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Lamp Sockets; Why Are They Going Bad So Often In My Overhead Projector?
Over the past 25 years I have had the unique opportunity to talk directly with many of the professionals and instructors who use Overhead Projectors as an integral part of their profession. The stories they have shared with me have given me direct insight to some of the most co

d live with gratitude for what you have.

7. Take full responsibility for your life, yourself, your career, your future, your past. Get it? Take full responsibility for everything in your life.

8. Kill your ego.

9. Accept the reality that not everyone you meet, try to sell to, etc. is going to like you. It’s just not that kind of world.

10. Relax and enjoy the ride.

11. Embrace cha

Other People's Products Can Make You Rich
Although there are advantages to selling your own proprietary products and services, there are also drawbacks. For example, the time and investment required to produce your own book, invention, or other product could mean a long delay in receiving profits and cashflo

Many salespeople could be so much more successful than they are. All that is needed is a willingness to stop behaviors that hurt their success and replace them with actions and attitudes that will ensure success. What are some of the factors that limit salespeople’s success? See if you can see yourself in any of the following:

1. Believing that success in selling will be easy and fast.

2. The inability to keep yourself motivated regardless of the circumstances.

3. Living in the past or the future.

4. A lack of consistent effort.

5. Letting yourself off the hook when you fail to reach your goals.

6. A lack of clear focus, direction and goals.

7. Inadequate planning time.

8. Not investing enough time and cash in yourself and your skills and attitude development.

9. Low aim.

10. A failure to positively manage rejection and failure.

11. Turning the responsibility for your success over to someone else: your company, the economy, your boss, etc.

12. An out-of-control ego.

There’s more, but that should give most of you some food for thought. What can we do to prevent these self-sabotaging attitudes or behaviors?

1. Get up an hour earlier every day and spend the time planning your day, year, career or life.

2. Start investing 10% of your income and time in your self-development.

3. Start a personal goal setting journal and live it – every day.

4. Develop a greater degree of patience, faith and trust in yourself and the world.

5. Give yourself away a little every day: your time, ideas, energy, etc.

6. Count your blessings and live with gratitude for what you have.

7. Take full responsibility for your life, yourself, your career, your future, your past. Get it? Take full responsibility for everything in your life.

8. Kill your ego.

9. Accept the reality that not everyone you meet, try to sell to, etc. is going to like you. It’s just not that kind of world.

10. Relax and enjoy the ride.

11. Embrace chan

What Do You Do When You Get a Big Purchase Order and Can't Fill it?
When you get a purchase order and don't have the money to get the inventory or parts to fill the order, what do you do? You factor your receivables, right? Not if you don’t have enough receivables right now. You would get a loan or line of credit, wouldn’t you?What

lity to keep yourself motivated regardless of the circumstances.