Velocity Mindset
Are you taking calculated risks to gain Velocity and achieve success? While avoiding risks might seem like a smart way to manage anxiety, in the long run, playing it safe is the perfect recipe for depression and lack of progress. Watch this video training to find out why taking some well thought-out risks is the key…
Do you have a hard time figuring out what you really want, setting goals, and moving forward? My friend and colleague Bruce Turkel wrote a book – Is That All There Is? – to help you gain the clarity you need. Watch this quick video, where Bruce shares one powerful question everyone should ask themselves…
True success is not a solo act. You can only learn and earn so much from your own efforts; you can do so much more with the efforts of others around you. Leadership leverage is about expanding your effectiveness in achieving goals through others. These are individuals, teams or other entities who either complement your…
In a perfect world, everyone would be scrambling to buy your product or service. However, while targeting a broader audience may sound like more potential customers, in reality, that’s not the case. In this video, my guest and New York Times bestselling author Jay Baer explains why from an audience perspective, you’ve got to think…
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 other deals and reach your goal for the year. So how…
With over 10 million job openings and only 6 million unemployed workers, employers have struggled for more than a year to hire enough people to fill open positions. In fact, finding and retaining the right candidates has been a major barrier to operation and to recovery for many business owners. So where have all the…
Rejection can be hard to deal with. Often people reject others because of their own issues and insecurities. But in a crisis, your tenacity will determine how well you emerge. So how can you turn rejection into a victory and use it as the foundation for future success? Find out in this video. #VelocityMindset #NeverGiveUp…
As a sales leader, being confident is non-negotiable. Lack of confidence can seriously impair your ability to put together a winning team and lead it toward achieving the desired outcome. So what is the secret to building self-confidence? In this video, my friend and bestselling author Randy Gage reveals how to start believing in yourself…
A seemingly small thing that makes a huge difference, mindset is the single most important factor that determines how successful you are going to become – in business and life. What you think directly affects your behavior, and not the other way around. Are you putting yourself into the right frame of mind to get…
Everyone has their own desires and wants, but the question is: What keeps you from doing what you want to do? Whether in business or personal lives, we often get stopped from doing what we want by the reasons why we can’t. In this video, I share a simple trick that will allow you to…
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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This past Sunday, we had a great Super Bowl with an overtime win—the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs. Both teams had two different styles of quarterbacks. One of the reasons both teams made it to the Super Bowl was because their head coaches leveraged each quarterback’s strengths. Coach Andy Reid, with the…
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Do you know how to reframe your argument to move forward? Reframing is a cognitive technique used both in psychology and communications to shift your viewpoint as to how you see the problem so that you can see it correctly. Hertz reframed the situation a while back when they surveyed their top renters. The biggest…
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