by Chris Widener Do you ever get this in your email box: Find Financial Freedom! Make $150,000 from home in the next 90 days! How about 10 times a day? Every time I get one of these, I think to myself, “Hmmm, Financial Freedom. I already have financial freedom, even though it doesn’t look like what these emails promise me.” …
Principles to Ensure a Fantastic Financial Finish
by Chris Widener Most people want to get to the end of their lives and be able to live comfortably, take care of themselves and leave something for their children. These are admirable goals and very achievable – especially if you have a good plan! While I am not giving specific financial advice, these are the principles I live …
The Financial Equation that Will Set You Free! by Chris Widener
by Chris Widener You can use this simple formula to achieve your own Financial Independence and set yourself free.” I have a good friend who works in an area of the US that has more than its share of poverty. He called me the other day with a very broken heart. He was feeling badly for the people around him …
Why Get Rich When You Can Be Wealthy?
by Chris Widener “Any fool can get rich, the wise get wealthy.” Chris Widener Getting rich is the main goal for a lot of people. That is unfortunate however, because there is something so much greater than simply the accumulation of money. Now don’t get me wrong – I am not saying people shouldn’t have large sums of …
Learn From Failure and Confirm with Success
by Chris Widener Most people think that failure is bad and success is good. I want to help you change your thinking about that if you fall into that category. I will give you that failure isn’t fun and success is, but I think the following is true: Both failure and success are good… if you know what their specific …
Using Failure to Further Your Future
by Chris Widener “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” Margaret ThatcherFailure. Even the word sounds bad, doesn’t it? That is because since the time we were just young children we were taught that failure was bad. But is that true? Is failure bad? Let’s consider some things. I like a baseball analogy. Do …
Transformation: From Customer Service to Customer Focus
by Sheila Murray Bethel, Ph.D. Two decades ago, everyone began talking about ‘customer service’ because, frankly, things had gotten pretty bad. Either we didn’t think excellence in service was important, or we were so wrapped up in the service process that we’d forgotten what the end game was all about— that of satisfied, happy, loyal customers. Enter the 2000 shift …
Why it’s a Mistake to Offer to Split the Difference
by Roger Dawson In the United States, we have a tremendous sense of fair play. Our sense of fair play dictates to us that if both sides give equally, then that’s fair. If Fred puts his home up for sale at $200,000, Susan makes an offer at $190,000, and both Fred and Susan are eager to compromise, both of them …
Top Ten Rules for Effective Presentations
by Chris Widener I am of the belief that the majority of people can improve their presentations dramatically by focusing on eliminating bad habits and presentation skills more than seeking to add anything on. How often have you come out of a seminar and overheard someone say, “Wow, she was great! Did you see how effectively she used her hand …
The Top Ten Sales Whines: They Get Better With Age
by Jeffrey Gitomer Why do salespeople whine? And why do they whine about the same things? “The guy wouldn’t return my call.” HUGE sales whine. One of the biggest. Why does this objection occur? Well I could offer you twenty things salespeople tell me — but the answer is: The voice mail you left sucked. No reason to call back. …