In Schmidt’s book and in Mumford’s interview, they both talk about what makes a person coachable. In reading and listening, and coupling their findings with my own experience, I’ve found that there are five of the traits that make for a coachable person. ***BTW If you feel like you’re coachable, and you think you’re ready […]
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Why am I telling you this? Well, I’m really proud of that & I want to share it. 🙂 But the real reason is that I’m training for the Western States 100 in June. I ran a 50k two weeks ago – a check on my progress. It’s fun to race & a 50k is […]
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This week, Tim Ferriss posted his interview with George Mumford – a person most people don’t know. But they know the athletes that Mumford coached – including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O’Neal. I’ve read Mumford’s book – “The Mindful Athlete” – several times, it’s been a go-to on my shelf for a couple […]
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“The biggest piece is the misconception that all salespeople are created equal”. – Amy Volas It was great having Founder & CEO at Avenue Talent Partners, @Amy Volas on the Startup Selling Podcast. Amy has the unique gift of communicating clearly and crisply with people so you definitely want to make sure to listen […]
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“This means that the startup has identified a key problem that their product solves and can prove that their product solves that problem to a willing customer. Solving customer problems is the foundation of every sales strategy, system, and process that a startup needs to build. If any company can’t show how their product solves […]
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