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Measure yourself as a manager Go for gold
Going for gold; what does it mean and what is your ‘gold’? You can never achieve anything lasting that is not in your nature. You cannot achieve anything that you have not a natural inclination for, with of course the appropriate mental and physical attributes. A gold medal is nothing without self worth – think of the Olympic athletes, or Tour de France cyclists who cheated, who took performance enhancing drugs, to achieve gold. Gold at any cost is not worth it. Such an attitude demeans the perpetrators and will not allow them to grow as human beings to reach their full natural potential – high, low or indifferent.

Thrill of Victory
To dream and to actually visualize yourself achieving your goals and dreams is a key factor in finding success. During the Olympics athletes have shared stories that early in their lives they actually had drawn pictures of themselves on the podium receiving an Olympic medal. They started early in life visualizing their success and allowed the images to imprint on their minds.

Be Positive, But Realistic
Positive thinking is essential to success, yet so many people just don't have the persistence required to make it work for them. The reality is, most overnight success stories are no such thing. Just because you've heard of someone for the first time doesn't mean they haven't been working for 20 or 30 years or more to get where they are.

ENTREPRENEUR STEVE GIORDANELLA IS WALKING ON AIR THESE DAYS (OR MAYBE WATER) AFTER OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST DARA TORRES CREDITS HIS OLYMPIC GOLD AMINOS FOR HELPING HER TO BECOME OLDEST FEMALE EVER TO COMPETE IN OLYMPICS
Torres makes surprise announcement on national TV that she will compete in 2012 Olympics at age 45 and credits highly-pure amino acid supplements for speeding her recovery from surgery and getting her back into the swim of international competition
A story of inspiration and action for marketers
I love the John Jackson wakeup call in the morning in our business. Some of us need coffee, tea whatever it takes to perk you up first thing in the morning. For me it is the cup of leadership .This morning was no different except we all witnessed John tell a very heart rendering story about his dad who passed away 11 years ago and he became very emotional at one point as he fondly remembered his dad. There were many lessons to be learned from this story and I will share a few of the highlight moments of that call with you.

Lessons from Bonnie St. John
How YOU can champion even the toughest of setbacks.
Gold Medal Selling
How the Formula for Beating the 1980 Soviet Hockey Team Can Help You Beat Your Biggest Competitor.
Chicken or Beef?
As a former national champion Olympic weightlifter, one of my prized possessions is my gold medal. It is a very special momento to me, which I display in my office. Recently, I was traveling on an airplane, and I met a unique gentleman seated next to me. If they ever add an Olympic event called the Marathon Bad Attitude, this gentleman will have a gold medal, too. Shortly after introducing myself, he told me he didn't like the airline we were flying on, the seats, the aisles, or our flight attendant. He went on to inform me he didn't like the city we were in, the airport we were connecting through, or our final destination. I don't think he liked me either, but we didn't get that far into the conversation.

The Need to Achieve
The need to achieve is one of the more visible needs in our society. It fuels performance in the worlds of sports (Gold Medal anyone?), music, politics, media and certainly, business. We all have a need to achieve. At one level or another, everyone wants to succeed at something. An unfulfilled need for achievement leads to frustration, disappointment and a decreased sense of self-worth. Just think of a simple goal of getting to work on time and the silly red traffic light that prevents you from achieving that goal. Yep, you know the feeling, but these are not feelings we want our team (or ourselves!) to have.

Do You have a "Sales Prevention Department?"
When was the last time you met with your sales prevention department? Did you listen closely to what they had to say, the excuses they had, and their plan to mishandle customers in the future? Sales Prevention Departments can masquerade as your advertising, marketing, frontline sales, customer service, phone technology, or any department including accounting.

Low-Tech Sales Tools Rule
Selling success does not require lots of high-tech gadgetry. Snazzy spread-sheets, complicated flip charts, or four-color brochures are not needed. If you have these tools, by all means use them, as long as they do not interfere with why you showed up in the first place-and that is to ask the right questions. One of the major keys to being a sales superstar is being a diagnostician, a highly-effective questioner. The following five low-tech tools make the questioning phase more effective no matter what else you bring to the sales call.

Better Together
During the Beijing Olympics, beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were undefeated in their second gold medal Olympics, with an amazing record of 108 consecutive wins. Watching the advancing duo during the Olympic coverage, I heard commentators mention that when either woman was asked during interviews which one of them was better, they responded, "We're better together."
Are You Going for the Gold in Your Life?
Inspired by the 2008 Olympic Games, this article provides key insights and tips on how to achieve your goals by applying the principles athletes use to bring home the gold!
Gold Medals? Or Alligators?
Some clients want to buy what you offer to chase after gold medals. Others are running from alligators. Make sure you’re selling to both.

What is coaching all about anyway?
I recently had the opportunity to present to a group of business people. The purpose of the presentation was to outline what Inspiration Coaching does. However, when doing presentations like these, a major component is talking about what coaching is and what benefits it’s provides. I also used the opportunity to launch a new program. The new program is called “Inspired Living”. There will be more about this program later
USING THE MIND TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
Visual imaging sometimes also called mental imagery prepares the brain for action. Your creative visual right brain is one of your most important assets.

Olympic Story of Trust
This brief story of product development demonstrates the power of trust. When people are trusted, they can do incredible things.

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How to run a gold medal business
We are now in the middle of the Olympics and every evening I watch the highlights on TV. I marvel at how the athletes can pull exceptional performance out of the bag, when the pressure is on and there are hundredths of a second between win or lose. So having achieved the heady heights of running for Scotland in athletics here are my five tips to help you run a gold medal business.
Better Together
During the Beijing Olympics, beach volleyball players Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh were undefeated in their second gold medal Olympics, with an amazing record of 108 consecutive wins. Watching the advancing duo during the Olympic coverage, I heard commentators mention that when either woman was asked during interviews which one of them was better, they responded, "We're better together."
The Need to Achieve
The need to achieve is one of the more visible needs in our society. It fuels performance in the worlds of sports (Gold Medal anyone?), music, politics, media and certainly, business. We all have a need to achieve. At one level or another, everyone wants to succeed at something. An unfulfilled need for achievement leads to frustration, disappointment and a decreased sense of self-worth. Just think of a simple goal of getting to work on time and the silly red traffic light that prevents you from achieving that goal. Yep, you know the feeling, but these are not feelings we want our team (or ourselves!) to have.

Measure yourself as a manager Go for gold
Going for gold; what does it mean and what is your ‘gold’? You can never achieve anything lasting that is not in your nature. You cannot achieve anything that you have not a natural inclination for, with of course the appropriate mental and physical attributes. A gold medal is nothing without self worth – think of the Olympic athletes, or Tour de France cyclists who cheated, who took performance enhancing drugs, to achieve gold. Gold at any cost is not worth it. Such an attitude demeans the perpetrators and will not allow them to grow as human beings to reach their full natural potential – high, low or indifferent.

The Best Decline Letter of All-Time: Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson, recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal for Literature, was one of the most prominent social and literary critics of the 20th century. He realized, like most uber-productive people, that, while there were many behaviors needed to guarantee high output, there was one single behavior guaranteed to prevent all output:

Playing to Win and Not to Not Lose
The third period of the Gold Medal hockey game was excruciating to watch.
Three Keys to Finding Gold in Your Business
Gold is certainly a hot commodity in today's economy. Any gold you have is worth more today than it was a year ago. I'll bet you have some gold you're not even aware of, right there in your own business. Let's see if we can find it. If you could make twice the income in half the time, would that be as good as gold to you? Would that increase the value of your business? Sounds like a marketing rant, doesn't it? Well, there are three basic underlying truths that, once learned and applied, will allow you to make more money while you work less. Here they are
Chicken or Beef?
As a former national champion Olympic weightlifter, one of my prized possessions is my gold medal. It is a very special momento to me, which I display in my office. Recently, I was traveling on an airplane, and I met a unique gentleman seated next to me. If they ever add an Olympic event called the Marathon Bad Attitude, this gentleman will have a gold medal, too. Shortly after introducing myself, he told me he didn't like the airline we were flying on, the seats, the aisles, or our flight attendant. He went on to inform me he didn't like the city we were in, the airport we were connecting through, or our final destination. I don't think he liked me either, but we didn't get that far into the conversation.

This Has Never Been In a Bubble and Never Will Be
Most of the serious gold investors follow a basic principle which is that gold is stable in value, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post is it will reveal that changes in the gold price represent changes in the currency being compared to gold while gold itself is essentially inert.

What Happens When the Dow/Gold Ratio is 1:1?
What happens when the Dow Gold ratio is 1 to 1, asks Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post is it will reveal how the Dow Gold ratio works to indicate we have reached a peak in the Gold bull or a bottom in the stock market bear.

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