Our mindset is critically important to our success in life because thoughts become things. Steven Covey, in his best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People, introduced us to the “abundance mindset.” An abundance mindset is when a person believes that our world is full of plenty of opportunities for all people to be…
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The 12 Week Year is all about creating a 12 week execution cycle so that you can take back control of your day, increase your income, balance the priorities in your life, lower your stress and accomplish your goals in record time. Brian Moran, founder of The 12 Week Year, shares the steps to achieving more with host Greg Muzzillo…
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Naz Beheshti shares her experience working as Steve Jobs’ former executive assistant and how Jobs was a mentor and inspiration for her book, “Pause. Breathe. Choose.” As founder of Prananaz, a corporate wellness company, Beheshti offers advice and a holistic framework to empower people and leading organizations to reach their highest potential…
Read MoreWith buyers turning to the internet to look for promotional products providers, your website can be your main source of new business. That’s why tracking its performance is essential if you want to realize its potential in driving traffic, leads and sales…
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Fred Albrecht is an accomplished business owner, mentor and coach, who together with his wife, Suzette, built a $40 million business in the promotional products and print industry, Proforma Albrecht & Co. “Relationships matter more than anything,” Albrecht says. “It’s all about building a company one great person at a time.”…
Read MoreThis month, I decided to bring in a new voice to show what it takes to make it in this ever-changing industry. Crissy Manwaring, an industry veteran and expert specializing in business development and recruiting talented salespeople, was kind enough to sit down with me to discuss what it takes to truly be successful in promotional products sales…
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Jim Hummer founded two health care companies and invested in over 30 cutting-edge ventures, creating over $4 billion in shareholder value. Hummer discusses with host Greg Muzzillo the lessons he learned from opportunities and failures during his career, including when he sold his company, Whole Health Management, to pharmacy store giant Walgreens…
Read MoreDo you specialize in a particular market? This is one question I always ask distributors at educational presentations as well as one-to-one consultations. Nine out of 10 times, the answer is no. Most feel it’s best to serve as many industries as possible and not limit themselves. Is that the right approach?…
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I have said many times that there is no excuse for not making $500,000 per year in this industry, whether you are a business owner or a sales rep. Time is money. You heard it before. But do you really believe it? Do you really treat time like money? Think about it this way. Let’s say…
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Ask the Accountant… Question: A customer is placing a reorder. Is there an easy way to do that in QB Premier? Answer: Yes. Open the original sales order and click “Create a Copy” at the top of the screen. Make any adjustments to prices in the new sales order, then create the supplier purchase order…
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