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#62 - The Challenger Sale: Taking Control Of The Customer Conversation Feb 13, 2017

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'The Challenger Sale: Taking Control Of The Customer Conversation' by Matthew Dixon and Brent Adamson.

What's the secret to sales success? If you're like most business leaders, you'd say it's fundamentally about relationships-and you'd be wrong. The best salespeople don't just build relationships with customers. They challenge them.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#61 - Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success Feb 06, 2017

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success' by Ken Segall.

Simplicity isn't just a design principle at Apple--it's a value that permeates every level of the organization. It's what helped Apple recover from near death in 1997 to become the most valuable company on earth in 2012.

I took 10 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#60 - Rise from Darkness: How to Overcome Depression through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology Jan 23, 2017

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Rise from Darkness: How to Overcome Depression through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology' by Kristian Hall.

This self-help book about beating depression is special; it is not written by an academic, but by a person who overcame his own depression by following the techniques in the book. If you struggle with depression, you will be able to identify with the author and the text. "Rise from Darkness" was written by someone who really understands how you feel.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#59 - Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes Jan 16, 2017

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes' by Tom Roth.

In Eat Move Sleep, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath delivers a book that will improve your health for years to come. While Tom’s bestsellers on strengths and well-being have already inspired more than 5 million people in the last decade, Eat Move Sleep reveals his greatest passion and expertise.

Quietly managing a serious illness for more than 20 years, Tom has assembled a wide range of information on the impact of eating, moving, and sleeping.

I took 3 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#58 - Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine with the $100 Million Best Practices of Salesforce.com Jan 09, 2017

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Predictable Revenue' by Aaron Ross and Marylou Tyler.

Before Predictable Revenue, Aaron worked at Salesforce.com, where he created a revolutionary Cold Calling 2.0 inside sales process and team that helped increase Salesforce.com's revenues by $100 million. The same process has since also helped companies like Responsys (sold to Oracle to $1.5 billion), and Acquia (named the #1 fastest growing company in North America) dramatically speed up new sales growth.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#57 - Agile Selling: Get Up to Speed Quickly in Today's Ever-Changing Sales World Dec 19, 2016

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Agile Selling' by Jill Konrath.

Sales guru Jill Konrath offers both new and experienced salespeople a plan for rapidly absorbing new information and mastering new skills by becoming agile sellers. Readers will learn the mindsets, learning strategies and habits that they can use in crazy-busy times to start strong and stay nimble.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#56 - Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Dec 12, 2016

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Delivering Happiness' by Tony Hsieh.

The visionary CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, explains how an emphasis on corporate culture can lead to unprecedented success.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#55 - Focus: The Future of Your Company Depends on It Dec 05, 2016

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Focus' by Al Ries.

What's the secret to a company's continued growth and prosperity? Internationally known marketing expert Al Ries has the answer: focus. His commonsense approach to business management is founded on the premise that long-lasting success depends on focusing on core products and eschewing the temptation to diversify into unrelated enterprises.

I took 4 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#54 - Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain Nov 28, 2016

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Spark' by John Ratey.

Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.

I took 3 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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#53 - Meditations Nov 21, 2016

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This week Cut The Crap Podcast features the book, 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius.

Meditations is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes and ideas to himself.

I took 5 Golden Nuggets away from this book!

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