You’ve heard of Sir Isaac Newton. As the story goes, he discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head while he was sitting under an apple tree. He also discovered a famous law of physics: “An object in motion tends to stay in motion and an object at rest tends to stay at rest.”…
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Fail More to Succeed
Businesses spend about $250 billion per year on promotional products, printing and custom packaging. You are probably within an hour’s drive of at least $1 billion in business. You are surely an internet connection away from the full $250 billion. So, why do so many distributor owners and sales reps fail to get wealthy? I believe fear of failure is the No. 1 cause for failure…
Read MoreDo You Deserve to Be a Millionaire?
Do you deserve to be a millionaire? Why? If you said you deserve to be a millionaire because you work hard, long hours, you are wrong. Lots of people work long, hard hours and earn minimum wage. If you said you deserve to be a millionaire because you have been in this business 25 years…
Read MoreStay Educated
Most successful people talk a great deal about how they stay educated and continuously develop. The truth is that none of us likes to say, “I don’t know.” But the honest truth is there is much you and I don’t know. If we want to continuously grow our success, we need to continue to continuously…
Read MoreThe Rule of the Beach Fire
I love being at the beach. One of my favorite things is to have a great log fire at the beach. Here’s the first rule of the beach fire: It takes many logs to have a great log fire. If one of the logs rolls out of the fire, it fizzles out and sizzles out.…
Read MoreThe Easiest Sale
Many of you reading this are wondering where to get more sales. There are only four possibilities for creating more sales. In order of the easiest sale they are: Sell an existing product to an existing customer. Sell a new product to an existing customer. Sell an existing product to a new customer. Sell a…
Read MoreSuccess Advice From Jeremy Lott, President of SanMar
Since my newest approach to Million Dollar Mindset in asking respected industry leaders to share their thoughts on success, it has been insightful for me, as I hope it has been for you. The most recent respected leader I asked to share their thoughts is the president of SanMar, Jeremy Lott. Thank you, Jeremy, for…
Read MoreTurn Your Career Into a Calling
Do you see your career as just a job? Just a way of making money? Something that keeps you from doing what you really want to be doing with your life? If you can see your career as a calling, it can become a positive expression of you, an integral part of who you are…
Read MoreYou Are a Leaky Bucket
When it comes to motivation, we are all “leaky buckets.” We have all had the experience of hearing an awesome motivational speaker who inspires us to commit to change and get ready to take our success to the next level. However, we have also all experienced that motivation and commitment dissipate within a few weeks.…
Read MoreStop, Thief!
To what lengths do you go to protect your valuables? Lock your home? Lock your car? Security system and cameras on your home? Alarm system on your car? Many people I know do all the above and more. But they are leaving the door wide open for the biggest thief of all. Who is the…
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