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business coach; referral sales trainer; Sports lover; Networker; Avid reader and Life Long Learner

How to Overcome Capacity (Or Stay on Task)

Posted on January 7, 2013 by belief1st

By Craig Ballantyne Back when I was 13 years old, working away for $3.10 per hour at the local garden center, one of my tasks was to take the empty flats (the plastic container in which you get your petunias) … Continue reading →

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Persuade vs. convince

Posted on November 25, 2012 by belief1st

Thanks to Seth Godin for this one. An anonymous copyeditor working on my new book unilaterally changed each usage of “persuade” to “convince.” I had to change them all back. Marketers don’t convince. Engineers convince. Marketers persuade. Persuasion appeals to … Continue reading →

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How are you tracking? Even better – Are You Tracking???

Posted on July 24, 2012 by belief1st

I was just thinking, it is July 24 and the year is 7/12 over, and the thought I had was how was I tracking? The answer is I am getting better. The thought I then had was that how were … Continue reading →

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Sport – Good or Bad

Posted on July 8, 2012 by belief1st

I am currently watching the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) TV show about sport – #SportingNation. it is a wonderful insight into what Sport means, the facts, why people do it, the effect it has on the population, cultural impacts, etc. … Continue reading →

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FREE NEVILLE GODDARD LESSON – FORWARD GIVING

Posted on June 16, 2012 by belief1st

Today’s post is from http://freeneville.com What do you think. Leave a comment on your thoughts. Today’s Free Neville Goddard Lectureteaches us about forward giving. I want you to as you read the lecture quote, consider “forgiveness” as FORWARD GIVING. It’s a … Continue reading →

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What is it that Holds us Back?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by belief1st

One of the traits that distinguishes humans from the rest of life on the planet is our ability to choose and to strive to continually get better. We all dream of what is possible and what could be. However, for … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Question You Can Ask?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by belief1st

This is a great article by Tony Shwartz of Harvard University – http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/ Have a read and leave a comment at the bottom about what you feel in relation to this. It was very thought provoking for me. Why are you … Continue reading →

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“The only thing I know i…

Posted on March 6, 2012 by belief1st

“The only thing I know is that I don’t know anything”

Socrates

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What are you attracting into your life?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by belief1st

A Secret Scrolls message from Rhonda Byrne Creator of The Secret and The Power   From The Secret Daily TeachingsWhatever feelings you have within you are attracting your tomorrow. Worry attracts more worry. Anxiety attracts more anxiety. Unhappiness attracts more unhappiness. Dissatisfaction attracts more dissatisfaction. … Continue reading →

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Do you Know what Drives You?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by belief1st

We’ve all heard of the conscious and the sub-conscious (or unconscious) mind. But do we really know what they are? Do we know what they mean? I have heard that 96-98% of what we do each day is controlled by … Continue reading →

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