The REACHING Blog

My good friend and colleague, Nev Vujosevic, recently posted an article entitled “6 Secrets to Masterful Productivity no one talks about”. I thought it was powerful enough to share here: 1) Secret #1 to Quality Productivity: Understand YOUR Preferences & Barriers. Nev tells us that the thousands of tips, tricks and trends out there that are supposed to help us organize ourselves and achieve our desired…

Before his death in 2015, the famous publicist, Forrest Wallace (“Wally”) Cato interviewed me for an article he was writing that included an interview with Tom Hopkins and quotes from the Zig Ziglar, who had passed away a few years earlier. The following are excerpts from Cato’s interview: Wally: What do clients expect from a

Too many advisors use “junk” words with clients and others that negatively impact their effectiveness. If you’re using any of these weak words or phrases below in your communications with clients, prospects, your team…or anyone… you should stop using them right away.  1. Actually…  “Actually, the reason I’m calling is…I’m actually going to be seeing

Advisors talk with me about how unhappy they are with their results. “I’m not seeing enough people,” is one complaint. “I’ve got more work than I can handle,” is another. My response is usually something like this: “You’ve created the perfect system for the results you’re getting. If you’re not happy with the results, you

In Napoleon Hill’s OUTWITTING THE DEVIL, he gives us 7 principles to help achieve mental, spiritual, and physical freedom from the Master of Evil: Definiteness of purpose. Decide on your purpose… a grand aspiration, a monster goal, and move towards it with ruthless abandonment. Mastery over self. Discipline equals freedom. If you’re driven by impulse

The photo above is a still from a video my colleague Rich found online and recently wrote about. The young man says to the crowd, “Hi guys! She’s gonna be here any minute now. I’m gonna propose to my girlfriend!” She arrives, and he launches into an emotional speech dedicated to his girlfriend of four