tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50088132121915688522024-03-05T01:57:22.886-08:00A Simple GuyDan Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524444114433615540noreply@blogger.comBlogger391125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008813212191568852.post-9362443256564107902014-09-12T12:00:00.000-07:002014-09-12T12:00:39.452-07:00Competence.<br />
<em>"I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence." </em><br />
<em>Ayrton Senna.</em><br />
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Have you ever noticed that some people are easier to coach than others? ~ Of course you have. Many coaches talk about those that are a dream to work with. They possess a combination of drive, dedication, and a willingness to learn that seperates them from others. Oftentimes surpassing those with more inate ability and talent. Then there are the unaware or unwilling students. Those really difficult to reach team members that present the greatest challenge to coaches. ~ Why?<br />
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Noel Burch (Or Abraham Maslow depending on your source) attributed it to where we stand in the 4 stages of learning, or competence.<br />
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<strong>1.Unconscious incompetence. </strong><br />
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The individual does not understand or know how to do something and does not necessarily recognize the deficit. They may deny the usefulness of the skill. The individual must recognise their own incompetence, and the value of the new skill, before moving on to the next stage. The length of time an individual spends in this stage depends on the strength of the stimulus to learn.<br />
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<strong>2.Conscious incompetence. </strong><br />
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Though the individual does not understand or know how to do something, he or she does recognize the deficit, as well as the value of a new skill in addressing the deficit. The making of mistakes can be integral to the learning process at this stage.<br />
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<strong>3.Conscious competence. </strong><br />
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The individual understands or knows how to do something. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires concentration. It may be broken down into steps, and there is heavy conscious involvement in executing the new skill.<br />
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<strong>4.Unconscious competence. </strong><br />
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The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it has become "second nature" and can be performed easily. As a result, the skill can be performed while executing another task. The individual may be able to teach it to others, depending upon how and when it was learned.<br />
Dan Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524444114433615540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008813212191568852.post-34086279957849348592012-10-14T07:36:00.001-07:002014-09-12T11:58:55.828-07:00Your Opinion.<i><br /></i><i>"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." ~ Mark Twain.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>What do you think about opinions? Everyone has them. We tend to love our own don't we? Nowadays the ability to broadcast our opinion to others is enormous. With the internet, social media, comments, blogs and so on... We get to say a whole lot of stuff. But let's put opinion in perspective. Some very smart people have said some very stupid things over the years. ~ Opinions that they really believed.<br />
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<i>"Two years from now spam will be solved." ~ Bill Gates 2004.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>"I don't need a bodyguard." ~ Jimmy Hoffa.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>"It doesn't matter what he does, he will never amount to anything." Albert Einsteins teacher.</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>"There is no chance the I Phone is going to get any significant market share, no chance." ~ Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, 2007.</i><br />
<i><br /></i>Freedom of speech affords us the luxury to opine on everything.<br />
What we say can turn out to be brilliant, banal, or blithering idiocy.<br />
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But when all is said and done - It's just our opinion.<br />
Dan Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524444114433615540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008813212191568852.post-81123405186592980272012-10-10T10:08:00.001-07:002012-10-12T07:35:46.763-07:00How To Sell.<br />
<em>"Sales are contingent on the attitude of the salesperson, not the attitude of the prospect." ~ W. Clement Stone.</em><br />
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The young salesperson wasn't doing very well. It wasn't through lack of effort, or presentations, he was sure that he was giving more than the senior salespeople who were closing deals left and right. Something was missing. So he went into the old mans office and asked...<br />
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The old campaigner leaned forward in his chair and said to the young rookie ~ " Every presentation you ever make ends up in a Buy, Sell, or Hold situation. The people you talk to will inevitably buy, sell you on why they can't, or put you on hold. ~ So what do you think you should be working on to ensure that more people buy from you?" he asked.<br />
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I don't know the young protege responded - I think I'm doing all I can. Alright the old man said... Let me ask you three simple questions...<br />
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<li>Are people buying the stuff you sell from others? ~ Yes, he said.</li>
<li>Are they buying it for about the same price that you're asking? ~ Yes again.</li>
<li>Are they buying it from you? ~ No.</li>
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<li>They are buying from others.</li>
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What do <strong>YOU</strong> think you need to work on?<br />
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<br />Dan Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524444114433615540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008813212191568852.post-89461636862846330202012-10-06T16:39:00.001-07:002012-10-06T16:39:25.447-07:00Time Forgets.<i><br /></i>
<i>"When one has not had a good father, one must create one." Nietzsche.</i><br />
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We get called a lot of things in our lives. Some good and some not so good. Over the years I've been called Kid, Dan, Sarge, Boss, Gaffer, and Old Man but the one name that I treasure the most is... Dad.<br />
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A friend once asked me for the very best advice I could give him as we went our separate ways ~ my response was... "Be A Good Dad" <br />
It seemed to be the most important and sincere thing I could say.<br />
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Time forgets most things we do but the view from my window is... <br />
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If you're a man ~ "Be A Good Dad."<br />
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<i>"Straight reality is always cold" ~ Van Morrison.</i><br />
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We all say we want this or that. We have goals, aspirations, wishes, and dreams ~ and we tell people about them. Good people support us, and sympathize with the challenges that come with making those wishes come true, but after a while... They take notice of our actions.<br />
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Are we doing what it takes to make our dreams come true or are we making excuses and casting blame. Straight reality is always cold.<br />
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<i>"Illusions and pipe dreams on the one hand</i><br />
<i>And straight reality always seems cold</i><br />
<i>Saying something hard edged is off the wall</i><br />
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<i><br /></i>So let's <b>Keep It Simple:</b><br />
<i><br /></i>We get what we give ~ When we don't get...<br />
We simply didn't give enough.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="245" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/zVSAIgKY6h0" width="380"></iframe>Dan Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02524444114433615540noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008813212191568852.post-78680984459948000252012-08-28T16:46:00.000-07:002012-08-28T19:04:34.644-07:00No Excuse.<br />
<em>"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else." ~ Benjamin Franklin.</em><br />
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Have you ever noticed that some people feel a need to give us a little bit too much information ~ To over share? ~ Do we really need to know the reasons why they... What's the difference between an excuse and a reason? Well... Others give excuses and we have reasons - right? <br />
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Maybe we could all learn a little, in this oversharing society we now live in, from our friends in one branch of the military who have seven acceptable answers to anything. ~ Seven Simple Responses:<br />
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I don't understand.<br />
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So why do some feel a need to give us all that extra information? <br />
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Well ... <strong>I Don't Know</strong> ~ but there is... <strong>No Excuse</strong>.<br />
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<i>"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with that core belief." </i><br />
<i>Frantz Fanon.</i><br />
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Listen up young soldier, the team leader barked. You think you're pretty good at this and that's a problem. You need to learn a little bit about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance" target="_blank">cognitive dissonance.</a> Self justification is one of the most common ways we resolve dissonance. Stop rationalizing what you do and why you do it. We don't learn much from what we agree with. <br />
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We learn from challenge, he said ~ not comfort. I'm going to challenge you, physically, mentally, and emotionally. With every part of my being I am going to try to get you to quit. Your mind will want to go to a familiar place, a secure and comfortable place. It will rationalize. Often when we think we are reasoning we are in fact rationalizing. Our mind resists what it doesn't like. It rationalizes with self justification.<br />
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I hope you don't like me he said. Because if you like me ~ it means I'm not challenging you. We need the physical, mental, philosophical and emotional challenges that we dislike. We need cognitive dissonance. <br />
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But what about inner peace, tranquility, acceptance and all the zen stuff we are learning about I said. ~ He smiled, looked me square in the eye, and replied ~ "Now there's some cognitive dissonance."<br />
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<em>"Never challenge an old man, because if you lose, you've lost to an old man, and if you win, so what?"</em><br />
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It was some of the best advice that a young man full of confidence could ever receive. Respect your elders son ~ Not because they are older but because you have no idea who they are, what they've done, or what they've been through. ~ Watch out for your Huckleberry.<br />
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<em>" I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I have been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over..." ~ Michael Jordan.</em><br />
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What's a good closing percentage in sales? It's a question that's asked by professionals in every industry and measured by managers and bean counters the whole world over. Striving to improve ones 'number' is critical to getting better in pretty much any endeavor and sales is no different. ~ We can't manage and improve what we don't measure. <br />
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In the National Basketball Association (NBA) <br />
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The average pass completion percentage is 48%<br />
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The average shot conversion percentage is 14%.<br />
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These guys are the best in the world at their profession. The very best. They've honed their skills to a razor sharp edge. No-one is better. They are the cream of the crop at what they do and they miss... How many?<br />
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<em>"A really great talent finds its happiness in execution." </em><br />
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It's got to be one of the most satisfying things in life. Identifying pure talent, providing an opportunity, and then... observing it bloom in execution. Every day we are all provided opportunities to be both students and mentors. But there's talent... and then there's execution.<br />
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<em>"As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do." ~ Andrew Carnegie. </em><br />
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A father once asked "What advice do you give to your daughter about men?" ~ Well that's a timeless question isn't it? We men say a lot of things. We use words both sparingly and excessively. We pitch, boast, brag, and boost ourselves up. We say a lot of stuff and every woman knows ~ we're from Mars. Yes... men certainly say a lot but...<br />
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<i>"The only way to find out if you can trust someone ~ is to trust them." ~ Ernest Hemingway.</i><br />
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Sales is a tough gig. We all know that. Now I'm not talking about order taking here ~ That's not really sales is it? ~ I'm talking about the first sale we make to a new customer. The real sale. Yes... Client reorders are nice ~ We love 'em. But if we've done our job, established trust, and built the relationship, we're really not selling any more are we?<br />
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Yes we're listening, learning, and providing value. And maybe we have to do a bit of convincing to wrap things up but it's different with an existing customer isn't it? Not to say we don't do all that stuff on the first sale ~ Of course we do. But on that first sale ~ The new sale ~ We need courage to overcome our greatest weakness as salespeople don't we? ~ The courage to prospect, and approach, someone new.<br />
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Some salespeople don't do this any more. ~ They're afraid. ~ Now they'll say they're not. They'll say that it's a lot harder, unnecessary, and then there's the rejection. They will argue that it's easier and more effective to work referrals and cultivate customer relationships. To build upon what they already have. As if we can't do that <i><b>and</b></i> go after new customers. Sorry ladies and gentlemen ~ Often when we believe we are reasoning we are really rationalizing and in this case...<br />
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We all have them. Every single day we have ... "Moments in time." Single moments in time when we can seize control, take complete responsibility, and really go for something we want. When we can choose to do whatever it takes, without excuses, blame, or reservation.<br />
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<em>"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus." Bruce Lee.</em><br />
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If there is a difference, one single difference, between those who succeed and those who fail at anything what is it? ~ Many will argue that the primary difference is their focus. ~ Where, and how well, a person sets their focus seperates the contenders from the pretenders.<br />
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Keep a To Do List and check off simple steps achieved.<br />
Limit distractions - You know what they are.<br />
Don't be weak. Use challenging self talk - strive rather than settle.<br />
Set goals and deadlines and stick to them.<br />
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<em>"I recommend you take care of the minutes for the hours will take care of themselves." ~ Lord Chesterfield.</em><br />
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How would you like to spend ten minutes? ~ The next ten minutes? Your last ten minutes? ~ Or any ten minutes of your life? We have lots of options and... We all know that time is a terrible thing to waste.<br />
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<em>"There are men steady and wise whose body, words, and mind are self controlled. These are men of supreme self control." ~ Publilius Syrus.</em><br />
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<i>"A simple song."</i><br />
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The old man looked up and smiled. We don't need advice he said. What we really need are reminders. Reminders of value and values.<br />
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<i>Never, Ever, Give Up. ~ Winston Churchill.</i><br />
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You have the courage of three great nations coursing through your veins I said to my young daughter. England, Japan and America.<br />
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<i>"And I'll reveal my strength to the whole human race."</i><br />
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<em>“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” ~ Albert Einstein.</em><br />
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This is one of the most frequently used quotes on change, individual development and success in business, or indeed in life itself. So much so that the quote has become the mantra of virtually every teacher, coach and leader on the planet. But how do we execute on this? <br />
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If you think the secret is quality - increase your quantity ~ and vice versa. If you think it's all about strong relationships, increase your transactions. If you believe it's all about thinking take more actions. <br />
If you think it's all about doing more, do less. Whoa... That's mad.<br />
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<em>"Todays subliminal thought is:"</em><br />
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Does subliminal messaging work or is it all hocus pocus? <br />
Well it depends on who you ask ~ and more importantly how attached they are to the answer. As the words to a very popular song say... <br />
<em>"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."</em> <br />
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The majority of current scientific research indicates that subliminal messaging simply reinforces actions or behaviors that were already present in the subjects mind. ~ It merely reminds us of stuff.<br />
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Now that is not to say this messaging isn't an effective prompt. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subliminal_stimuli" target="_blank">Subliminal Stimuli (wikipedia)</a> can be looked at much like product placement. But what does that mean? Think about this ~ Why do some people keep going through obstacles and adversity when others give up or take an easier path? What's happening in their mind?<br />
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Simple... Some say to themselves... "<strong>Strive"</strong> ~ Some Say... "<strong>Settle"</strong>.<br />
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If there is any merit to subliminal messaging it is really about what we are putting into our own mind. ~ Not what others are putting in there.<br />
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"Strive or Settle?"<br />
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<i>To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage and kindness. What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places - and there are so many - where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction." ~ Howard Zinn.</i><br />
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So here's the thing. We watch, read, and hear the news. Both the good stuff and bad ~ (It seems like much of what they like to show us is bad and the good stuff comes in second.) So what are we supposed to do?<br />
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Our lives keep spinning like a top - We start fast, slow, and then stop.<br />
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Maybe we really just need ~ <b>One Simple Idea.</b><br />
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Perhaps... We are supposed to make our life the good news...<br />
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<i>"A players are Accountable ~ B players Blame."</i><br />
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Do you have control of your mind ~ Can you keep it on track ~ Towards a result? Or does it slip off the rails and focus on reasons?<br />
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Are you the victim of a ...<b> Mind Heist?</b><br />
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Keep staring at the black dot. <span style="background-color: white;">After a while the gray haze </span><span style="background-color: white;">around it will appear to shrink. The black dot is a result, the gray is our reasons.</span><br />
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A mind heist happens because we let it. We left the door open. It's all our fault. We start to blame and look outside of ourselves for reasons things don't turn out the way we want. ~ We get distracted and weak.<br />
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A players are Accountable ~ B players Blame. ~ Focus on your dot.<br />
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Don't be weak ~ Keep Your Mind On Track.<br />
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<em>"So you've had a bad day" ~ Daniel Powter.</em><br />
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You've done what you could. They asked your opinion and you gave it - as honestly as you could. You've given it your very best. Been loyal, conscientious and cared more than others think is wise. But those you have been loyal to haven't been loyal. Those you wanted to keep going ~ Well they gave up. Those you asked to do the hardest things ~ Took an easier path. ~ You're dissapointed, dejected, and downtrodden. <br />
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One day the people you've influenced will look back on it all ~ They will write to you and say " Thanks ~ I didn't understand it all then but I appreciate it now." Once they are away from the arena. But today they say something else. Something that's not so kind and understanding. <br />
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What can you do? ~ Just think of your family and... smile.<br />
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<em>"Good advice is often annoying. Bad advice never is." </em><br />
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Work smarter not harder. <br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">How about work smarter AND harder. </span></em><br />
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Do what you love.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Why not love what you do?</span></em><br />
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Say what you mean and mean what you say.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Unless it's mean.</span></em><br />
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Sales is ALL about relationships.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Not all - some people just want to buy stuff.</span></em><br />
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Take it easy.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Perhaps that's what got you in trouble in the first place.</span></em><br />
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There's plenty of time for that later.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Maybe not.</span></em><br />
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The best things in life are free.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Smiles and sunsets yes - but not all the best things.</span></em><br />
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Take a look in the mirror.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Great advice - unless you're a narcissist.</span></em><br />
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You are unique and special.<br />
<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Yes - and so is everyone else.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">Maybe... except to bad advice.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">For some people that's the very worst advice.</span></em><br />
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