Category Archives: Tools for success

Linked In…de ja vu

“Constant repetition carries conviction” - Robert Collier
For those of you incredibly loyal Sales Sage readers who have been here since the beginning…this will seem familiar - but for all of you new faces - here is one of my favorite posts from my early days…enjoy!
Are you using Linked In to its fullest potential?  A better [...]

The Power of Gratitude

“The word that is heard perishes, but the letter that is written remains.” - Proverb

We live in a world of quick and easy – we want everything and we want it now.  Think about it, when your computer is not working – how long will you wait before you start going a little crazy?  Ten, [...]

Effective Planning…part 2

“Good plans shape good decisions. That’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.” – Lester Bittel
When was the last time you sat down and thoughtfully developed an action plan?  Come on, I’m not talking about copying your 2008 objectives, changing the date and turning into your manager as your “2009 plans”.  I mean [...]

Effective Planning…part 1

“Fail to plan, plan to fail” – unknown military man
A confession: I am a planner. I love making lists, crossing items off the lists, I have 3 calendars I juggle at all times – 2 of which are the old-school pen and paper type.  Planning makes me happy J.
There are many of you who share [...]

Cool tools to check out!

“You can’t expect to meet the challenges of today with yesterday’s tools and expect to be in business tomorrow.” - Unknown
Communicate with your customer – everyone loves to receive correspondence.
1.       www.sendoutcards.com
 This is a pretty slick little application.  You pick a card, customize the message and then provide your address and your recipient’s address to the [...]

5 Reasons LinkedIn is Important to You

“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results.” – Herman Melville
 Are you using LinkedIn to its fullest potential?  A better question may be are you even on LinkedIn (LI)?    
If you are [...]

Succeed - in spite of the bad economy

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier” – Colin Powell
As 2009 gets underway – there are very few who have not felt the impact of the “down-turn” in the economy.  Everywhere you look, there is news about it…
                Auto sales…down. 
                Banks and Financial Companies…down.
                Retail sales…down
               And the list goes on (and on, and on)
Holy Smokes [...]



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