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	<title>David Masover</title>
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		<title>Balance, imbalance and the right things to (not) do</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“&#8230;his purpose is to balance the equation.  My purpose, is to unbalance it.”
- The Oracle to Neo (paraphrased), The Matrix Revolutions (part 3)
In his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, Stephen Covey tells a story about his daughter and balance.  It comes after he discusses the need for balance in life. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The shoemakers children could have had shoes, if only&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/05/the-shoemakers-children-could-have-had-shoes-if-only/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 11:29:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Needs Analysis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a blog post last week about dumb things that otherwise smart people do or say.  The conclusion of the post was that there is always something to learn in order to improve, and it is foolish to think otherwise, or to avoid efforts for self-improvement because of this misconception.
To make the point, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The dumbest thing I ever heard a smart guy say</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 11:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have had the good fortune to have worked in a few different start ups.  One of the things that I really like about this kind of work environment is the lack of silos.  In larger organizations, most departments (sales, marketing, finance, operations, etc.) get partitioned to some extent from other departments.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What my friend and I learned about (sales) process by doing the dishes.</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/05/what-my-friend-and-i-learned-about-sales-process-by-doing-the-dishes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 11:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lessons in life can come from funny places.  Sometimes, we don’t even realize the point of the lesson until years &#8211; even decades later.
I was doing the dishes last week, and I was reminded of just this &#8211; a lesson that a college roommate and I shared about process that we learned by doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales and Negotiation</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/05/sales-and-negotiation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 11:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Objections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I wrote about the difference between sales and marketing.  The point of the article was to take these two ideas that often get mixed together, and draw a clear line where one activity stops and the other starts.
These kinds of definitions are important for the same reason that a sales process is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales and Marketing:  Where to draw the line and why it matters.</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/05/sales-and-marketing-where-to-draw-the-line-and-why-it-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 11:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I was conducting a sales training focusing on the sales process as outlined in my book, Mastering Your Sales Process.  Near the end of the training, one of the participants asked why I didn’t spend time talking about marketing driven sales models, and how their company can use marketing to get the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; “Mastery: The Keys To Success &amp; Long Term Fulfillment”</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/04/book-review-%e2%80%9cmastery-the-keys-to-success-long-term-fulfillment%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over this last week, I re-read a great little book called Mastery: The Keys To Success &#38; Long Term Fulfillment by George Leonard.  According to the author bio, Mr. Leonard is the author of several books on human possibility and social change including The Transformation, The Ultimate Athlete, and The Way of Aikido.
Mr. Leonard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The most important step in the sales process</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/04/the-most-important-step-in-the-sales-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Back in October I wrote a blog post called what is the most important step in the sales process .  The answer I gave then is still true &#8211; the most important step in the sales process is the NEXT step, and a well-defined and executed sales process is useful by giving you a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Lack of) Motivation and the Sales Process</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/04/lack-of-motivation-and-the-sales-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Efficiency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been pretty unmotivated lately.  Some stuff came up in my personal life at just the time work got busy, and I started a new intensive Hungarian class.  Perfect!
But this isn’t the first time that distractions from my personal life have crept into my professional life, and I am not the only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Map your way to sales success</title>
		<link>http://davidmasover.com/blog/2010/04/map-your-way-to-sales-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Masover</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[sales process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the old joke about the husband and wife on a cross country driving trip?   The wife says “honey, I think we’re lost”.  The husband replies, “yeah, I’m sure we are, but we are making great time!”
Are you lost in your sales career?  Are you coming into work everyday [...]]]></description>
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