by Motivated Magazine | Dec 6, 2012 | Sell, Uncategorized
In today’s economy, people buy personalities more than they buy products and services. I know this because I’ve tested this theory out thousands of times over. You can read all about it in my book “From Bankrupt to $900 a day Selling Mops”. I was a product...
by Motivated Magazine | Oct 4, 2011 | Reflect
“Be yourself, everyone else is taken.” Oscar Wilde It’s been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. But, if you think about it, the moment you try to imitate someone, you’re stuck. Imitation is the opposite of being your authentic self. You were born...
by Motivated Magazine | Jul 22, 2011 | Reflect
Olive Kay was a depression era single mother with a grade three education when she was abandoned by her alcoholic husband and began cooking for farmhands in the Prairie dustbowl. Decades later, when the Quebec Chronicle newspaper advertised for a “Women’s Editor”, she...
by Motivated Magazine | Jul 20, 2011 | Lead
Last week I had dinner with our sales manager and a business growth consultant. The consultant was offering dramatic sales strategies and processes to reenergize, retool, rethink, and train our 16 sales representatives all in an effort to help us realize our vision....
by Motivated Magazine | Jul 11, 2011 | Strategize
One thing is for sure, branding is big business. From Mom and Pop entrepreneurs to global conglomerates, creating the perfect brand can be costly. If you ask most people, “What is a brand?” they’ll respond with a name or refer to a logo. The global power brands are...
