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04.14.10
Some Notes On Productivity
Implementing Just One Or Two Of These Can Increase Your Sales
 
There are a few basic rules in the selling game and all professional salespeople know them. Too often, though, they are relegated to a dark corner of their minds, brought out only when something joggles their memory. Yet, these simple thoughts should be in the forefront of their minds every Monday morning . . . early.
02.03.10
The Eleven Rules For A Successful Career (Life)
There is an e-mail going around the internet, forwarded by well-meaning friends, that claims to be a commencement speech given recently by Bill Gates to a High School class. The class is not identified and a check with Snopes.com and TruthorFiction.com disclose that the revered Mr. Gates is not the author of the article/speech/commencement address. No one knows who authored the piece, but it still rings loud and clear as good advice to late teens (and anyone else who have yet to hear the sound of reality). Rule 3 gives some indication that this piece was written before the modern era of everyone carrying a cell phone.
 
09.03.09
You Can Bank On It! Are the Lenders Part of the Problem?

The American Bankers Association had assembled at a convention in 1923 and hired humorist, Will Rogers, to give a keynote address to the assemblage. Noting the scandals that had riddled the banking industry over the previous two years, Rogers began his delivery with, “You have a wonderful organization. I understand you have ten thousand folks here. And, if you count the ones in the various federal prisons, it brings your total membership up to around thirty thousand.” Much like in the twenties, the present day financial woes can be at least partially attributed to the easy credit, high limits and greed within our financial industry.