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  <title>Weldon Long : Blog Feed</title>
  <updated>2012-02-21T02:41:46-07:00</updated>
  <author>
    <name>Weldon Long</name>
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    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/18</id>
    <published>2012-02-21T09:38:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-02-21T02:41:46-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/motivation/2012/2/21/consistent-action-is-the-key-to-success" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Consistent Action is the Key to Success</title>
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Will Rogers once said, &ldquo;Even if you are on the right track, you&rsquo;ll get run over if you just sit there.&rdquo;      </div>
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    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/17</id>
    <published>2012-02-15T14:17:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-02-15T07:19:05-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/2/15/closing-does-not-have-to-create-conflict" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Closing Does Not Have to Create Conflict</title>
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    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/16</id>
    <published>2012-02-08T14:41:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-02-08T09:41:20-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/2/8/sales-success-is-all-about-personal-responsibility" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Sales Success is all About Personal Responsibility</title>
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Bad things happen to good people. That&rsquo;s the bad news.      </div>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/15</id>
    <published>2012-01-30T19:11:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-30T12:13:14-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/1/30/focus-on-the-process-of-sales" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Focus on the PROCESS of Sales</title>
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Pretty much everything in life can be broken down into one of two parts: It&rsquo;s either part of the process or part of the results.      </div>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/13</id>
    <published>2012-01-28T16:07:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-28T09:09:34-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/1/28/how-risk-impacts-your-sales-success" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>How Risk Impacts Your Sales Success</title>
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There are many things buyers evaluate when making a purchasing decision, but none of them is more important than risk. When you understand the impact of risk, you can tailor your sales process to minimize or even eliminate it and help drive yours sales through the roof.      </div>
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    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/12</id>
    <published>2012-01-26T07:02:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-26T06:35:31-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/motivation/2012/1/26/bad-attitudes-cost-billions-in-lost-sales" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Bad Attitudes Cost Billions in Lost Sales</title>
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Whining, blaming and complaining is costing American Businesses 300 BILLION Dollars a year in lost revenue. But if you&rsquo;ve ever had to endure an employee or coworker with a negative attitude you already suspected that.      </div>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/11</id>
    <published>2012-01-24T15:40:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-26T06:41:54-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/1/24/the-problem-with-closing-sales" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>The Problem with Closing Sales</title>
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Becoming a top producer in sales is not a knowledge issue. It is a consistency issue.      </div>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/10</id>
    <published>2012-01-23T06:07:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-26T06:42:16-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/motivation/2012/1/23/sales-success-takes-consistent-action" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Sales Success Takes Consistent Action</title>
    <summary type="xhtml">
      <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
Will Rogers once said, &ldquo;Even if you are on the right track, you&rsquo;ll get run over if you just sit there.&rdquo;      </div>
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    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/9</id>
    <published>2012-01-18T07:35:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-26T06:41:18-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/1/18/get-your-mind-right-if-you-want-to-sell-right" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>Sales is about Attitude</title>
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Success in sales requires creating and maintaining a prosperity mind set.      </div>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:www.weldonlong.com,2005:BlogPost/8</id>
    <published>2012-01-11T05:20:00-07:00</published>
    <updated>2012-01-20T08:47:59-07:00</updated>
    <link type="text/html" href="http://www.weldonlong.com/blogs/sales/2012/1/11/a-sales-strategy-can-improve-your-sales-results" rel="alternate"/>
    <title>A Sales Strategy Can Improve Your Sales Results</title>
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One of the biggest challenges faced by sales professionals is managing the emotional peaks and valleys of a sales career. One day we are bouncing off the walls after closing a huge deal, and the next day we can&rsquo;t close anything. It can be very frustrating.      </div>
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