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Fall into the Gap
Today, I visited a Gap store for the first time in a while. We all know that they've been having trouble, and it was interesting to see how they're responding.
When you are ready to stand up to speak
Perhaps you should consider sitting down.
The Exhilaration of Intention
I just had an amazing realization during a keynote address I gave to the Chabad of California annual rabbis’ conference.
Lack of Seriousness - The Last Interview with Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my few idols, an elegantly simple poet-philosopher of the first class. I grew up near where he lived in Sag Harbor, and I’ve enjoyed his writing since I was in junior high, where I silently hoped to one day have the courage to visit him.

Overtime... All the Time
Caught in the busy trap.
The secret of the web (hint: it's a virtue)
Patience. Google was a very good search engine for two years before you started using it. The iPod was a dud.
Are You In The Game
Have you ever noticed that it is the people in the stands who supposedly know everything about the game? They give all kinds of advice, but you don't see them actually in the game. It is as if the game exists only for them. Many will say that yes, the game does exist for the fans, for without the fans, where would the game be? I'd like to throw a wrench into that argument and say that, yes the fans are an important part of the game, but without the players, the game wouldn't exist either.
2 Ways to Deal With Difficult Staff
This article shows that, if you get to know each member of your team much better, concentrate on what they do well, then you're less likely to have difficult staff.
The One Thing You Need to Know about Team Motivation
This article reveals how to get the best out of each team member by concentrating on human interactions
CASE STUDY: BIG KEV
Another crazy, was an old mentor, employer and friend of mine, Kevin McQuay (AKA) BIG KEV! Big Kev was a naked salesman and one of the best I have ever seen. He was bold, most certainly unique, memorable and very real! Big Kev was a larger than life character and Australia’s most famous celebrity television salesman. I spent many years with Kev and he taught me a hell of a lot about sales and business. It would be remiss of me not to add, Kev has been the most influential person in my business life to date. He believed in me when no one else did, and for that I will always be eternally grateful.

Most Frequently Requested Help
What do you think is the most frequently requested plea for help? Overcoming Objections? Handling Stalls and Put-Offs? Closing? Getting Appointments? It's getting calls returned.
Interviewing and the Electric Tooth Brush
When answering an interview question it is best to be as focused as possible so that you can be succinct and to the point in as little time as possible – two minutes.
Stand Out and Get Noticed: 10 Tips On How to Win Over the Potential Client
In this tough economy, entrepreneurs must use every tool they have to win the client. Your best tool is yourself. How you appear, behave and communicate influences your rate of success. "Stand Out and Get Noticed" provides you with 10 tips on how to appear, behave and communicate to win the client.
Stop Giving It Away!! Don’t be afraid to get paid for your services
Here it is. The 100% Guaranteed technique to never having the customer say or think “NO” when you are asking for the sale:
The Secret of Happiness
Happiness has become a hot scientific topic over the last two decades. Recently the BBC presented a six part series called The Happiness Formula. This series covered topics such as: 1. Think yourself happy 2. The politics of happiness 3. The power of happiness 4. The happiness recipe The scientific tests supporting the series suffered, to some extent, because happiness relies upon the subjective self assessment by an individual of their own happiness rather than an objective measure. However, that suggests that happiness is something that can be objectively measured and that may not be so. Perhaps each of us have our own definition of happiness that are all equally valid.

Talking In Media Morse Code
Keep in mind, you want a couple of sound bites that you can pepper into the conversation, but you definitely do not want your entire conversation to be a series of sound bites.
The Biggest Domain Name Myth
There are still lots of opportunities to get your hands on a catchy and memorable .com domain name.
Fast First Impressions
First impressions are important and it takes less time than ever before to create one. Learn 5 ways to improve your first impression with new sales prospects.

What Business Are You In?
What business are you in? “The car business” would probably be your normal answer. I would invite you look deeper into that question.

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Remember The Little Things In Life
Think about it. If your watch is slow by just four minutes, that's not much--unless you've been warned that if you're even one minute late ever again you will be fired. Then four minutes is a lot.
Listening Pays !!!
In a typical 60-minute sales call, a salesperson spends 30 minutes talking about products or services, 9 minutes asking questions ,and 12 minutes letting the customer speak. Clearly, not enough time is spent asking questions and listening to customers - the only way salespeople can learn what it will take to quickly close the sale.

Lesson #3: Time is an Entrepreneur’s Best Asset
“Time is your most important resource,” says Kamprad. “You can do so much in ten minutes. Ten minutes, once gone, are gone for good.”

Lesson #4: Two Heads Are Better Than One
In seventh grade gym class, the two self-proclaimed “slowest and fattest kids in the class” found themselves trailing all of the other students on the track. “Coach was yelling at us, ‘Gentlemen, you have to run the mile in seven minutes or you will have to run it again,’” recalls Greenfield. “Ben then responded, ‘Coach, if I didn’t run it in seven minutes the first time, then I’m sure not going to run it in seven minutes the second time.’”
A Strategic Look At Dos and Donts of Board Meeting Minutes From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Do you serve on a board of directors and experience significant inaccuracies and inconsistencies in board minutes? Do you know that board minutes are really a very important resource to governing boards? Minutes of board meetings provide evidence that a board has exercised care in decision-making. The minutes also substantiate that a board is operating in accordance with its Bylaws and other documents and rules. Although there is recognition that board minutes are important, many organizations continue to have inadequate records of board meetings. Your strategic thinking business coach offers a list of the DO’s and DON’Ts of board meeting minutes.

Why Are Meetings One Hour Long?
The vast majority of meetings in the business world are scheduled for one hour. I think this is a paradigm we should challenge for several reasons. 1. Like an old habit, we just fall into the pattern without even thinking about it. 2. We lose track of those extremely valuable minutes within the hour format. We can do better than that. 3. The meeting itself is often inefficient as there is time to schmooze for the first 20 minutes or so, and most of the decisions occur in the final 10 minutes of a meeting. There are many techniques for squeezing more usable time from our daily schedule – and we really need them. Next time you schedule a meeting, try making it 50 minutes rather than an hour. It will emphasize the importance of the minutes and save time in the bargain.

Four Minutes in the Morning
Amy and I created a tradition about a decade ago we call “four minutes in the morning.” We try to – fully clothed – spend four minutes together every morning 100% focused on each other.

Ten Simple Tips to Make a Good First Impression at a Job Interview
Recently I overheard two business men saying that in the first 2 minutes of an interview they know whether they want to hire the candidate. That doesn't give the job seeker much time. Here are ten tips that will allow you to make a good first impression in the first few minutes of the interview
Be Happier in 2 minutes a day!
You can Be Happier in just 2 minutes a day! Here’s how it works: • 1 minute in the morning to acknowledge three things you’re grateful for • 1 minute in the evening to recall three triumphs of your day And if you add in 10-15 minutes on the weekend to review your week,

The Bias Trap
Like many people of my generation, I grew up on a steady diet of 60 Minutes broadcasts every Sunday night. Whether you liked or didn't like 60 Minutes, and regardless of whether you believed in their slant on a story, it was-and still is-hard not to watch.

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