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McGwire Finally Admited to Steroid Use in the Past
There is an interesting trend going on....come forward with your past transgressions, clean up your act and move on. America will forgive and move on too. It worked for Kobe Bryant maybe it will work for Mark McGwire.

Waiting for Godot, Greatest Play of the 20th century. Not!
Is there anyone who likes to wait? We live in a society that wants products and services now. We want our answers now. We want everything right NOW! I have started an internet marketing business from home. Do not assume God's silence as denial. He is in no rush and you should not be either because His timing is perfect. What we need to do is ask Him to help us wait on and understand His perfect timing. What is the theme of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot? The attempt to convince humanity to stop waiting for God to present himself and stop wasting time trying to discover the meaning of life. Beckett believes that no matter how long we wait, Godot will not come. And I strongly beg to differ!
Lesson #1: Keep The Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive
“In the 1970s, I filled my ranks with managers from all different walks of life who generally were very savvy to the ways of big business,” recalls Vernon, “and they almost killed us.”
Make them a oneconditional guarantee
Guarantees have long served marketing organizations as a way to shift the risk from buyer to seller. By assuring that a prospect can get a 100%, no questions asked, no hassle full refund if not thrilled guarantee, the thinking is that the buyer has nothing to fear if the product doesn’t live up to expectations.
What would the perfect business day look like?
Most days small business owners are juggling all the stuff that comes at them all day, either planned or self-inflicted, with a somewhat unsystematic, gut level kind of approach. I know I do that - sometimes it works, sometimes it really, really doesn’t work.

100 Ways to Succeed #104
Shut Up!
Making Conversation
Years ago when I was just starting my career in sales at AT&T, another new account executive in my group found it absolutely amazing that I had gone to lunch with a customer. She said to me, “What did you talk about? Wasn’t there a lot of dead air space?” A similar question about finding topics to talk about with clients came up recently at a program that I attended on Rainmaking for Women Lawyers presented by the Women’s Bar Association.
Take Note
I would like to focus on something, that at first glance, may appear rather trivial. In fact it might seem so inane that you are wondering why I am even writing about it. It’s ‘note taking’. I learnt a very salient, if not embarrassing, lesson in my early 20’s. When in my first sales consulting role I turned up to a sales meeting with a prospective client with no obvious note taking materials. Up until that time I had never been told to take notes by my managers. I hadn’t thought about talking notes myself. I relied on my memory.
"It's About What Goes Out, Not What Comes In"
When things go wrong at work, most of us seek someone to blame. But in good teams, when things go wrong, individuals don't wait for someone else to fix themselves or fix the situation. They fix it themselves.
How to Handle a Spontaneous Response Successfully - As an Introvert
Have you ever been called on in a meeting to give your thoughts about the discussion but felt unprepared? Or maybe a brainstorming session is almost impossible for you? Even though we know an introvert's brain works differently than the extrovert's, we actually can prepare and plan for spontaneity!
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Aretha had it right about respect. We want it, we need it and we don't get enough of it.

The Art of Lifestyle Design: Cultivate Business Around Your Life
Are you wondering what you need to do so your business will support your lifestyle? I was. I was tired of working by the hour and lacking free time. I embraced these 5 steps, and fast tracked my life and my business to the way I wanted it to be. I re-defined and designed how I was going to spend my time. I took back control, and you can too. Here are 5 steps to design your life and business the way YOU want it to be.

The Art of the New Wealth: A Journey of Inner Peace and Deliberate Creation
I recently had a client that was struggling financially and I told her to be grateful for what she had. Instead of accepting this thought, she went irate. She told me that she couldn't be grateful for her old clothes, small house and her debit. She could even be grateful for the intangible things like her angry teenager and ex-husband. In reflecting on my journey in deliberate creation with universal laws, I have found that before lived deliberately, I was overlooking all that I have. What if we could be feel glorious peace and gratitude towards every-single-thing that meets you in life? Instead of getting caught up with what we don't have and what we are striving to "get". And depressed that we don't already have what we want already.
Why real change after culture change initiatives often fail
Why is it that so many culture change iniaitives fail? I think its because often business leaders fail to take into account how they will sell change and take for granted people will play ball - big mistake! In this article I discuss what I believe are some of the main 'assumptions' businees leaders make.
Succession Planning - For the sake of change?
A business coaching perspective on succession planning.
Shut Up and Listen!
Smashing Two Dangerous Sales Myths.

Ten Ways to Greater Ease in Life
For many of us, including me, a life of greater ease is most appealing. Yet ease runs counter to our stress-producing, complex culture. As a result, it’s essential to increase its presence in our lives.
How To Attract Miracles Into Your Business And Personal Life
I admit, the concept of actually attracting miracles seems riduclous to the the savvy business executive. But the truth is that miracles do happen and they can happen to you. It is not positive-thinking hype.Its about using your brain a different way. And there is a simple neurological explanation why expecting miracles helps you to find and experience miracles.

Daily Anxiety
For independent professionals who work alone, finding a way to handle isolation and daily axiety is key to sanity.
Being Present To Your Inner Brilliance
Learn key questions to ask when considering important business and life decisions
Are You Missing These Sales Rejection Signs on the Path to Increase Sales?
Do you fail to recognize the sales rejection signs that keep you from your goal to increase sales? Learn what some of these signs are.
Let's Talk Perspective
Whether you can or whether you can't depends on how you choose to see your challenge.
How to Get More Referrals, More Prospects & More NEW Clients During a Recession
It's hard enough to get more prospects and new clients during a booming economy when people have money to spend. When the global economy takes a nosedive and freefalls fast, it's 100 times harder to get prospect to talk to us.
Smart Women Are Like Rocket Ships
This article is about thinking about your life both personally and professionally in terms of launching a rocket ship. Taking the time to prepare for this journey into the future with a solid plan of action. It’s about getting clear on what you want to accomplish, what you will need in order to accomplish the goal and who will you need to have in your life to support the goal.

8 Critical Listening Skills Factors for Managers
As a manager, your listening skills play a vital role in a lot of real life situations, especially your workspace. How well you listen to your employees can have a big impact on the kind of work output you achieve. Yet listening isn't that difficult, when you know the tricks...
Paying Attention To Your Level of Impact
Are you paying attention to how far reaching and powerful you impact can be? Not only is attitude contagious but your reach can spread like wildfire if you do it right.
An Ounce Of Silence
It is amazing to watch a true professional finish his presentation and just kick back and watch the prospect talk himself or herself into the sale. The worst that can happen if you button up is that the prospect may start to say something negative and you have plenty of time to counter with positive reinforcement.
CLOSING THE SALE - IT'S HIGHLY OVERRATED
When I first got into selling I was told that to be successful I would have to learn how to CLOSE the sale. Indeed in that company, there was an elite group called "THE CLOSERS". This was a small...
Will You Ignore The Stranger Next To You?
The best way to get new clients is to always be expanding your network. This article will show you how -- because you never know where it will lead.
Small Business Tip: Your Self Esteem Determines Your Profits
Money is the last great taboo in society. These days you can ask someone their political views and you will generally get an answer. You can ask someone their religious affiliation and they will tell you. You can even ask them their favourite sexual position and most people will giggle and then come up with an answer. But ... ask them what their credit card debt is or how much they earnt last year and you will get embarrassed mumblings or silence.

Even Engineers Sell
If you offer a professional service, you need to sell that service in order to grow. Change how you view selling and you’ll see immediate growth.

Taboo Topics: Talking Politics in the Office
Conventional wisdom says not to talk about sex, politics and religion in the office. The problem is that any office, workplace or organization is mostly made up of people and if the volume of blogs, internet sites, magazines and other media is any indication of popularity, people love to talk about: SEX, POLITICS AND RELIGION!
Time Management for Moms Who Work From Home
Working from home is a stressful enough situation in itself, but having children to take care of at the same time can make it even more stressful. Trying to balance children and work and everything else that happens on a regular basis can be very difficult, but it can be made a little bit easier by using time management.
Four Steps to Direct Communication
An article of 1075 words focusing on the four steps needed for developing your communication muscles.
WOW Them With Your Speech
Entrepreneurs are called upon almost daily to deliver informative, as well as enthusiastic speeches. Learn how even the shyest of entrepreneurs can motivate the troops.
New Eyes Transform Results
“Discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”~Marcel Proust In this article, we’re going to turn your problem on its head. We’re going to create dramatically different CONTEXT for your “problem.” Take your story and turn it around to its opposite. In essence, create an opposite belief. You may wish to create two or three of them.

When Personal Impacts Professional
It happens to all of us: the pressing personal problem or concern that takes center stage, leaving little energy or attention for anything else, including work. Examples are a family member's prolonged illness or death, facing the prospect or reality of divorce. Although most of us are practiced at putting on the "game face" and getting on with work, events of this magnitude may make it difficult or impossible to manage that. Each person is, of course, different, and no solution will fit everyone. Here, however, are some useful coping mechanisms.

7 Ways To STOP Chasing Decision Makers!
You probably know this scenario well: Your main contact at a company has expressed interest in possibly purchasing your product or service.
Connecting With Your Intuition and Inspiration
Delicious inspiration gives color and texture to our dreams- guiding us to mysterious and delightful adventures along our path of life. Marcie Hunt Where does intuition come from? If you are spiritually based, it comes from a higher source of wisdom. Some people prefer to believe that it is their “higher self” or soul speaking to them internally. Others believe that intuition stems from the “right” side of the brain where one can easily access such qualities as intuition, inspiration, creativity and non-judgment.

Closing Sales Kindly and Efficiently
Sales professionals often feel forced to step out of their comfort zone to confront and persuade prospects to come to a decision. These skills are a lot tougher to master, but not impossible. Follow this four step rule to close sales kindly and efficiently.

Other silence Related Articles

Strategic Thinking Planning Success Story
A majority of times when I ask small business owners if they have a strategic plan, a vision, a mission, etc. for their business, there is dead silence, a shuffling of feet, a distressed or puzzled look or responses like - "we are too small," "we have our plan in our heads," "no one uses those anyway," or some others that cannot be repeated here.
Connecting With Speakers
Mark Goulston writes: When following a presentation by an important person at a convention there is a call for comments or questions and there is dead silence, the last thing that speaker thinks is that he or she has been profound.
How to Affirm Peace and Life Balance
"It's really the space between the notes that makes the music you enjoy so much. Without the space, all you would have is one continual noisy note. Everything that is created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness." Dr. Wayne Dyer

Small Business Tip: Your Self Esteem Determines Your Profits
Money is the last great taboo in society. These days you can ask someone their political views and you will generally get an answer. You can ask someone their religious affiliation and they will tell you. You can even ask them their favourite sexual position and most people will giggle and then come up with an answer. But ... ask them what their credit card debt is or how much they earnt last year and you will get embarrassed mumblings or silence.

How People Will Remember Me at My Work Place?
Leadership in silence sounds more. Do some extraordinary thing at work place that after leaving your work still people will remember you. It can be innovative ideas, excellent service, talent, helping peers and so on. Create a difference for yourself and be remembered by your colleagues even after you leave.

Sales Secrets of the Golden Silence
I attended a sales training course a number of years ago and the trainer was talking about closing techniques. I remember he said on several occasions 'ask for the order and then keep quiet' he had plastered all over the walls in the training room silence can be golden.
Prayer:The Transformative Principle of Life
This article is explaining how the art of prayer and silence contribute to the oneness(balance)that we all must find within ourselves. The divine has a plan for all of us, and if we are listening we can learn to trust the spirit and live life to the fullest with no worries. These and other topics are discussed in my blog entitled: Are You Ready for a Spiritual and Personal Transformation.

Silence to the Fifth Power
You turn them off! And if by magic, you can think again, and envision again, and create again, and dialogue again, and feel a sense of newly regained energy, “again”. That is Silence to the Fifth Power.
Stillness for mastering modern day living
If you are looking for a powerful tool to stay calm and focused under pressure and to increase your creativity then a daily dose of silence and stillness is what you need.
Think Time
How often do you take time to just sit and think? To close the door on all the noise; put on some music or sit in silence and just ponder those things that require your attention? My guess, if you're like most people, you don't really take a lot of time to think.
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