You're probably wondering why a blog on selling is discussing kindness, but I see it as key when it comes to interaction with people. Kindness is about life and because selling for IBOs is a becoming a way of life during the our business transformation, we need to talk about kindness, but more importantly, we need to act with ...

April is National Poetry Month. A time to celebrate words and all the many ways you can create poetry to stir emotions, convey a message, entertain, delight, inspire, intrigue--and much more. I happen to be passionate about poetry. To say so much with so few words is an art I admire. I don't mean greeting card verses either although some ...

It's winter here in Michigan. I mean real winter. Snow. Ice. Wind. More snow. No sunshine. Grey skies. You get the picture. And I am feeling uninspired ... anybody else struggling with selling and sponsoring these days? Anyone else feeling like they're no good at the sales stuff? I am. I wish I had Sunshine in a bottle. I think I could ...

According to Zig Ziglar, passion is a flame that burns within your heart, and inspiration is what fuels it. So where do you find the inspiration to keep the fire of passion flaming? After all, without fuel, the fire burns out? So, who is repsonsible for feeding the flame? Finding the inspiration? You? YES, YOU! If you don't inspire yourself, ...

I subscribe to many daily emails ... quotes, sales tips, word of the day. I'm always trying to improve something or inspire myself to reach new heights. If it's not my vocab, it's my selling skills. If it's not my speaking, it's my writing. If it's not my attitude, it's my weight. Always something with me.  ...

Here are a few more sales and business books to add to the Reading List. Most of my faves were in Part One since they came to mind first, but here are a few more that might be of interest to you. You, Inc. The Art of Selling Yourself  by Harry and Christine Beckwith At first, I was taken aback by the title ... in fact, I disliked it. ...

Found a sweet site you just have to check out! It's JustSell.com (on my list of links on Sales Speak) and you can subscribe to daily sales quotes. In fact, they even let you print out bold, graphic designs of the quotes ... in a choice of designs. Plus, you can send the daily quotes to colleagues and friends or submit a quote for them to use ...