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5 Strategies to Ace the Difficult Conversations in Your Business

Whether it’s with investors, customers or employees, tough conversations in business are inevitable. Learning to handle these conversations well can often make or break a business, so here are some ways to tackle those hard moments whenever they come a…

3 Tips For Heating Up Cold Calls

Wouldn’t it feel great to walk into a room of potential customers who already have a favorable impression of you and what you offer? Take a look at a few steps for turning a cold call into a hot one.

4 Ways to Make the Best First Impression With Your Customers

Communication with your customers is always important, but it’s especially critical when they first engage with you. Those first interactions set the tone, so here’s how to get off on the right foot from the start.

Burn Your Boats (Metaphorically) and Forge a Path to Success

There’s a huge difference between building a business or future that you want to have, versus one that you absolutely must have. Here’s why you need to “burn your boats” to ensure there’s no other path but a successful one.

Successful Entrepreneurs Need These 3 People Skills

Being an effective communicator is not just about how articulate you are, though that’s important – it’s also about how well you connect with people and the relationships you can form. Fortunately, “being good with people” is a skill you can learn (and…

Change the Way You Speak to Shift Your Mindset and Unlock Your Potential

Eliminating or reducing the use of just a few key words and phrases, and substituting better ones, can have an enormous impact on yourself, your staff and your bottom line.