motivation
I love sports, and as a sales and leadership expert, I find there are a lot of lessons on the field that apply to sales. As a Yankees fan, one player in particular stands out to me, and it’s not Mickey Mantle —one of the Yankees’ most revered players of all time. I admit he had incredible raw power and skill, but because of his drinking and carousing, he didn’t use that raw talent to its full potential. I think Mickey Mantle probably only achieved 70 percent of what he could have in life. Not all of us are blessed with such raw talent, but we all have the potential to achieve greatness the way Don Mattingly did.
As a leader your job is to create the right environments that will motivate your team! In this video, you will see a powerful and unique example of how a major US Corporation is creating a motivated environment that is getting the most out of its employees.
As a sales and leadership expert, I have worked with sales executives that want to outsell their competition, but if you are still focusing on transactional conversations, you will never achieve this goal. It’s not about competing its about creating a better outcome. The only way to achieve this is to have an enterprise conversation versus a transactional conversation. Watch this video to learn how YOU can outsell your competition.
As a sales and leadership expert Ron explains how your Big Idea can make an Significant IMPACT on your Sales! We all have that BIG Idea. But the question is do you know how to use vs. lose it. Watch this video to see how you can capitalize on your next Big Idea!
My driver of 15 years was taking me to the airport today and he asked me a question: “The place I was living in I have to move out of because they are selling the building. I really felt comfortable and I fear I won’t be as comfortable in a new place. I do not…
In the movie The Blind Side, Sandra Bulllock plays the part of a wealthy woman who takes in a homeless young man (Michael Oher) who goes on to become an NFL Star. In the movie, Michael tries out for the high school football team and struggles a great deal. Michael is a young man in…
The fastest way to grow your business and sales is by providing your customers with great customer experiences. Great customer experiences occur when everyone in the company, not just the sales reps, accept the responsibility and accountability for the role they play in the process. This video shows one example of how people were not…
Getting people to accept your point of view or proposals depends on how well you portray confidence to the person that you are trying to influence. To close more deals and get people to do what you are asking, learn the mindsets from which you need to operate!
Want to Increase Your Level of Influence in All Areas of Your Life? Watch this video and avoid common catch phrases that will demotivate people from acting on your ideas. Please leave comments on the phrases you hear that just irritate you.
The secret to you closing more business lies in your energy and thoughts! Last week I had to call back a senior executive of a client who hired me to speak to his team last September. The speaking engagement went very well and he wanted to talk to me about a bigger project. On the…
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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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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…
Read MoreIn June 2014 I had the opportunity to provide some concluding remarks and summarize my year as president of the National Speakers Association at their annual convention. The year had been the journey of a lifetime, and it was also my best year in business. I felt like I was on the top of the world…
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