Rapid Change is The Greatest Threat to Our Businesses and Careers
Christian Business Insights
There has never been a generation of businesspeople who have had to deal with the pace of change moving as rapidly as our generation. It truly is unprecedented. The rapidly increasing pace of change is the single biggest threat to our businesses and our careers – and our personal lives – that we will face for the balance of our lives. ************************************************************************ Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on...
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Interview with Paul Graeve, The Data Coach
Christian Business Insights
In this interview with Paul Graeve, The Data Coach, we explore how to use data to transform your business. Great practical insights for every one wanting to run an excellent business. ************************************************************************ Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. Dave is a B2B sales expert, and a Christian Business thought leader. He...
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When God Says NO!
Christian Business Insights
Almost everyone has experienced an opportunity that looked enticing at the time. But God stepped in and prevented it. These can be incredibly frustrating experiences. We can’t help but wonder “Why?” In this post, I share some of those experiences from my life, and reflect on what I learned as a result. ************************************************************************ Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance....
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Should We Fix Things When They Break?
Christian Business Insights
When something needs fixing – a process, a person, a piece of hardware or software, -- we often seek to fix the problem and bring that thing back to where it was before we became aware of the problem. In other words, we seek to restore the previous status quo. But what if that isn’t the best idea? Join with me as we unpack this concept – one of the 25 most important lessons I’ve learned. ************************************************************************ Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with...
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Should You Involve Your Family in Your Business/Career?
Christian Business Insights
Involving family in the business is a Bible precedent that produces powerful positive benefits. While it might be more difficult in our high-tech world, a little bit of creativity may uncover lots of opportunities to bring the family into your business or career. Let’s unpack this. ****************************************************************** Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. ...
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How Should a Christian Businessperson Respond to The Election?
Christian Business Insights
The recent election may have set the record for the amount of emotional reaction it has generated. As such, it presents an unusual opportunity for Christians to impact those in our spheres of influence. ******************************************************************* Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. Dave is a B2B sales expert, and a Christian Business thought...
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How Simple Metrics Can Amplify Your Sales
Christian Business Insights
We often get so caught up in the details of a sale and quantity of transactions that we fail to regard the value of our customers. Sales is about people, not money. By putting an economic value to every customer it lifts them up in our radar screen and provides important information to help make decisions about sales and finances. In this article, I’ll show you how. Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. ...
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When Fixing a Problem Is Not a Good Idea
Christian Business Insights
We have learned to immediately react to a problem by trying to fix it. But what if, in our rapidly changing world, fixing a problem isn’t the wisest reaction? Is there a better option? Let’s explore another possibility. Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. Dave is a B2B sales expert, and a Christian Business thought leader. He has authored 13...
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Overcoming Your Primary Sales Obstacle
Christian Business Insights
Almost every B2B sales organization has a Primary Sales Obstacle – one place in their sales efforts where some improvement will make a disproportionately large impact on sales. In this post, I describe the reasons why the obstacle exists, identify the most common obstacles for three different business models, and offer solutions to each. Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance....
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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
Christian Business Insights
Very often, the reason we don’t meet our potential is less our lack of skills and more the internal hindrances that inhibit our performance. In this podcast, we uncover this truth, and help you apply it. Dave Kahle’s goal is to provide sales leaders and small businesspeople with practical actionable ideas that can make an immediate impact on your sales performance. Dave is a B2B sales expert, and a Christian Business thought leader. He has authored 13 books, presented in 47...
info_outlineAs an educated and experienced practitioner in the profession of helping people change their behavior, I’ve come to the conclusion that our set of preexisting beliefs supplies the largest and most potent set of obstacles to self-improvement and the greater success and fulfillment that comes with it.
Human beings naturally make observations and conclusions about our experiences as we grow up and experience life. Eventually, some of these become hardened into beliefs. These beliefs than form our base set of assumptions about the world, and we make choices and live our lives based on those beliefs.
Inappropriate or errant beliefs can hold us back.