Bob Donohue's blog

If you are in sales, then you need to listen to this man. Peter Ekstrom, the Gold Caller, has been a client, friend and mentor of mine for the past several years. One thing I've heard countless salespeople say (myself included) is that they could make so many more sales if they could just get in front of more prospects. Finding someone to listen to your schtick in the first place is the number one issue facing most sales folk. The Gold Call is your ticket to getting into more doors. Read more

If you’re anything like me, you may have a tendency to think of success in terms of dollars. Financial success is one of the most common, and most sought after forms of success. I was talking with my father this Easter weekend about my plans to buy our house this summer. And it occurred to me that I was finally beginning to achieve my financial success much the same way I have always achieved and enjoyed a steady level of success in other areas of my life. Read more

It’s always an exhilarating experience when an idea you have comes to fruition. As entrepreneurs, we have a tendency to do that a lot, whether we realize it or not. We are constantly giving our attention to new ideas, new tactics, and new products. And we are constantly working to make them tangible and real in our businesses. We do it everyday, yet there are some things we consider “bigger” that tend to elude us. I think it’s about time we examined why. Read more

Michelangelo was once asked how he was able to envision his sculptures, and create them out of giant slabs of rock. He answered that he was able to imagine that the sculpture he envisioned already existed inside the rock. All he needed to do was remove the extra pieces to reveal it. I like to think of my life that way, and have been using some simple techniques to remove those extra pieces of rock. Read more

Everything you hope to accomplish in your life starts with the decision to do it. And everything you’ve ever done - every aspect of your life as it is right now - stems from some decision you made in the past. I’ve been giving this a lot of thought as I made a couple major decisions in my own life, and am seeing remarkable immediate results. I have identified 2 real types of decisions: those we make on purpose, and those we make by default. It’s time to make more on purpose. Read more

Last week I launched my first Fuelblue product, the Fuelblog. It’s a fully functioning e-commerce blog web site that anyone can use to immediately build an online business. This got me thinking about the current economic climate, and how focused entrepreneurs can use this time to create their own economic recovery. The goal: Start a blog business to generate income & create your own economic recovery. Let's begin. Read more

We often hear people talk about “perspective,” and how sometimes just a simple shift in your perspective can make a world of difference. I personally believe this to be true, and just recently experienced positive results from doing so. But it can be extremely difficult to do when you’re in the middle of a not so wonderful situation. In fact, it can seem downright impossible. And if you’re feeling especially down, you might feel like throttling anyone who suggests “changing your perspective.” Read more

Age is irrelevant. Seriously, it is. I am a firm believer that there is absolutely nothing that you cannot be, do, or have once you get your mind and spirit on the right frequency. And at no time is age a factor, unless you make it one. So why do so many people find themselves stuck in a situation they don’t like, but consider themselves too old for a change? Read more