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Eric Taylor is the Founder and President of Empowerment Group International and the Chief Inspiration Officer for SelfGrowth.com, the #1 Self Improvement website on the internet. He delivers more than 100 inspirational keynotes, workshops and seminars each year to corporations, associations and tradeshows. He is the author of the Energy Passport, Co-creator of the Best Year Ever! Personal Empowerment Success System and Co-author of The Complete Sales Training Encyclopedia and contributing author to 101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life. Eric can be reached at 877.723.7893 or email Eric@EmpowermentGroup.com

FYI #62: If I Persist, If I Continue to Try, If I Continue to Charge Forward, I Will Succeed

FYI#62

“If I persist,
if I continue to try,
if I continue to charge forward,
I will succeed.”

Today’s headline is a quote from Og Mandino, sales guru and author of the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. That was the first book I read when I began my sales career.

In August of 1982 – Wow! that’s practically 28 years ago – I answered an ad in the local newspaper for a “management training” position with a company called Townecraft. The ad said the position paid up to $12.00 dollars an hour and training would start immediately if you were hired.

8Feb2010 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

FYI #163: Take Charge Of Your Career Again!

It’s an understatement to say that these are challenging times for many of us. Either you’ve been personally affected or know someone who has found themselves in a situation where they need to make a career decision.

You may need to learn some strategies to enhance your portfolio so you can rise to the next level in your current career or you might be considering completely changing careers.

If either of those scenarios applies to you or someone you know, today’s FYI may be very timely.

9Nov2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

Eric Taylor’s Instant Inspiration 7.31.09 – Legacy

Watch Eric Taylor in this week’s Instant Inspiration video as he shares the top five secrets toward creating a life worth living and a legacy worth leaving.

31Jul2009 | Eric Taylor | 2 comments | Continued

Eric Taylor’s Instant Inspiration 7.08.09 – The Perfect Pitchman

In this week’s Instant Inspiration video Eric Taylor provides a tribute to “the perfect pitchman” Billy Mays, and tells you how you can deliver the perfect pitch.

9Jul2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

Eric’s Instant Inspiration – 6/17/09 – I Will Persist Until I Succeed

In this week’s Instant Inspiration video Eric talks about how to overcome failure and the one major key to success.

17Jun2009 | Eric Taylor | 1 comment | Continued

FYI #162/TGIM #206: A Special Message Today

Dear High Achiever:
“WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT TODAY?” YOU ASK? Well, before we attempt to Inspire you this morning, I want to acknowledge some changes in the format of today’s FYI / TGIM that you may have already noticed:
Starting today, we’re hoping to give you a more informative, inspirational and engaging experience throughout the summer and the [...]

15Jun2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

FYI #161: What Is Your Hourly Rate?

IF YOU BREAK DOWN your current annual salary or annual commissions, what are you worth per hour in the marketplace?

If you stopped and calculated the number, you probably had one of three reactions:

Ouch…
Cool…
or
I Quit!

8Jun2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

FYI #160: Raise Your Own Bar

Since you and I were kids — and even right now — people we love and people that we may not even know personally have certain expectations about what we say and do.

Parents, teachers, employers, clients, family and friends, all have expectations of us.

But, know what?

Personally, I don’t put much stock into what other people’s expectations are of me.

I care about their expectation.

But not that much. I don’t say that out of disrespect, I say it out of self-respect.

Here’s why…

1Jun2009 | Eric Taylor | 1 comment | Continued

TGIM #204: How To Diplomatically Deal with the Dissatisfied Customer

Don’t some customers seem a bit more edgy these days? Quicker to complain? Dissatisfied? Faster to threaten to take their business elsewhere?
It’s probably got a lot to do with the current economic climate. It’s certainly been the –
Winter (and Spring, and probably Summer) of their discontent. Whether the customer is upset over a late shipment, [...]

1Jun2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued

FYI #159/TGIM #203: Memorial Day Lessons

So how’s your long weekend been so far? (And, for our unpaid-furloughed-for a-day-on-Friday NJ State employee friends, how’s your extra-long weekend?)

Celebrating the “official” start of summer?
On the road to the beach, mountains, lakeside, park getaway and taking note of rising gas prices?
Doing your part to [...]

25May2009 | Eric Taylor | 0 comments | Continued
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