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Quit Defining Sales the Same Way

Quit Defining Sales the Same Way

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Sales isn’t scary—it’s a life skill you already use daily! Embrace it, fine-tune it, and unlock your potential to connect, influence, and achieve greatness. By Sales Motivational Speaker Connie Podesta Often, one of the first things I tell sales audiences is to QUIT defining sales the old way because when they think of sales in a “traditional” sense – they become fearful. The “I can’t do it” sets in. The phone becomes the enemy. The prospecting grinds to a halt. Listen, we were all BORN to sell. Look at any given two-year-old. They are masters at handling objections. They don’t take no Read More

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Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar

Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar

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By Connie Podesta, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame Speaker Personal and Professional First of all - the idea of personal and professional balance is really a myth. You don't have a personal life and a professional life - you have a life -- and the two most DEFINITELY are intertwined.  Chances are that despite your best attempts to keep the two separate, the quality and stability of your personal life often have a direct impact upon the quality and success of your professional life. In fact, for many people, their professional life mirrors their personal life. When your personal life is stable and Read More

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Unpacking the Psychology Behind Incredible Leadership

Unpacking the Psychology Behind Incredible Leadership

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By Hall of Fame Speaker, Award Winning Author. Connie Podesta, CSP, CPAE Great leadership is 10% smart business strategies and 90% psychology. Admittedly, some people might not agree with that statistic. But I speak to tens of thousands of leaders every year, and I guarantee you it’s true. When organizations want to elevate the quality of their leaders, the first inclination is to provide them with training on the latest processes or technology. While that tactic quickly reaches the point of diminishing returns, helping these leaders to gain greater psychological insights into themselves Read More

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Why Humor Plus Psychology Make for an Amazing Audience Experience

Why Humor Plus Psychology Make for an Amazing Audience Experience

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Why Organizations Hire Speakers Who Help Audiences Both LAUGH and LEARN By Keynote Speaker and Human Behavior Expert Connie Podesta People often ask me how I came to incorporate so much humor into my keynotes and I tell them that I trace it back to the fact that I came into a new high school when I was 14. I would always see the "popular" kids eating in the cafeteria and longed to be a part of that group. One day, one of the head cheerleaders asked me to a party at her house out of the blue. I was so surprised--and SO happy. Later that day I was changing clothes in the girls' locker room Read More

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Quit Accepting the Status Quo

Quit Accepting the Status Quo

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By Hall of Fame Speaker, Award Winning Author. Connie Podesta, CSP, CPAE In my extensive work with leaders, I’ve noticed that they tend to perceive innovation as something that’s bigger than life:  new, outrageous, unthinkable, complicated concepts that are wildly different from anything we’ve ever imagined. Not intimidating at all. With so many daily challenges, it’s easy for leaders to coast along with “business as usual” until the really big idea or the light-bulb-moment happens to come along. The status quo becomes perfectly acceptable in the meantime. The truth is, innovation isn’t Read More

Sales Like You’ve Never Heard Before!

Sales Like You’ve Never Heard Before!

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The Secret is Understanding the Psychology of Human Behavior! Read More

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Get Your Team Out of the Funk!

Get Your Team Out of the Funk!

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Wondering how to infuse your team with a little humor and insights that can help break the tension and turn up morale and productivity? I've got you! Read More

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The Game-Changer Every Salesperson Needs: Empathy

The Game-Changer Every Salesperson Needs: Empathy

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Let's face it: the old school of hard-selling is out. What's in? Empathy. Read More

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Leadership…How to be the Person Others Want to Follow!

Leadership…How to be the Person Others Want to Follow!

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Harnessing the Power of Influence and Empowerment to Create Teams That are Happy to Help You Build. By Business Keynote Speaker and Human Relations Expert Connie Podesta Bottom line? If there was ever a time this world needs great leaders--it is NOW!  But let there be no doubt about it, LEADERSHIP, helping others succeed--is a TOUGH job.  Both a privilege and a life-changing responsibility. As a leader, YOU have a direct impact on other people’s successes (or failures) as a result of:  Your choices.  Intellect.  Creativity.  Power to influence.  Integrity.  And your ability to coach, Read More

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Delivering the Content People Need Right Now

Delivering the Content People Need Right Now

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By Hall of Fame Speaker Connie Podesta Change is tough. Change on a global scale that has literally hit home and business in every conceivable way? Can stop people – teams – and companies in their tracks. So, how do we get people to lean into their inherent resilience? To get out of fear that is playing in their heads and back to leading, servicing, connecting, selling, and communicating in new and adaptive ways? We add a little psychology into the mix. We teach them that change is what we do – and do well – as human beings. We gift them with tools and insights and strategies that Read More

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