One of my favorite authors, Dan Pink, has groundbreaking thoughts about the nature of sales— what makes a modern salesperson great isn’t what you’d expect.

I had the chance to sit down with him and discuss his latest big idea: We are ALL in sales, and ANYONE can take steps to make this skill stronger.

From Houston,

PS – I will be speaking in Houston tomorrow and in Toronto on Wednesday, March 27.

Click the links in the right hand column for more details.

As an entrepreneur, in the beginning there will naturally (and even necessarily!) be a period of time where you must go it alone. But this feeling began when I got into management—long before I was a business owner.

The DANGER for us all in this is in not realizing when that phase is OVER and when it’s time to reach out to others. There is a huge difference between isolation and individualism.

In this final video from the Dan Sullivan series (4 of 4), Dan talks about the importance of community—finding others who can support and understand you and your vision.

Are you surrounded by like-minded people? Or are you stuck in a dogged, “if I want it done right, I have to do it myself” mindset?

Onward and Upward!

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It’s important to stop now and then to take a moment to REEVALUATE yourself and your business. Sometimes the best way of doing this is by asking yourself a simple—yet tough—question about what kind of person you are.

In this video, Dan Sullivan presents his idea of 3 different kinds of entrepreneurs. Which category do you fall under?

Share your thoughts in the comments.

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“The point isn’t what you’re excited about, but the fact that you’re excited about something.”

There are very few techniques that can be learned in only a matter of minutes which contain the POWER to have a profound effect on your life. In this video, Dan Sullivan manages to teach a simple, yet transformative one.

I learned about this concept a few years ago and it has had a profound effect on my own life.

What about you? How much effort do you devote to positive thinking in your daily life?

My hope with this blog is to share with all of you the thoughts and ideas of people who guide, educate and inspire me.

There is no better way to do that than to let you hear from them directly.

Over the next 4 weeks you will get to hear from one of the best minds in the world of business: Dan Sullivan, founder of Strategic Coach.

Dan has coached 16,000 business leaders from around the world. His ideas have changed the lives of the people who’ve worked for them.

I sat down with Dan a couple of weeks ago and asked him about finding our “Unique Ability.” This idea could change your life!

Onward and Upward!