Leadership
The Age of Entitlements
I wrote an article last year entitled: Creating Passive Income: Are You a Renter or an Owner? My premise was that successful people take responsibility for their actions and develop networks that create residual income. A business owner can’t just turn in the keys and depend on government to pay the bills.
April 15th was yesterday [...]
Seth Godin’s: Driveby Culture and the Endless Search for Wow!
I subscribe to Seth’s blog. If you’re a marketer, you should too. I read his post last week and it’s an honest assessment of the way things are online. It’s time to get real on the Internet.
19Mar2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Ten Common Sales and Marketing Mistakes
These tried and true principles are timeless and timely for our continued success as business owners and marketers.
Mistake #1: Focusing on you not them
Instead of finding your prospect’s need and objective it’s a mistake to focus on you. Anything that does not focus solely on your prospect is institutional advertising. You must focus on your [...]
26Feb2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Three Feet from Gold! Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
One of the most common causes of failure is the habit of quitting when one is overtaken by temporary defeat.An uncle of R. U. Darby was caught by the “gold fever” in the gold-rush days, and went west to DIG AND GROW RICH
19Feb2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
It’s a New Year! Four Success Tips for 2010
It’s hard to believe it’s 2010. It’s much easier to say twenty ten than two thousand nine. I watched 2001, a Space Odyssey when I was nine. I remember thinking that in the year 2000, we would be traversing the stars in spaceships. Remember all the Y2K hype? In 2000, all the computer systems in [...]
1Jan2010 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Be Consistent Not Seasonal – No Sales Forecasting Tools Necessary
Sales forecasting tools are not necessary when people are hot or cold. Consumers react to the conditions at hand. But no one wants to buy a wood stove or snow tires in the Summer or get their furnace serviced. Most wait until the last minute when everyone needs it. We’re having record cold weather [...]
12Dec2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
“The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership” – John Maxwell
I read through John Maxwell’s book, “21 Irrefutable laws of Leadership” again recently. As leaders, we should all recognize that in order to influence our prospects, customers and fans we need to demonstrate our leadership. Here some excerpts and observations of the 21 laws, a refresher for most of you but well worth the time [...]
21Nov2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | ContinuedCultivate Your Success Environment Regardless of the Circumstances
A vision makes our life meaningful and compels us to overcome. Our purpose can relate to different areas of life, including: Spiritual, physical, relationships, family and business.
24Oct2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Design Your Success Blueprint or Someone Else Will
Being successful in any venture does not happen by chance but by careful design, planning and consistent action. It is interesting that scientific research has discovered that our DNA is a blueprint, embedded in every cell of our body. Our personal blueprint contains instructions for every bodily function and every system. We can [...]
16Oct2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Empower Your World: Design Your Success Blueprint
The concepts and ideas introduced in my “Empower Your World” video, illustrate my personal quest in life. My ability to learn, grow, and make decisions about my future, constantly motivates me to change, adjust my strategies, and apply what I learn. The best part is; I love to share and contribute what I learn with [...]
19Sep2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Creating Passive Income – Are You a Renter or an Owner?
I’ve been an avid fan of Robert Kiyosaki for many years. He convinced me through his books “Rich Dad Poor Dad” , “Cash Flow Quadrant”, “Retire Young Retire Rich” , and many more to become a Real Estate investor.
After enjoying many years of success in building residual income through network marketing, I also invested in [...]
Dumb and Dumber: What are My Chances?
In sales and marketing, maintaining an honest and confident posture is critical. Selling or prospecting from a posture of neediness or desperation is a turn-off.
None of us enjoy walking past five desperate salesmen loitering outside the doors of a car lot awaiting their next victim. You are the prey and at any moment you will [...]
Tribes: Take Me to Your Leader
According to Seth Godin: A tribe consists of like-minded individuals connected to an idea. They have active members but membership is voluntary. Tribes are not created by converting people. They are not closed off or Isolated. Members of the tribe aren’t blind Sheep, they are evangelists. Tribes don’t necessarily do [...]
9Jul2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued
Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying!
In the fictional movie, The Shawshank Redemption, a must see for every student of success, the main character Andy never gave up his dream of freedom. Even in the midst of the worst circumstances while serving a life sentence, convicted of a crime he did not commit, Andy had hope.
31Mar2009 | Mark Petticord | Comments | Continued









