Thoughts for the Week
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Seek To Understand Before Seeking To Be Understood
1/16/2024
Successful, experienced sales professionals identify empathy as one of the most important skills for success. Yet, how often do we arm salespeople with a handful of questions intended to set up a scripted pitch?
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Begin With The End In Mind
1/8/2024
The second habit identified by Steven R. Covey in his book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, is to begin with the end in mind. Easily misunderstood and seemingly in conflict with habit number three, put first things first, many of us tend to bypass number two. What does it mean?
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Not Your Typical New Year's Resolution Advice!
1/2/2024
This is the time of year when many of us set New Year’s resolutions. Did you know that only about 9% of us consistently complete them each year? It is easy to blame it on our lack of stick-to-it-itve-ness, but what if we’re just not very good at defining goals in a way that actually helps us achieve them.
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I Think There's Still A Chance!
12/4/2023
What is the secret to optimism in sales?
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Practicing Intentional Ignorance To Subdue Information Overload!
11/27/2023
I recently tuned into a morning network news program. My expectations were that I might get caught-up on some important topics in the world. Boy was I wrong!
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Good News And Bad News
11/20/2023
To survive the stress of a three-day work week, focus on the biggest opportunity.
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Be Courageous!
11/13/2023
Has courage become the forgotten leadership trait? If the leadership traits gathered for Thanksgiving, it was courage who carved the turkey. It seems like now it has been relegated to the children’s table.
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Tips On Refreshing Your Content!
11/6/2023
We recently offered some tips on refreshing your brand. Let’s stick with the theme of refreshing and apply it to our marketing content. Even content gets tired and can use some freshening up.
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Tips On Refreshing Your Brand!
10/27/2023
What makes defining “brand” so challenging is that it depends on who you ask. The most important opinion when describing your brand is that of your customers. Your brand is what they say about you.
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What's Your Walk-Up Song?
10/23/2023
The Major League Baseball playoffs are underway, and the world series will begin this week. It is a time when even those who are not fans will tune into a game, as long as it doesn’t interfere with your Golden Bachelor watch party.