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Keep your’ eye on the ball… but don’t be afraid to wander!

Distraction is both an impediment and a catalyst for growth. Knowing when to hunker down and avoid the barrage is essential; there are times when the distraction is just too much. But then again we need to appreciate that distraction can also fuel our enthusiasm and of course it is imperative that we are aware of the world around us; there is no escaping it- it has a tremendous impact on our business.

Attention and Distraction

The idea of whether the Internet is making us more intelligent or less intelligent, more vulnerable to distraction or more capable of skillful multi-tasking, seems to have obsessed the majority of print and online media journalists lately. No doubt these journalists are concerned with the fate of their jobs, as print media dwindles and people become increasingly less likely to pay for reporting that often costs thousands of dollars to accomplish. Out of this so-called “crisis of attention” has emerged a new genre of writing, a kind of meta-reporting in which journalists, distracted by the swarm of new media overtaking print, are focusing their attention on new neurological research and technological advancements to try and figure out where the future of their own profession, and indeed the entire globalized world, is headed.

Remove Distractions to Ignite Sales Growth – Part 1

The most common thief of sales growth is distraction. Based on my experience, I estimate that on average, employees lose 40% of their time to distractions. This number ranges between 30% and 60%, depending on the company they work for, and can reach as high as 70%, depending on the individual. Distractions can be classified into two types: 1) leadership and organization; and 2) individual-specific. The leadership and organization distractions can be categorized into poor sales support, customer service mishaps, products that do not meet client needs, bad sales management, and poor communications. “Individual-specific” distractions refer to daily mental or situational conditions faced by the salesperson. Part I deals with leadership and organization because these have a more dramatic impact on growth than most companies realize

How to double your sales by using right time management system

In America many new business has a 90% chance of failing within the first year after they open their doors. Another thing working against an employer is the lost time/productivity. It is very easy for employees and employers to get distracted, especially during slow periods at the office. Currently, the big distraction is by the ecomny and the focus is on the recession. Some businesses are in a distraction mode. Can you create more sales for your business? Can you really double your sales this year?

10 Tips on How To Stay Focused – An Entrepreneur’s Training Guide
My dad always said, 'Plant your feet, keep your hips and shoulders in line with the plate, bat back, eyes on the pitcher and stay focused!' It's hard for kids to stay focused with all the distractions, but it can be hard for entrepreneurs as well. If you're willing to plan a schedule to accomplish a series of tasks, acknowledge the importance of concentration during the whole process.

Texting: The Key to Controlling the Latest Distraction
Texting - Facebook - Twitter... How does all of this fit into the workday? Or should it?

Lesson #4: Just Get It Right Once
“Always remember that no matter how many times you get shot down, you will get smarter, better and you only have to be right once to be successful,” says Cuban.

The Truth About Technology
You’re aware, as all guerrillas are, of how technology can strengthen your marketing. You’ve also got to be aware of its limitations and of the new advancements that are taking place at breakneck speed. Don’t let those advancements overwhelm you. Very little becomes obsolete, but nearly everything becomes improved.

Appearance

Okay - I admit it - this one is extreme. Several years ago before I realized that my body retains ice cream, my wife and I were in our favorite ice cream parlor. An unusual-looking young man walked through the front door. In my lifetime I have never seen anything like it. His hair was sticking out in every direction and came to a point at the top so sharp that it was dangerous. He had every imaginable color represented - green, purple, orange, red, lavender, black - it was really a sight to behold!

Focus Your Mind
In this day and age of information overload. It is important to remember that we must focus our mind on 1 task to be the most effective we can be.

Passion Trumps Engagement...And Annihilates Satisfaction

Employee satisfaction may not be a bad thing, but it could be a huge distraction from giving people what they really need at the core - to make a difference, to do valuable work, to count. And it could be a bad thing if it shrinks people's souls and the organization's performance. With regard to people, passion does indeed trump engagement. And it annihilates satisfaction. And really, everything else.

Do you know when your next big idea will hit you?
A simple idea of collecting thoughts and ideas and organizing your day. Habits that built an empire for Andrew Carnegie, the world's richest ever man.

The Art of Overcoming Writer's Block (and other mental blocks)

What do I write? Where do I start? Grrrrr... that paragraph doesn't look right! I've been doing this HOW long? I only have one page finished? I'm never going to get this finished." Does this mental chatter sound familiar to you? If you find yourself struggling with writer's block, this could be the answer for you. Many times the reason for a mental block is a mind with too much clutter and lack of consistent focus. We have so much going on these days, that when we have to sit down and force ourselves to write nothing comes out. We find our thoughts drifting. The following techniques are sure to snap your mind into focus and allow your creative writing juices to freely flow, and ultimately breaking you free from writers block! Woo Hoo!

Slaying the Dragon of Distraction with Inner Mind Game Mastery
You have an important project to work on but you keep procrastinating. Something is holding you back. Find out how distraction keeps you from attaining your goals and dreams and what you can do to solve this common work challenge.

Housework and ADHD

When you have ADHD, one of the worst tasks imaginable is… housework. Not only is it boring and mundane, it also provides ample opportunity for procrastination and distraction to take place. What could be a two-hour cleaning spree could take all day. However, even though housework, such as cleaning and tidying, taking the trash out, etc. is not a pleasant prospect, it does need to be done, both from a health and safety standpoint, and for your mental and emotional well-being. You feel much better when you have a clean and tidy house. So how can you make it more interesting and even fun? Below is a winning formula!!!

Why Financial Planners and Mortgage Brokers Need to Wake Up and Dream
Too many Mortgage Brokers and Financial Planners are working too hard doing the wrong things.. They are bogged down focussing on paperwork, compliance and technical matters rather than what clients are really interested in... dreams, goals, hope, security, peace of mind... It's time for all good planners to wake up and start dreaming...

The People Advantage of Being High Tech

It is a strange anomaly that in this modern technological age, many firms remain firmly entrenched in traditional work practices, requiring employees to be present in an office environment where they are ‘visible’ at all times. It is this ‘mistrust’ that many employers hold regarding home-based workers ‘skiving’ if they cannot be seen that holds back many such companies. Such employers miss out on a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience by sticking to these traditions as more and more employees gravitate towards companies that do offer a more beneficial work-life balance. A company that takes advantage of todays technology opens up a whole new avenue of opportunity

Empowering Women In The Workforce
A recent report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission has highlighted how under-represented women are in positions of power. The report found that women hold just 11% of all FTSE100 directorships and only 19.3% of positions in Parliament.

Ways to sparkle in tough times

My old college roommate recently asked me if she still has the "shine" factor. On a quest for a new job in this difficult market, she wanted to know if she embodied that "sparkle" she used to have when we were just entering the workforce after graduation. As a career coach, I advised her that to be a star and advance in this current economy, she may need to pull out some extra glitter and go well beyond the normal call of duty. Here are some other tips that I shared with her:

Secret Tool for Handling E-Mail
Often, the problems that we face are very complex. However, the solutions are usually simple. This solution to a growing problem is so simple, it will surprise you.

Making the Phone to Ring
A source of anxiety for most self-employed professionals is that the phone does not ring enough. And it rings, it may not be from potential clients and customers.

April Fools Day: Employee Morale and How to Kill it in 5 Easy Steps

For our first article in April, in recognition of April Fool’s Day, we’ve decided to make light of a serious topic. As an August 2008 Training Trends e-newsletter pointed out, there are “countless articles and books that promise to tell employers how to boost employee morale.” Why not take a shortcut from buying and reading all of those books and take a look at the top 5 ways to kill employee morale?

Types of Shoplifters
Retail operations offer many challenges for dedicated managers and owners who work hard & are committed. But the most difficult part of his/her role is the loss prevention function. Many retail owners and managers are not equipped or trained to deal adequately with developing an effective loss prevention program, or in preventing external and internal losses in the complex Retail settings.

7 Tactical Reasons To Use Mini Campaign Websites
How many websites should your company have? That's a question that comes up often in discussions with clients, but perhaps the idea never crossed your mind. Why would any company need more than one website? Not to be glib but the answer is as many as you need, but how many is that?

How To Prepare For A Work From Home Business Opportunity
Making the decision to start a home based business is the easy part, preparing yourself and your home based business for success is what takes a bit more planning and preparation on your part. Here's some practical information to make the most of your home based business and to launch as successfully as possible.

10 Tips On How To Interview Anyone
I’ve been interviewing a number of guests for my new TV series (”Business With Passion“) and have developed a number of successful techniques to make the guest feel comfortable and have a great interview. The same techniques that work for interviews are great for any business or social meeting as well.

Communicating for Results
Have you ever felt that no matter how much you "communicate" nothing is getting done? You are saying the same thing over and over. No one seems to get it. How do you get your message to "stick"?

What to consider if you are opening a new retail store
This article gives you a good overview of what to consider when opening your first retail location for your small business.

Integrating Your Virtual Freelance Staff with Your In-House Team

Most outsourcing assignments start small--you hire a freelance provider to complete a specific project. Then, when the provider proves they can be relied upon, you start giving them more hours and increasingly vital outsourcing tasks. Soon you may find your remote freelance provider fully integrated with your in-house staff, changing the relationship between outsourcing buyer and freelance provider. Here's what we've learned (on the job) when it comes to integrating outsourcing and in-house workteams.

The Staging Diva’s Photography Tips for Real Estate Agents
Internationally recognized home stager, The Staging Diva®, offers photo tips for real estate agents to help encourage prospective home buyers to click on their online listings and get their phone ringing.

THE ART OF THINKING
Good thinking requires discipline. It requires discipline not to allow distractions to interrupt our thinking. It requires a disciplined mind that does not allow stray thoughts to hijack the process and carry us away so that we end up daydreaming rather than thinking.

Arranging Your Work Area for Efficiency
The arrangement of the work area – particularly of your desk or work station – should be governed by two considerations: • Easy access to necessary work materials • Elimination of distraction Manage these two concerns and your performance will increase!

Schedule Your Day to Reflect Goals and Priorities - Part 4 - Align Your Time
Scheduling your day can be challenging for many. (This is especially true if others add activities to your calender! I have had others adding to my calender for over a decade now!) Today I'll talk about how you put the pieces together to schedule your day.

Enterprise Sales - Friend or Foe
The key to being able to achieve a company's goals is to stay focused and keep people on task. But, too often upper management and sales teams are lured by opportunities of selling your solution to large enterprise companies. Learn if these large engagements are real potential or false hope and whether these large engagements are keeping your company from achieving its overall goals.

Have You Had it With Distractions?

What do "The Secret," "The Dip," "Think and Grow Rich," and "Good to Great" all have in common? Techniques to help you focus so you can have what you want. What's the enemy of focus? Distraction. What's makes us susceptible to distraction? Lack of confidence, questionable purpose, insufficient goals, low-grade filters, chemical disturbances, and so on. It's not email! If you suffer from the battle of distractions, you may take twice as long to reach your goals. This part is obvious. But what about the impact on your personal health, your energy and your level of confidence? What else can we learn from today's authors, and when we pay attention to our own bodies?

The Pros And Cons Of A Work From Home Franchise
Working from home can save you money, give you more time with your family and allow you to make great money without having to leave the comfort of your own home, but working from home is anything but a walk in the park. Before you start your own home based business, take a look at the pros and the cons of working from home.

What is SPIN Selling?
SPIN Selling is a precisely defined sequence of four question types that enables the salesperson to move the conversation logically from exploring the clients' needs to offering solutions, to uncover Implied Needs and develop them into Explicit Needs that you, the salesperson, can resolve.

Multitasking is Out, Pinpointed FOCUS is IN!
It has been proven in scientific studies that toggling between tasks slows the brain down. Here are five daily practices to attain pinpointed focus and stop multitasking.

Guides and What to Consider When Starting an Internet Home Based Business

The attraction of an Internet home based business is very strong for anyone. You are your own boss and you eliminate the need for the daily commute. But perhaps the strongest attraction could very well be the strongest distraction as well, your family. If you have a big family with lots of small children, they can eat too much of your time and distract you from your work. Pets and homework could get in the way of your daily schedule.

Avoid These Two Types of Distractions
Distractions impact your success to some degree. If you give your market less attention, then that market will shrivel up. Ignoring the wishes of your clients will definitely affect your profit margins.

Staying In Focus

In the midst of our fast-paced lives and high-speed continuous communication, keeping the very important things in focus is more crucial than ever, and is also quite challenging. One reason is because so many things are competing for our attention and thus there are more choices to make on where to focus. Here are a few steps you can take to refocus your attention on the right things for your success.

HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE LISTENED TO
In order to be listened to, we need to become listeners ourselves.

A Blue Ocean, Empty Swimming Pools and what makes your business unique
Or the business lessons I learnt in an Italian "Piscina”, and how to position your business so competition doesn't matter

No - Your Number 1 Tool to Succeed

Did you know that the word NO is the most important word in the English language for people who are determined to succeed? We did several workshops on living your natural genius for larger corporations over the past few years. Every participant was asked for his or her opinion of the words YES and NO. The results weren’t very surprising. Most people have positive associations with the word YES and negative associations with the word NO. This is a very common perception, but does it really represent the truth? If you ask me, NO it does not. The ability to say NO to discouragement, distraction and other negative influences is essential for being successful, especially for smart people.

How To Use PowerPoint During Sales Presentations
Using PowerPoint slides during a sales presentation can have a big impact on your customers. Using it the wrong way can have an even bigger negative impact.

Distraction Control: The most important skill for consistent high-performance in your business
Let's face it; most of us are likely to get distracted throughout the course of a day. And, it takes awareness that you've gotten distracted and effort to get back on track. Focusing THROUGH distractions is the most important skill you'll need to develop for consistent high-performance in your business. Read on to learn more...

Distractions Can Sink Your Home Business Plans
Learning how to manage distractions is key to your home business success. This will set the personal tone for your business and will lead to a better chance of success. Here are some tips and suggestions.

WHAT'S DRIVING US TO DISTRACTION?
Is new technology helping us or hindering us?

Top Ten Tips About Communicating with Your Employees Effectively
Employees need to have the most effective communication directed at them to ensure they deliver. Yet managers in business and organisations so often fail to grasp the basics. These Ten Tips will help you to get the message across the most effectively...

Getting and keeping your key demographic’s attention

In a rich media environment, audiences are in an increasingly constant state of distraction. We’re all busy, and there is a lot going on in our lives - our attention is valuable and limited. Unfortunately for businesses, this means that in order to cut through the clutter, they have to constantly repeat themselves and draw their audience’s attention back to important items, refocusing them over and over again. It’s a frustrating dance for both partners. The business may ask “how can I get this person’s attention?”, while the audience is left wondering “what’s this person trying to tell me? and why should I care?”

WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION
Want to know whats driving us to distraction?

Add Power to your Presentation through Effective Use of Visuals
Your customer's retention of information, your credibility, and your effectiveness depend on effective use of visuals during your sales presentation. However, over-used graphics and visuals can become a distraction and be seen by the customer as a "crutch".

Quit Swinging the Bat and Start Hitting the Ball
Correct technique can assure favorable outcomes. But focusing on technique alone can become a distraction.

Don't Put People Off
Most meetings are intense affairs where it is important to stay on the topic at hand. When an individual comes up with an idea or concern that is not spot on the agend, often leaders will dismiss the input as a distraction. That can be a big mistake. This article looks at how to deal with distractions in a way that actually builds rather than destroys trust.

Do You Find It Hard To Focus?
Over the last few months, I have given myself a self-diagnosis of A.D.D. While I'm not sure that I meet the criteria to make me a hardcore case of Attention Deficit Disorder, I certainly have been struggling with "Attention Distraction Disorder." Come read about ways to combat this.

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