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.…
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We’ve all heard the expression “don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” However, there are many people who let their quality of life rely too much on one factor. This becomes glaringly apparent during a financial downturn. Quality of life factors include: · Financial / Career · Family / Friends · Physical health ·…
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Let me tell you a story about Jack. Jack has been in this business a long time. Good guy. Lots of contacts. Sales typically less than $500,000 per year. Then COVID struck. Jack participated in webinars and learned about opportunities in PPE. Jack reached out to his contacts. He told them how he had the…
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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…
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I recently read an article from TheLadders.com written by Michael Thompson, who explained a story about Steve Jobs and what he believes to be the one thing that separates the doers from the dreamers. When Jobs was 12 years old, he wanted to build a frequency counter but was missing some of the parts he needed, so he…
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By now, we have heard more than enough of these words: COVID-19, coronavirus, social distancing and many more. I will tell you one more word I have heard enough of: excuses. I hear people blaming their low sales on the virus, on their customers being closed, on the fact they can’t make face-to-face sales…
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We are all learning some new vocabulary during these times. Phrases like “shelter in place,” “social distancing” and “herd immunity.” Another word I strongly recommend people learn is pivot. “Pivot” simply means to “turn.” Many people reading this need to learn to pivot or turn. To pivot to new types of companies wide open for…
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I am hearing lots of news and talk about what percent industry sales are down. Some are saying industry sales are down 70 percent. Others are saying industry sales are down even more. If you listen to how much industry sales are down, you have a math problem. The problem is that it can sound…
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These very different times call for a very different approach to my blog, Million Dollar Mindset. The main purpose of my blog is to help you develop the mindset to create your own million dollar success. Some of you were probably well on your way until a few weeks ago. Then our world changed in…
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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…
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