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Isn't it a miracle that we have powerful apps at our fingertips for $0.99? And some even pay you to use them. It creates millions of people that feel entitled to sophisticated technology that is convenient and powerful for a mere buck or less. In the workplace,
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The quote, "Nothing happens until a sale is made," is a favorite motivation for moving the gears of a sales team. There are managers waiting to manage something and customer service people ready to respond to issues. But none of that happens until someone sells something. It baffles
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My friend Marc introduced me and the family to Joe Camp of Benji fame. Joe's had a lot of wonderful successes and dramas in life. But, as anyone that has tried for anything knows, it's extremely difficult to go after your passion and dreams. And, Joe,
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Perspective can change how you feel or see an issue. Stand right up to a magnificent building and it looks daunting as you look up its columns and windows. But if you can move back a couple miles and enjoy the city view, you see the relationship between that building
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I loathe politics and political players. It creates a lot of non-productive dialogue and focus on things that don't matter. When you hear someone complaining or withholding information, such roadblocks create noise that gets the focus of your business off target. What matters is coming up with great
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When you look at the game of how the markets work up close, the self-interest at hand is self-evident. Those that want to create indulge in the process and hard work (which is naturally play) to bring something novel into the world. Yet there are many that can't
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Ever felt violated? I'm sure you have if you have done business for a while and you have some worth and value, you have attracted takers. Sure, they can recognize that you can change their lives in some ways. It's why they're around in
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There are things that make noise and make no impact. It doesn't take talent to: ... point out what's not working ... wait for someone to do something ... rely on other people's kindness ... copy what others are doing ... talk louder and more often than others The
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It's so easy to get confused and enamored about the wrong things. I think we live in two different worlds. There's the one world where technology is advancing at a mind-boggling and relentless pace. It makes us feel empowered with the elixir of advancement. On the
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I'm looking at a mountain view this morning in Alaska enjoying a week of work and play with the family. Yesterday, my boy and I worked side by side at a coffee shop like a couple college kids studying together. We got to enjoy a full day of
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If you have any kind of vision, there's a picture in your head of the things you should be doing. We can idealize how our business should run or how customers should respond. The picture in our heads is great and necessary. It helps motivate us and keeps
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The art of the sale is a beautiful thing to experience when done in harmony and synchrony: The desire and taste of a product becomes enticing and gnaws at the prospective customer's mind. The hard work of positioning, gaining attention and clarifying the value proposition moves a person