Some Friday wisdom. Opinions are like arseholes. Everyone has one… in the same way that you don’t go around worrying about everyone else’s arseholes… you ought to do the same with their opinions too.
Tag: success
The myth of the overnight success
Angry Birds was Rovio’s 52nd game. They spent eight years and almost went bankrupt before finally creating their massive hit. Pinterest is one of the fastest growing websites in history, but struggled for a long time. Pinterest’s CEO recently said that they had “catastrophically small numbers” in their first year after launch, and that if…
Forget Fear: How to Turn Rejection into Success
Afraid of failing? You’re not alone. Here are four ways to look beyond rejection and conquer your fears for good. Everyone hates rejection. Especially people who must sell for a living. However, there is one thing that’s worse than the rejection itself: the fear of being rejected.Rejection is just an event that’s quickly over. But…
The Hard Truth About How Success Really Works
Here’s what’s getting in your way when you attempt (and fail) to hit those “reach” goals. Many people fall prey to, “Yeah, but…” thinking. I have a friend who absolutely hates how successful his brother-in-law has become. “Oh yeah, I’d like to be doing that well,” he’ll say, “but he has very little downtime.” Another…
5 Easy Ways to Close a Deal
Forget the sales act: Here are the five rules to closing a deal with confidence. Obviously, if you don’t close deals, you aren’t going to make any money. But here’s the thing: Today’s buyers are simply too sophisticated to fall for the carnival barker stuff that (maybe) worked back in the 1930s. How, then, do…
Top 10 Traits Of Highly Successful People
What do successful people all have in common? We have all read about people who are successful briefly. They win a gold medal, make a fortune, or star in one great movie and then disappear.…These examples do not inspire me! My focus and fascination is with people who seem to do well in many areas…
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