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TwitterPhoto: Mukumbura I really respect people who are deliberate. Those who act with purpose, who speak clearly, and for whom nothing is an accident. They are methodical, meaning there is a specific method to what they do and why. They might not know what they want, but they know what they are doing. These characteristics [...]
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What You Say Matters
Photo: Alfonso I was lucky enough to travel overseas recently, one of my favorite things to do in life. My wife and I were having a drink at our swim-up pool bar (also one of my favorite things to do in life), and ended up meeting another couple from Germany. Confusingly enough, he, Pepe, was [...]
Career Advice – Shut up
Photo: Noukka Signe This is an excerpt from post I did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. To read the article in its entirety, check out the link to Brazen’s site below. Think about some of the best opening conversations you’ve ever had – the ones where you walk away thinking, “Wow, [...]
Are You a Good Storyteller?
Photo: MaryLynn I recently wrote about the importance of selling and how to sell. Not that I was trying to write an exhaustive manifesto on the art of selling, but I realize that I left out a key part of any successful sale – storytelling. This Forbes article, which is really just a summary of [...]
The Importance of Saying “No”
Photo: Teresa Trimm You know those few people in your life that EVERYONE likes? They are just so damned positive, outgoing, funny, and pleasant to be around that they get along with the world. I’ve been lucky enough to know a few of those people in my life, but with one of them a key [...]
Get on Someone’s Good Side by Taking Their Advice
Photo: Dave O’Connell Have you ever followed someone’s recommendation and then talked to them about it afterward? If they’re anything like me, they get extremely excited. Maybe unreasonably so. Why? Why do we (I) get so excited when someone takes our (my) advice or recommendation?
Why You Should Consider Taking That Sleazy Sales Job
Photo: Donovan Green This is a post I originally did for Brazen Careerist, a great social network for Generation Y professionals. The article is now available in its entirety below. Recent college grads often think, “Meh/ugh (or some other whiny noise), I don’t want to do sales.” Either they think a sales job is beneath them, they don’t [...]
How to Sell (Pitch, Convince, Etc.)
Photo: HikingArtist.com I was watching Foundation with Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss and wanted to share a cool tip I heard in the interview. Foundation, by the way, is a new series Kevin Rose put together where he interviews famous CEOs and asks them questions about their background, startup history, management philosophy, and future projects. Rose has a really [...]
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