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Smiles are contagious. It’s no myth… it’s biology.

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What do you need a sales manager for that you can’t do for yourself? For example, when it comes to “getting motivated” your sales manager is really of no use to you because you do not need to be motivated to succeed in sales. What you need is FOCUS.

Picture yourself caught up in your own personal version of sales hell. And over there you see the Top Producer in your company, shimmering along through life, raking in the dough. “This stinks” you say to yourself and think, ”Maybe I’m gonna go knock off for the day, get my head together, and come back tomorrow. If I could just get motivated like that guy, I’d be able to do so much better.”
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I have the pleasure of spending most of my working hours in conversation with people about how they are improving some part of their life. Many people are discussing how they can improve their personal finances and get prepared for retirement. A lot of these conversations are focused on improving people’s health whether that is improving their diet or getting in shape for their next triathlon or marathon. A lot of people are trying to improve how effective they Read More...

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The way that you choose to view your world is your attitude. So what tool can you use to improve the way you view your world? One of the tools which will positively affect your attitude is your ability to focus.

Focus on what you may ask. I would suggest that you have a few options.

Option One – Focus on the Positive Instead of the Negative

This will immediately lift your attitude. My college roommate used to call me a walking Read More...

As summer starts to wind down, it’s a great time to refocus our energies. Vacations are over, kids are going back to school, the weather will be changing soon. It’s not that it’s time for the fun to end—trust me, I’d never suggest that! But it’s important to bring things back into focus every so often.

It’s easy for life to start going in a million directions. You may have heard it said before that it’s been proven our brains move 7 times faster than someone can speak. Multi-tasking does often make us more productive and it’s necessary Read More...

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I’m going to share with you three simple, yet extremely effective tips, on how to help you lead yourself closer to your goals.

Tip # 1 – Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

Now that seems like a bit of a paradox, but if you take a minute to think about it, leadership is frequently about going to places that you haven’t gone before. In this pursuit of going to places that you haven’t gone Read More...

You know radio station, WII FM. It is all about your primary concerns, needs and wants. “What’s in it for me?” When you are trying to persuade people to your point of view, it is counterproductive to tune to that radio station. Instead, the best way to win over people is to focus the message on what is in it for them.

One of my favorite books that illustrates and proves the power of this idea is, How to Win Friend and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. If you have not read it yet, I highly encourage you pick up a copy today and read it.

Overall the main concept in Mr. Carnegie researches is the fact that most people’s favorite subject is, you guess it, themselves. He Read More...