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When Budgets Fail

The problem with a budget is that it encourages spending. It places the focus on spending vs. saving or making.

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What Would You Do For $100?

Most people would not travel 30 minutes out of their way for a $100 off a new car. But they would for $100 off a TV.

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The Customer-Identity Gap

Do you know who your customer is?

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As a business you sell ideas and a story. It’s the experience that matters most.

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Interruptions vs. Invitations

Are you interrupting your customers? Or are you having meaningful, engaging, and welcomed conversations with them?

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Affirmations vs. Acceptance

Affirmations put your mind in a binary state. Acceptance, on the other hand, is about becoming better than who you were yesterday.

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Customers Don’t Want Cheap Labor

People don’t want cheap labor. They want to be the envy of all their neighbors.

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Who are you engaging with?

Do you want to make products and services for everyone? Or are you engaging with your true fan base, the true fanatics?

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Notes from To Sell Is Human by Daniel H. Pink

Distilled down to the key ideas and actionable takeaways.