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Leadership / Million Dollar Mindset / Personal Growth

Steve Jobs: The 1 Thing That Separates the Doers from the Dreamers

I recently read an article from TheLadders.com written by Michael Thompson, who explained a story about Steve Jobs and what he believes to be the one thing that separates the doers from the dreamers. See the excerpt below (emphasis mine):

Posted 3 years ago July 9, 2020
By Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma
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Million Dollar Mindset

Moving Up During Downtime

For many folks I have spoken with, COVID-19 has drastically changed not only their current situation but also their opportunities for the future. If you find yourself in a situation that may have a significant impact on your future, let me encourage you to spend some of your downtime to research your options to move up… Read More

Posted 3 years ago June 16, 2020
By Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma
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Million Dollar Mindset

Stop Having Excuses. Start Hustling

By now, we have heard more than enough of these words: COVID-19, Coronavirus, social distancing and many more. I will tell you one more word I have heard enough of: EXCUSES.

Posted 3 years ago June 2, 2020
By Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma
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Million Dollar Mindset / Personal Growth

Re-Ignite Your Joy

Let’s face it, most folks have experienced some very tough times in their business and in their life over the last couple of months. Many have come face to face with some great loss – loss of sales, loss of income and loss of strategies that worked for years, even decades.

Posted 3 years ago May 19, 2020
By Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma
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Business Development

Leveraging your Entrepreneurial Network

The American Entrepreneurial Spirit There are a growing number of Americans who want to become their own boss. Among surveyed high school students, 72 % aspire to start a business, and 61 % would rather be an entrepreneur than an employee after they graduate from college.

Posted 3 years ago October 30, 2019
By Julianne Spataro
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Business Development / Communication

5 Ways to Secure a New Account

Landing a new account is just the beginning. Keeping that business customer taken care of and satisfied is the key to building a solid relationship. But neither is easy and is often complex and time consuming. If you ever find yourself wondering why your close rate for new business is falling short of your goals… Read More

Posted 4 years ago March 12, 2019
By Michelle McCafferty
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Business Development / Communication / Million Dollar Mindset / Productivity

It’s Just Lunch

How do you spend your lunchtime? Many distributors and sales reps think lunch is a great time to eat a sandwich at their desk and catch up on their work. In my view, this is an incredibly bad use of the potentially most valuable part of your day. We are all in the relationship business.… Read More

Posted 5 years ago June 7, 2018
By Greg Muzzillo, Founder of Proforma
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Productivity

Living in Your Pipeline

If you’ve been in sales for longer than a week, you have heard someone – a manager, co-worker, or accountability partner – stress the importance of building an active sales pipeline. Even so, many sales professionals look at building and maintaining a pipeline as a “non-sales activity” not critical to their growth. It’s time to… Read More

Posted 7 years ago November 6, 2015
By Bill Petrie
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Productivity

Old-Fashioned Advice for Business Growth

With so many marketing options and new technology popping up daily, developing a strategy for business growth can be overwhelming. I’ve always been a big fan of simplicity – first and foremost because it works, and also because in this world of non-stop digital “pinging,” a friendly and helpful human connection can be a big… Read More

Posted 7 years ago November 2, 2015
By Michelle McCafferty
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Productivity / Video

Request for Proposal Evaluation

One easy step to deciding if a Request for Proposal is worth your time. Qualify the opportunity by weighing the pros and cons, and get honest with yourself based on the chances for success and the quality of the deal. Here are three red flags which will free up hours of your time to focus… Read More

Posted 8 years ago July 1, 2015
By Michelle McCafferty
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Printing Services

Make Print Work for You!

There are hidden marketing opportunities everywhere – even in your everyday print pieces. Dean Manzetti, Proforma’s Director of Business Development Training and a 30-year industry veteran, has built his career on identifying ways to improve the performance of print material and helping businesses get the most out of every product they order. “A lot of… Read More

Posted 10 years ago May 29, 2013
By Michelle McCafferty
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Total Project Management

‘No Coach is More Important than The Team’

For those of you who don’t know, I’m a diehard University of Michigan fan. I grew up 30 minutes from the University of Michigan and still have football season tickets to this day despite living in Cleveland, OH. One of the greatest speeches I’ve ever heard came from Bo Schembechler in 1983. Bo was the… Read More

Posted 10 years ago October 26, 2012
By Jason Pindzia
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