A little over a year ago, I was listening to the free CD that comes with Success Magazine and was completely blown away by someone Darren Hardy was interviewing. The guys name was Gary Vaynerchuk (still is I believe) and that interview was the beginning of 6 lessons that fast forwarded my progress! 1) Don’t … continue reading »
I was sitting with my sons the other night when my son Paul shared something rather cool with us. He put together a list of things he wanted to do before the end of the summer and decided to call it his “Summer Bucket List” It sort of brought me back to when I … continue reading »
Every now and again, life has a way of delivering powerful messages via left hook. At least that’s how it played out for me one day in a Memphis airport. My flight had been delayed so I moved to Plan B . . . my I-Pod so I could tune out all the pissed off … continue reading »
I needed to slow down the other day and was able to slip away from the world headquarters of Castain Training Systems to have lunch with my wife. We decided on a Greek place a bit out of the way, but a great place nonetheless. As usual, the food and the service were fantastic, I … continue reading »
According to the Urban Dictionary, “FOMO” is the Fear Of Missing Out as in a party, event, etc. Sounds innocent enough and maybe even something that you can easily dismiss as something that has little to do with your world. Think again dude . . . its actually a rather serious obsession that is infecting … continue reading »
According to Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers (affiliate link) it takes approximately 10,000 hours of practicing a particular skill set for us to achieve expert status. I believe it takes far less time to perceived an expert. I remember when I first started on my Castain 2.0 journey, there was this dude all over … continue reading »
It’s the official start of summer here in the states and I’m always ready for that. I love this time of year! It’s also a very dangerous time of year for your success because you might lie to yourself. Lies like . . . “I won’t reach prospects because they’re off on vacation” “Everybody mentally … continue reading »
There was a really cool article in the Wall Street Journal on a new twist to an old faux pas . . . The “Humble Brag”! The “Humble Brag” is a brag that is disguised as an ordinary statement to help posture the person making the statement. Harris Wittels (a stand up comedian and one … continue reading »
Too many times we take great pains to make sure our social mask is perfectly in place. Perhaps we find ourselves not just thinking about our words . . . we get caught up in over thinking them! And in our quest to be perfect and polished, we cast aside our true self. Kind of … continue reading »
We’re going to be announcing a rather cool contest (where I believe everyone will win) later today on our Facebook Fan Page. Please stop by for details around 3:00 EST today. Meanwhile, get your tail over there and “like” us so you don’t miss the details! Here’s the link . . . http://www.facebook.com/PaulCastainsSalesPlaybook Good luck … continue reading »
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