When I was a young man growing up on the west side of Detroit, a lot of the older guys that I looked up to use to have this saying; "It's CHESS, not CHECKERS!" It's funny how that stuck with me throughout all of my years of getting older and wiser. At that time, I understood what was being said, but not to the magnitude that my teenage mind could fathom. It wasn't until I became an adult that I completely and utterly understand what exactly was being told to me.

What do Chess and Checkers have to do with today's lesson? A little of everything. Since my days of playing sports, from little league to the pros and now as a weekend warrior, I always thought to myself, "How can I leverage this??" Let me go a tad bit deeper with that line of thinking. I'm constantly thinking about how I take a situation and use it for my purpose?

In basketball, it is of crucial importance that you are in the best position to rebound the basketball after a missed shot. That way, your TEAM can keep the ball alive and either get another attempt to score or keep the other team from scoring. That's how important POSITIONING is. When it comes to POSITIONING, I sought after the best person I could find that could teach a lesson on POSITIONING. How to position yourself as a person and most importantly, how to position your business. With that being said, let's welcome to the classroom, guest professor Dr. Mark T. Wade...

Guest professor Dr. Mark T. Wade, founder of the Virtual Summits Software, creators of the One-Day Summit, Host, of the Top-rated Virtual Summit Podcast, and Summit Fest Live Conference, has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs go from unknown to influencers with a Collaborative Marketing strategy. Dr. Mark went from brick and mortar to multi-million dollar online business using the strategy called the One-Day Summit Formula. He has created 6, 7, and Multi 7-figure businesses all from using summits. He now helps some of the top influencers in the world set up their Virtual Summits using these strategies.

Take great notes if you're trying to put your business in the best POSITION possible.