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Optimize your commute time and open a new world to yourself

Optimize your commute time and open a new world to yourself

How much time do you spend commuting back and forth to work each day? Is this time you spend, and never get back, a mind numbing journey, an exercise in frustration or an enriching experience? Take this time for what it is…Time. After all, Time is the the most valuable commodity we have at our disposal, and one that is spent by most people like it comes from a never ending source. Most states look down on the use of your vehicle as a mobile office, and it…

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Know your key competitive differences, sell them to your prospects, and a short story about what not to say on a sales call

Know your key competitive differences, sell them to your prospects, and a short story about what not to say on a sales call

I violated one of my first tips on improving productivity…I answered the phone. I was expecting a call from the caller’s area code, so I picked up the call…darn it…a sales call. I sighed to myself, and told him he had 30 seconds to make his pitch. He was taken aback by this, but recovered quickly. He was another me-too computer hardware reseller. At the end of his one minute speech, and right before he started into his second minute,…

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Blackberry Addict and His Children

Blackberry Addict and His Children

I advocate for a good work life balance.  I am also a hypocrite. The truth hurts at times, doesn’t it? I have stressed a good work life balance to my team over the years, and have on many occasion told my staff to go home when I feel they are working too much. I do not need or want stressed/burned out staff working. We have times when we must burn the midnight oil, but they are few and far between.  I want my staff…

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I think I am ready to make a jump and I need YOUR help!

I think I am ready to make a jump and I need YOUR help!

Well, our little one is not letting me sleep so I thought I would surf a blog or two and work on my pending posts while she is having a late night snack. I have been looking at several WordPress blogs I visit regularly, and I really like the additional features and more flexible design that WordPress offers over Blogger. Here I sit, pondering what to do. You, most kind visitors of my little blog, Please Help Me With a Couple…

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