Doug Grady
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Personal Growth, Productivity, Performance Enhancement, Employee Engagement, Team Building, Personal Growth, Discipline Expert
Doug Grady Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Sales, Peak Performance, Personal Development, The Ripple Effect
- Best Sellers
- Superior Selling, Personal Marketing, How to READ People
- Career Focus
- Entrepreneur, Speaker, Musician
- Affiliation
- High Achievers Network
I work with sales leaders and their teams to reclaim their focus, avoid burnout and move the needle in sales and other critical measures.
I have dedicated my life to studying and teaching the pathways to our greatest potential. In my 20's I was one of the youngest general agents for AEGON. What I enjoyed most about it was the personal growth I experienced and contributing to the growth of others. I began the journey into personal and professional development as a full time profession in 1994 and I have been in it ever since.
I am a catalyst for change. Although people have referred to me as a motivational speaker for over two and a half decades, I've never been entirely comfortable with the label. It doesn’t take motivation to change your life. Your life can move in a positive direction when you are unmotivated, uninspired and have a bad attitude.
Choice supersedes all of the above. Positive change begins with a positive choice. Choice is independent of motivation and is not determined by the past or the future. Choice is available to us right now, and right now, and right now... One simple choice can change the course of your life. I wrote a little book about this called The Ripple Effect.
I believe we are here to serve the greatest good and to strive daily to reach our God-given potential.
Clients I've worked with include MetLife, Keller Williams, New York Life, Heartland Food Products, American Family Insurance and Sprint.
Specialties: productivity, performance enhancement, employee engagement, team building, personal growth, discipline.
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Fail Your Way to Success
I learned more from failure tha I learned from successr I learned more no thank you, so much more than yesr I learned to be willing to lead with my chin, And if I were willing to lose I could win -Barry Manilow It is hard for me to believe I am citing Barry Manilow for my blog, but I absolutely love this quote. It reminds me of one of my greatest failures.
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Level Four Integrity: Throw Your Hat in the Ring, by Doug Grady
In the early 19th century, when boxing was quite popular, one who wished to challenge a boxer would throw his hat into the ring. This was probably necessitated by the crowds and noise at such events; you'd be missed if you simply tried to shout out a challenge or push your way through the crowd and into the ring. Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt used it in 1912: "My hat's in the ring", he said, meaning that he had entered the presidential race. www.phrases.org.ukrnr
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Fake Profiling: Not An Acceptable Networking Strategy, by Doug Grady
I was in a seminar today on networking strategies. It was produced by a very reputable organization. The invited speaker, an author and self-proclaimed expert in the area of networking, was sharing his strategies. He was funny and witty and quick on his feet. He used the word "stalking" as a strategy a few too many times for my comfort zone and proclaimed the value of picking where you go to church specifically to "stalk" your potential clients.
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EAT MORA DAT: How to Get More of What You Want
A few years back I had a personal trainer and friend named Michael “Choppa” Willis (don’t call him Chopper). He had a unique and colorful way of communicating. At the time I was struggling with severe arthritis in both of my hips. It was a challenge but we worked around it in the workouts. One day when I was particularly gimpy Choppa asked me what the problem was. I reminded him I had very little cartilage in my hips. He response was simple, “You need more cartilage? EAT MORA DAT!”
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Do it Anyway- How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
“Character is the ability to carry out a good resolution long after the excitement of the moment has passed.” –Cavett Robert Emotions are powerful. They can infuse passion, purpose, and power into our daily activities or they can be the precursor to a sense of futility and failure, causing us to give up. As you strive to keep your New Year’s resolutions, you may experience an emotional roller coaster. The ride may not always be pleasant- here are some thoughts on staying on track whether you feel like it or not. “Do it anyway” –My Dad
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All the Green Lghts and a Couple of Blue Ones (Slowing Down on Your Way to Success)
Have you ever had one of those days when you hit all the green lights? When progress seemed effortless? When you were simply unstoppable? Sometimes it helps to slow down.
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Gratitude, by Doug Grady
Gratitude, by Doug Grady Recently I went on my second trip to Wellington, AL. My church organized the trip to help out those whose lives were devastated by the storms that ravaged the southeast earlier this year. It is unlikely it would have been on my radar without my first ever mission trip. Today I reflected on the ripple effect from Ironmen in Ecuador. “Gratitude can turn a meal into a feast.” -Melody Beattie
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How to READ People: Assurance
A- Assurance. Has this ever happened to you: you deliver a planned, powerful, positioned presentation, and your prospect says something like, “Sounds great! I like it, I want, I need it. I’m going to do it! (wait for it…) Call me Tuesday!” You call Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday… no sale. Sound familiar? What happened?
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Level Two Integrity: GIT-R-DUN, by Doug Grady
One of the most valuable aspects of taking on and completing the 30-day challenge is becoming aware of your tendencies- realizing where and how you tend to get stopped. Let me share with you one of mine. I tend to have an “all or nothing” mentality. If I can’t do something full on, why bother? In March of 2010 I experienced a hip injury while training for a half marathon. I allowed this to become an excuse for not exercising altogether. Not to mentio I did nothing to get my injury treated. This led to 4 months of a sedentary lifestyle and a downward spiral in other areas of my life.
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Personal Marketing: Lone Ranger Leave Behinds, by Doug Grady
Do you remember the Lone Ranger? Everywhere he went he would leave something behind. No, it wasn't Tonto. It was a silver bullet. He would be riding off into the sunset and invariably someone would ask, "Who was that masked man?" The response always went something like, "I don't know, but he left this silver bullet. He must be a good guy!" The Lone Ranger was a master marketer. Everywhere he went he had people talking about him in a positive way when he wasn't around. This is one of your objectives in personal marketing.
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One Tough Mudder, by Doug Grady
One Tough Mudder, by Doug Grady
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How to get out of a Sales Slump- the 4 "R"s
“You’re ridin’ high in April, shot down in May.” –Frank Sinatra If you are reading this you are likely in one now currently or are remembering a time when you were. The dreaded sales slump. It happens- even to the best of us. Sales can be a hero to zero business. The highs can be heavenly while the lows are at best bearable. When you find yourself in one, consider the 4 “R”s.
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High Achievers Network
For over a decade now, High Achievers Network has been a leader in live and online personal and professional development. Our faculty includes Jack Canfield, Les Brown, Doug Grady, Dr Denis Waitley and Niurka, just to name a few.
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Doug Grady
Doug Grady is President of High Achievers Network. For over 16 years, Doug has been engaging audiences from coast to coast with his wit and wisdom. Exciting, entertaining and enlightening are words invariably used to describe his unique seminars and workshops.
May 17, 2010