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Giving Up

Forget About Solving Problems

One expression I hear that often makes me cringe is PROBLEM SOLVING. It expresses a paradigm that's about making something go away. If this is all you care about, then another problem will simply take its place. Read the rest of this entry »

Man Gives Right Arm to Meet with Prospect

Phil Reese, vice president of Small Business Payroll Services, LLC tried for a year to get his foot in the door of a certain prospect...with no luck. Then he tried a wedge. Read the rest of this entry »

Just Two or Three Nuggets…

The growing value of gold goes to show how much just a little bit of gold is worth. Indeed, one of the oldest usages of the word prospecting is associated with gold! Read the rest of this entry »

Live Long and Prosperous

As humans, we have all hit the wall and wanted to give up. But what does a Vulcan do when he hits the wall...and what can we learn? Read the rest of this entry »

Feelings are the Fuel

You have heard about the importance of persistence and of not giving up—of how good things happen when you truly believe in what you offer, and have faith in yourself. This is all well and good, until you hit the wall. Read the rest of this entry »

“Accept it, Dude…She’s NOT Gonna’ Call.”

On a recent spring morning in Columbus, Ohio, if you went outside, the familiar sound of lawnmowers could be heard on every block—unless you were within an earshot of my house. Read the rest of this entry »

Do You Have Staying Power?

If you work in a profession negatively impacted by the recession, consider what you can do to maximize your prospecting efforts at a time when your competition may be backing off, or getting out altogether. Read the rest of this entry »