Clarity
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Limelight Trap
When you receive accolades, don’t bask in the limelight as it will fade soon. It’s a ‘what have you done for me lately’ world. — Sakfucius
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Accolades
Don’t seek accolades. The pursuit of popular opinion rarely ends well. — Sakfucius
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Permission
People who succeed don’t wait for permission. — Sakfucius
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Freedom
Do you have freedom? What does freedom mean to you? What would you do differently? — Sakfucius
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Not Words
Words are light as air; actions carry the weight of truth. Trust what is done more than what is said. — Sakfucius
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Today
Today is the most important day of your life because what you did yesterday rarely matters long. — Sakfucius
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Do Hustle
Those who complain are usually left in the dust by those who hustle. Choose to out hustle everybody. — Sakfucius
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Meaningful
What can you do differently to make your work more meaningful? It is often within reach for anyone who is willing to live on the edge. — Sakfucius
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Numero Uno
Write down your one mission for this year. Look at it every morning. Keep a Numero Uno progress journal. It will change your life. — Sakfucius
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Focus
Many miss golden opportunities because they remain distracted even when it’s a pivotal moment. — Sakfucius
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Understand
There’s a remarkable difference between knowing things and understanding them. — Sakfucius
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Concise Magic
Covering a lot of ground in a concise hard hitting fashion is quite the rare art. What’s interesting is Gen AI can help. — Sakfucius
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Entertainment Business
Everyone in the idea business is also in the entertainment business. If you can’t gain and maintain attention, you will never inspire action with your ideas. — Sakfucius
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Open Door
Once you know someone is dishonest, never leave the door open for them to return. Surround yourself with aspirational people instead. — Sakfucius
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Legacy
What legacy would you like to leave after you are gone? How would you like to be remembered? — Sakfucius
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Imagine Time
Imagine you learn that you only one year left to live. How would you spend your time, if you didn’t want to spend your savings? What would you change? Why not change it now? — Sakfucius
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People
Do you sell to companies or do you sell to people? How much does your company know about the five or ten people it sells to at any given firm? — Sakfucius
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Differentiation
Effective differentiation is to offer differences that a customer is willing to pay for, but eliminate differences that are simply costs to your offering. — Sakfucius
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Meritocracy
If you want top performers to stay and thrive, set up a system that rewards individual results handsomely. Meritocracy drives superior capitalism. — Sakfucius
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Bucket List Up
What do you have on your bucket list? Those who chase their list stay spry, dynamic, and really alive longer than most. Don’t wait for someday. — Sakfucius
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Quid Pro
Every time there’s a give, there must be an ask. A give without an ask has little value when rainmaking. — Sakfucius
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Possible
Nearly any change is possible. All you need to do is decide to change, start on your plan, and stick to your decision. — Sakfucius
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Fitness Fuel
Why do you want to be fit? Fitness habits are easier when you are crystal clear as to why you are driven to achieve. — Sakfucius
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Empathy Sells
Do you know enough to put yourself inside the customer’s mind. If the roles were reversed, why would I buy the proposal? Empathy is a rainmaker’s secret sauce. — Sakfucius
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Focus Time
Rainmakers focus efforts on the opportunities with the greatest value and best odds of success. It sounds simple but most salespeople split their time far too much. — Sakfucius
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Value the Problem
Most customers buy to solve a problem with a financial benefit. If you want to make it rain, make sure they agree with the problem, the urgency, and the projected financial gain. — Sakfucius
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Any Given Day
Even when you have done everything right, luck can play a role on any day. Don’t lose your enthusiasm or drive when things outside of your control go against you. — Sakfucius
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Communication
Since the most successful people are usually great at effective communication, what are you doing to improve? Hint: Listening is top of the list. — Sakfucius
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Better Meetings
What if you always asked the quiet participants for their thoughts during a meeting? — Sakfucius
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Meetings Improved
What if included a simple agenda to your meeting invites? What if you always sent a recap too? — Sakfucius
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Distractions
If you want to achieve great things, get rid of every distraction while you work, especially your smartphone. — Sakfucius
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Better
Strive to be better than you were yesterday, rather than compare yourself to others. It’s the path that works while maintaining your positivity. — Sakfucius
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Impactful
For your email to make an impact, invest time to make it more concise. — Sakfucius
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Coaching
How can you receive coaching, at work and at home? To become better, you need self awareness, a good coach, and the willingness to change. — Sakfucius
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Targets
What a person truly wants and believes success is, changes over time. Too often, we keep chasing yesterday’s goal. Recalibrate. — Sakfucius
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Attention
Earning someone’s undivided attention is crucial. Start with a personal story, a startling fact, a well tested joke, or a thoughtful question, followed by a crystal clear ‘why this matters to them,’ every time. — Sakfucius
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Trustonomics
Nothing determines your career trajectory more than your ability to earn and maintain people’s trust. — Sakfucius
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Covey
Covey was right when he observed that the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. It’s rare, it’s hard, but it’s possible. — Sakfucius
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Jealousy
Does anything good ever come from being jealous of another’s success? — Sakfucius
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Straightforward
A complicated life is a lot less complicated if you always do the right thing. — Sakfucius
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Old vs. Age
The day you don’t have dreams or goals is the day you become old. Age has nothing to do with it. — Sakfucius
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Firewall
Don’t let outside opinions infect your attitude. Only you choose your reaction so stay true to yourself. — Sakfucius
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Attitude
Few things are completely within our control, but attitude is the one where you alone decide. — Sakfucius
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Too Many Options
We all want options, but too many options often means a person doesn’t commit fully to their current pursuit. Home run success requires 100% commitment. — Sakfucius
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Relationship Icebergs
The dangerous icebergs that sink personal relationships are diverging goals, growth, and interests. Change is inevitable. — Sakfucius
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Concise
Being concise is more important than being comprehensive. — Sakfucius
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Get More Done
You can get through life without writing things down but the ones who use ink get much more done. — Sakfucius
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Admiration
The older you become, the less you admire people for their finances. Money doesn’t buy good character. — Sakfucius
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Measure Progress
Turning a worthy goal into reality has a number of milestones that must happen in order. Do you have them written down with target dates? — Sakfucius
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Personal Brand
To build your brand, four factors matter most: authenticity, consistency, impact, and visibility. — Sakfucius
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Mission
What’s your mission this year? Or better yet, what’s your #1 mission this quarter? — Sakfucius
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Alone is Limiting
The sooner you master asking for help, and the sooner you learn to offer help often, the better your chances of outsized success. — Sakfucius
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Five Words 1.0
What five words does a person who knows you well use to describe you to others? It is worth finding out. — Sakfucius
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Five Words 2.0
What five words does someone who just met you once use to describe you to others? Are you making the impression you prefer to make? — Sakfucius
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Five Words 3.0
What five words would you pick to honestly describe yourself? — Sakfucius
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It’s Up to You
Would you rather be a hero to your kids or to passing strangers? — Sakfucius
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Think for Yourself
Of course Wall Street chants ‘you can’t consistently beat the S&P 500’ so invest with us. Think clearly, do the math, yes you can, and it’s worth the effort. — Sakfucius
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Purpose
Don’t confuse purpose with happiness. A great purpose is to make a difference, to make a lasting positive impact. — Sakfucius
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Solve a Pain
Success in business starts and ends with solving someone’s pain. The greater the pain, the more valuable the business. — Sakfucius
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Working Out
Why do you want to lift, run, bike, or yoga? Write out the why in ink because when that is compelling, your odds improve remarkably. — Sakfucius
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Honesty
Some justify lying and cheating because many lie and cheat, yet happiness, peace, and honesty are forever linked. Choose to be honest and have few regrets. — Sakfucius
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Value
What value do you assign to your time? Knowing will help you say ‘no’ more often. — Sakfucius
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Price of Everything
Everything worthwhile has a price although it often takes a keen eye to see it. — Sakfucius
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Money Buys Time
Being able to do what you want, when you want, for however long you want is worth much more than buying fancy stuff. — Sakfucius
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More
More of anything brings more complications, more distractions, more struggles. What’s the optimum amount for you? — Sakfucius
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Plan Ahead
Many worry about unlikely future scenarios but don’t plan ahead for the three most likely ones. — Sakfucius
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Gossip
Gossip is a destructive habit that tears communities apart. What if you made and kept a resolution to never gossip this year? — Sakfucius
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Manage or Lead
Good leaders sell their team on a vision and collaborate with each person’s on their mission. Managers try to improve people’s efficiency. Don’t confuse the two perspectives. — Sakfucius
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What if
What if you got into a head-on collision with a Peterbilt semi today? Have you done enough to be ready, just in case? — Sakfucius
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Sharpen your Axe 3.0
Most don’t realize that 80% of your memory capability is a learned skill, not a born trait? How much better could you become if you practiced proven techniques? — Sakfucius
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Resist
When has someone bragged about themselves and had great outcomes? — Sakfucius
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End of a Leader
The day a leader admits that he is out of ideas or doesn’t have a vision for progress is the day his influence ends. — Sakfucius
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Choices on the Journey
Top decile success is rarely because of genetic strength, speed, best grades, or looks. Success comes to those who choose a life of integrity, initiative, and optimism. — Sakfucius
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Parenting
The day your child accepts your unsolicited and unwanted advice — graciously and thoughtfully — is the day you learn that he or she has become an adult. — Sakfucius
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Data Driven
The minute you start tracking anything, you will start making progress. Just log it, no matter if it’s net worth, food, fitness, scores, complaints, or excuses. — Sakfucius