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4 Lessons Ultra-Athletes Can Teach Us About Grit—In Life and Business

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To achieve that pinnacle of mental toughness, Darcy Piceu, a licensed psychotherapist, 20-year veteran professional ultrarunner and two-time UTMB winner (3rd in 2011 and 5th in 2015), suggests breaking down your goals into manageable chunks and using simple management tools like a calendar to keep the momentum going. “I

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Life Is Not a Movie

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In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God. As of 2011, Ebert was nourished through a feeding tube. As of 2011, Ebert considered himself in good health. For in his silence, Ebert learned to speak more eloquently than ever.

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Victor Arocho on Creating an Elite Selling Team

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Finding a gap in the sales staff market What Arocho learned was that entrepreneurs may have certain strengths as innovators, but many of them could use help when it comes to developing effective sales staff. Through the bootcamps, Arocho learned a lot about his employees. “It It was my aha moment,” he says. One, you want to win.

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Looking Forward – Skills to Learn for 2011 and Beyond?

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Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. Don’t want to learn Spanish? Again, if you don’t have access to training at your workplace- take a class. Facilities /Office management: A great example of this is to learn about the company phone system. There are many more options.

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Looking Forward – Skills to Learn for 2011 and Beyond?

Office Dynamics

Consider taking on learning these new skills: Foreign Language: Learn Spanish. Don’t want to learn Spanish? Again, if you don’t have access to training at your workplace- take a class. Facilities /Office management: A great example of this is to learn about the company phone system. There are many more options.

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On Your Mark Get Set — Recharge

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Schwartz supports three types of training: interval (intense workouts followed by full recovery), resistance and strength—the last being “arguably more fundamental than endurance, simply because we require strength to move at all.” Learning is most efficient when dispensed in spaced cycles rather than in one big glut.

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7 Customer Service Books to Help You Level Up Your Business

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Each step of the way, you learn to improve overall user experience, lower costs and retain your clients. From turning complaints into positive reviews to employee hiring and training, this book will assist you in creating a company with customer service as its foundation. Customer Service for the New Entrepreneur.