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I have always been a little lazy when it comes to reading. I will start a book, but then soon for some reason I put it aside and then never finish. This is what has made audiobooks for download such a great find for me. Since I am in my car frequently I can just put one in the CD player and then gain some additional knowledge while in my commute. Most recently I was asked to read “The Secret” a very popular book on what changes peoples lives. I was able to find it for download and then listened to it on my iPod. The book is quite amazing and very simple to grasp the concepts. The basic principle going back to ancient times is the Law of Attraction. If you wish or desire for something hard enough your dreams will come true.

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I have read a few books on what it takes to become successful in business and selling. From Zig Ziglar to Kenneth Blanchard they all talk about the tools that are needed to close the deal or build relationships with customers. One of the more interesting books that we have read is Discover your Strengths. This very simple concept talks about selling to your strengths instead of trying to improve on your weaknesses. This was always the case when I first started out in sales management is that we would look for areas of improvement and then try and coach to those areas to make the person stronger. Through developing a persons strengths they will become better at what they do and be more passionate about what they love to do.

I am true believer in the basic point that you have to be passionate about what you sell or do or you are just wasting your time. So pick up a copy or download the book and listen to the principles. You can even take a Strengths finder assessment online that will help you find your true strengths.

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We recently received a box of fortune cookies from an online social network that we contribute to occasionally. The site is HubPages.com and they have a great network of people where you can write your own Hubs and then they share the traffic and revenue that is generated that are produced for your articles. It is not like getting paid to blog, but rather joining a large social community where you can write and comment on each others writings and life’s lessons. The idea behind the fortune cookies were to give out to friends and family as they had a great little message about Hubpages.com and also my very own referral link that if they sign I can receive a certain percentage of traffic that they generate to their hubs. Great idea and it looks like we will be having chinese for dinner tonight with some of the neighbors.

For those looking to create a presence on the web now you can create a free Web Forum at GoBoardz.com. Brand it with your name or website and then customize the templates to match your advertising and branding strategy. You can use GoBoardz Free Forums to create a free board and then link back to your existing blog or website.This can be used as means of staying in touch with your customers and allowing them a means to voice their opinions. This a great way to help increase your links back to your blog or website. We have set one up with our blog Rogers eMall and the response has been great and we have created a new readership.