Category Archives: Monday Motivational Minute

How Can Changing Two Simple Words Change Your Day?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday I ran out of moves on Candy Crush and was about to press the “try again?” button when I noticed the message had changed to “give up?” Being a person who never “Gives up” … Continue reading →

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Are you prospecting or just making noise?

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday Last week, as I started writing this article, the telephone rang. It was a sales rep from a fabric manufacturing and dyeing company. ‘I was on your website and wondered if you  use fabric … Continue reading →

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The Word a person uses is usually not what they mean … but can you decipher the real message?

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday On September 13th 2013 Voyager I became the first man-made object to leave the solar system.  Attached to the spaceship, on a gold disc, is greetings to other inhabitants of the universe in 55 … Continue reading →

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Is there a link from happiness to success?

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday My father in law has the well earned nickname of ‘Lazarus’. Last Friday we were clearly told by his doctor he was unlikely to survive the night. Last night (Sunday) he was sitting up … Continue reading →

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What are you missing by heading through life on cruise control?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday My wife and I were celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary and decided to visit one of our favourite gardens in the Melbourne hills. The garden was familiar and the path we were following well … Continue reading →

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Can you fake a genuine smile or warm personality?

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday Quite by accident my wife started to listen to Brian Tracy’s ‘Psychology of Selling’ CD set I left in the car. She became intrigued by the idea of talking yourself into a positive emotional … Continue reading →

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What unseen signs are holding you back from your true potential?

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday I came home from work and opened my front door. The first thing I noticed as I came in the front door was a trail of bright pink post-it note arrows on the floor … Continue reading →

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The X Factor in selling … is this the most brilliant strategy ever?

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Greg

Welcome to Monday Look at these two young girls and ask yourself…What do you see? Do you see a sharing of common interests? Do you see shared secrets? Do you see an absence of guile? Do you see a sense … Continue reading →

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What is the balance in your ‘I can trust you’ Bank Account?

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday In Australia we live in what I call a ‘high trust’ society. We tend to take people at their word. example You are at a social gathering where you do not know anyone. Someone … Continue reading →

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What is your sales pace? Four critical things the tortoise can teach us.

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Greg

By Gregory Ferrett Welcome to Monday I was doing my regular run pacing myself to my music at 142 beats a minute. All of a sudden this young man, well young compared to me, rushed by making me feel like … Continue reading →

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