“Stranger danger” is a warning that all people you don’t personally know (strangers) can potentially be dangerous. There are lots of strangers giving advice these days. On social media, on YouTube, in your emails and more. Lots of free advice. But who are these folks, and should you follow their advice? My strong suggestion is…
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I love the song “Sit Down” by James. In the song there are two lines that in many ways define my life, “If I hadn’t seen such riches, I could live with being poor.” Truth is, I grew up in a middle-class family. My father was a meat salesman, and my mother was a stay-at-home mom. Growing up, I had no idea about the lifestyle of wealthy people…
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When I talk with people about their goals I frequently hear them use the word “if.” “If I can grow my sales to $X.” “If I get healthy.” “If I get that new customer.” If. “If” sows seeds of doubt. “If” is a word that people need to lose and replace it with “when.” “When…
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We are all busy. Busy with lot of activities every day. Busy with a long to-do list. Busy trying to catch up on emails. Busy with lots of activities. But are those activities driving you closer to the goals for your life? Or are they driving you crazy? The key is to look at your to-do list and your calendar and ask yourself three questions…
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I just hung up on a sales rep. Originally, I reached out to his firm to learn more about their services. We had to reschedule a few times over the last few weeks. Finally, we were about to connect. He starts out asking lots of questions about Proforma and the project on which I was working. I asked him what he knew about Proforma, to which he replied, “not a ton.” That’s when I hung up…
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It is OK to Have Down Days The truth is that we all have down moments and days. Sometimes our circumstances and life events are sad. It is OK to feel the emotions that come with those circumstances and events. I follow a number of motivational leaders on social media. I find myself wondering if…
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Everyone has a mindset. One type is a million dollar mindset, where your success knows no limits. The other type is a limited mindset, where your path to success knows lots of limits. The choice is yours. I know of massively successful people who who rightfully could have seen their circumstances as limiting, but they looked past their limitations and persevered to amazing success…
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I am always amazed when I realize that every great man-made creation started with only an idea. Just an idea. The iPhone was just an idea at one time. Amazon.com was just an idea at one time. You get the point. But do you get that there is no limit to the size of ideas? There’s no limit to the size of your ideas for your business or your life…
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One of the biggest barriers to high performance is annualized thinking. Annualized thinking is the unspoken belief that there is plenty of time in the year to make things happen. If we have a slow start in January, we may be disappointed, but we think, “I’ve got 11 more months to make my goal.”…
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Like a beautiful hot air balloon rising in the sky, you were built to rise. Rise higher in business. Rise higher in life. But many never rise to their full potential. Some never rise at all. Why? The reason some people never rise to their full potential is the same reason some hot air balloons…
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