Where Winners Live: Sell More, Earn More, Achieve More Through Personal Accountability - Hardcover

Porter, Dave; Galindo, Linda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118436261 ISBN 13: 9781118436264

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2013

Synopsis

Be accountable and achieve success

Personal accountability is the secret weapon of every successful sales professional. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live co-author Dave Porter, who became the owner and CEO of Baystate Financial Services at age 35 and grew it into a $100 million-a-year business over the next 15 years. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live co-author Linda Galindo, who transformed herself from the self-proclaimed Queen of Victims into an entrepreneur, business coach, consultant and speaker whose typical audience numbers 500 or more.

Like all highly accountable professionals, these authors live Where Winners Live, an achievement they say is available to everyone. Written in a no-excuses tone and filled with personal stories and practical exercises, their book offers readers the non-negotiable, high-performance behaviors of the sales trade and tried-and-true best practices for success.

• Exposes the key difference between top-earning sales professionals and those who struggle to make their numbers every quarter
• Outlines the three critical characteristics of personal accountability: responsibility, self-empowerment, and ownership of results after the fact
• Explores personal accountability from the perspective of both leaders and rank-and-file sales professionals

Where Winners Live shows readers the most effective way to hold themselves and others accountable.

About this title

About the Author

Dave Porter is the president and CEO of Baystate Financial Services, one of New England's most prestigious financial service firms. He was named one of Boston's Most Admired CEOs in 2011 by the Boston Business Journal which also has ranked Baystate as one of Boston's Best Places to Work.

Linda Galindo is a consultant, keynote speaker, leadership development facilitator, executive coach, and president of Galindo Consulting Inc. She has been named a Woman Business Owner of the Year by the National Association of Women Business Owners, and is author of two books as well as a training package based on her book The 85% Solution. She is regularly quoted in periodicals, including Investor's Business Daily, Forbes, and Leader to Leader.

Sharon O'Malley is a writer, editor, consultant, and adjunct faculty member at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland.

From the Back Cover

A mindset of 100 percent accountability means acknowledging, believing, and acting on the fact that you, and you alone, are 100 percent responsible for your own successes, opportunities, and happiness. It means you blame nobody for anything. You point fingers at no one. You find no fault. You feel no guilt. You simply own your choices and every outcome of those choices good and bad.

Personal accountability is the secret weapon of every successful sales professional. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live coauthor Dave Porter, who became the owner and CEO of Baystate Financial Services at age 35 and grew it into a $100 million-a-year business over the next 15 years. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live coauthor Linda Galindo, who transformed herself from the self-proclaimed Queen of Victims into an entrepreneur, business coach, consultant, and speaker whose typical audience numbers 500 or more.

Written in a no-excuses tone and filled with illustrative personal stories and practical exercises, Where Winners Live outlines the non-negotiable behaviors of high-performing salespeople: responsibility, self-empowerment, and ownership of results.

Embrace a mindset of 100 percent personal accountability and you will:

• Sell more and earn more money
• Save time and alleviate stress
• Keep your clients happier
• Work better with colleagues and bosses
• Be more satisfied with your job and with your own performance
• Achieve even your highest-reaching goals
• Live Where Winners Live.

Where Winners Live can help you tap into the power of personal accountability, the secret weapon of successful people at every level, from newcomers to the sales field, to rising young stars, to high-earning professionals, to aspiring leaders, to CEOs.

From the Inside Flap

A mindset of 100 percent accountability means acknowledging, believing, and acting on the fact that you, and you alone, are 100 percent responsible for your own successes, opportunities, and happiness. It means you blame nobody for anything. You point fingers at no one. You find no fault. You feel no guilt. You simply own your choices and every outcome of those choices good and bad.

Personal accountability is the secret weapon of every successful sales professional. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live coauthor Dave Porter, who became the owner and CEO of Baystate Financial Services at age 35 and grew it into a $100 million-a-year business over the next 15 years. It is the secret weapon of Where Winners Live coauthor Linda Galindo, who transformed herself from the self-proclaimed Queen of Victims into an entrepreneur, business coach, consultant, and speaker whose typical audience numbers 500 or more.

Written in a no-excuses tone and filled with illustrative personal stories and practical exercises, Where Winners Live outlines the non-negotiable behaviors of high-performing salespeople: responsibility, self-empowerment, and ownership of results.

Embrace a mindset of 100 percent personal accountability and you will:

• Sell more and earn more money
• Save time and alleviate stress
• Keep your clients happier
• Work better with colleagues and bosses
• Be more satisfied with your job and with your own performance
• Achieve even your highest-reaching goals
• Live Where Winners Live.

Where Winners Live can help you tap into the power of personal accountability, the secret weapon of successful people at every level, from newcomers to the sales field, to rising young stars, to high-earning professionals, to aspiring leaders, to CEOs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118436261
• ISBN 13: 9781118436264
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240