Controlling Negative Thoughts That Get in The Way of Sales Success

Karen Rinaldi, author of It’s Great to Suck at Something: The Unexpected Joy of Wiping Out and What It Can Teach Us About Patience, Resilience, and the Stuff that Really Matters says, “We have to water the right seeds. If we do that, we can shift our habit energy–that negative loop that contributes to our…

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NASP Seller Style Assessment

NASP Seller Style Assessment: An Overview

The National Association of Sales Professionals, or NASP, was made for people who are serious and ambitious about their careers in sales. It’s a valuable resource for sales professionals and influencers and is also a community where everyone with a passion for sales can connect and share ideas. A lot of people ask me why…

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The Powerful Key to Success: Women Supporting Women

The Powerful Key to Success: Women Supporting Women

John Donne, an English metaphysical poet, once said in his work Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions and Seuerall Steps in my Sickness – Meditation XVII, 1624, “No Man is an Island.” And it’s true. Centuries past his time, we have proven that greater things do come from the work of people banding together. This philosophy is…

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SPEAK to Transform not to Transact

I am blessed with the gift of gab and talk to pretty much everyone within earshot…? My focus always is to connect at a heart level and co-create win-wins that leave all involved better off.  I use my life’s experiences in a manner that serves through encouraging, enlightening and empowering my listeners.  This idealism and…

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The Art of Being unComfortable

Since I had way too much fun enjoying my family in silence and missed last week’s post, I thought I’d take things up a notch with some profound poetry..:-)) Your Dreams Are Waiting The road to success; Is immersed in pain; Unavoidable are the failures; Yet knowledge is gained; No rest for the weary; No…

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Do You Believe In Magic?

As little kids, we believed in magic and miracles.  We once believed that anything was possible.  Our hopes and dreams imagined a wonderful and phenomenal future.  We donned costumes and exclaimed our forthcoming lives of glitz, glamour and glitter!  We truly thought we could create a better reality if only we believed.  But for many…

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Whose Directions Are You Following?

I don’t know about you, but I lost count of the number of times I’ve taken a wrong turn, gone down the wrong road or been completely lost.  Seems getting lost is quite the common occurrence.  Yet many wanders find themselves so overwhelmed or embarrassed, they never locate their desired destination.  While those willing to…

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My Scary Silence Turns to Sweet Slumber

  My first night in the DreamBigBus, snuggly nestled in a well-lit 24-hour Walmart parking lot was terrifying.  I was the most frightened I’ve been in recent years, that I could remember.  Curled up in the fetal position, on the fold down sofa, I was rocked while physically shaking.  Countless questions running through my mind. …

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A Second Sunday of Silence Speaks Volumes

After such an amazing first Sunday of Silence, I eagerly dove into week 2.  And I enthusiastically drove to Kalamazoo, MI to participate in a facilitated Day of Sanctuary (1-day Silent Retreat).  Yes, I thought to myself, another day of tuning out unnecessary voices and turning up the volume of my Creator.  I was earnestly…

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From Silent Retreat to Sunday Silence Vow

What did I discover during my 3-day and 3-night retreat of silence? First thing I noticed were the multitude of useless things rolling around in my head. Voices from the past, present and future. Hope of the unseen coupled with anxiety of the unknown. Thoughts and ideas, fears and doubts. Opinions of others and my…

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