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Entries Tagged ‘Attitude’

You can do anything

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches.” -Napoleon Hill If you are like me, the first time you heard this was when your Mom or Dad said, “You [...]

Give More to Get More

To increase your performance by 15%, give 15% more effort. -Brian Sullivan Let’s not overcomplicate this. In sales, there are only two ways to get better results. The first is to make more sales calls. The second is to perform better on each call.  So how many prospecting calls do you make each week? And [...]

Stress Control

Stress is the trash of modern life – we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life. ~Danzae Pace The song says “It’s the most wonderful time…of the year!” But why do so many of us feel it’s the most STRESSFUL time of the [...]

Learn and Share

Successful people are those who are never afraid to ask for help and who are always available to give it. -Brian Sullivan Ask the most successful people in sales, leadership, parenting and life how they got there and they will tell you that all the knowledge and skill they need lives in the minds and [...]

Stop learning…

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. -Albert Einstein “I’ve been in this business for over 25 years. I have run out of things to learn,” was one of the saddest comments I have ever heard from one of my recent seminar attendees. Stop learning? Don’t we [...]

Get up faster

People fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster. -Bonnie St. John Bonnie St. John lost a leg at the age of 5. Several years later, she would go on to become the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in skiing as she was awarded a silver and two [...]

Negotiating

“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But, let us never fear to negotiate.” -John F. Kennedy How do you feel about negotiating? Are you afraid to ask for a better deal when making a purchase? Are you also easy to give a deal to those who ask you? Well, if that’s the case, it’s [...]

It’s Going…

“Good nature is worth more than knowledge, more than money, more than honor…” – Henry Ward Beecher “How’s it going,” were the words I casually used as I walked past a fellow vacationer in a hotel hallway. The bearded man responded reluctantly, “It’s going.” That was it! No “Fine, how are you?” …or “Great, how [...]

Performance

“Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non performance can always be explained away.” -Harold S. Geneen Tuesday while driving home from family vacation I spotted a diamond behind the counter of a gas station register. While I walked into the 15×15 ft tiny room that held only a cooler and two racks full [...]

Are You a Miracle Worker

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” -Albert Einstein According to a fella named Merriam Webster, the definition of miracle is “an amazing or wonderful occurrence.” So based on this definition, are you a “Miracle Worker?” [...]