Five Reasons Challenges are Opportunities in Disguise

Challenges are OpportunitiesHow do you react to challenges and trials in your business life in the print industry or personal life? Are you frustrated, annoyed or angry? Are you disappointed or discouraged when challenges enter your life?

In the print industry today, we are all confronted by challenges. But challenges are opportunities in disguise. As crazy as it may seem, there are reasons to welcome challenges into your life and make the most of them.

Here are five reasons to welcome challenges.

Challenges are Opportunities for Growth

If you think back on challenges you have faced in your life, did you not grow from those experiences?

Most likely, to get through a challenge you had to grow so you could come out on the other side. Once you get through it you will have grown in your wisdom and experience. Read more

Fear: Five Ideas to Help Slay Your Dragons

fearHave you ever been overcome by fear to the point where you think you cannot slay your dragons?

All of us reach that point on occasion in our lives, as well as in today’s challenging print industry.

Slaying your dragons in this context means overcoming our fears.

Fear holds many people back from achieving the kind of life they dream of, and from realizing the results of the God-given gifts with which they have been blessed.

There are many ways that we can overcome our fears.

Here are five ideas to help you overcome your fear, slay your dragons, and reach your potential: Read more

Five Ways to Become a Print Master

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Do you have a fire burning within you to be the best in the print industry in your geographic area, whether that’s the best CEO, the best salesperson, or the best customer service representative?

Do you want to become the best you can be to reach your full potential for your family, your customers and yourself?

If so, then here are some ideas to help you become the print master you desire to become.

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Relentless Optimism Moves the Print Industry

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Have you ever thought about what continues to propel some people forward in the print industry in spite of whatever setbacks they encounter?

One thing that moves people forward is having relentless optimism. I’m talking about the kind of person who does not get down—or at least not for long.

These people see opportunity all around them and refuse to allow negative thoughts to germinate. Here are a few reasons to develop and maintain relentless optimism:

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Lifelong Learning Drives Print Revenue

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Have you ever thought of the relationship between learning and print revenue for your business?

There is a strong correlation because your customers want to do business with experts in the print industry, not just order takers. Order taking is easy. But customers often want creative thinking and product/service knowledge.

How do you get there?

You commit yourself to a lifetime of learning. That commitment will drive print revenue.

Here are five ways to drive print revenue through lifelong learning:

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Go Farther Faster with a Winning Attitude

attitudeHave you ever noticed that those people who are most content, most productive, and reach their goals more frequently have a great attitude?

A great attitude can be something you are born with, but more often than not it is developed over time. The saying that “attitude determines altitude” could not be more true.

Many people believe that we achieve and then we develop a great attitude as a result of our achievement. I would argue that success builds confidence, but reaching that success can only be achieved by having a great attitude.

One of the questions you may be asking yourself is “How do I develop a winning attitude?”

Here are a few ideas to implement to help you go farther faster:

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