Final salute to this blog

Dear Friends, clients and associates, this is most likely the last blog you’ll see on this site. I am so busy these days that I can’t Blog as often as I really should. I hope you will understand. My coaching and Keynote presentation business is about all I can handle these days.

I will encourage you to connect with me on Facebook, then join my Neil Wood’s Optimist Island daily quotes. IF you do that, then you will receive an inspiring, thought provoking and mood-altering quote directly into your email box ~ Daily! . I’ve been doing this daily since November and we have nearly 200 members in the Group.

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Written on 14 March 2010 by Neil Wood.

Client Acqusition and Client Retention

My new program on Client Acquisition and Client Retention is ready to help salespeople make the next twelve months more successful and profitable. There are so many clients and prospects looking for better relationships with their sales rep. There is SO MUCH discontent in the business world today. YOU can make a difference - right now, if you take action and focus on the opportunities around you.

Seize the opportunity Right NOW - or you will look back on 2009-2010 with regret. Every so often, we have an opportunity to jump forward by leaps and bounds. NOW is that time!

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Written on 12 October 2009 by Neil Wood.

Time for the year-end rush!

A lot of sales reps and managers are calling me now. They want to finish the year strong, share a compelling message with their clients and get everyone focused for the final 12 business weeks of 2009. That momentum will carry into 2010 - which is shaping up to be a better year. Finally!

Budgets need to be used soon or left on the table, which is another reason they are calling. “I’ve got to Use it or lose it!”

There are plenty of opportunities for more referrals and business. Stay focused, busy and work like a winner right now! I have some dates available for speaking engagements - but the calendar is filling quickly!

“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.” - Abraham Lincoln

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Written on 05 October 2009 by Neil Wood.

Finally - some good news!

What a year this has been for many of my friends and peers. I actually know more people who are unemployed than the number of those who are working. Those who are not working had fantastic careers and were superstars in sales and leadership. This whole financial mess hurt a lot of people, stalled careers and challenged confidence and self-esteem

But finally, in the past week, I’ve heard from a handful of buddies who were just hired back into the roles they previously held. Ahhhh, there is hope! I sense a a change in the air.

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Written on 09 September 2009 by Neil Wood.