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Be sure you dig into the next section of the newsletter, as it contains some of the key take-aways from my annual educational deep dive at MIT with Gathering of Titans. But first, I have some really big news on the WEBINAR scene. The amount of positive reactions to our webinar series we instituted last year has been terrific. Huge content and actionable ideas has been the major thrust of the reactions. In an effort to open these webinars up to an even wider audience, we are introducing in the next three weeks an annual MEMBERSHIP alternative.

Here’s how it will work:

    * A minimum of 6 one-hour webinars in a calendar year
    * Companion handout/workbook for each webinar
    * Summary Sheet of key action items for each webinar
    * Discussion Guide to foster all on the team are “on the bus”
    * Quiz for each webinar, along with Best Answers and Why
    * Webinars recorded for additional online access for follow up review/discretionary viewing times

 
MEMBERSHIP investment will be as low as $249 per year and includes all of the above, including a minimum of 6 webinars. Of course, should you be interested in selecting webinars on a one by one basis, we will continue that option at $99 a session. Once the membership option has been launched you will receive an email with registration details.

Upcoming Webinars:

July 13- Managing Objections, Asking the Best Questions & Improved Listening Skills

Aug 17- Compensation, Rewards & Recognition for Sales People

Nov 2- Sales Rx: Sales Systems & Process Checklist

Previously Recorded Webinars:

    * How to be bullet proof- How to sell more, work smarter & avoid burnout
    * The secret of getting more from less- A system to jump start your success
    * The Tiger effect- Ultimate control by preparing to win
    * 50% of success is a head case- how to win your mental game
    * A winning culture by design- The secret to your ultimate business success
    * Beating call reluctance & getting thru the gatekeeper

GATHERING OF TITANS (GOT)

For the past five years I’ve been fortunate to participate at MIT with approximately 70 entrepreneurs in an educational deep dive. From Thursday thru Saturday, the group has access to some of the leading edge thought leaders in their area of expertise. The following is a sampling of key take aways and links for you to pursue further.


-All people want one thing: “to feel good”. The quality of your life is 100% determined by what you do “to feel good”.

-Serious business opportunities exist in partnering with nonprofits and corporations. 60% of sponsorship deals are initiated by a cold call by an individual with an idea. Benefits need to be focused on what you could do if your idea is pursued (not what you can currently deliver).

-Successful people say “yes”. Highly successful people say “no” to all things except those aligned with your soul purpose. What areas of your life are you saying “yes” to that are draining your time, energy, focus?

-You already know things that can make your life or business better- Why aren’t you doing them?

-Success is mainly determined by building & maintaining a wide range of relationships in your life.

-We all have a hunger for meaning, to have our lives matter, to make a difference with our lives.

-The next four years will determine the quality of life on this planet for the next 1,000 years. Visit www.fouryears.go to see what can be done.

-Work is our default unless there is something else scheduled.

-Income statement & balance sheet are equally important- How we manage both is equal to Cash. Vanity = Revenue; Sanity = Profit; King = Cash.

-CFO should be telling you how well you can do rather than how well you are doing. Controllers tend to look back, CFO’s tend to look forward.

-Your company is meaningless until it means something to others.

-Your great, important, pivotal ideas - were they the result of thinking/figuring it out, or did they just come to you/have it “pop” up? Need to put ourselves in position for things to “pop’.

-You can’t be grateful for everything but you can be grateful in everything.

-The happiest people in the world are those who make & maintain meaningful connections. Resolve to protect your close connections; Make time for thinking, friends, family.

-All planning begins with personal planning. Build a business that supports your life.

-Life requires two lists: YES = very short list; NO = very long list.

-Weapons of Mass Production: Focus, clarity, consistency, excellence, discipline, buy-in, accountability, deadlines, measurements, quality, value add, innovation.

-Success loves speed. Speed should be a major competitive advantage. Most of your competitors are slow.

-F.O.C.U.S. = Follow One Course Until Successful.

- 5-4-3-2-1 Plan:

• Identify 5 ideas that you are committed to implementing within 30 days.
• Identify 4 behaviors you are going to identify to stop doing.
• Identify 3 things you can delegate immediately, to focus on highest and best use of your time.
• Identify 2 accountability partners that will help you with your commitments.
• Identify 1 big BANG- Bold Ambitious Noble Goal.

-People like to be praised and recognized for doing a good job and making a contribution.

-EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH’S ARK:

• Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
• Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something really big!
• Don’t listen to critics-do what has to be done.
• Build on high ground.
• For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Speed isn’t always an advantage-The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.
• If you can’t fight or flee-float!
• Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth.
• Don’t forget that we are all in the same boat.
• When the doo-doo gets really deep, don’t sit there and complain-shovel!
•  Stay below deck during the storm.
•  Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by professionals.
•  If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.
•  Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than the storm outside.
•  Don’t miss the boat.
•  No matter how bleak it looks, there’s always a rainbow on the other side.

                                                                 GATHERING OF TITANS (GOT)

For the past five years I’ve been fortunate to participate at MIT with approximately 70 entrepreneurs in an educational deep dive. From Thursday thru Saturday, the group has access to some of the leading edge thought leaders in their area of expertise. The following is a sampling of key take aways and links for you to pursue further.


-All people want one thing: “to feel good”. The quality of your life is 100% determined by what you do “to feel good”.

-Serious business opportunities exist in partnering with nonprofits and corporations. 60% of sponsorship deals are initiated by a cold call by an individual with an idea. Benefits need to be focused on what you could do if your idea is pursued (not what you can currently deliver).

-Successful people say “yes”. Highly successful people say “no” to all things except those aligned with your soul purpose. What areas of your life are you saying “yes” to that are draining your time, energy, focus?

-You already know things that can make your life or business better- Why aren’t you doing them?

-Success is mainly determined by building & maintaining a wide range of relationships in your life.

-We all have a hunger for meaning, to have our lives matter, to make a difference with our lives.

-The next four years will determine the quality of life on this planet for the next 1,000 years. Visit www.fouryears.go to see what can be done.

-Work is our default unless there is something else scheduled.

-Income statement & balance sheet are equally important- How we manage both is equal to Cash. Vanity = Revenue; Sanity = Profit; King = Cash.

-CFO should be telling you how well you can do rather than how well you are doing. Controllers tend to look back, CFO’s tend to look forward.

-Your company is meaningless until it means something to others.

-Your great, important, pivotal ideas - were they the result of thinking/figuring it out, or did they just come to you/have it “pop” up? Need to put ourselves in position for things to “pop’.

-You can’t be grateful for everything but you can be grateful in everything.

-The happiest people in the world are those who make & maintain meaningful connections. Resolve to protect your close connections; Make time for thinking, friends, family.

-All planning begins with personal planning. Build a business that supports your life.

-Life requires two lists: YES = very short list; NO = very long list.

-Weapons of Mass Production: Focus, clarity, consistency, excellence, discipline, buy-in, accountability, deadlines, measurements, quality, value add, innovation.

-Success loves speed. Speed should be a major competitive advantage. Most of your competitors are slow.

-F.O.C.U.S. = Follow One Course Until Successful.

- 5-4-3-2-1 Plan:

• Identify 5 ideas that you are committed to implementing within 30 days.
• Identify 4 behaviors you are going to identify to stop doing.
• Identify 3 things you can delegate immediately, to focus on highest and best use of your time.
• Identify 2 accountability partners that will help you with your commitments.
• Identify 1 big BANG- Bold Ambitious Noble Goal.

-People like to be praised and recognized for doing a good job and making a contribution.

-EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED FROM NOAH’S ARK:

• Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.
• Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone might ask you to do something really big!
• Don’t listen to critics-do what has to be done.
• Build on high ground.
• For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.
• Two heads are better than one.
• Speed isn’t always an advantage-The cheetahs were on board, but so were the snails.
• If you can’t fight or flee-float!
• Take care of your animals as if they were the last ones on earth.
• Don’t forget that we are all in the same boat.
• When the doo-doo gets really deep, don’t sit there and complain-shovel!
•  Stay below deck during the storm.
•  Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was built by professionals.
•  If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.
•  Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than the storm outside.
•  Don’t miss the boat.
•  No matter how bleak it looks, there’s always a rainbow on the other side.

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• Key Activities - strengthen skills & measuring
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• Relationship Management - communication

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• Prospect & Customer Tracking
• Touch System - differentiation

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• Professional Development Toolkit
• Collaborate - capture & use best practices

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TAKING ACTION

The frustrating part of what I do as a speaker/teacher is relying on others to “take action”. Frustrating especially when you hear about the challenges of a tightened economy, and yet too many folks not taking the actions needed to WIN. Check these examples of others, and then ask yourself why you aren’t “making things happen”..

Jack,
It was even better the second time!  My only thought is it would be more powerful to have you in on a Monday, as my entire team was “Jacked” up and wanting to sell on a Friday afternoon!

Seriously, thank you again, you made a big impact on everyone on my team and they have already shared all of their three action steps with me so I can hold them accountable.  I have shared them all with each other, so they can do the same.  The have already formed teams to tackle the sections of the success guide.

You have left us with lots to work on and implement and we appreciate the help.

Sincerely,

Peter Grills

Ballantyne Hotel

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1. 64-bit Support - Windows 7 us designed with 64-bit computing in mind. It’s now easier to port x86 applications into x64.
2. Support for 256 CPU Cores - Microsoft managed to remove the so-called dispatcher lock in Windows 7, allowing the kernel to scale up to 256 processors. The move further increases the importance of adopting parallel-programming techniques.
3. Sensors Platform - Windows 7 featyres native support for sensors, such as GPS-based location hardware. Developers can now use the Microsoft Sensors API to created applications that adapt to location and environment.
4. New Media Formats - The updated “Windows Media Foundation” enables Windows 7 to play back more popular media formats, including H.264 video, MP4 and 3GP. The Media APIs have been enhanced to allow for less power and resource consumption.
5. DirectX Extends to the Desktop - The latest iteration of DirectX allows Win32 developers to use the GPU to draw high-quality graphics and text in their Windows applications.

These are some of the main enhancements in the upcoming Windows 7 release which is tentative to be release in second half of 2009 or early 2010.

Windows 7 pre-beta version is much more stable and faster than Vista and in some cases even XP. Windows 7 boosts 20% performance increase and runs more smoothly and consumes less memory.

Windows 7 is a work in progress at this stage. There are more features and improvements which has not been revealed yet and may it will be held until the official release.

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Warning: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output  started at c:\wwwroot\mysite\config.php:9) in c:\wwwroot\mysite\config.php on line 11

Solution: Although this is not a 100% solution but this worked for me. Open the file mentioned in the error message (config.php in my case) and go to the end of the php closing tag. If you notice extra lines after the closing tag delete it. Please traverse all the nested include files and fix these extra lines. You should be good to go.

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So, with all of this, why should you install any updates? Shouldn’t it work right out of the box?

These updates are needed for several reasons.

First, while Windows Vista delivered many improvements to it’s graphical user interface, networking, and program performance, it had some compatibility issues in it’s earliest releases. This is a new operating system that must work flawlessly with thousands of existing applications and hardware, manufactured by companies from around the world.
Your update will address many of the issues that have been identified since the product’s release.

Second reason is security. Vista is as good or better at secure operation than any of it’s predecessors. However, the security landscape is constantly changing. Hackers, spammers, and malware artists are constantly probing Vista and other operating systems for ways to take over. Your Vista update will address potential and confirmed threats to the security of your computer and your network.

So the answer to the question ‘Should I Use Windows Vista Update?’ is yes. Keeping your OS up to date, whether it’s Vista or any other, is crucial to operating in the on line environment of the twenty first century.

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Updates and patches are not unique to Windows or Vista. All modern operating systems must be updated regularly to keep them fully operational.
Updates and patches perform many functions. Some correct problems discovered in the operating system in real world usage. Others install or enhance features that were supposed to be part of the original release but were disabled, omitted, or installed in a limited implementation due to rollout pressures.

Problems with updates are not new either. Security updates to XP were well known for shutting down network and printer connections in multi user environments. Fortunately, these problems were fixed by a few adjustments to the firewall and network settings.

Other update issues are more serious. Often updates can come from different teams within the development and support group. While this method helps get updates out in a timely fashion, occasionally one teams update can undo one of the fixes of another.

When considering whether to perform a Vista update, you should read the message boards for possible conflicts with your application base. Some updates are required for your software to run properly, while others may shut down a working application completely.

Even though there is a risk, it is usually best to keep up with the Vista update schedule. Otherwise, you may find yourself so far behind the curve that you will need help to catch up.

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Microsoft has been issuing regular updates for it’s Windows products for years. Most users receive changes once or twice a week which are incorporated into their installation with little or no effort on their part. These updates and patches are designed to fix problems, enhance features, and improve performance and security.

A service pack, on the other hand, is a compilation of many updates. While not quite a new version of Windows, a service pack marks the point when the current Window’s version reaches a specific level of performance and reliability. Many issues are addressed and many features are added or enhanced by a service pack installation.

Microsoft has not officially declared that Vista Service Pack 1 is even in the works, but most analysts feel it just a matter of time before one comes available. The release of two Vista Updates so close together tells a lot. And since the next version of Windows is not scheduled for release until 2010, at least one service pack for Vista is just short of inevitable.

 You can find both the updates here:

– http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938194 (Compatibility and Reliability patch)

– http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=938979 (Performance and Reliability patch)

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Why?
Well, part of the reason is compatibility. Vista is a new operating system, and while it was extensively tested prior to release, nothing compares to the test that millions of new users put an OS through in it’s first few weeks of operation. During that time, it was discovered that Vista had some compatibility issues with some of the thousands of software packages and hardware options in the PC world. These issues are addressed by creating and installing updates and patches to the Vista Operating System Code.

The second reason is security. Unlike the early days of the PC, Vista does not exist in a vacuum. If your PC is on line, it is subject to attacks by viruses, phishing sites, malware and other intruders bent on taking over your PC for their own purposes. The tactics change from day to day, and the weapons Vista employs to combat them must change as well. Keeping your copy of Vista patched and updated is important to the survival of your PC.

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Windows Vista, like all PC operating systems, requires periodic updates to function properly in the varied and changing computing environment. New software is introduced, new viruses are releases, and unforeseen issues can hamper and even threaten your computer systems. Regular updates keep your operating system on the cutting edge.

Most updates are relatively simple and are done automatically by Windows Vista during the regular, daily update checks. It is recommended that this feature is set at all times.

You can setup the automatic update feature by going to START – All Programs – Change Settings.

From this screen, you can select the kind of updates you want automatically done, and what time you want Vista to perform the updates.  This allows you to schedule the updates for a time when you are not using the PC.

If you have automatic updating off, or you have been off line for a while, you can get the latest updates by going to START – All Programs – Windows Update.

Click on ‘Check for Updates’. This will connect you to the Microsoft site and allow you do download and install all recent updates that are not in your copy of Vista.

This should be done weekly if you do not have Automatic Update set up. If you have not updated in a while, you may have to perform this operation more than once to get all of the updates installed.

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The four videos that are included in the Windows DreamScene Content Pack can be described as follows:

• A bee that is flying around a field of thistle
• A street lamp that is reflected in a puddle as soft rain falls into the puddle
• The movement of water in a forest stream
• A computer-generated scene that contains orange-colored wisps

You can use your regular vista update to get this as an extra feature. This has not been released officially for everyone so anyone who is aready to test it can download and use it at their risk.

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