The Greatest Movie of All Time Its Up To You! I just finished reading the latest book written by Don Miguel Ruiz and his son Don Jose, entitled The 5th Agreement. At one point in this extraordinary work, the authors share the idea that you are writing the script for the movie you are living…
Giving Away Your Power … It’s In The Bag! Over the years I have had my fair share of “memorable” experiences especially when it comes to traveling and airline security. Â Being dark complected and having a shaved head, I have on more than one occasion found myself in the “randomly” selected security line with…
Monday of this week I sent an audio CD on managing your energy via the U.S. Post Office to one of my clients. Tuesday, I found the same envelope that had I dropped off at the post office the previous day in my mail box with a stamp on it that read “Returned For 43…
It was late in the day and I had just found out that a dear friend of mine had returned home from having back surgery earlier that day. I wanted to send flowers however, there is a 2 hour time difference between Phoenix and Chicago and it was already 3:45 PM in Illinois! Oh…
I’m Sick! Approximately 14 months ago I had a routine physical. It’s now over a year later and I am still trying to get the insurance company (Aetna) the lab (Sonora Quest) and the doctors office to cover the cost of the blood work on a routine physical examination which is included in my plan.…
How Do You Respond To Your Constituents (Customers)? Elected officials like Sales Professionals some times forget who their customer’s are … Recently I received an email from my favorite Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio asking for support on a local bill that would force the local Phoenix government to be more efficient in spending our…
Choose Your Attitude! Sometimes thing happen life that don’t feel good, we don’t like, or we don’t understand why this had to happen to us. The truth is that even though we may not like what happened we can always choose how we will respond to that particular situation or event. We choose what we…
Work Life Balance: All Work and No Play … I’m sure most people have seen the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick entitled, The Shining. The story, written by Stephen King, is a psychological thriller about a writer who takes his family to an isolated hotel to be the caretaker in the off season. It will…
Do You Remember Follow the … Leader? Yes, it was a game many of us played when we were kids. The rules were simple, just do what the Leaders does. If you don’t do exactly as they do, you’re out of the game, the last person standing wins and they’re the new leader. Sounds simple,…
A lot of salespeople think they need to “sell” themselves. When your focusing on selling yourself your focus tends is on “you” instead of the customer. STOP TRYING TO SELL YOURSELF AND FOCUS ON WHAT YOUR CUSTOMER NEEDS! By the way … your customer doesn’t need you selling them anything! What they need is: A…