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Give Me More Sore Losers

I hate to lose. And I like people who hate to lose. I hate losing more than I enjoy winning (and I enjoy winning). I’ve learned that one key commonality of great athletes, sales professionals and businesspeople is that they HATE to lose. I bring this up with the recent behavior of Bill Belichick, who refused to grant a 45 second interview to a CBS reporter, following the Patriots loss to the Ravens in the AFC Championship. Belichick’s behavior has been universally panned. He’s been called a...

Solving The Seller's Paradox

As I shared in my post last Monday: Stop Selling! If you’re selling you’re doing something wrong....

The Seller's Paradox

When I conduct sales training for executives and sales teams, I typically finish with the valuable...

The Problem With Goals

I’m a big fan of quotes, and I’ve got a love/hate relationship with goals. So the two collided when...

Uncovering The Real Power of Brand

As I’ve written before, “Brand” and “Branding” are words tossed around in a variety of ways. For...

So, What Are You Going To Do With 2013?

Welcome to 2013! Now, what are you going to do with it? As the famous quote says, time is the great...

Coffee Is For Provokers

One of my favorite movies is Glengary Glenn Ross (based on David Mamet’s play). In it, the most...

How To Stop Overcoming Objections & Double Your Results

Walk into any bookstore, or read any sales oriented magazine and you'll see the primary focus on...

Why Your Forecasts Are Always Wrong (Find & Eliminate the False Positives)

The underlying system of sales is designed for failure. This is supported by the way companies...

Simon Sinek Is Wrong!

I'm a big fan of Simon Sinek's concept, Start with Why. I even shared his TEDx presentation on this...