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Your Growth Plan Needs This One Thing

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This month, we’ve explored what it means to BE a Student—embracing curiosity, elevating awareness, and considering simple solutions. Now we cap the series with the most important step: making continuous learning permanent.

As James Clear said, “You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”

Why Continuous Learning Matters

Setting the intention to learn is one thing. But without structure, even the best intentions fade.

When you identified what you wanted t…

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Simple Steps to Sharper Sales Performance

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This month, we’re exploring what it means to BE a Student—committing to continuous learning to stay ahead.

This week: Consider simple solutions.

In this series, we explore elements of learning and being a student.

As an adult student, we may forego the simple lesson or solution because—well—because it seems too simple.

But here’s the truth: simple doesn’t mean easy.
While a concept or solution might appear simple, the application or action might be difficult. You can “get it” and still not be…

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The Sales Skill You’re Probably Overlooking

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This month, we’re exploring what it means to BE a Student—committing to continuous learning to stay ahead.

This week: Practice elevating your awareness.

This series continues with the spirit of curiosity and dancing in the unknown.

It’s understandable that our brains want to compartmentalize information in order to process it. When faced with something new, we instinctively move toward it or away from it.

Why Elevating Awareness Matters

Staying with elements of the Buddhist tradition, be th…

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The One Practice That Keeps You Growing

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his month’s theme is Being a Student: Commit to Continuous Learning to Stay Ahead.
Embrace a growth mindset to keep your skills sharp and your sales performance strong.

This week: BEing a Student… Cultivate a ‘beginner’s mind.’

This series is about keeping a keenly curious nature about the world and what’s in it.

The Buddhists call it a beginner’s mind—when you bring nothing to everything and see what unfolds.

As adults, we tend to bring what we know to new conversations and circumstances. We…

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Unlock Your Team’s Potential: Tailor Training with DISC Insights

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Have you noticed how differently people learn? Some thrive on activity and engagement, others prefer to observe, and some need hands-on experience. Learning styles vary, and when it comes to training adults—especially in sales—it can be a challenge to keep them motivated and focused.

So how do you ensure your training resonates with everyone on your team?

That’s where DISC comes in. As a certified DISC Practitioner, I use DISC to help you understand how each personality type learns and what mo…

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Handling Challenging Customers? DISC Insights Can Help You Connect Better!

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Does everyone in your organization communicate with customers? Do you have customers that some team members consider ‘difficult’? It’s not uncommon for customers to seem challenging, but understanding how different DISC styles react under pressure can make all the difference.

As a certified DISC Practitioner, I can help you unlock insights into how each personality type behaves under stress. Knowing this can help prevent judgment, reduce resistance, and diffuse tension in a way that truly reson…

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Transform your sales pitch less: stop talking when you present a solution

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As a sales leader, your primary goal is to help customers find solutions that meet their needs. However, one common mistake is providing too much information when presenting a solution. This can overwhelm the customer and hinder their decision-making process.

When a customer comes to you, they are looking to solve a specific problem or achieve certain priorities. It's crucial to focus on these aspects and align your solution accordingly. Here’s how to effectively present a solution without over…

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Goals Again

Yes. Goals again!

In most showrooms, December is rather quiet, with customers, clients and designers preparing for and celebrating the holidays. Prior to setting goals for the new year, December is a good month for evaluation and analysis if you didn’t do so in November. If not, see my November blogs for assistance.

Are you noticing any resistance to writing goals for next year? Do you have any sense that you don’t really need to do write goals? Perhaps you feel that you have figured out a p…

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In an earlier blog, we looked at ACTIONS – since actions are the only things that produce results. Actions are also measurable and observable so we can see if they are working.

When we evaluate performance, we need to look at the specific actions we took and the quantity of those actions. Did we take ENOUGH of them?

Or, did we need to take more impactful actions? Did we do things that were easier or more comfortable or more familiar – that didn’t work – instead of actions that would have bee…

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Evaluation

As the year starts to wrap up, we have addressed finishing strong - and the actions associated with that – so that we can carry this perspective into the end of the year.

Progressing further into the final quarter, and in preparation for setting goals in December, we want to take a hard look at the year – what worked and what didn’t work – so that we can effectively and objectively evaluate actions that did, or did not, produce results.

Objectively evaluating performance can be tough – we want…

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