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Bad Boy Makes Good: Turner’s Success Factors
With his background in the classics, Turner had a penchant for recounting the successes of its greatest heroes: “When Alexander the Great took control when his dad died, he was twenty years old. He took the Macedonian Army, which was the best army in the world at the time, and conquered Greece, got the Greeks to all join with him, and then marched across the Hellespont and invaded Asia. They didn’t even know where the world ended at that time. And he was dead at thiry-three, thirteen years later. He kept marching. He hardly ever stopped. And he never lost a battle.”

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Keep It Short, Quick, Crisp and Clean
I’ve often said that business is a relay race. All team members must be fast, focused, and able to coordinate with each other. Each member has to know how to run with and pass the baton. No runner can lag behind or the entire team will suffer.
Doing Better Than Good!
People frequently ask me, “How can I know when I am doing better than good?” I thought about that question and came up with 15 ways to measure yourself. Take a look and see what you think:
Does Height Equal Power?
The taller you are, the more powerful you are. At least that’s how it appears.
Overcome Fear - Step Into the Fear
Everyone experiences fear. The difference with successful people is that they do not let fear stop them from achieving their goals.
Sales Force Lessons from Gates, Crowley and Obama
This should happen a lot more often on the sales force. How often do customers become upset over the behavior of a salesperson, customer service rep, technician or even accounting? When controversy jeopardizes a good account, it's time for the president or CEO to reach out and mend fences between adversaries!
Buying An Existing Business Part VIII of IX
This is Part VIII of a IX Part series of articles discussing the buying of an existing, small business. In this article we offer some tips for the valuation of a small, existing business or franchise.

Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm, Rocket Fuel for Achievement.
He Who Sleeps WIns
In this article you'll learn how sleep helps you to be mentally tough and also how this correlates to your success.

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Ten Key Facts About Dealing With Difficult People You Must Know
The tendency is to come at this is from two opposing sides. Two adversaries locked in a battle for survival. It is scary when Dealing with Difficult People! Yet there are steps forward you can take...
Ethanol Fundamentals
There's much said about ethanol as an alternative fuel source in the media today. This article is a primer on ethanol and why it's attracted large numbers of advocates and adversaries.
Sales Force Lessons from Gates, Crowley and Obama
This should happen a lot more often on the sales force. How often do customers become upset over the behavior of a salesperson, customer service rep, technician or even accounting? When controversy jeopardizes a good account, it's time for the president or CEO to reach out and mend fences between adversaries!
Appreciate Your Adversaries
It's the season of love and joy. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, who brought a message of love to the world and taught us to love our enemies... which many of us find hard to do. If you struggle with loving your enemies, maybe you can start by appreciating your adversaries....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, II
We all end up with adversaries in life - people who seem to oppose you at every turn, sometimes for no particular good reason. You've met a few strong Entrepreneur-types, though, who seem to acknowledge the reality of adversaries but live as though their aspiration is not to have any opponents at all. That type of person has realized that appreciating her adversaries is an excellent form of attitude maintenance, that it keeps her better nature strong while leaving her lesser nature wanting....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, III
Who are your "adversaries" these days? You probably have one or two (hopefully not a lot more than two) people who seem to oppose you in work, and in life. In some cases, your adversary sets himself in solid, committed opposition to you, and can't be dealt with in any way but to fight the good fight and defeat him. But for most of life's adversaries, I'd say it's better to first try a little appreciation....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, IV
On the occasion of the annual holiday honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., it's appropriate to think again about how to be a more inspirational leader. Being more inspiring is one of the top goals of most of my leadership clients, and they know it all starts by being more inspired themselves. And a great technique employed by inspirational leaders is to learn to appreciate their adversaries....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, V
This series has focused on how you can make your own life happier (and more productive) by learning to appreciate your adversaries. It's true: sometimes, you have to oppose and defeat a committed adversary; but you'll often do better by starting with a mindset of appreciation. See your opponent as just another human, like yourself. Find something good about her. And remember - from her perspective, you are the adversary... and you need to learn why....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, VI
Learn to recognize when your adversary is a person who's in a tough spot - but still your teammate - and when they're an enemy who needs to be defeated. Even if you think you can't turn the relationship around, remember that, for most of the adversaries you end up with, appreciation is the way to go. Especially if you're serious about being an inspirational leader. Get known as an appreciative leader, and you'll inspire everyone around you....
Appreciate Your Adversaries, X
If you can appreciate your adversaries, you can be an inspirational leader. If you can't, chances are you'll never be seen as more than a competent manager... and, over time, even that modest sort of reputation might be beyond your reach....
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