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talk to me when you sell to me
Good selling is about insight. In order to know what your customer is willing to buy, you have to know your customer. You have to …
don’t fear the hyena
One truth about fear: To get over fear, you have to confront it. Two truths about failure: 1. It is highly unlikely that it will never …
every need has a story
How do you know if a story is great? You can’t stop telling it. Great stories are engaging, relatable, and genuine. They’re relevant and meaningful. …
the 53% secret
We’re living in strange times. As virtual reality becomes a part of our normal lives and robots start replacing bank tellers, the lives we’ve created …
the fear/want question
There’s a really easy way to tell the difference between what you want to do and what you would like to do: Fear. When you …
something’s gotta give
Goals and mission are codependent. We have a mission, something that drives us forward, and we have goals, something we want to achieve. The mission …
the energy of doubt
What’s the difference between a decision and a choice? In order to choose, we have to have options. We choose where to eat brunch and …
the catchy beat of success
Once people start seeing successful behavior, they start copying it. That’s why they say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Because you’re doing …
in real life
We spend a lot more time online, sure. That doesn’t mean we need less interaction: it means we’re getting less. We’re starving ourselves. Turn off …
let me live
Thanks to modern technology, companies have gotten REALLY GOOD at measuring employee performance. How many sales leads did you get last week? How many minutes do …
meaning vs decoration
Maria Popova’s post on Alain de Botton’s “Art as Therapy” addresses Alain’s theories on ‘what is art for’. What I love about this work is that it addresss art …
making time for quiet time
In the arts, we call it negative space: the utilization of space between objects, patterns, what have you. It’s what makes the FedEx logo so …
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