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Lesson #5: Ignore the Critics
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| “When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts,” says Ellison. Indeed, there has never been a single point in Ellison’s career where one critic or another did not lambast him for his business strategy. But, learning to ignore them was an art Ellison would soon master |
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Larry Ellison Quotes
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| Larry Ellison Quotes |
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Lesson #4: Persevere and Push Through Your Problems
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| “[My husband] always tells me that I'm the most unrelenting person he's ever met, and it's true,” says Craig. “If I make a commitment to something I will stick to it no matter what.” From losing weight, to starting her own business, to coping with a freak accident, Craig has proven that with perseverance anything is possible. |
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Lesson #4: Learning by Doing is the Better Way
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| “[I] learned it by doing it,” says Kelleher, “and I was scared to death.” |
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Lesson #2: “Getting out of the way is really important”
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| One of the reasons why Craigslist has become such a success story is because Newmark has understood the importance of getting out of the way where and when it mattered. From content to overall management of the site, he knew that it was not going to be him who always had the best answers. And, where it counted, he was willing to step back and hand over the reigns. |
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Lesson #2: “You are nuts and you should be proud of it”
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| “One quality of entrepreneurship is just persistence, not giving up because you have road blocks and also not giving in because other people tell you that you’re nuts,” advises Hawkins. “You are nuts and you should be proud of it. Stick with what you believe in.” |
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The Power of Appreciation and Gratitude
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| Sure, we're polite. We always say "please" and "thank you"... to strangers at least. But for some reason, it seems that we often forget to say "thank you" and show our appreciation to the people who are closest to us; to our family, our co-workers, our employees, our teachers. We especially forget to say "thank you" to the universe for our many blessings. |
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Read It Anyway!
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| I really dislike the recently released Jacked Up: The Inside Story of How Jack Welch Talked GE into Becoming the World's Greatest Company. I put it down several times. I threw it down several times. |
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False Dichotomy! (If Anything, Backwards!)
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| False Dichotomy!
(If Anything, Backwards!)
I was asked to contribute "a paragraph" to a writer who was doing a magazine article on "management" "versus" "leadership."
Herewith my contribution: |
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One Economist to Rule Them All? Really? Do We Have To?
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| Last night on TV Ontario I participated in a roundtable discussion about economists’ culpability in the current financial mess, as well as about its potential for doing anything useful as we try to get out. On the one side, you had Ken Rogoff, arguing somewhat in favor of economics’ continuing credibility. On the other side you had Dan Ariely, arguing against orthodox economics, but in favor of its behavioral variant.
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Bench Strength - The Key to Replacing Salespeople
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| When you send your replacements into the field, are your fingers crossed hoping they don't make mental errors that help competitors close business or are you confident because your replacements are better than those you replaced?
Those are the two keys right there:
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Success In Home Based Businesses Defies Logic
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| Starting home based businesses is like trying to get a jet into the sky. You spend massive amounts of resources (money) to taxi down the runway, and when you’re about to run out of asphalt, the jet amazingly lifts up towards the sky. |
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Choosing a Small Business Web Host
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| Alright, so you've got your website ready to go and now you only need to figure out which small business web host to go with. There are so many small business web hosting companies out there today that you can literally go nuts trying to figure out which one is the best for you. But choosing the right small business web host right out of the gates will save you time and headaches going forward. |
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Billy Mays Sales Tips And Selling Strategies
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| Discover Billy Mays secrets to his selling success. He was the king of infomercials and sold 50,000,000 products worth more than $1B |
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Nothing is TOO Outrageous
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| Have you ever had one of those desires that made you smile when you thought about having it? Maybe you imagined enjoying the sights on your dream vacation to Europe or on a remote island. I love imagining surprising my dad with a house overlooking the delta waterways with his boat parked out front. I also like thinking about paying off my mom's mortgage or paying for a cruise for my 100 favorite people. It's such a wonderful feeling to daydream about things that make my heart sing. |
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Are You "Making Out" With Your Sales Mirror?
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| Remember - if you want DIFFERENT RESULTS then you're going to have to break free from your "sales mirror" and stir things up! Otherwise, you'll be just like my little Rocket Robin friend...the one who adored looking at his own reflection but who wasn't getting any action. Does that sound like you?
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Put the Competition in the Rear View Mirror
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| Competitive assessment is one of the most powerful tools we have in our quiver. Yet IMHO so few companies actually assess the competition in a way that works. We spend time evaluating our competitor's technology foundations, comparing feature against feature. We look for every detail that we can use to prove that our technology is far superior to that of others. Too bad that having the best technology doesn't mean you win....or that having the most features doesn't guarantee customer success. If the best technology won, then today's industry giants wouldn't be so, um, giant, now would they?
Don't get me wrong. Understanding your competitor's technology and its capabilities is a worthwhile exercise. As long as you don't fall into the trap of defining your solutions based on their features - and become a follower.
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How to Exterminate Mental ANTs
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| Have you ever had your day ruined by ants crawling around in your head? No, not the insect type, but rather the Automatic Negative Thought (ANT) variety. Everyone is bugged by ANTs at one time or another, but some people have more trouble holding off the infestation than others. |
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IDEA for 2009
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| It's not enough to have a vision you have to dare to push past naysayers and obstacles, expect that you will succeed and act with intention. Many times people who have a great idea fall short of their success not becauase the idea wasn't good but because they didn't follow through with the rest of what it takes to realize their vision. |
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Tips and Techniques for Finding the Right Ad Agency
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| Creative agencies, whether they specialize in graphic design, advertising or web, are just what you would want them to be – creative. And that includes snappy presentations that can wow you with lots of bells and whistles. But a creative presentation won’t necessarily get you the partner who is best for your project.
Selecting the wrong creative partner is a waste of money and time that can turn an exciting project into an exercise in frustration. Sure, you want a firm with outstanding creative skills. But you need an agency that bases their top-notch creative work on a solid foundation of strategy, knowledge and understanding of where your organization is trying to go.
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Web Information Overload - Consider RSS
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| Do you struggle with information overload? Do you take time to go out to your favorite sites to see what is new? Is your in-box stuffed with information from various blogs that you have subscribed to? Are you going nuts trying to manage it all? If any of these questions ring true to you, then you might want to consider looking into knowing more about RSS.
Learn what RSS is and how you can use this tool to increase your productivity. |
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Speech Patterns That Can Be Annoying To Listeners
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| What are some of your speech patterns? Some may be unconscious habits and trendy words or phrases. When overused (every other word, how you begin each sentence, a consistent way of responding without variation in a conversation), they can cost you the attention from others, dilute your message, and be very off putting. |
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The Impact of Unhealthy Relationships on Your Salsepeople
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| What to do when your salespeople are surrounded by negativity at home. |
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Reality Check
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| Are you one of those people who has been listening to me and others, like Robert Kiyosaki, about generating passive income and investing for a lifetime of prosperity? Maybe you've been wanting to find the "thing" or deal that will bring you retirement now. Or maybe you're just downright sick of having barely enough cash flow and find yourself saying you'll do or buy something once you get more money. |
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How 3 Simple "No's" Can Change Your Life and Business
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| Wonder why some people seem to get ahead so quickly while you feel like you’re moving at a snail’s pace? You can create a life and business you love faster, once you’ve mastered this simple change in behavior. |
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Are You Saying This Magical Phrase To Your Customers
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| Are You Offering Change To Your Customers?
I just loved how Maria captured selling with one phrase. "I offer change."
And yet, you and I both know that the majority of people try to sell by INFO DUMPING all over their customer vs ASKING what kinds of CHANGE their customer is looking for.
Remember - selling is when you're offering a means, an opportunity for someone to make a positive change.
How cool is that?
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TRUTH TALKING – HOW TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH
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| Do you struggle to say what you mean? Do people get upset and angry when you've said something - that you thought was the right thing to say? Truth Talking is a powerful tool that teaches you how to communicate with grace and ease so your message is heard. |
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The Squirrel Effect
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| Like that squirrel, people often hide what they consider important to their personal survival in the corporate world. It’s called information. Hoarding bits and pieces, they act as if information alone is a work-life sustaining nutrient. The more information nuggets they have, the safer or more powerful they think they’ll be. And while those nuggets might help someone survive in a corporate culture where information is a bartered commodity, long term it won’t help them thrive. Here’s why. |
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The Most Important Customer
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| Customer service is false propaganda. |
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Export Promotion Strategies for Primary Products: New Approaches to Trade Development in Africa
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| Many believe that agricultural exports can be made to once again contribute substantially
to export earnings. |
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Moving Beyond the Batey
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| Dieula's story - The Dominican Republic |
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