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Gatekeepers can block or pave your way to sales success. Rather than looking to marginalize them or go around them, learn how to get them to work with you to meet their objectives and yours. Read More

Sales can be a tough challenging sport, especially when you are playing to win. So on this Thanksgiving, step back and appreciate the work and rewards you bring. Read More

Rather than stressing and complaining about the challenge in getting to the right decision makers, finding contact info, finding out objectives and more, why not take a better approach, approach like a good old fashion mystery. The pay-offs are many and rewarding. Read More

One way to ensure that you will hit your goal is to set a plan in motion that in a perfect world will help you achieve it. Given that we don't live in a perfect world, and distractions will always come up, aiming beyond will ensure your success even if you come up a little short. Read More

Sales is about numbers, how you get to those numbers is a question of execution. The quality of executions is guided and improved by metrics, which impact, process, culture and success. Read More

Perceptions is reality, and if you perceive that something is difficult, then that will be your reality. But if set expectations for yourself, you will move to meet those expectations, regardless of some realities. Read More

It is easy to get distracted when selling, so why add to it by taking your eyes off the ball only to do something that should have been done differently and definitely at a different time. Work your plan and execute your sales process every day, and you won't find yourself distracted and behind. Read More

While the velocity of a sale may go up and down though the cycle, sellers need to stay fully engaged right through or risk stretching or even losing the sale. Read More

Sometimes it is the simple, spontaneous and unexpected that lead to results. So while structure is still one of your best tools, don't overlook the opportunity to be random, and meet fortune half way. Read More

If something seems to work for others, but not for you, the smart choice is to try to learn and expand one's skills, not to go running around saying "I can't do this, so no one else can". I don't tell you to stop tweeting, please step aside, and let those who can and know how to, do their thing. Read More