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The Huge Mistake

Most business books counsel that an intense focus on your business is required to be successful. This is probably one of the most common myths in the business world. Sometimes you have to look outside your business to find the next big trend. I’ll be traveling quite a bit this…


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What’s Your Next Chapter?

If you haven’t had a chance to read the January 2011 issue of Oprah Magazine, you might want grab a copy off the newsstand. Buck up guys, buy a copy for your wife if you don’t want your buddies knowing you taking advice from one of the smartest entrepreneurs of…


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Where Did My New Years’ Resolution Go?

9 Strategies To Rescue Those Resolutions! By Dan S. Kennedy Resolve comes easily on December 31st. By March of the new year, the resolutions made are in disarray, compromised, abandoned. And the resolute determination to make this year, finally, the year you stick to ‘em, forgotten altogether. This is not…


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The Conclusion of Making Your Goals Count in 2011

by Jim Rohn (Excerpted from Week 7 of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan – S.M.A.R.T. Goals by Jim Rohn) This is the conclusion of your goal setting program from last week’s Market Leadership Journal. The goals you set and achieve will change your life forever. I promise the work…


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Making Your Goals Count

Making Your Goals Count by Jim Rohn (Excerpted from Week 7 of the Jim Rohn One-Year Success Plan – S.M.A.R.T. Goals by Jim Rohn) As we enter into this New Year we all tend to have a heightened sense of the opportunities and possibilities that 2007 can bring. The need…


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The Ball is Forever in Your Court. Don’t Drop it.

Author Keith F. Luscher I don’t know if I have been writing a bit too much lately on the subject of making calls, but when it comes to our own challenges in overcoming CALL RELUCTANCE, part of me feels like it just cannot get too much attention. There is a…


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The Power of Questions

What are you doing right now? Are you happy doing it? Is this what you wanted to do today? Had you thought about what you wanted to accomplish today? Are these questions you’ve asked yourself? Are you aware of the questions you ask yourself through the course of the day,…


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The Time to Plan Your Future is Now

As the year winds to a close, I suppose it’s natural to look back on the previous months and ask yourself if you accomplished all that you wanted to. Are you happy with the way things have turned out? Did you accomplish your goals in your career and home life?…


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Turbo-Charged Testimonials

We’re in Washington DC this week but have had several interesting conversations with clients about how they can use testimonials to build trust with clients faster. My friend Keith shared his thoughts last month on how we might use the power of video to turbocharge testimonials. I thought I would…


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Your 5-Step Cycle for Endless Internet Sales! Part 1

This week I’m attending the Glazer-Kennedy Information Marketing Summit in beautiful Baltimore, Maryland. While I’ll be in sessions learning more about the latest in marketing, I’ll post a two-part article by Ali Brown on how to boost your sales using a standardized process. Part one covers the first two steps….