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Archive for Corporate Trainers’ Category

How to Embrace Change
Mar

9

2020

How to Embrace Change

When a fellow speaker presents the audience with an “Aha” moment…my heart is smiling. And when I see another speaker in an embarrassing moment…I am blushing, too.Let me tell you about one of those blushing moments.

Money and Happiness
Dec

23

2019

Money and Happiness

We can only develop personal empathy for others when we personally identify with their pain. Whether from a sincere heart or not, one of Bill Clinton’s most appreciated comments was, “I feel your pain.” That short sentence resonated with millions of Americans. People hold their money back from others because they’ve forgotten what it felt like to be without. Generous giving is more about who…

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Listening: The Successful Leader’s Magic Bullet
Nov

21

2019

Listening: The Successful Leader’s Magic Bullet

I still remember the night. It was in the early morning hours, probably around 3:00 a.m., in August 1974. I was involved in the Nashville record scene and had received word that Elvis was in town for one of his clandestine middle-of-the-night recording sessions. So I slipped by RCA Studio B and arranged to be there when Elvis ended the session. As he walked out,…

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Beware of the Credit Card Minimum Payment Trap
Oct

21

2019

Beware of the Credit Card Minimum Payment Trap

When it comes to credit cards—there’s an important topic to consider: beware of the minimum payment trap. Millions of Americans think they’re doing just fine as long as they make the minimum payment each month. But, believe me, if that’s all you’re paying you’ve already got one foot in the financial grave and the other on a banana peel! Credit card companies love people who…

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The Myth of the 40-Hour Work Week
Sep

18

2019

The Myth of the 40-Hour Work Week

In the 1930’s the United States government told us a lie. They told us that if we were working 40 hours per week…we were fully employed. Wow. That was interesting! Historically, a typical workweek included 12-hour days, six days a week. There are 168 hours in a week. I personally can tell you that you can work more than 40 of them. As a matter…

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Crabs Hate Succeeders
Aug

7

2019

Crabs Hate Succeeders

Herd-Think (when we follow others for no good reason) is one of the great killers of accomplishment. While crabs don’t congregate in herds, their behavior in groups is a perfect example of Herd-Think. Crab fishermen have learned a curious truth about the crustaceans they seize from the sea. They’ve learned that crabs hate succeeders. When a crab trap is lowered into the sea, the little…

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The 3 Stages of a Salesperson’s Career
May

9

2019

The 3 Stages of a Salesperson’s Career

An old sage once remarked, “A mind once stretched by a new idea will never return to its original dimension.” I don’t expect you to necessarily agree with every assumption, comment, or strategy I share. That’s okay. My simple hope is that you will find a few golden nuggets that will revolutionize your selling career. To begin, selling is about much more than getting appointments,…

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People Buy Stuff from Likeable People
Feb

13

2019

People Buy Stuff from Likeable People

At its core, selling is communication and persuasion. To accomplish this, we must be likeable people. This means that you don’t have the luxury of bringing your problems to work with you. When you arrive at work, everything else goes away. You put on your game face. You focus on your customers and clients. Your only reason for existence is to serve…not to be served….

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Mentor Characteristics Enhance Great Leadership
Feb

7

2019

Mentor Characteristics Enhance Great Leadership

Which type of leader are you? As I discussed in my book, ReTooled & ReFueled, there are essentially two leadership models. The first is power-driven leadership. This is where a person with power leads through fear and intimidation. At its worst, this is a slave master who abuses a slave. More often today, it’s a boss who is more focused on his own career than…

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