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Coronavirus blues got your mindset sidetracked, sad, and sagging?
Have you learned something new this week?
I’m always trying to learn something new, something to upgrade my skill sets in various disciplines.
You could say that I am a perpetual student.
I have learned that it is not uncommon to discover information, skills, or techniques from one discipline, that can easily be transferred into another.
Below is a list of 77 mind sparks that I came across.
I thought you could benefit from them.
Here are 77 mind sparks to get you back to work with the right mindset and motivation:
Whatever it is you’re working on – it’s NOT what you think it is
And it’s BIGGER than you think it is
Your job is not to work alone – lone wolves starve to death
Your job is to build containers for collaboration
You need three groups of people…
You need your posse (partners, colleagues, team)
You need your tribe (followers, fans, customers, clients)
You need your dream team (advisors, coaches, mentors)
And you must avoid one group at all costs…
Keep away from the herd (sheep, lemmings, goofballs)
“Yes” is almost never a good first answer
Focus like a maniac on what matters most
Turn off email – Yes, really
Live out of your calendar, not your inbox
Be kinder than you need to be
Let go to move faster
Stop letting fear make your decisions for you
Learn to love the verb DECIDE…
Make more decisions
Make faster decisions
90% of your decisions can always be changed later
The magic word to get most anything you want: ASK!
Charge premium fees…
Good clients will follow
Bad clients will fall away
Stop asking for permission…
Why? Because you already have it
You don’t need to see the whole staircase – just the first step
Action eliminates fear
Overdeliver like crazy
It’s better to have a capacity problem than a sales problem
Customer loyalty goes both ways
The saddest referral is one that was earned but never given (See #22)
If it doesn’t matter to your customer, it doesn’t matter
Forget features and benefits
Focus exclusively on outcomes, results, and payoffs
Learn to speak prospect language about prospect problems
If you want to sell fire extinguishers, first show the fire
If you don’t risk turning some people off, you’ll never turn anybody on
Diversify while still specializing
If you can prove what you do works, you win
People never argue against their own opinions, data, and feelings
When selling an idea, show up with a bucket, not a microphone
There is no “sales gene”… it’s a learned skill for all of us
Everyone can sell once they find their own voice
Marketing comes down to four words: Offer value, Invite engagement
Imagine that it’s easy
Good things come to those who bust their ass and never give up
Your success day in and day out, year in and year out depends on two things…
How fast you’re willing to learn (relearn, unlearn)
How much you’re willing to grow (personally, professionally, emotionally)
Every prospect qualifies – they just might not qualify for YOU
If the first version of your product/service isn’t embarrassing, you waited too long to launch it
Happy people are that way because they want to be
Miserable people are that way because they want to be
Secure your own mask before assisting others
If you’re a great starter, learn to finish
Are you willing to do what you have to do so you get to do what you want to do?
If you ain’t got people skills, I don’t care how smart you are – you’re dead
Stop acting like a numbnutz and your life will improve
Different isn’t better
Better is better
Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened
Get out of the office – yes you – yes now. That’s where life happens
Happiness is to have family that you consider friends and friends that you consider family
Everyone needs allies, advocates, brothers, sisters, and co-conspirators in mischief and merrymaking
Getting what you want is easy – Deciding what you want is the hard part
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers gotta write, dancers gotta dance…
So, what are you waiting for?
Don’t hand out home-made business cards…
Don’t build a free template website…
Professionals use professional tools
Get serious, get help, or get out
If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy – remember that
Once a day, do something brave
Once a day, do something kind
Once a day, do something smart
— David Newman – Do it! Marketing
David Newman is the author of the book, Do It! Speaking.
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Till next time
“Be Safe”
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Love the new site layout! Had fun reading the inspirational quotes. If numbered I don’t see the numbers. You did reference #22 but wasn’t obvious which quote that was. Love you!
Thank you for the compliment. No I did not number them. Posted them just like I got them.