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		<title>Mastering Your Inner Game by Dan Kennedy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re going to talk about the inner game of building your business. I believe that the inner game is simply all-important. &#8220;The inner game&#8221; is a new term for a classic idea explained many different times, many different ways by virtually every success educator, and even philosophers. In the book Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon [...]
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		<title>The Creed of a Champion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I began my long journey from complete failure in selling to millionaire success, I had a lot of self-image building to do. You see, I was the kid in school who was too shy to read out loud in class. I was more interested in playing sports and making mischief in high school than [...]
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		<title>Award Winning Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m proud to announce that my latest book, Selling in Tough Times, has won the 2011 National Trophy for Business Books in the category of Tools &#38; Methods in France. Here&#8217;s a brief except of the book that I hope you find useful: Steeling Yourself for Survival by Tom Hopkins from Selling in Tough Times [...]
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		<title>A Little Laughter Goes a Long Way</title>
		<link>http://www.tomhopkins.com/blog/overcoming_rejection/a-little-laughter-goes-a-long-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Twain said it best, &#8220;Humor is mankind&#8217;s greatest blessing.&#8221; My friends at SimpleTruths have some fun for you. Enjoy! No related posts.
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		<title>Pay Attention to What You&#8217;re Thinking About</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rarely do people choose the details of their futures. They choose their daily habits and those daily habits dictate their futures. Re-read those first two sentences several times. Then, think about your daily habits. You’re likely to have a triple win when you change your habits. You’ll meet new people. You’ll feel better about yourself. And, your future will be brighter.

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		<title>Vitamins for Salespeople</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not trying to get you happily involved in a new supplement here. The vitamins I am referring to are for getting and keeping enthusiasm for your sales career rather than getting physically fit. Take a daily dose of these vitamins and you&#8217;ll start closing more sales: Vitamin D &#8211; DISCIPLINE Discipline is having the [...]
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		<title>Understanding the Telephone</title>
		<link>http://www.tomhopkins.com/blog/sellingskills/understanding-the-telephone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years people have contacted me wanting more information on telephone techniques. Today’s generation of selling demands thorough understanding of the use of the telephone. So how do you gain your share of the million-dollar telephone sales market? By being prepared. People today invest in more products and services over the phone and online than [...]
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		<title>Overcoming the Word &#8220;No&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hopkins</dc:creator>
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		<title>Making a Career Adjustment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Living by the Golden Dozen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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