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What things would guarantee success if you were to do them for long enough?

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Communication is good, Connection is better

The other day I was listening to my friend Gene's podcast. He was talking to a former UPS executive Ron Wallace in this episode. Early in the podcast Ron said...
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Success is about grit

When I was in college, I lived with a friend. My friend was constantly going, he was either at school, at work or studying. He never seemed to be going...
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San Diego (May 29, 2005) Ð From left, San Diego Mayor Dick Murphy, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cmdr. Ron Ritter applaud World War II veterans during a 60th anniversary commemoration ceremony of World War II. The ceremony was organized by the Department of Defense World War II 60th Anniversary Commemoration Committee to pay tribute and recognize World War II veterans for their outstanding service and sacrifice during the Memorial Day weekend. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Stefanie Broughton (RELEASED)

Step 1 – Be the Best

I recently finished reading Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography, Total Recall. It was fantastic! I learned a lot and was very motivated by it. One of the most fascinating things about what...
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My  best and worst recent sales experiences

I recently had two very different sales experiences. One was fantastic, just perfect for me and resulted in a sale. The other was misery, and though I was interested in...
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5 ways to recognize when someone is being the B word

Bullies. We dealt with them as kids. It was the mean kid on the playground. The kid who called you names on the bus. It was the kid that talked about...
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Usually your limits are in your mind

I'm listening to the book Total Recall on Audible right now. It's the autobiography of Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm still in the first part of the book that is mostly about...
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Tell your kids you are proud of them today

I was listening to a podcast the other day, and the host asked his guest, "if you could talk to anyone living or dead and ask them a question, who...
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The best question I was ever taught to ask

About eight years ago I met someone that has become a good friend and mentor. We were talking in the context of a small group, getting to know one another,...
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The Golden Rule+

Recently I have become friends with Daniel Roberts, the CEO of Friendly Human (a persuasive storytelling agency here in Atlanta that specializes in video and other media). One of Friendly...