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How to Put a Little Z.I.P. Into Your Relationships

Icon Written by tripp on December 8, 2011 – 9:31 am

Tweet Through the years I have spent hundreds of hours working with people in their relationships: Marriages, friendships, working relationships and social relationships. Through it all I have seen some wonderful things and some terrible things. It truly is the good, the bad and the ugly! But I have been able to find three core [...]

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Success Is Easy, But So Is Neglect

Icon Written by tripp on November 16, 2011 – 8:07 am

Tweet People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. I found it easy to set the goals that could [...]

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Gaining Visibility

Icon Written by tripp on September 7, 2011 – 7:14 am

Tweet Have you noticed that some workers receive more promotions and greater pay than do their colleagues?  This, despite the fact that they are apparently not even as competent. This doesn’t seem fair. Why should some people get ahead when others who seem to be working far harder, and even longer hours, get passed over [...]

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How to Take Smart Risks

Icon Written by tripp on March 25, 2011 – 8:36 am

Tweet One of the best of all exercises, in every situation involving uncertainty, is to assess and evaluate the worst possible outcome. Ask yourself, “What could possibly go wrong in this situation?” Remember Murphy’s Law: “Whatever can go wrong will go wrong.” There are several secondary laws to Murphy’s Law, such as “Whatever can go [...]

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Can you make a difference in the world?

Icon Written by tripp on January 27, 2011 – 10:11 am

Tweet I’ve been involved with non-profits for the past 25 years. When given a chance to make a difference, I’m always willing to jump in. It’s not because I think I’m always the best person but because it provides me with an incredible opportunity to serve and help others. The benefits always outweigh any discomfort [...]

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Keeping a Journal- One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind

Icon Written by tripp on November 1, 2010 – 8:06 am

Tweet by Jim Rohn (excerpts from “How to Keep a Journal” audio series by Jim Rohn) If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it [...]

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If Selling, Listen to the Symptoms

Icon Written by tripp on October 26, 2010 – 9:30 am

Tweet by Ron White ‘Doc…I got this cough.’ ‘Is it a light cough?’ ‘No Doc it is a deep hacking cough like this….KUUH… KUUH’ ‘Okay, anything else?’ ‘Yeah, I got the shivers and this red bumpy rash.’ ‘Oh, well you have got the Jungle hemoglobin neuro-cardio virus. Take these pills for two weeks and you [...]

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Why the Right Words Matter

Icon Written by tripp on October 14, 2010 – 8:16 am

Tweet As I was looking through my bookshelves for a particular reference, I came across my very first sales training book, How to Master the Art of Selling, by Tom Hopkins. I pulled it off the shelf and starting thumbing through it. I had gone to see Tom Hopkins speak and bought the book there. [...]

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Boost Your Callback Rate in Three Steps

Icon Written by tripp on September 19, 2010 – 5:42 pm

Tweet Okay, I am going to start with a confession here—if you are reading this article thinking that you are going to learn how to increase the rate at which prospects call you back, then I have deceived you. First, let’s re-emphasize a point from a previous article (“Accept it Dude, She’s Not Gonna’ Call”): [...]

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Take the Market Leadership Journal Lead Generation Survey Today

Icon Written by tripp on August 17, 2010 – 1:14 pm

Tweet The more people I talk to, the more it seems lead generation is changing. More partners are moving away from sharing leads. Competition is growing stronger. Qualified leads are harder and harder to find. How are your lead generation methods working? We want to know what’s happening with you. Take our short Lead Generation [...]

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