a line of people outside that went half way around their entire building.  The question is, why?

I had lunch yesterday with a highly successful TV commercial producer.  He told me of an incredibly quick, yet powerful way that he deepens relationships with clients and potential clients.  I thought I’d share it with you today.  It’s this simple: Whenever he emails somebody, he writes just one or two lines about their or his life outside of the business world.

I often ask myself the following question:  What will the top business leaders be doing in 50 years time?  I figure if I can guess that, and start doing those things now, I should lead the pack over the next couple of decades.  Let me give you one of my answers, it may well help you build a better business, faster.  I believe that the elite business people in 50 years will train like sports stars.  In the following 3 ways.