In business, entrepreneurs and salespeople are lauded for being busy, taking on a million different tasks at a time, and logging long hours in pursuit of their dreams. While it’s important to be ambitious and work hard on your business, it’s also important to take time off to recharge. Often individuals in sales spend so…
What is the fuel that drives your sales team? Did you ever ask them? Perhaps it’s money, success, recognition, or satisfying their customers. Whatever drives them, it is a big factor in their ongoing momentum. Best-selling author and speaker, Darren Hardy talks about “momentum” in his book, The Compound Effect. He likes to call it BIG…
Guest blog by Nicolle Germain, MBA You’ve probably heard your whole life how hard work pays off and putting in an honest day’s work is important. But, my question to you is: Does Work Smarter NOT Harder really pay off?
The team at X5 hopes that you, your family and your business are in the middle of a fantastic summer. An Albertan summer represents many opportunities to build relationships, spend time with family and allows us to re-energize and focus on our personal and professional priorities. However, sometimes some of us have so much on…
By guest blogger Nicolle Germain, MBA Well, summer is finally here and this brings us to a relevant topic – vacations. Vacations are defined as a period of time that is devoted to pleasure, rest or relaxation. It doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be somewhere exotic, but more or less, vacations are a break from…
Guest blog by Kelsey Jones SUCCESS Magazine is a great resource for business owners and professionals who want to learn strategies from those who are successful in their field. Besides their print version, which is available by subscription and on newsstands, they also have a great website with articles from the magazine, as well as…
