Power Pods By Dale Carnegie Of Tennessee

Lincoln held true to his values during dark and uncertain times. We have the benefit of history to tell us how the Civil War ended. He certainly did not. Yet, during some of the most difficult times of the war, Lincoln held fast to his values and belief in the union. This podcast encourages us to hold fast to our values as well. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

It is easy to see things that need to be done and assume others will jump on board and get it done. This podcast will remind us that the ones in life that get the furthest are the ones that don't wait for others to get started making a difference.   Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Many sales people will talk a customer to death. They don't understand that the basics in selling anything is understanding what the prospective customer wants, and why they want it.  Knowing these 2 things will allow us to sell professionally and with purpose, and confidence. Sales Tips: Simplifying the sales process one podcast at a time!

Many of us fail to reach our dreams and desires because we simply fail to begin. Set your mind to getting started.   Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Determining what your customers really wants is more complicated than figuring out what feature sets appeal to them more than others. Their primary interest is something more fundamental to what they want in your product or service. This podcast describes the difference.   Sales Tips from Dale Carnegie Training of Tennessee: Simplifying the Sales Process one podcast at a time!

Dale Carnegie found a very interesting and fundamental truth about people: they are most interested in themselves. This podcast reminds us why that is so very important to remember. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

All great athletes and performers have a coach. Someone that can look objectively at our strengths, and weaknesses and offer help to improve our efforts.  This week we will conclude our discussion on what makes a good coach and what to look for when choosing one.Sales Tips: Simplifying the Sales Process one podcast at a time!

Mark Twain offers some good advice in this podcast: Stay away from those that belittle your dreams and goals. It is so easy for others to put down a worth dream or aspiration, and so difficult to actually stay focused on the goal itself. Avoiding those that will tear down your dreams is one way to protect yourself, and your attitude.   Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

All great athletes and performers have a coach. Someone that can look objectively at our strengths, and weaknesses and offer help to improve our efforts. What makes a good coach? How can they help? We begin this week a 2 part podcast discussing finding and utilizing a good coach.Sales Tips: Simplifying the Sales Process one podcast at a time!

So often we find ourselves allowing the routine of daily living distract us from the excitement and blessing that is life itself. Let's follow Dale Carnegie's advice to live our days with awareness of life's blessings along the way.Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Golfers know thier handicqp, Baseball players know their batting average, and Sales People should know their call ratio.  How many phone calls to get an appointment? Appointments to get a sale? This podcast helps bring those questions into focus.Sales Tips: Simplifying the sales process one podcast at a time!

Most of us occasionally have self doubt and question our abilities to accomplish a goal. But ultimately, to succeed in our given endeavors, we must believe in ourselves and our ability to accomplish the task at hand.Our ability to control our thoughts and to believe in ourselves can propel us into the success we are striving to achieve.Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

What sales person couldn't use more leads?   There's a very simple process you can use to get more leads from every call you make. And, it takes no more time than you already have invested in each call.  Listen in to get the secret to more leads with your very next sales call.   Sales Tips: Simplifying the sales process one podcast at a time!

Too often we dwell on past failures and continue to beat ourselves up over them. This not only keeps us living in the past, it stunts our growth by holding us to those past mistakes. We can't move forward by looking back. Put down the stick you use to beat yourself up, and look forward to the accomplishments you will achieve moving forward!   Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Most sales professionals will hear an objection during most sales presentations. Many times they will mistake an objection as a stumbling block in the sale, when often it is simply a way of asking for clarification in the selling process. This Sales Tip helps put Objections in perspective.

Perspective is crucial to mastering your thought process. Staying calm under pressure, or controlling your thoughts when fear wells up, is an important leadership trait that successful leaders develop. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Abraham Lincoln failed. But when he succeeded, he changed history for the better! Failure is only a guide point helping you move in a more productive path. Learn from Lincoln in this Power Pod. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Realize that failures can be significant learning points as you head toward success. Recognizing mistakes gives us a chance to calibrate our efforts and move in a more positive direction as we forge ahead. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

What is it you want to be ready to accomplish? If it is the next promotion at work, what skills, or attitudes do you need to develop?  Knowing what you want to accomplish and then working backward to where you are now can put your growth and development into perspective. But first, you have to know what you want to accomplish.   Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time!

Keep reminding yourself that getting interested in your job will take your mind off your worries, and, in the long run, will probably bring promotion and increased pay. With surveys indicating that many people don't like their job, or are simply enduring it because 'The money's good', this advice seems as relevant today than the day it was written. Power Pods: Empowering your day 90 seconds at a time