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Has this happened to you? You check out someone's credentials, check out their reputation, check out their education and expertise, even get a referral from a friend, and then use their services and its all wrong for you?

Choosing a service provider -- coach, therapist Authentic Jurrell Casey Jersey , trainer, accountant, lawyer, physician, teacher -- is one of the most important things you do. If its been a disaster for you in the past, here's what you can do differently: use your intuition.

Intuition is a top emotional intelligence (EQ) skill. We all want more of it, and the way you develop it is to use it Authentic Kevin Byard Jersey , so start now! We'll assume you're looking on the Internet, but the same strategy can apply if you're looking in person.

1. Go to the person's website and open your senses to your reactions. Do you like the colors? Colors have a real vibrational effect on us. The person chooses them for a reason (though it may not be conscious), and you'll react to them for a reason (your job here is to get it conscious). Do they appeal to you or not? Simply register your reaction.

2. How's the layout and navigation? Is it intuitively in line with how you look at things, how you think, and how you like to get around. It will tell you how the creator's mind works, and since you'll be working with them, that's important.

A different spin would be if you're looking to develop something you don't have. For instance Authentic Derrick Henry Jersey , if you're left-brained and trying to develop your intuition, creativity and right-brain. In this case look for a site that seems "disorganized" and "scattered" and even "alarmingly original" to you. Right-brained, creative people think holistically, not linearly, and it takes one to teach one. The more it irritates you, the more you need what they have to offer!

3. What's the ratio of "about you," "about me Authentic Corey Davis Jersey ," and "about information." This ratio will probably hold true in the delivery of their services. If the person is all about him- or herself, that should tell you something.

4. Is it about feelings or intellect? Look for some balance there. Even if you're looking for an accountant, it's got to be someone who's able to connect and relate to you. You don't want HIS or HER financial plan, or the one they give to everyone; you wants YOURS.

5. Does the website show some evidence of abstract and conceptual thinking? This is important because you need someone who can get to the big picture. With a coach, for instance, if their background is marketing, and you want coaching on your job as an engineer Authentic Marcus Mariota Jersey , it can work out fine if the coach is able to get to the fundamentals of work in general--the things that apply to all jobs--even though they've never been an engineer.

6. Pay attention to the level of "correctness" on the site. You want a service provider who's fixated on perfection, but who pays attention to you and gives you excellent service. Their website should project this. If it's full of typos and grammatical errors, misspellings and incomplete sentences, note this and see if you want to be treated in this careless fashion.

7. Sterility and cookie cutter. There's a difference between "professional" and "sterile." Again, register your reactions. For instance, if you're shopping for a coach and want one to help you specifically to help you make a personal budget, you may want someone who's very linear and precise. If Amani Hooker Jersey , however, you want a coach to help you create the life of your dreams, you need to be looking for a coach who has created a website that lives, breathes, and excudes "vision." (Check out http:www.bemyguide.net for a good example)

8. Call the provider and listen to the voices. If its an answering machine, does the voice appeal to you? You'll be working with that voice. If its a receptionist, are they cordial Nate Davis Jersey , informed and welcoming? Were you brusquely put on hold? Did they sound too busy to give you adequate attention? Were they in a rush about something?

9. Other sounds. If there are sounds on the website, or music played while you waited on the phone, how does it affect you? Remember, this is totally subjective; there are no "right" or "wrong" answers. It's going to the Core You and coming from the Core Other Person. Was it C&W, classic music, or something else, and does this jive with you? Charles Schwab lets you listen to stock quotes. Southwest Airlines has humor. A church has C&W music playing while you wait. A coach has a recorded inspirational message.

10. The person who answers the phone IS the service. After I became established in the field of marketing A.J. Brown Jersey , I refused to work with a CEO who didn't get this concept. Whatever you're doing, whatever you're selling, the person who answers the phone call is the entry into the business. Pay close attention to this phase of choosing. Do you want to work with someone who is so emotionally illiterate that they have a rude, unintelligible, uninformed or provocative phone-answerer?

11. Some professions, such as coaching and therapy, offer a free initial consultation. Take full advantage of this opportunity and put your senses on full alert. Do they withhold information Jeffery Simmons Jersey , promising what they will deliver if you sign up with them, or do they jump right in? Does their tone of voice and style appeal to you? How does the office look -- too orderly or too sloppy or just right? What about the colors? Are their lots of books and piles of paper, or nothing at all? What about the prints on the walls and the photographs on the desk?

12. Hard-sell and desperation. These are yellow flags. It's a catch-22 that once a pr .