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	<title>CBT Blogs &#187; Cathy Atkins</title>
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		<title>A Salesperson&#8217;s One-Page Business Plan</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/301120/2011/12/07/a-salespersons-one-page-business-plan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do your salespeople see themselves as mini-entrepreneurs?  They should.  Being a salesperson is like running a “business within a business.”  You can guide them to that mindset by having them write their own personal one-page business plan.   It will help them understand how their efforts contribute directly to the bottom line, see more clearly how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop showing up unprepared.</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/301072/2011/09/27/stop-showing-up-unprepared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cheering for my favorite football team on a Sunday afternoon is, for me, one of the hallmarks of Fall.  Sometimes, however, I find myself yelling at the team more than I do cheering. It’s often because the team that I love didn’t show up for the game that day.  In my amateur opinion, they looked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you a master of the fundamentals?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/301000/2011/05/17/are-you-a-master-of-the-fundamentals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 16:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; I want to share with you what my daughter has written on the inside of her softball visor: Play tough. Do your BEST. Believe in yourself. No Fear. Have Fun! She’s 13 years old. The idea to pull out a Sharpie and write on the inside of her visor came from the assistant coach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Fishin&#8217; for New Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300978/2011/04/18/going-fishin-for-new-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once a quarter, we go fishing. Fishing for business, that is.  Each quarter, the members of my sales training classes (President’s Club) dedicate a morning to applying all the prospecting tools they’ve been learning.  It’s called “Fishbowl Day.”  They show up for class, prospect list in hand.  Armed with money and prizes, they dive into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Root of the Problem</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300950/2011/03/24/the-root-of-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw the first yellow crocus blooming in the yard not long ago.  It’s an encouraging sign of Spring.  Pretty soon, my kids and I were walking around the yard excitedly pointing out the hyacinths and tulips poking through the ground.  Didn’t take long, however, in my excitement about the “fun” flowers to spot the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Sanitize the Mess</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300856/2010/12/01/dont-sanitize-the-mess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive &#8211; to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love’ (Marcus Aurelius) Joy.  Peace.  Noel.  Words that come easily to mind this time of year.  We may even have these words gracing the fireplace mantel as we decorate for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Double Dog Dare</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300787/2010/09/28/a-double-dog-dare/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just completed our first official foray into school fundraising.  After the school assembly a few weeks ago, my 12-year old came home excited.  She waltzes in the door with catalogs, an order form, and a plan. Of course, I helped her prepare. (Hey, what can I say…I’m a sales trainer.)  We planned her route [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid the Cold-Start Scenario</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300778/2010/09/07/avoid-the-cold-start-scenario/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried to start a car that’s been left outside in the dead of winter in below-freezing temperatures for three days?  You turn the key; the engine groans and then begins to turn over.  Don’t give it enough gas and it never catches.  Give it too much gas, you flood the engine and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Present Until You&#8217;ve Earned the Right</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300745/2010/07/29/dont-present-until-youve-earned-the-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes salespeople just piss me off. Have you ever felt that way? I accepted a phone call from a telemarketer on Monday.  She went into her information dump on the phone.  I listened politely, waiting for her to come up for air.  I then explained that I was not interested in her product at this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladies, So You Want A Raise&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300733/2010/07/07/ladies-so-you-want-a-raise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve probably all been there, ladies.  You have a birthday or holiday in your past when the gift you received was not the romantic jewelry or flowers you’d been dreaming about for months. Instead, you opened the package only to look up with a frozen smile and a forced “Thank You” that belied the “What [...]]]></description>
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