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...what is he selling to salespeople? A traditional amalgam of positive thinking, self-improvement and persistence. He hammers in these virtues like a drill sergeant after his sixth cup of coffee. (His mantra "People don't like to be sold, but they love to buy" is restated a few pages later as "Selling is puking. Your customer wants to buy.") Despite the occasional coarseness (he proudly claims to have "edited out one thing, all the bull____"), Gitomer's books have a certain blustery earnestness. They are the kind of books that Willy Loman would have proudly stuffed in his coat...
...dance-off over Mase’s “Breathe, Stretch, Shake” and see what happens. Challenge him!I may be exaggerating, but whatever CCSU was doing worked. Fans filled out the arena (almost 300), there was halftime entertainment (150 local kids showing they can layup-drill with the best of them), and the crowd, overall, was actually a factor.And, did I mention, this took place at Central Connecticut State?I offer no offense to this worthy institution, founded in 1849 under the principle of delicious four-cheese pizza, only a rebuke of my own.This relatively anonymous...
...quarterback would, and use your weak hand, or guide, for support. You release the ball through your legs with both hands, but your legs provide most of the power. "It's a full body motion," says Mannelly. He usually flicks 75 balls per practice session, and his favorite drill is to hit the goal post from 15 yards away (you can even watch him do it on his website...
...long bout with liver problems, and cancer; in Lubbock, Texas. He was a dedicated carouser off field, but he was also a disciplined team leader whose skills were strongly evidenced in the last minutes of many games. His strategies helped develop what was later known as the two-minute drill. "Bobby Layne never lost a game," said Teammate Doak Walker. "Sometimes time just...
...While the new Afghan recruits are often fearless fighters - nearly three decades of continuous war has instilled a stoic acceptance of pain and privation that would hobble most modern militaries - few are prepared for the discipline required for service in a regular army. One U.S. drill sergeant wryly recognizes that time is an elastic concept for most of his trainees, and a tribal leader from Helmand estimates that any given day finds as many as half of the ANA soldiers in his province stoned on hashish...