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Outdistance the Competition

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Learn from others. Strive to be a perfectionist. Believe in over-compensation. Never follow the line of least resistance. Practice the correct way, not the easy way. These attitudes overcome the opposition and bring victory.   - Frank Leahy To outdistance your competition, you must l earn more and better ways to out-serve them.  You do this by consistently doing the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, and always in the best interest of other people - those you serve. Out-serve the competition by demonstrating a genuine interest in your clients, their problems, concerns, and aspirations.   To gain the reputation of being a master sales professional, you must always be a master-servant. Study the master doctors of the world, the master lawyers, and master accountants. They are master servants, and this is true of every relationship of life. You can increase your power to serve to the satisfaction and profit of both the buyer and you.    Her...

"Remember who you are!"

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Compete, Don't Compare "Remember who you are!"   Janet Evans, one of the greatest freestyle swimmers of all time, owns 45 National Titles, four gold medals, and three world records. Just before the race for Olympic qualification on the Atlanta Team her coach, Mark Schubert, pulled her aside. Coach Schubert said to her, "Don't forget who you are."     At the U.S. Olympic Trials, Evans was surrounded by younger and perhaps hungrier swimmers. One said she thought the 24-year-old Evans was scared of the other competition. So as Evans walked to the starting blocks for the 400-meter freestyle, her coach took just a moment to remind his swimmer of her credentials. Don't forget who you are - compete, but don't compare!     Janet Evans went out and made her third Olympic team, winning the 400-meter freestyle in splendid fashion. Janet Evans, with Coach Schubert's help, learned that winning means excelling at being you.     The former Cleveland Browns'...