Motivation
Recently I was speaking with a client who was dealing with the untimely passing of a colleague. The client is a very successful executive who is known for effective leadership and the ability to motivate his troops. He told me he found it hard that week to get into work. Who would find it easy…
At the beginning of this school year, my daughter Amanda entered 2nd Grade. Every week, they would take a spelling test which consisted of three parts: The current week’s words, bonus words (which were harder) and special sentences. Children were not required to do the bonus words, only if they wanted extra credit. For the…
This week we tragically and unexpectedly lost a phenomenal motivational speaker and colleague, 39 year old Art Berg. Art helped tens of thousands of people push through internal barriers to achieve their desired goals. In fact, he named his speaking business Invictus Communications. Invictus is defined as being unconquerable. His clients included the Baltimore Ravens…
Your new year’s resolutions are made and you are carrying them out as we speak. Right? If you are like most people, your intentions are solid but your actions are sometimes not enough. The trouble with New Years Resolutions or any goal is that we tend to think of them in totality rather than bite…
Are you afraid to make the call because you think the customer won’t buy your product? Guess what, you’re right! Do yourself a favor, stay home and don’t make the call because the customer won’t buy from you. Why? If you really don’t think you are going to succeed, your actions will support that outcome.…
Congratulations to Lance Armstrong, a cancer-survivor who came back and just won his third straight Tour de France. The Tour de France is a grueling 20-stage bicycle race regarded as the premier cycling event in the world. The interesting thing about Lance Armstrong’s latest victory was his come-from-behind strategy. In Stages 1-12, he stayed behind…
This tragic and dastardly act serves as a reminder that life at times is fragile. Every moment we feel the inconveniences of life, we must immediately remember that life is short. Every moment, good or bad, must be seized and lived to the fullest. While many of us feel helpless in terms of not knowing…
What’s the difference between today’s 25 year old Jennifer Capriati and the teen age version 9 years ago? COMMITMENT! As a teen, she was totally unfocussed on winning and overtaken by the celebrity status she enjoyed. Her main interest was partying. She also fell victim to being influenced by individuals who were out for their…
What are two of the keys to success? Persistence and faith! Just ask Anthony and Charles Shepherd. Anthony and Charles were charged and convicted in 1987 with the death of a livery cab driver. During the last 14 years in jail, Anthony Faison never gave up on the fact that he was innocent. Relentless in…
Remember the last time you bought a home or some other expensive item which caused you concern over how you were going to afford it? Yet after making the purchase, you somehow raised the level of activity and did what you had to do to support your purchase. Well, it’s that time to raise the…
This morning, when I got up, I wanted to walk four miles. Immediately, my head started questioning if I really wanted to do it. I had a meeting in two hours, and my knees and hips were hurting. Now, you have to remember I’ve had several surgeries that fused half of my back, so if…
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How do you invigorate yourself when you are bored or deflated? The good news is you don’t have to go on vacation. But when you are bored or deflated, this is when you start to lose your edge. The key to a sustainable business is what we call “Rinse and Repeat.” Consistently doing the right…
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Yesterday morning started out with me helping a client get out of a rut. He just spent 6 months working on a big deal, putting his whole life into it. And it did not go the way he wanted to. And of course, he got depressed. He got down on himself when he started doubting…
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To achieve Velocity and earn your team’s support for your vision, it’s crucial to involve them in the process. By providing their input and assistance in crafting the plan, they will develop a vested interest and be motivated to help you advance it. So how can you engage your team and achieve your organization’s goals faster? Find out in…
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Peak performance is no accident. It requires focus, preparation and hard work. In this video, my guest Gerhard Gschwandtner, Founder and CEO of Selling Power, reveals the key to setting the foundation for peak performance mindset. #VelocityMindset #leadership #PeakPerformance #LeadershipMindset #LeadershipCoach
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It’s easy to let negative thoughts invade your mind. But addressing this is essential to good leadership—not just personal development. Think about it. If you are being negatively impacted with your negative thinking, how is that affecting you when it comes to leading others? In this video, motivational speaker and bestselling author Randy Gage shares…
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It’s perfectly normal to talk to yourself. Self-talk is how we process information and solve problems. The problem is negative, self-limiting thoughts—things we tell ourselves that keep us from moving forward. When our self-talk says, “that’s too hard” or “you’re not good enough to pull that off,” we surrender without a fight. Luckily, there is…
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Multitasking seems like a great way to accomplish a lot in less time. But neuro-science research shows that there is really no true multitasking. In fact, multitasking can reduce productivity by as much as 40%, some researchers suggest. So what is it that makes multitasking such a productivity killer? Find out in this video. #VelocityMindset…
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How much time do you waste beating yourself up over something that you think you should’ve done or said on your last sales call or in a previous conversation? But all it really does is it strips away your Velocity, because it makes you concentrate on the negative. So what should you do instead next…
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Did you know that you can gain Velocity by pausing more? COVID-19 forced all of us to take a pause in life. It allowed us to rethink our goals and to make sure our actions are supporting them. But in reality, pausing is an action that should be done on a daily basis. The more…
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