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Why am I recommending a non-sales book as the first entry in our book club? After all, this is a sales academy, right? Here’s why… Since I read this book in 2003, my career has followed an exponential curve upward. I bought into the philosophy that life is a series of sprints and that understanding…

There are dozens of reasons that companies want to grow their hosted and managed services business, and there are even more reasons that explain their…

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A couple years ago my father-in-law, Steve, and I played a round of golf, and were paired with a couple that we didn’t know. His…

I always hear from sales people that one of their peers is a networking machine.  “I wish I had his skills of networking.  He just…

One of the judgments that will be made of you in any interaction you have in life is your level of preparation.  Whether you’re playing…

Like many of you, my mom used to tell me to be grateful for the food I had because other kids around the world were…

You’ve watched this month’s Webinar and walked through the Lesson Plan; you believe in social media, it’s just the act of updating it on a…

The number one reason my phone rings is to help security companies find new business.  As sales professionals, we’ve become overwhelmed in managing current customers…