This came through my feed (my wife’s actually) from 7 years ago today. Sometimes, it’s worth looking back only to see how far along we’ve come. It’s also fun to see what was relevant in our lives before and what is important now. I think the principles I was discussing seven years ago are still […]
How to keep going, and maintaining momentum! Inspiration came from my kickboxing class this morning. I had one of the gal’s hollers at me, “COME ON MIKE, KEEP GOING!” My immediate reply was, “Just because I am not going as fast as you, does not mean I’ve stopped.” I think that is so relevant and […]
At the end of the day… Sometimes we just need it to be the end of the day. Let me explain. We are so constantly going, so constantly moving that sometimes our bodies and our minds just need a break. The constant bombardment of people and things; social media, you MUST feed that beast! (Well […]
This is a throwback to one of my very first podcast episodes – Are you waiting on someone else for your success? I am a huge fan of this old school episode. Even though I didn’t know exactly where I was headed, I enjoy listening and hearing the FIRE! Please tune in now and make […]
Now, some may think this is an absurd statement on selling, but it’s oh so true and a bit profound. As I was conducting my training session yesterday, I made the statement below, in front of many salespeople. Immediately they were all nodding in agreement and it became a fairly lengthy topic of discussion. “It […]
A few months back I talked about how “Performance Trumps Product Every Time” – so one of the big questions is then, how do we get our employees bought into that same belief system to produce the performance. I’ll give you several ways to improve your overall employee experience which translates to your teams customer […]
This week I’ll talk about three rules followed by great managers. For you to be effective at your job as a manager and as a leader you have to have tools and be able to create accountability on with your team. Check out tonight’s show for this BIG THREE!
I am PUMPED this week! Happy New Year everybody! “It’s not the destination, just a stop along the way!” was something we used to say all the time when we were out and about the town… probably a derivative of “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey,” with a twist! This week I’ll get into […]
This episode is designed after a sales training technique called… go figure, the BREAK Method. BREAK is not something you physically do, it is not physically painful and is non-labor intensive. It’s only an acronym for Bypass, Restate, Expand, Ask, Keep. Whether it is to further your sales, improve on a relationship or tweak your […]
THE GREETING. Welcome to your first day as a professional sales consultant, I don’t mean like your first, first day… I mean your first real live day on your own. You have the desk, some business cards, shirt and tie… check. The business you work for has given you their “sales process” or “road to […]