You are responsible. Whether you like it or not. And whether you accept it or not. Not for what you were born into, or your upbringing, or for some of what life puts on you. But you are responsible for your: And these, combined with execution, time, timing, and circumstances create outcomes. Which could be […]
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When my son was little he came in crying because his sister called him an idiot. I said “well, are you?” He said “no!” I said “well, you haven’t got anything to worry about then.” He stopped crying. Chimp brain out the way, I added “and if you’re not, then that also makes her wrong.
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Pay-off: A paint by numbers approach to unseat the incumbent / competition and win the client you wantInvestment: 8 mins Sign up to monthly posts here Hi there! You shouldn’t be clicking on titles like that! I don’t write these sorts of tips! I’m all about good honest, ethical, high-value selling. Having said that, I
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Pay-off: Eliminate fear, and do the right thingsInvestment: 2.5 mins Sign up to monthly posts here What are you scared of? It’s an interesting thing, fear. We deal with it first. To attempt to survive. The amygdala in your brain takes on that job. And what a job! Quite the responsibility. Since it leads your
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Pay-off: Pick someone smart you need a ‘yes’ from. Follow the advice below and you’ll increase your chancesInvestment: 5 mins. Sign up to monthly posts here You’re reading this because you sometimes have to persuade or sell to smart people. And you’re reading this because you’re smart enough to care about getting it right. Right?
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Pay-off: Plenty of ideas to make better decisions Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to monthly posts here Of course, you could use the ideas below to help other people make decisions too. Including buying and selling decisions. OK, let’s learn by doing: Pick a decision you’re currently trying to make. Now, stop trying to make
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Pay-off: shake things up, and take better control of your time to save hours, days, even weeks Investment: 5 minutes Sign up to monthly posts here I’ve written this to help anyone who feels that they’re not making the best use of their time. They’re either time short, stressed, or frustrated as time just seems to
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Pay-off: shift your focus to this and you’ll become more persuasive Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to monthly posts here As with most of the ideas on this blog, this one applies to anyone – that’s you – not just people in sales. This tip applies when you’re interacting with other people and you need
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Pay-off: 10 quick and actionable ideas to help you communicate, learn, think and sell better Investment: read whichever you like (5 mins to read the lot) Sign up to monthly posts here There should be something for everyone in this post. Most of these short tips apply to most people. Usually, in my posts I
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Pay-off: equip yourself to convince others with just one question Investment: 7 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Soon you will face a conversation where you need to convince someone to do something that you believe will create a win:win for you both. In that conversation, every single thing you say or do will either
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