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Quote: Robert Kiyosaki
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
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The Strategy Of Being Picked
An easy way to commoditize yourself is to end up on a list. If you are on a list with twenty, thirty or hundreds like you, then you have created a convenience for someone else to categorize you. You are the same as everyone else on the list. It'
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Good Agreements And Expectations
"As much as possible, deal only with good and honorable people. If you deal with good people, you won't need a contract, and if you are dealing with bad people, no contract can protect you." - Adam Aron, Chairman and CEO of Vail ResortsGood agreements lead
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The Chance For Best Opportunities To Win
Greg McKeown's article at HBR on The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less held both insight and helpfulness in understanding the opportunity costs of success. Success breeds more opportunities. Opportunities can crowd out what is important, even undermining the foundations of what creates success for us. It is the dilemma
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Inbound Marketing Rewards Persistence
That first connection you make with those that might do business with you may not be up close. People check you out from afar. Something attracts them to you and pulls them closer if the value is high enough. The temptation to approach someone too soon is high when we
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Quote: Scott Adams Dilbert Creator
Nothing is more important to my success than controlling my schedule. I'm most creative from five to nine A.M. If I had a boss or co-workers, they would ruin my best hours one way or another.
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Removing Pillars
"A fancy tool just gives the second-rater one more pillar to hide behind." - Hugh MacLeod in book Gaping Void Do the tools really make you better? Perhaps it is more comfort than a performance boost. I bet if you looked around, you could easily remove five things
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Is Your CRM System Obsolete?
There was a lot of hype and promise over CRM systems last decade, especially with the collaborative value of Salesforce.com in the cloud along with many other CRM systems. Essentially, CRM moved from independent sales people with their own desktop contact management to a team selling environment. Managers loved
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Reflection And Celebration
Living intentionally takes more work than just drifting through days. One of the important parts of leadership is to get away from the noise and reflect. Examining our lives and staying in tune with our priorities helps to align our decisions and actions to what is important. Otherwise, we are
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Fully Engaged - Be All There
With all the distractions today, it's easy to get off track from what is important. Moments are fleeting every day with the people we love and the opportunities that matter. I try and live by a mantra - "Wherever you are, be all there." It requires
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It's Not Just Technology
Inbound marketing is not just one thing. It's not one piece of software that is a silver bullet. It's not doing one social media venue better. Technology is continually changing. The rate of innovation is mind boggling. A lot of our challenge is keeping up with
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Freedom To Build Something
It's wonderful living in a free country. We can choose what we want to do and pursue happiness. We can make life better for ourselves and others. You have the freedom to build something every day, whether that is part of someone else's vision or your