Derek Halpern and James Altucher

Last week, at my first live workshop, I invited this guy to give a presentation on selling yourself…

…and he KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK.

His name is James Altucher, and he’s an american hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, and best-selling author.

But what I love most is that he’s a CHARACTER. He’s got great advice and he’s HILARIOUS.

(You’ll see how he gets his foot in the door… and then in his mouth).

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How to Be Confident

by Derek Halpern | Follow Him on Twitter Here

How to Be Confident

What’s the secret to becoming confident in any social situation?

About 10 years ago, when I was just starting college, I would have said, “there is no secret. You either have it or you don’t.”

And I would have been DEAD WRONG.

You see, back then, I had almost zero confidence.

But today I’m thinking about getting “unstoppable” tattooed on my forehead.

How did I develop my confidence?

The answer might surprise you…

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Announcing The Winners of the Social Triggers Contest

by Derek Halpern | Follow Him on Twitter Here

As you know, I had only a handful of seats left for the exclusive, 1-day “Mastering the Sale” Workshop I’m hosting in New York City on June 7th.

To win one of those last few invites, I asked you to create a short video about how attending this workshop would help you and your business.

(I also gave bonus points to anyone who did a great impression of me).

Well, the results are in! After watching and re-watching the dozens of video submissions we received, we have pick 5 winners and 1 GRAND PRIZE winner.

Here are the winners and their submissions:

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Awkward conversations…

by Derek Halpern | Follow Him on Twitter Here

Conversation Skills

What’s the SCARIEST part about an “Awkward Conversation?”

If you’re the awkward one, you’re flushing your chances of making lasting friendships, forming valuable business partnerships, and persuading prospects to buy what you sell, down the toilet.

And you won’t even know it happened.

Why?

Awkward people are oblivious. Everyone knows it but them.

Now you might think, “I don’t have to worry about this… I’m not awkward…”

But there’s is a spectrum of awkwardness.

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Meet New People

I’ll never forget this…

One time, after I spoke at a conference, a guy came up to me to introduce himself

He said, “Hi my name is…” and then he shoved a business card in my mouth.

Yes, IN MY MOUTH.

At first I thought maybe I had something in my teeth. Then I thought, “is this guy SERIOUS?”

I took his business card, dropped it on the floor, and walked away.

Networking fail.

What’s strange is…

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