Successful salespeople understand that making the sale has much more to do with developing trust and rapport than it does with issues of lowest price, highest quality or the largest company. Unfortunately, far too many salespeople unintentionally sabotage their chances of making a sale by skipping the “small talk” and getting right down to business. On the surface, this approach …
Read More »5 Tips to Kick Your “Time-Wasters” Habits
It seems like the world is running at such an accelerated speed that we barely have any time to catch our breath. We start the day running out the door at full tilt, only keep going until we crash into bed from exhaustion. Then we get up and do it all over again day after day. The weekends don’t seem …
Read More »3 Ways to Earn Your Clients’ Trust
In The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey wrote about those who “work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it’s leaning against the wrong wall.” That’s what I did in my early years. I was determined, ambitious, aggressive, and proactive about my goals. I worked ridiculous hours, attended one seminar after another, …
Read More »Engage Your Prospect’s Learning Style
The successful outcome of your next sales presentation will be determined largely by your ability to do two things very well; develop rapport with your prospect and adapt your sales message to engage his or her preferred "learning style."
Read More »Strength from Adversity
During the early years of World War II, German submarines, operating in wolf packs, stalked the frigid waters of the North Atlantic with near impunity, and sank an alarming number of British military and merchant ships.
Read More »4 Steps to Increase the Power of Your Focus
Living your life without practicing The Power of Focus is like trying to hit the bull’s eye of a target you can’t see. You can spend hours launching arrows, only to miss the target entirely. You become exhausted and frustrated when your repeated efforts don’t show the results you are trying to achieve. This is what it feels like to …
Read More »Develop the Habit of Going the Extra Mile
There are only two ways to beat the competition: lower your price or increase the quality and quantity of service you provide to your customers.
Read More »3 Steps to Achieving Your Goals Sooner Rather than Later
To create an excellent business life that supports a phenomenal personal life, you must take charge of your time and put the most important things first. Many advisors aren't willing to do this.
Read More »The Strangest Secret
In 1957, Earl Nightingale, speaker, author and co-founder of the Nightingale-Conant Corporation, recorded his classic motivational record "The Strangest Secret."
Read More »5 Unique Ways to Engage Prospects with Video
Fact: Websites featuring video are 53 times more likely to show up on the first page of a Google search than Websites that don’t, according to a recent study by Forrestal Research.
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