Are you being too cautious?
Are you afraid of taking a risk or doing something out of the ordinary? Singer Patti Labelle said “Many a false step is made standing still”. Isn’t that a true sentence? The idea that we can move forward by standing …
What can destroy a small business?
Did you know that there are three personality types that can bring down any organization? Whenever I think about small business I think about the entrepreneur that started it. The entrepreneur is a different kind of person, they have a …
Do you know what it means to have a great personal connection with someone?
Has it ever occurred to you that this type of a connection can bring a sense of happiness that most people never experience? Last weekend I had the opportunity to re-connect with a man who I first met in the …
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What is the easiest way to attain personal success?
In other words, what do you need to do? Is success easier by maintaining a cool head and a warm heart or having a hot head and cold feet? As David Frost said; “Don’t aim for success if you want …
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How courageous are you?
Have you been able to test this courage? Annie Dillard (the Pulitzer Prize winning author) said; “You cannot test courage cautiously.” So what does that mean to you? Does it mean that you will act timidly in your actions until …
Have you ever heard of the Law of Averages?
This relates greatly to the sales professions, doesn’t it? It is a formula to help sales people so that they are not to be bothered by whether the prospect buys or not. I know there is a challenge in this! …
Do you find it hard to forget the bad things people did to you?
Is that stopping you from moving forward with your life? Many years ago a co-worker looked at me and said; ‘Tim, how come you forget the great sales months you have?” I told him that the month was finished so …
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Are you striving for excellence?
Is excellence something worth moving towards? Pat Riley whose teams have won 4 N.B.A. (National Basketball Association) titles once said; “Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better.” Now that you’ve read his quote doesn’t it makes …
Do you think you can be successful on your own?
Is it really possible? Let me give you an example from last week. I had a great deal of trouble with this web-site. The whole format of it had been altered with an upgrade to the site. While I had …
Are you really focused on the job at hand?
In other words; are you distracted easily? A few more questions; • When you hear that you have an e-mail message do you go directly to it? • When you are working on something and someone approaches you to do …