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Do the Hardest Thing First. |
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Tell Everyone You Know What You Do. |
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Work for Today, Tomorrow, and Your Future. |
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Cultivate an Entrepreneurial Mindset. |
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Procuring Tools and Resources. |
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Hiring Employees (Assistants). |
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Project a Positive Attitude. |
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Surround Yourself with Positive People. |
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Banish Negativity and Self-Defeatism. |
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Master the Art of Positive Talk. |
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Associate with Fellow Goal Setters. |
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Break Down Your Goal into Milestones. |
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Essential Elements of a Business Plan. |
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Develop Systems and Procedures. |
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Break Procedures into Tasks. |
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Retain Your Best Assistants. |
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Stephen's Not-So-Secret Secret. |
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Rediscovering Your A-B-C's. |
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Use Your Product or Service... If Possible. |
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Who's Really Your Client? |
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Participate in Consumer Communities. |
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Consult with Other Departments. |
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Learn Your Customer's Business. |
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Gather Feedback from Clients. |
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Recognize the Difference between Customers and Clients. |
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Be a Salesperson, Not an Order Taker. |
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Under-Promise, Over-Deliver. |
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Uncover Soft Expectations. |
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Leverage the Power of your Disabilities. |
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Identify Your Abilities and Disabilities. |
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Identify the Positive in Your Disabilities. |
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Turn Problems into Opportunities. |
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Look for Problems in Your Own Business, Too. |
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Brand Yourself: You, Inc. |
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Assemble a Marketing Packet. |
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Engage in Shameless Self-Promotion. |
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Distribute Regular Press Releases. |
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Draw Free Publicity and Positive Press. |
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Invest in Paid Advertising. |
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See Business Where It Isn't. |
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Identify Un-Served and Underserved Markets. |
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Train Your Mind to Spot Opportunities. |
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Build Business Synergies. |
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Brainstorm Problem-Solving with Your Staff. |
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Don't Get Hung Up on Hierarchy. |
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Foster a Problem-Solving Atmosphere. |
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Focus on Your Clients' Success. |
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Your Success Is My Success. |
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Make It Your Mission Statement. |
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Write Notes to Your Clients. |
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Launch Your Weekly Hour of Power: 100 Calls in 60 Minutes. |
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Harvesting Pearls Called Referrals. |
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Master the 10-10-20 Technique. |
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Hone Your Networking Skills. |
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Market Your Home-Based Business. |
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Bargain for an Advantage. |
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Seek Feedback Constantly. |
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Set Aside Time Every Week for Marketing. |
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Explore Marketing Opportunities on the Internet. |
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Build Communities through Blogging. |
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Driving Traffic to Your Websites and Blogs. |
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Add a Signature File to Your Email Messages. |
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Reward Yourself before a Sale. |
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Fine-Tune Your Reward System. |
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Find a Better Place to Meet Your Clients. |
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Choose a Place with the Right Ambience. |
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Navigate an Office Meeting. |
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Improve the Way You Ask and Answer Questions. |
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Ask Questions That Require Some Explanation from Your Client. |
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Try to Answer a Question with a Question of Your Own. |
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Break Down Bad News into Terms That Are Easier to Accept. |
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Perfect Your Tele-Sales Skills. |
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The “Mirroring” Technique. |
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Have Something to Say When You Call. |
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Shadow a Top-Producing Salesperson. |
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Identify Prospective Mentors. |
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Team Up with a Personal Partner. |
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Mentors in the Neighborhood. |
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Jot Down Ideas for New Opportunities. |
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Stop Hunting, Start Farming. |
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Gather Contact Information. |
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Test Drive a Blog for Free. |
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Choosing a Blog Host and Platform. |
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Earn Higher Search Engine Rankings. |
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Try an Internet Lead Generation Service. |
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Assessing the Benefits of Lead Generation Services. |
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Date Your Leads… or Someone Else Will. |
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Work on Your Follow-Through. |
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Build Trust in Online Communities. |
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What Constitutes Social Media? |
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Tap the Power of Social Media Marketing. |
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The Customer Is Too Negative. |
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When the Deal Doesn't Fit Your Business Plan. |
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Attend a Convention or Seminar. |
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Attend Seminars and Workshops. |
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Host a Seminar or Workshop. |
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Case Study: Foreclosure Self-Defense Seminar. |
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Identify a Need in the Marketplace. |
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Create Your Workshop or Seminar. |
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Promote Your Workshop or Seminar. |
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Master the Platinum Rule. |
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Expand into Multicultural Markets. |
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Test Your Cross-Cultural Competency. |
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Follow Your Customer's Lead. |
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Take a Comprehensive Approach. |
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Avoid or Recover from a Sales Slump. |
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Avoid Negative People and Situations. |
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Make Marketing a Regular Activity. |
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Talk to Your Manager about Your Sales Decline. |
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Learn from Past Mistakes. |
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Get Your Family and Friends Involved. |
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Build Your Own Sales Team. |
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Realize the Benefits of the Team-Based Approach. |
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Take a Lesson from Your Dentist. |
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Sharpen Your Team Management Skills. |
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Close a Sale the Right Way: Six Follow-Up Steps. |
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When You Lose a Sale, Find Out Why. |
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Thank Them for Their Time. |
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Become a Lifelong Learner. |
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Use Technology to Leverage Your Efforts. |
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Know When to Take a Break. |
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