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How a business coach turned “creative chaos” into a 5-star non-fiction book
Reprinted 1/14/20 from TheBookProfessor.com Beth Standlee is the Founder, CEO, and President of TrainerTainment. She’s also a sought-after speaker, coach, and writer. Through her million-dollar company, she teaches people how to sell with confidence. Beth believes the ability to sell can turn a life around. She understands this truth intimately. A career in sales turned her life around.…
Read MoreInsure Your Investment
I hope you have entered the new year energized and excited! Are you dreaming of big things for 2020! Did you make big decisions at IAAPA? How will you decide to spend your hard-earned profits this year? Did you invest in new equipment? Are you convinced you’ll get a return on that investment? I’m curious…
Read MoreI’m here. What do You Need?
A couple of weeks ago (ok, ok – it was the opening weekend), my 7-year-old and I went to watch Frozen 2. The Frozen story is one of my favorites because its’ focus is the story of sisterly love, not romantic love, portrayed in unconditional love and acceptance. If you haven’t seen it, I highly…
Read MoreThe Obstacle of Fear
Don’t you love it when you find inspiration in the everyday? It is always there, but we don’t always take the time to see it. Recently, I was hit with inspiration from my everyday. My seven-year-old has been riding horses since she was two and a half. At the age of two, we took her…
Read MoreWorking Your Abs (I Mean Core)
As an entrepreneur, I’ve had my share of “Aha!” moments while building a new business from the ground up. And I have to say, identifying and being able to articulate the Trainertainment Core Values was one of the biggest. In fact, our Core Values are so intrinsic to the Trainertainment world that we pay…
Read MoreFrom Looming Bankruptcy to World-Famous – How a Company’s Culture Changed Everything.
Caution: Low Flying Fish Picture this – you’re strolling through an open-air farmer’s market in Seattle, Washington when a sign reading “Caution: Low Flying Fish” catches your eye. Curious, you stop to read the sign again and – BAM! – you’re hit by a flying foam fish. Laughter erupts as you realize you have been…
Read MoreAre You the Right Person in the Right Job?
Yesterday, I was listening to a talk show as I was driving my car and I heard someone say, “Love what you do when you are doing it and it will show in the work you do.” It’s funny how messages get reinforced. Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of reading on this subject and…
Read MoreOur Favorite Books From 2018 To Grow Your Business
The entire TrainerTainment team loves to read. Constantly getting to grow and learn is one of the best parts of our job. We take learning so seriously that intentional learning is one of our team’s core values. Our company defines intentional learning as forward-thinking – anticipating future needs and learning more, reading and asking questions,…
Read More9 Ways To Get Back On Track
There are only five more days of school down here in Texas! I know. I can’t believe it either. It’s always easy in the summer to get off track, which is the worst time, since it’s the last half of the year. I was thinking back to when I worked in a center. It was…
Read MoreCommitment, Priority, and Accountability: The BIG 3
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about these three big concepts. It’s logical to understand that nothing much gets done if there is no commitment to doing it. So, in my mind commitment comes first. However, I bet you’ve committed to do something you didn’t do. I know I have. That’s where prioritizing the commitment comes…
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