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Posted in Blog on Aug 3rd, 2008
I was conducting a sales workshop in Brisbane last week. The topics were were looking at were handling rejection (a fascinating subject) and coping with change in life. In the middle of the discussion on rejection one of the particiapnts said “…but that’s what I expect.” It was one of those ‘aha’ moments for me. [...]
Posted in Blog on Jun 29th, 2008
Have you ever gone through a period where the universe seems to conspire against you? Well, I have been through the wringer recently. Firstly we had technical problems with the site that defied the designer’s best efforts. Then we had a sound failure with the three ten minute videos I promised. Well, the site is [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 6th, 2008
I try to approach each day with a sense of anticipation. Some days are easier than others. It is Sunday evening here in Sydney and I am beavering away on my computer. I’ve just done a rewrite and edit on a chapter of my novel, I will do a poem for my other site, ollielind.com [...]
Posted in Blog on Apr 3rd, 2008
I recently did a workshop in Brisbane on being super productive. It’s a funny thing, but when you teach you often learn more than the attendees. It sounds a little unfair, but it goes with the territory. Back to the story. One of the people said he sometimes got to the office after a weekend [...]
Posted in Blog on Mar 10th, 2008
I was in Melbourne Thursday and Friday to conduct some on site training with a sales team and their two sales managers. One of the consultants was having trouble reproducing the results he had achieved in the last quarter. He was certainly trying hard, he was always on the telephone or on the road. He [...]
Posted in Blog on Mar 5th, 2008
I have mentioned a couple of times that I try to have at least one meaningful conversation with someone every day. The other day I was priviledged to have just such a conversation. His name is Aleks and he is a Sales Manager. I have trained and mentored him for a while now and we [...]
Posted in Blog on Feb 22nd, 2008
I spent this week conducting a boot camp. No, not a military training school. I had young trainees who were starting a career in sales. I had five days to turn them from novices to sales consultants with a level of competence that would enable them to suceed rather quickly. They arrived here in Sydney, [...]
Posted in Blog on Jan 15th, 2008
I was driving to the gym the other day, about 8.30am. I had a couple of blocks to go before I needed to turn right, so I was in the centre lane, doing the speed limit. This small French car loomed up in my rear view mirror and started tailgating me. I wasn’t too concerned. [...]
Posted in Blog on Dec 31st, 2007
It’s New years Eve again; that wonderful time when we celebrate the year that was and look forward to the year to come. Each year make our wishes and see them fade with time. That new life we promised ourselves, the weight loss, the new job, more money, a great relationship. Start out full of [...]
Posted in Blog on Nov 20th, 2007
Last week we filmed the Philosophy of Learning. I expect we will be able to put it on the site next week. It’s funny, you know, when I stare at a blank sheet of paper before writing the notes for one of the talks, I sometimes just sit there, blank. No, not blank; I just [...]
