Self Development

This year, on Fridays, Dave talks about the attitude, behavior, and techniques of successful sales managers as he shares his thoughts on the 49 Sandler Rules for Sales Leaders.

Listen Time: 7 Minutes

This year, on Fridays, Dave talks about the attitude, behavior, and techniques of successful sales managers as he shares his thoughts on the 49 Sandler Rules for Sales Leaders.

Listen Time: 8 Minutes

Mike Montague interviews Olympic Gold Medalist Garret Weber-Gale on How to Succeed at Mental Preparation.

Listen Time: 26 Minutes

Summer Solomonsen is Head of Cornerstone Studios at Cornerstone OnDemand, Sandler's Microlearning partner. Cornerstone and Sandler have partnered to deliver the world-famous Sandler Selling System in a proven Microlearning format. 

While having a conversation with a colleague the other day, we started talking about emotional intelligence. He told me emotional intelligence is the act of making people feel good about themselves during the interaction you have with them. It got me thinking: how do I do that purposefully?

The Summer movie season has begun with a bang. Avengers: Endgame has become only the second film to gross over $800 million domestically. You are probably living under a rock if you haven’t heard of the Avengers, and maybe one of three people who haven’t yet seen the movie. I won’t be sharing any Endgame spoilers as I am one of the three people who hasn’t seen it, but I will share some insights about the Infinity Stones and how I see them relating to Sandler. With thanks to Sean Coyle for the idea and some material (yes, I borrowed it from him!), here we go…

Have you ever said, “I am an idiot” or something else derogatory about yourself? I know I have. However, it is more appropriate that I note on occasion, I can act like an idiot.

The Schneider family has been like a second family to me.I met Mark and Stephanie at church where we developed our friendship. I was present for the birth of both of their children, Linus and Muriel. I have babysat for the kids and I even have a key to their house. For some reason they have taken a liking to me and have embraced me as a member of their family.On the wall of their kitchen they have, as most families do, photos, drawings, report cards, and school notes that Linus and Muriel have brought home during the school year. 

One of the things Linus brought home recently caught my attention.

It was a document on Unhelpful Thinking Styles from Psychology Tools.

When we think of something unimaginable, we often associate the word with pain. Does the word always have to be viewed negatively? Can there be joy in the unimaginable? I believe there can be.

Do you judge your self-worth based on what others think of you or what you know about yourself?