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- Self-Image in Selling - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVWhy Your Self-Image is a Key Part of Your Personality Your self-image is the way you see yourself and think about yourself. It is often called your "inner mirror." You look into this mirror in every situation to see how you should perform on the outside. You always behave on the outside in a ...
Views: 875 - Three Easy Ways to Maximum Motivation - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVAppreciate People for Everything They Do There are three keys to getting the best out of others, and the first of these is appreciation. Every time you thank another person, you cause that person to like themselves better. You raise their self-esteem and improve their self-image. You cause them ...
Views: 814 - Catastrophe Exaggerated - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThere is no evidence whatsoever, anywhere, in any scientific study, that carbon dioxide emissions are harmful to the globe, or to any living creature. During this summer, I have done a good deal of reading on the subject of “climate change” and “global warming.” Since these subjects are ...
Views: 850 - Growing Inequality? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOV“The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.?? As we enter into the political “silly season” the claims and counter claims of the candidates vying for the presidency are becoming louder and more questionable with each new headline. One of the most popular whipping boys for ...
Views: 681 - Increase Your Earnings 1000%! - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVHere’s an exercise for you; imagine that it’s possible for you to earn ten times your current annual wage. If you’re earning $25,000, imagine for a moment that it’s possible for you to earn $250,000, a 1000% increase. Believe In Yourself The first reaction of most people to that exercise is to ...
Views: 550 - Three Rules for Developing Courage - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The step-by-step development of courage in yourself is the first responsibility of leadership. The second responsibility is to develop and instill courage in others, your staff, your children, your ...
Views: 1644 - Improving the Quality of Your Thinking - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVAnyone, Starting From Wherever They Are, Can Become Wealthy in America Anyone, Starting From Wherever They Are, Can Become Wealthy in America In one series of I.Q. tests given to children ages 2 - 4 years, 95% of the children were found to be highly creative with curious, questioning minds and ...
Views: 891 - A Special Kind of Courage - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThere are several different aspects of courage. Perhaps the most important is the courage to endure, to persist, to “hang in there” in the face of doubt, uncertainty and criticism from others. There are several different aspects of courage. Perhaps the most important is the courage to endure, ...
Views: 821 - Who are the Millionaires? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe way you think about money will determine how much of it you accumulate more than any other factor. The way you think about money will determine how much of it you accumulate more than any other factor. Your attitude toward money affects your emotions and your motivations. The Five Ways to ...
Views: 619 - Staying On Course - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOV“A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step.” Having just returned from China, I can quote Confucius, who said, "A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step." Mark Twain once said, "Even if you are on the right path, you’ll get run over if you just sit ...
Views: 802 - Driving Through A Blizzard - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThere are many obstacles on the road to success, but your job is to use them as stepping-stones and to persist until you succeed. Twelve feet of snow fell in upstate New York in February. Throughout the winter, there were freak storms that dumped huge amounts of snow throughout the Midwest and ...
Views: 771 - True or False? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOV‘extreme hiking’ Last October, while I was training to climb Mt. Whitney (14,495 ft) I made a 10-hour hike up and down Mt. Gorgonio in the San Bernardino National Forest. This was my eighth full day of hiking to get my legs in shape for the 15-hour hike up Whitney, 22 miles there and back, ...
Views: 785 - What is your heart’s desire? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVWhat is it that you would like to do or be or have more than anything else in the world? The author Henry Ward Beecher once wrote that "The first hour is the rudder of the day." It is called the "Golden Hour," and what you put into your mind first thing sets the tone for the rest of the ...
Views: 623 - The Secret - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVYou become what you think about most of the time. It was Aristotle who wrote, "Try not to be so much a man of wealth, but a man of character." It never fails to amaze me how good and honorable most people are. You read continually about crime and dishonesty, lying and stealing, but I think ...
Views: 580 - Break Away From Old Ideas - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVHighly creative people tend to have fluid, flexible, adaptive minds. Here are three statements that creative people can make easily and which you learn by regular practice. Admit It When You Are Wrong The first is simply, "I was wrong." Many people are so concerned with being right that all ...
Views: 599 - Building Unshakable Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVWhat difference would it make in your life if you had an absolutely unshakable confidence in your ability to achieve anything you really put your mind to? Identify Your Biggest Dream A young woman wrote to me recently, telling me that her whole life had taken a different turn since she heard me ...
Views: 835 - Select Your Company Carefully! - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVOnly the truly competent individual can be free of politics in an organization. When you’re really good at what you do, you can rise above politics. It’s the mediocrities at work who have to play games and every study shows that although they sometimes succeed in the short-term, they invariably ...
Views: 724 - Two Techniques for Turbulent Times - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThere are two techniques that can be useful in developing the foresight that is a hallmark of effective leaders. Practice Crisis Anticipation The first is called “crisis anticipation” and it involves looking ahead as far as you can and asking, “What could possibly change or go wrong that would ...
Views: 929 - Sales Success: Gap Analysis - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe key to making the sale is to discover the gaps between where the prospect is now and where they could be by using your product or service. Identify the Real Need of the Prospect As a salesperson, you are in the business of gap analysis. You are a "problem detective." Your job, somewhat like ...
Views: 944 - Seven Steps to Small Business Success - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThis simple seven step process will give you the tools you need to succeed. Many businesspeople achieve their greatest successes in unexpected areas. They begin a business and then they find that it isn’t as profitable as they had anticipated, so they change direction, using their experience ...
Views: 604 - Apply the 80/20 Rule to Everything in Time and Life Managment - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVBefore you begin work, always ask yourself, “Is this task in the top 20% of my activities or in the bottom 80%??? The 80/20 Rule is one of the most helpful of all concepts of time and life management. It is also called the Pareto Principle after its founder, the Italian economist Vilfredo ...
Views: 768 - Develop A Prosperity Concsiousness - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from John AOVThe starting point of all riches is the development of a prosperity consciousness. You must become a financial success in your thinking long before you achieve it in your reality. Both poverty and riches are the result of a state of mind, and the most important single step you ever take on the ...
Views: 659 - The Acid Test of Listening to Customers - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from John AOVDon’t get caught not listening to your potential customer. This is critical to your sales success. Paraphrase Your Customer’s Words The customer is only sure that you have been listening when you paraphrase what they have said and feed it back in your own words. This is where the rubber meets ...
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