Okay, I am going to start with a confession here—if you are reading this article thinking that you are going to learn how to increase the rate at which prospects call you back, then I have deceived you. First, let’s re-emphasize a point from a previous article (“Accept it Dude,…
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Four Emotions that Can Lead to Life Change Part 2
On Monday, I posted the first part of Jim Rohn’s article on the four emotions that can lead to your desire to change your life. This posting is the second half of the article, sharing the other two emotions that cause you to do something when you reach that fork…
Continue Reading....The Four Emotions that Can Lead to Life Change
Have you ever heard the phrase that people make decisions based on emotion and justify them with logic? This has been proven in study after study. In the technology business we all want to be considered rational, logical people, so we try to downplay the role emotions make in our…
Continue Reading....Stay Focused on the Big Picture
In challenging times many leaders focus on the small details involved in their business when their next great growth opportunities are found in looking out at the big picture. I first learned about Harvey Mackay from my first executive mentor Dave Sgro who shared his now famous Mackay 66 process…
Continue Reading....The Champion Within: Allowing Setbacks to Spur You On
by Denis Waitley The knowledge era’s new leaders, many of whom are immigrants and women, are managing change by conceiving innovative organizations and novel ways to attract and motivate employees. They are learning to be proactive instead of reactive, and to appreciate the full importance of relationships and alliances. They…
Continue Reading....Increasing Marketing Success through Better Customer Service
Marketing, target marketing, and lead generation get a lot of press these days. Do a search on Google for lead generation, you get over 13 million results. I work with software and technology companies to get the most out of their marketing, so I know how much emphasis there is…
Continue Reading....Taking Smart Risks
All of life is a risk of some kind. Whenever you engage in any action where the outcome is uncertain, for any reason, you are taking a risk. You take a small risk when you drive to work or walk across the street. You take a larger risk when you…
Continue Reading....Life is Art
In my years teaching people to be successful, I have seen that basically people break their lives down in to two major parts: Wealth-building and the rest of their lives. Having done a lot of reflection on these two topics – wealth and life – I am coming to some…
Continue Reading....Understand Your Market, Improve Your Relationships, Build Your Sales
Extraordinary Partnerships take place all over in the technology and software business, between you and your suppliers, you and your distributors. The most important partnerships are between you and your customers. How do you create and sustain extraordinary partnerships with your customers? Through targeted marketing. Targeted marketing isn’t a new…
Continue Reading....Nine Things More Important Than Capital
When starting any enterprise or business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make fortunes. How? You may…
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