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Breakthrough Moments come after Radical Thinking

February 24, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

Do you have breakthrough days? I woke yesterday morning just knowing it was going to be a breakthrough day. Since writing about radical thinking about a month ago I have been busting my butt and hustling to put systems in place so that my life and my business do not need me all day everyday. It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development Tagged With: breakthrough, coffee shops, human interest, moments, radical

Radical Thinking Results In More Time

February 20, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

This is a follow-up to the action item at the end of my More Time Through Radical Thinking post. Action Item: On a quiet morning grab a cup of coffee and a blank sheet of paper. Write a list of ten things you would stop doing “if you could.” It does not matter how impossible it seems to stop doing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, sales Tagged With: action items, coffee, human interest, radical

Life at a Conference the Real, Authentic and Sustainable way…

January 20, 2010 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

If you follow me on Twitter you know that recently on a moment’s notice I spoke to about 150 people on the topic of social media...what follows are my speaking notes.... 1. I am Jim Raffel and most of you know me as a "color guy," after all, my company ColorMetrix does sell the best color … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, conferences, motivation Tagged With: Authentic, blog, linkedin, online social networking, people, rr donnelley, social media, spoke, Sustainable, tweet, Twitter

Goals: Finding the Path

January 16, 2010 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

"It" all came together this week. The path to a goal I have held near and dear to my heart for more than 20 years opened up before me like the Red Sea opened before Moses. About twenty pieces of the puzzle that is my life fell into place over the last five days. Luck favors those who are prepared … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, sustainability Tagged With: business, goals, human interest, jeffrey gitomer, passion, peter drucker, raffel, red sea

What Things To-Do?

January 14, 2010 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

Last night a friend sent me a Twitter message asking if I work from a to-do list each day? I responded with a simple uh-huh. To me the thought of starting any day without a plan is almost as crazy as going to drink beer at a bar that does not include free p-nuts the shells of which are fully … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, Stuff I Like

Selling the Dream: Cocktail Napkin vs. PowerPoint

July 8, 2009 By Jim Raffel 4 Comments

I sell dreams. The largest business deals I have put together are never quantity purchases of ColorMetrix or ProofPass.com. Instead while talking with a customer or prospect I see a need or the customer sees a use of the technology that goes beyond the current functionality. This is when it gets … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, sales

#73: From the desk of Jim Raffel

December 12, 2008 By Jim Raffel 2 Comments

These troubled economic times have transformed many of us in the Graphic Arts into senior level executives. What I mean is that we must all manage a long list of multiple priorities on a daily basis. Each and every day we are asked to get more done with fewer resources of every type. So, success is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, motivation, personal development, priorities Tagged With: business, daily basis, day, graphic art, human behavior, kitchen tables, listing, management, managing, moleskine, personal life, planning, priorities, task, time management

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