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Statistical Success Yes - But Long Term Measurements are Tougher

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The problem with many long-term challenges are the outcomes do not happen fast enough to know exactly what works and what does not. Most of them already use that for their internet marketing so it is surprising that they would find it new to do this in growing a sales team. Formulas work. I read there may be a chocolate shortage.

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“Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term.

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Long-range goals keep you from being frustrated by short-term failures&# - James Cash Penney Categories: About The Book Daily Guest Post FTC Notice – conflicts of interest Latest Articles Motivational Business Quotations Time Leadership Audio CD Your days seem to get busier and longer.

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Air Conditioner Shortage.and Time to Think.

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I also know this impacts my ability to think long term. I have noticed even I read many less books than I once did - because a book is long unlike a quick hit article. I realize my biggest impact comes by thinking long term. And most of the urgent items I deal with on an hourly basis are short term.

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Profit From the Positive

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I have long been a learner and really encourage those around me to be the same. Be a life long learner. They talked about the balance between short and long term. Often the big results come from the long term but much more time and focus is spent on the short term. Good book - worth reading.'

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Delegate to Scale a Business

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Training can cost time in the short term but result in long term savings. I like to say how long I want spent on the job. One thing that often causes reluctance to delegate is speed and perfection (someone might not do it exactly the way I would). Part of that can be training. Part of delegation is setting the reporting.

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Getting into a Good Book

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A call for people to think long term. This is a plea for companies to think long term (one of the things I am actually good at). Not sure I could delay my gratification that long. ++ My granddaughter, Elizabeth, has such a great and cheerful attitude. The same is true of companies.

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World Innovation Forum - The Pressure to be Insightful

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I spend some of my time on short term issues and some on longer term. I consider going to a seminar day like today as a "long term" use of time. At the same time, there is high pressure to be insightful in Tweets (#wif2013) and Blogs. And there will be lots of blog posts today. It inspires me.

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