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Swing For The Fences

Don The Idea Guy — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:53:59 PDT

Rookie Mickey Mantle started the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1st, 1951, as the New York Yankees leadoff hitter and right fielder. Mantle realized this would be one of the most significant games of his career as soon as he hit his first homer. I’ll bet none of you has [...]

Are You Memorable or Mundane?

Don The Idea Guy — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:39:48 PDT

Business author Dan Pink has a weekly podcast wherein he interviews other influential writers and speakers, one of the latest being sales and networking guru Harvey Mackay (search his name on Amazon and buy and read ANY of his books.) You’d think Mackay was doing Pink a favor by being on the show (Harvey is [...]

More, Better, Never

Don The Idea Guy — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:55:32 PDT

Would you like to know the three best ways to build stronger customer rapport, increase your credibility as a professional, demonstrate trustworthiness and sincerity, and stand out among your competition? Ask More Questions Ask Better Questions Ask Questions your customer has NEVER been asked before I meet with clients a lot, and they always seem surprised by the fact [...]

Ignoring People

Don The Idea Guy — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:31:11 PDT

I decided to pay homage to one of my pushy friends this week (Scott “That Nametag Guy” Ginsberg) by literally taking a page from his book “Ideas Are Free, Execution Is Priceless” and executing one of the 366 daily insights as a personal challenge. The entry for March 13 really spoke to me this year. This [...]

Get More Ideas

Don The Idea Guy — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:29:04 PST

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest you may have noticed the roll out of a brand new visually-oriented project titled Get More Ideas. Get More Ideas is an original daily cartoon and quote written and drawn by yours truly. I’ve been wanting to do something like this for quite some time, [...]

Pirate, Politician, or Painting

Don The Idea Guy — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:34:16 PST

In any meeting you can play one of these roles: Pirate The Pirate in the room questions the status quo and provides ideas on doing things differently. The Pirate has a loud and bold voice that unflinchingly challenges authority, and every time he opens his mouth you can count on at least one-third of the room rolling [...]

Formula for Success

Don The Idea Guy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:53:20 PST

Formula for Success: Try and fail. Try and fail. Try and fail. Try and fail. Try and fail. Try and succeed. (repeat as needed.) Improved Formula for Success: Try, fail, LEARN. Try something different, fail again, learn some more. Try something even more different… SUCCEED. (repeat for the rest of your life.)

A Year of Whensdays

Don The Idea Guy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:42:34 PST

Time for the annual New Year’s Whensday reboot! Think of this yearly recurring post as a “New Year’s Holiday Special” for inspiring you (and me!) to get more things done in 2012. January is an ideal time to adopt an “Everyday is Whensday” philosophy. By now you’ve probably noted the unique spelling (or at the very least [...]

Wait Loss Program

Don The Idea Guy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:37:43 PDT

One might “gain weight” but there is rarely anything gained by waiting. On the contrary, the chances are greater that you’ll miss out on opportunities by delaying — you’ll experience “wait loss.” Some delays are inevitable, but most are self-imposed delays based on fear, distractions, and insecurities. Fear Some fear failure, some fear success, some fear making the [...]

Free Ace of Sales Account

Don The Idea Guy — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:32:31 PDT

People know I’m a huge fan of Gitomer’s coolest sales toy ever — Ace of Sales. I liked it so much that I wrote an ebook sharing 52 ways to use Ace of Sales more creatively to brand yourself with clients, stand out from the competition, and to increase sales. I liked it so much [...]