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Fanatical, consistent sales activity beats intense, sporadic sales activity every time. A tiny drop of water can drill a hole in a rock when it drips in the same spot over a long period of time. Likewise, a small amount of sales activity, when done consistently over...
A few years back there was a cop show on TV called “The Closer” about a chief detective who was especially talented at getting confessions out of criminals. (Okay, I confess. I enjoy watching cop shows.) Without the “close”, in this context the confession, there was...
Thirty years ago, I learned about the communication pie and it forever changed the way I think about communication. The concept was put forth by a college professor, Albert Mehrabian, in the 1970’s. When it comes to communicating feelings and attitudes, words, tone of...
I am a regular guest blogger on Follower of One. Here is my recent article, reposted with permission. Everyone’s heard the saying “curiosity killed the cat.” A similarly disparaging saying dates back to AD 397 when St. Augustine wrote “… In the eons before creating...
There is an often quoted scripture that says it’s more blessed to give than to receive. But like anything else, too much of a good thing – even giving – can cause harm. Here’s an example of how it destroyed my friend’s business. Ike is the kind of person...
I love connecting with people in conversation, getting to know them in a meaningful way. About a year ago I got (what I thought was) a brilliant idea to add a link to my calendar on my LinkedIn profile. No one used it – until this week. Someone I didn’t know appeared...
