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Lesson #4: Keep Your Company in a Constant State of War
“Sports is natural, instinctive, competitive, and, in the end, rewarding,” says Knight. “All of us at Nike get to earn a living in that world – a world that is easy to believe in.” Much like the competitions in which Nike shoes increasingly found themselves being worn, so too did Knight take his company to the top with his instinctive sense of competition. By tapping into his entrepreneurial DNA and constantly maintaining a sense of combat against his competitors, Knight was able to succeed where few others had.

Poor Man, Rich Man: How Kiyosaki Fought His Way To First
“I still consider myself a little, fat kid from Hawaii,” says Kiyosaki. He may still be from Hawaii, but Kiyosaki’s impact on the world of personal finance has been anything but little. Today, as one of the leading authors and motivational speakers in America on strategies of achieving personal financial freedom, Kiyosaki has achieved a cult-like in the millions. How did this little, fat kid from Hawaii become a big, strong player in the extremely competitive industry?

Lesson #4: “You put out a lot of buckshot, you’re going to strike one.”
Married with ten children, Foreman is unarguably a big family man. As it turns out, one of his greatest business inspirations also happens to be right from within his own family.

Really Bad Powerpoint
I wrote this about four years ago, originally as an ebook. I figured the idea might spread and then the problem would go away--we'd no longer see thousands of hours wasted, every single day, by boring PowerPoint presentations filled with bullets. Not only has it not gone away, it's gotten a lot worse. Last week I got a template from a conference organizer. It seems they want every single presenter to not only use bullets for their presentations, but for all of us to use the same format! Shudder. So, for posterity, and in the vain hope it might work, here we go again:

How I Work: The 4-Hour Workweek
How I Work: The 4-Hour Workweek
The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now
“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance. The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do. Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items. I’ve worded them in no-to-do action form:
The Great Secrets of a True Leader
To be most successful, leadership can not be treated simply as a role you play or as a program for middle management, but rather it must be viewed at all levels as a way of "being a leader." This "soft stuff" is hard work, but as a leader you already knew that.
Increase Your Sales with Actionable Emails
I hate long emails. They take too long to read and typically include action items I just don’t have time for. No doubt you’ve experienced it, too. Your customers are no different and it’s impacting your ability to close sales.

Creating Bullets and Using Bullets Efficiently
To create bullets, take a pad of paper. List all the features in the first column, the advantages in the second and the benefits in the third.
Writing Sales Letters and Pull your customer In.
Three Immutable laws of sales letters: - People never read anything at first. Your job is to get people to start. - People never believe anything at first. You must create the believability and prove that what you're offering is genuine. - People never do anything at first. Your goal is to get them to do something, with the ultimate goal of ordering your product. You need to tell them exactly what to do

How to sell stories into journalists - hints and tips
Dealing with journalists is hard work - no two ways about it - but here are just a few tips to take some of the pain out of the process.
Decisions Making in a Blink
Choices, decisions and actions take take place in nano-second, yet some have great outcomes and others complete disasters. How can one make better instant decisions and choice.

Email Business Communication Is Convenient, But Still Demands Carefully Honed Writing Skills
Email has changed business communication drastically, putting pressure on nearly all of us to improve our writing skills. Taking advantage of its speed and convenience without paying proper respect to the needs of effective communcation can leave a harmful impression of you and your nonprofit, agency or company. Any business writing training should take account of certain rules, such as the need to slow down and edit yourself before hitting the "send" button. Rush that move, and your professional reputation could take a beating.

The Art of Whiteboarding a Sale
When we train enterprise sales people how to use a whiteboard to have a compelling, consistent and confident interaction with customers and prospects, we often hear, “I’m terrible at whiteboarding”, or “I have awful penmanship.” At the end of our half-day or full-day whiteboard symposiums, however, participants surprise themselves when they realize they now have the confidence to go pitch their company’s whiteboard story to C-level buyers the very next day. By following some very simple best practices, an awkward and “one-way” presentation can be turned into an engaging and fully interactive dialogue.
Five Ways to Boost Sales Using Visual Storytelling
Ever heard the term "Death by PowerPoint?" This has become a common way to describe the lack of interactivity and boredom engendered by slide presentations. You've only got one chance to stand out from the crowd, and slides aren't the answer. Here are five ways salespeople can boost performance using "visual storytelling" instead of slides. Whether using a whiteboard, a flipchart, the back of an envelope or a tablet PC via desktop sharing software, savvy salespeople are now using the visual storytelling approach to engage with prospects in a way that will set them apart from the competition.

How to write a basic press release
Not everyone has the budget or experience to be able to take on Public Relations but sometimes there are some stories that are simply too good not to shout about. Here are a few hints and tips so you can produce your own Press Release template and try selling it into the media
Revealed: the Ultimate Lead Generation Tool
There is one lead generation strategy that out performs all others exponentially. This strategy is so powerful that when applied in a systematic fashion, to an existing business, it will more than double your profit. Even more appealing, it entails practically no additional marketing expenditure. The most amazing fact however about this method, is that less than 1 in 10 companies have implemented a formal approach to this powerful profit boosting tactic.

Home Business Expert: Top 15 Ideas For Writing Articles
The phrase 'content is king' might be somewhat of a cliche, but on the Internet this is extremely true.
Marketing With Newsletters
If you aren't creating a monthly newsletter you are missing out on an opportunity to market to your list. Newsletters help establish your credibility, keep you top of mind for your prospects and allow you to make special offers to your list.
How to Write for the Web – A Step by Step Blueprint for Writing Killer Copy (Part 1/3)
Do you want to discover how to write web copy that makes your visitors reach out for their wallets and buy your products? These tips will teach you how to write for the web. Use Short Sentences Don’t try to use fancy words. Get right to the point and make it simple. If a sentence looks too long, it probably is. Most of the times, long sentences could easily be broken up in two, three, or even four short sentences. Mix sentence lengths to make the text easier to read.
The Look Of A Letter
Many people never even read their mail. How can you make your letter stand out so that it gets opened?

Writing Tips: Variety, White Space, Pacing, Conflict and PONR
Learn about five structural devices used in writing--variety, white space, pacing, conflict and point of no return. Using these elements will make your work easier to read and more exciting.
3 Ways to Makeover A Plain Headline Into An Irresistibly Gorgeous Head-turning Headline
Many people do their own writing, be it copywriters cranking subject lines and sub-headlines, or “normal Joes and Janes” riffing bullets and body copy. Here are a 3 techniques that will instantly SPICE up your copy.
6 Quick and Easy Accessibility Issues That Make Your Visitors Happy
As more and more users gain access to the web it becomes increasingly important to ensure that your website is accessible to all, not just a few. Just as businesses must comply with the American Disabilities Act to ensure proper access to customers with disabilities, businesses should do all they can to make their websites accessible to all users regardless of the means in which they access the site. And of course not all accessibility issues involve meeting the needs of the disabled. What must be considered is the growing number of users that now access websites through non-traditional means, whether it be mobile phones or with images turned off. These users can still be your target audience and ensuring your site can be used through alternate avenues is essential to capturing that audience.

Important SEO Tips To Improve Your Webpage
Webmasters have different choices for creating web page. Generally they avoid some important points while creating a web page to make it attractive or eye-catching to its users and in this way they create web page that are not search engine friendly and it becomes difficult for these pages to get index on the search engines. And if the pages are not search engine friendly and not indexed then no one can reach them to view or read and in this way creating a web page having good content becomes useless. In this article you can find some important tips which can help to improve your web-page to make it search engine friendly as well as user friendly to make it easily accessible to its users:
Top 8 Tips To Ensure Your Site Is Accessible
It's been widely reported that some website owners are facing the threat of legal action because they do not offer a website that is easily accessible for disabled people. But, even ignoring the legal threat, it is good business practice to ensure that your pages are accessible for anybody that wishes to view them.
Full RSS or Summary Feed
I'm not the first one to chime in on this topic, mostly because I've gone both ways and I can make pretty valid arguments from either side. But I've finally settled it in my mind which is "best". Full RSS feeds are better than summary feeds. Why?

Top 7 Tips to Reach Your Internet Article Marketing Goal of Submitting More Articles
Do you wonder how some individuals can submit so many articles so quickly? These tips may help you become a pro if Internet article marketing is part of your marketing plan.

9 (+1) Tips For Writing User-Friendly Content
Content weighs heavily both in terms of how users interact with your website as well as how visitors (both human and search spiders) are able to determine what you offer and what each page of your website is about. While solidly optimized content is important for search engine rankings, considering the usability of your content is of paramount importance for attaining good conversion rates.

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Sorry We\'re Out of Silver Bullets For Sales
Many sales managers, leaders and executives always seem to be seeking the elusive silver bullet--the one that will help them miraculously overcome all their difficulties and enable them to exceed their targets now and forever. Here's the news: Sorry, there are no new silver bullets in sales.

Journalists vs PR People
…We’re Making the Bullets They Shoot
Really Bad Powerpoint
I wrote this about four years ago, originally as an ebook. I figured the idea might spread and then the problem would go away--we'd no longer see thousands of hours wasted, every single day, by boring PowerPoint presentations filled with bullets. Not only has it not gone away, it's gotten a lot worse. Last week I got a template from a conference organizer. It seems they want every single presenter to not only use bullets for their presentations, but for all of us to use the same format! Shudder. So, for posterity, and in the vain hope it might work, here we go again:

The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now
“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance. The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do. Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items. I’ve worded them in no-to-do action form:
Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
You're going to despise me, so let's get that over and done with. It is winter in Cape Town. Temperatures plunge to the low single Celsius digits. Worse than that though is the hurtling, searing, icy bullets of rain thrust malevolently in gales that reach over 100 kilometres per hour. You don't want to be living in a plastic shelter in an informal settlement during one of our winters. Millions do.
3 Ways to Makeover A Plain Headline Into An Irresistibly Gorgeous Head-turning Headline
Many people do their own writing, be it copywriters cranking subject lines and sub-headlines, or “normal Joes and Janes” riffing bullets and body copy. Here are a 3 techniques that will instantly SPICE up your copy.
Bullets to the Rescue
If your web site copy is too "chunky", you might be losing visitors. It's time to use bullets.
Face Off: Value Propositions vs. Sales Messaging - Why Your Value Prop Is Losing and What to Do About It
This article debunks the myth of the value proposition as a magic bullet for sales. You'll learn why most value propositions are more like blank or copper bullets and how to provide your sales team with the silver bullets they need to grow your sales pipeline and win more business.

Cutting Through The Marketing Clutter
Are there silver bullets for today's cluttered marketing arena? How do you uncover the secret to communicating your unique selling proposition (USP)?

Creating Bullets and Using Bullets Efficiently
To create bullets, take a pad of paper. List all the features in the first column, the advantages in the second and the benefits in the third.
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