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Jeff Beals
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Jeff Beals is an award-winning author, who helps professionals do more business and have a greater impact on the world through effective sales, marketing and personal branding techniques. As a professional speaker, he delivers energetic and humorous keynote speeches and workshops to audiences worldwide. You can learn more and follow his "Business Motivation Blog" at http://www.JeffBeals.com.

The Rule of Thirds: How to Truly Listen

"Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage," wrote Publilius Syrus more than 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome....

Sales Secrets from Baja California

To unearth the age-old secrets of sales and marketing, I journeyed 2,600 miles to Cabo San Lucas on the extreme southern tip of Baja...

Managing Your Online Brand in the World’s Best & Worst Marketplace

"Had a very long day today. Got into an argument with my boss and a client. All I want to do is drink a...

10 Ways to Realize Hidden Opportunities

"Great moments are born from great opportunities," said the late Herb Brooks, one of the world's most famous hockey coaches. Brooks certainly seized...

What Separates the Good Marketers from the Great Ones?

If you go to work every day, you might as well go all the way and shoot for the pinnacle of your profession. It's...

Big Marketing Power in a Little Word

Your English teacher isn't going to like this. Don't get me wrong; the grammar and composition you learned in high school English class are critically...

A Powerful Sales Technique Courtesy of Honest Abe

If you ask any historian to name the greatest leaders in western civilization, there's a good chance the 16th president of the United States...

Should You Be a Big Fish in Two Ponds?

On a dark and stormy night... Yeah, I know what you're thinking. No serious writer would start his article with such a tired old cliché....

Lessons from a Shopping Mall

On a cloudless summer day in suburban Chicago, a woman put her two children in the car and drove to the shopping mall. There...

It’s Better to Be Different than It Is to Be Better

From an outsider's perspective, she was leading the ideal life. She made the Dean's List in law school and was in her tenth year practicing...

Ten Ways to Market Yourself in 2011

Here we are in the first month of a new year. This is one of those years where many professionals are feeling more optimistic...

“We’re Getting Ready to Play Notre Dame, But All I’m Thinking about Is You”

Tucked away in the extreme northeast corner of the Lone Star state is the sleepy town of Hooks, Texas, population 2,900. Located just...

Turn “Socializing” into “Networking”

Most professionals know they must network in order to achieve long-term business success. I remember as far back as high school being told...

Don’t Waste a Challenging Economy

While many indicators point to an improving economy, it's far more difficult to attract clients now than it was a few years ago. Perhaps...

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