Velocity Mindset
If you are working too hard to close a deal, you have to start asking yourself if this is the right deal. When you invest too much time and effort in one deal, that takes away from the time you still need to get the other deals and reach your goal for the year. So…
Deals get stalled when unexpected events happen. Sometimes pending decisions take a back seat to other issues that have become more important or time-sensitive. So how do you create urgency with proposals stalled during a crisis and move things forward? Watch this video to find out. #VelocityMindset #CrisisManagement #DealOrNoDeal #CEOmindset #SalesStrategy
You don’t need to be in a crisis to have situations where there are no good answers. But when you are, moving forward is important for Velocity, as making no decision may sometimes cause even greater damage. So how can you use your intuition to help you make a tough decision? Find out in this…
In any family or business organization, each of us plays a different role and has a different set of responsibilities. Our ability to collaborate helps us achieve more and do it faster than if we relied on trying to figure it out on our own. When we all contribute our individual Velocity, we succeed as…
You truly are living the Velocity Mindset when you can clearly visualize what success looks like to you. Visualization is about creating your destiny from scratch. You must put aside all your biases, fears and past experiences. But how do you do that in times of crisis? How do you get over the pain and…
No matter what the world throws at us, we all have a choice in life: To think about what we can’t accomplish, because of limitations and fears, or to focus on what we want and allow our creative genius to unleash itself. Which one will you choose? #VelocityMindset #HiddenOpportunities #ReachYourGoals #SuccessMindset #FocusOnWhatYouWant
2020 has been a year marked by uncertainty, but you have more control than you may think. If you want to help your team eliminate resistance, gain buy-in and achieve results faster, reserve your date for a game-changing virtual presentation on The Velocity Mindset®. Watch Mike Miazga, VP Sales & Membership at the American Supply…
Velocity is Speed with Direction + Alignment. If you don’t have alignment with the people you are trying to influence you will not have Velocity and it will impede your success. So what do you have to do differently to gain better alignment and move forward? #VelocityMindset #alignment #leadership #influence
Thinking big positively impacts your Velocity, but it also involves taking some well-thought-out risks. Are you taking calculated risks to gain Velocity and achieve success? #VelocityMindset #ThinkBig #TakeRisks #AchieveSuccess
Your to-do list may be full of tasks, but do those tasks support your purpose? In today’s video I share how working on the wrong tasks can strip you of Velocity and hurt your progress. #VelocityMindset #AchieveYourGoals
The number one reason why sales cultures are not performing the way CEOs want them to is simply because they’re concentrating on the wrong people. That’s right. You see, last Sunday was the annual Met Gala in New York City. The Met Gala was started in 1995 by Anna Wintour, who is the editor-in-chief of…
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Did you hear that Rolls-Royce announced this week that it is building five brand new buildings on its main manufacturing site in England? So, I ask you, what was the driver for making this huge, expensive decision? Many of you would say it is to build new cars. That is far from the truth. The reason…
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In today’s world, the pressure to quickly deliver innovative solutions can sometimes lead to unintended consequences. Just ask Boeing. Its recent spate of mishaps is causing it a lot of problems. From increased regulatory pressures to safety concerns to customers, fliers, like me, worrying whether or not the Boeing plane they’re on is actually going to get…
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Do you know that sometimes you have to go slow to go fast? Recently, I installed a new productivity software program. And like many of you, I figured I knew immediately what I had to do, so I didn’t bother reading the instructions. After two painful hours of trying to get the software to work…
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As we’ve all seen for the last year or two, there’s been a lot of shoplifting. A pack of thieves breaking into stores, stealing massive amounts of merchandise, and leaving before the cops come. If they’re caught, they’re back on the streets in a couple of minutes. Shoplifting has gotten to such a high degree…
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When I think of sales success, I think of a Banyan tree. Look at this tree. It is so magnificent. But look at the integrated network of roots. It’s amazing how it grows. Now, here’s what’s special about a Banyan tree. It’s not like normal trees that have one trunk coming down, and it’s not…
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I want you to meet Alex. Alex is a van driver who picked me and a few of my colleagues up from the hotel in Albuquerque this weekend to take us to the airport. It was a seven-minute ride. During the ride, Alex asked us if we had traveled to many different cities and ordered…
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If you truly want to keep your competitors out of your accounts, you must become part of the inner woven fabric of your client’s organization. Consider that loose piece of thread sticking out of the bottom of your sweater, and you start pulling it. All of a sudden, you inadvertently pull apart the entire sweater.…
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A few years ago, I was taking a self-improvement course in New York City with a good friend of mine. After the program, we returned to my condo in Fort Lee, New Jersey, on the 10th floor. Now, my friend is an accomplished pilot. He flew overseas commercially for a major airline and was a…
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A few years ago, I was meeting with Steve Forbes in the Forbes building in his private library. The meeting was to discuss the presentation he was about to give to the National Speakers Association that I was president of. Rather, it was to get him to agree to give that presentation. What struck me in…
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